Aortic pulse wave velocity is an independent predictive indicator for all cause mortality and cardiovascular morbidity. Unfortunately it is only invasively accessible and thus the A. carotis–A. femoralis pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is recommended as a non-invasive substitute. This work...

Using a newly constructed data set, we compare sources of funds and investment activities of venture capital (VC) funds in Germany, Israel, Japan and the UK. Sources of VC funds differ significantly across countries, eg banks are particularly important in Germany, corporations in Israel,...

Corporation Tax in the UK has undergone fundamental revisions since its inception in 1965-so much so that the present system bears very little resemblance to the original proposals. It would thus seem important to establish the properties of the product that we are currently consuming and this...

Regulation in the UK is undergoing fundamental change. Dissatisfaction with self-regulation and the self-regulatory organizations intensified steadily during the 1990's. The failure of regulation to avert the Maxwell pension collapse and the widespread selling of inappropriate pension policies...