1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910822229203321

Autore

Vinson Henry W. <1960->

Titolo

Confessions of a D.C. madam : the politics of sex, lies and blackmail / / Henry W. Vinson ; with Nick Bryant

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Walterville, Oregon : , : Trine Day LLC, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-937584-30-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Disciplina

306.743092

Soggetti

Male prostitution - Washington (D.C.)

Evidence fabrication - Washington (D.C.)

Extortion - Washington (D.C.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Copyright page; Epigraph; Foreword; Déjà vu; Country Roads; Songs of Innocence; Coming of Age; Dreams; D.C.; Nightlife; Blackmail; The Prince of Darkness; In the Eye of a Hurricane; A Light in the Shadows; The Mighty Wurlizter; Sleepless Nights; Greta and L. Ron; The Big House; Back to the Big House; A Third Act; Songs of Experience; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

A firsthand account of how public officials and other well-connected individuals have been compromised or blackmailed by their sexual improprieties, Confessions of a D.C. Madame relates the author's time running the largest gay escort service in Washington, DC, and his interactions with VIPs from government, business, and the media who solicited the escorts he employed. The book details the federal government's pernicious campaign waged against the author to ensure his silence and how he withstood relentless, fabricated attacks by the government, which included incarceration rooted in trumped



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973002903321

Autore

Chiu Iris H-Y

Titolo

Regulating (from) the inside : the legal framework for internal control in banks and financial institutions / / Iris H-Y Chiu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Hart Publishing, , 2015

ISBN

9781782257691

1782257691

9781509901388

1509901388

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Disciplina

657.833

Soggetti

Auditing, Internal

Bank examination

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: The Elements of Internal Control in Banks and Financial Institutions -- 1. The Role of Internal Control in the Meta-Regulation of Financial Institutions -- 2. The Role of Compliance -- 3. The Role of Risk Management -- 4. The Role of Internal Audit -- 5. The Contextual Frameworks of Corporate Governance -- Part II: Making Internal Control Effective in Banks and Financial Institutions -- 6. Regulating Aspects of Corporate Governance and Organisational Culture as a Broader Framework for Internal Control -- 7. Incentive-Based Approaches to Improve Internal Control Efficacy: Enforcement and Whistle-Blowing -- 8. The Need for Enhanced Professionalism for Internal Control Functions -- 9. Concluding Remarks

Sommario/riassunto

"This book examines a key aspect of the post-financial crisis reform package in the EU and UK-the ratcheting up of internal control in banks and financial institutions. The legal framework for internal controls is an important part of prudential regulation, and internal control also constitutes a form of internal gatekeeping for financial firms so that compliance with laws and regulations can be secured. This book argues that the legal framework for internal control, which is a form of meta-regulation, is susceptible to weaknesses, and such weaknesses are



critically examined by adopting an interdisciplinary approach. The book discusses whether post-crisis reforms adequately address the weaknesses in regulating internal control and proposes an alternative strategy to enhance the 'governance' effectiveness of internal control."--Bloomsbury Publishing.