Financial Risk Management: Regulatory Frameworks & Key Risks

Posted by on Aug 27, 2025 in Finance, Banking, and Insurance | 0 comments

Financial Regulatory Framework & Capital

Legal Power Structure

  • Legislative Branch: Passes laws in parliament.
  • Executive Branch: Administers and enforces laws.
  • Judiciary: Interprets laws.

Regulatory Instruments

  • Acts: Statutory laws passed by parliament.
  • Subsidiary Legislation: Specifies in greater detail the requirements that Financial Institutions (FIs) adhere to.
  • Notice: Legally binding requirements.
  • Codes: Non-statutory, no force of law, but a system of governing rules with non-statutory sanctions.
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SQL Database Creation and Querying: Hands-On Exercises

Posted by on Jan 23, 2025 in Finance, Banking, and Insurance | 0 comments

Starting a New Database

  1. Creating the ‘escola’ database

    CREATE DATABASE escola;

  2. Opening the database for use

    USE escola;

Creating Tables

Creating the ‘aluno’ (student) table

CREATE TABLE aluno (RA INT(4), nome CHAR(30), nascimento DATE, sex CHAR(1), cidade CHAR(30), year INT(1), codcurso INT(3));

Creating the ‘course’ table

CREATE TABLE course (code INT(3), nome CHAR(30), Duracao INT(1));

Inserting Data into Tables

Inserting data into the ‘aluno’ table

Insert yourself and four friends into the ‘aluno’ table:

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