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U.S. Banking Compliance Handbook

Name: U.S. Banking Compliance Handbook
Author: Dominic Suszek
ISBN: 978-1-5354-6822-0

A COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

by Dominic Suszek ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 24, 2016

A guide about industry regulations and risk assessment for banking professionals.

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Suszek advises banks on ways to comply with new industry regulations in this debut trade manual.

New regulations attempting to root out money laundering and terrorism-financing practices have been placed on the American banking industry, and those institutions that are unable to comply with current standards will face the threat of millions of dollars in fines. Additionally, expanding into other countries—and thus coming under the regulations of those nations—creates even more issues for financial institutions. This book seeks to serve as an “introduction to the world of banking compliance; its purpose is to provide you with a quick reference to the critical factors you must consider in effectively managing the compliance risk within your financial organization.” The work explains the importance of risk assessment, identifying activities, account types, and individuals who might compromise a financial institution’s legitimate business. The author further explains how a bank’s relationship with nonbanking financial institutions can further place it in jeopardy via its participation in risky behaviors. He details operational factors that act as a safeguard against unwanted risk, including daily actions to ensure compliance and red-flag activities that might disguise laundering. Suszek includes a section of “Industry Insights,” covering topics such as the culture and cost of compliance, professional liability, tax evasion, and auditing. The book is directed at banking professionals. Unsurprisingly, the prose is technical and dry, laden with industry jargon and minutiae of little interest to the general reader. Suszek is the founder of Global RADAR, a provider of compliance software, and this volume acts in part as promotional material for its services. (He directs some of his criticism at out-of-date practices, which his own company’s software can conveniently replace.) Even so, the author establishes his expertise in the field by offering much helpful information and advice. In an era when banks are viewed with increasing suspicion, the satisfaction of industry regulations and the appearance of responsible business practices are essential for both fostering public confidence and remaining on the right side of the law.

A guide about industry regulations and risk assessment for banking professionals.

Pub Date: July 24, 2016

ISBN: 978-1-5354-6822-0

Page Count: 108

Publisher: CreateSpace

Review Posted Online: Aug. 15, 2016

Review Program: Kirkus Indie

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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NUTCRACKER

by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996

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This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)

Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996

ISBN: 0-15-100227-4

Page Count: 136

Publisher: Harcourt

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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THE NUTCRACKER
by E.T.A. Hoffmann & illustrated by Julie Paschkis

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TO THE ONE I LOVE THE BEST

EPISODES FROM THE LIFE OF LADY MENDL (ELSIE DE WOLFE)

by Ludwig Bemelmans ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 23, 1955

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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.