Day archives: November 16th, 2014

The Big Bank Theory: Breaking Down the Breakup Arguments

“The 2008 financial crisis threw into sharp relief the issue of “too-big-to-fail” (TBTF)—the challenge posed by financial institutions that were bailed out on concerns that their failure would cause damage to the rest of the financial system and the overall economy. Since then, policymakers and regulators have wrestled with how to address this problem. The …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Legislation

European Banking Union: An Immediate Tool for Euro Crisis Management

Paper prepared for the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), October 2014. European Banking Union: An Immediate Tool for Euro Crisis Management and a Long-Term Project for the Single Market by Giulia Rosa Maria Cavallo. “After the adoption of a single monetary policy which commits the European Central Bank to maintaining the euro’s purchasing power and price stability in …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

Signs of stress must not be ignored, IEA warns in its new World Energy Outlook

“Events of the last year have increased many of the long-term uncertainties facing the global energy sector, says the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2014 (WEO-2014). It warns against the risk that current events distract decision makers from recognising and tackling the longer-term signs of stress that are emerging in the energy system. In the …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Government Documents

Impact and implementation challenges of Basel framework for emerging market, developing and small economies

BCBS Working Papers No 27, November 2014: “This Working Paper assesses the potential impact and implementation challenges of specific standards issued by the Basel Committee in the context of emerging market, developing and small economies. Additionally, it outlines practical steps that can be taken by authorities in these jurisdictions to implement global standards and enhance …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

New on LLRX – Guide To Privacy Resources 2015

Via LLRX.com – Guide To Privacy Resources 2015 – Marcus P. Zillman’s guide is a comprehensive listing of privacy resources currently available on the Internet that impact your email, smartphones, websites, hard drives, files and data. Sources include associations, indexes, search engines as well as individual websites and organizations that provide the latest technology and information to raise awareness …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

Outlook on the Global Agenda 2015

“The World Economic Forum’s Outlook on the Global Agenda 2015  features an analysis of the Top 10 trends which will preoccupy our experts for the next 12-18 months as well as the key challenges facing the world’s regions, an overview of global leadership and governance, and the emerging issues that will define our future.” Deepening income …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents, Poverty

DATA + DESIGN a simple introduction to preparing and visualizing information

“Information design is about understanding data. Whether you’re writing an article for your newspaper, showing the results of a campaign, introducing your academic research, illustrating your team’s performance metrics, or shedding light on civic issues, you need to know how to present your data so that other people can understand it. Regardless of what tools you use …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

Google launches application to track global fish poaching

SkyTruth, Oceana & Google Announce New Technology Initiative to Illuminate Global Fishing Activity: “SkyTruth, Oceana and Google announced Global Fishing Watch, a big data technology platform that leverages satellite data to create the first global view of commercial fishing. On November 14, 2014, a prototype was unveiled at the 2014 IUCN World Parks Congress in …

Subjects: Economy, Environmental Law, Search Engines