News tagged with credit crunch

Link between over-indebtedness and obesity identified

Scientists at the University of Mainz have discovered a close correlation between over-indebtedness and obesity. According to the report published in the journal BMC Public Health, over-indebted Germans are more likely to be ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Artificial Intelligence to tackle rogue traders

As the Credit Crunch continues to affect the worldwide markets the need for efficient methods to combat financial fraud has become more important than ever. Now researchers at the University of Sunderland are working on ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Bankers got a kick out of the Crunch, says academic

The bankers who brought the global economy to its knees two years ago may have enjoyed the sensation of losing hundreds of billions of pounds and plunging the world into recession, according to an academic at Cardiff University.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 22, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Executive rewards put banks at greater risk

(PhysOrg.com) -- New University of Ediburgh research has linked the risks taken by banks with the compensation received by their executives.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Family businesses: 'Success and Familiness Go Hand in Hand' according to new research

Against the backdrop of the toughest economic times in living memory, family businesses seem to be not only surviving, but thriving, according to research conducted by law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards and the University of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1