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This 37 page paper is an examination of the influence of potential threat of terrorism to the way in which the financial industries are managed, with specific attention to the accounting profession. The paper looks at the concept of terrorism, defining what it is and the way it takes place, examining the potential reliance on capital flows and how this impacts on the financial industries. The paper then moves on to examine strategy that is being put in place to try and prevent capital flows facilitating terrorist activities, incorporating discussions on guardianship, money laundering and the problems of detecting funds for terrorism. The bibliography cites 43 sources.
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37 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEaccterrorext.rtf
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Purpose of Terrorism 11 2.3 Terrorism and Politics 14 2.3.1 The Example of Hezbollah 15 3. The Application of Crime Theories 18 3.1 Opportunity Theory 20 4. Terrorism and Risk Management 22 Figure 1 Risk matrix 24 5. Terrorism and Finance 28 5.1 Accountancy 28 5.2 Zakat 30
5.3 Comparing Saudi Arabia and the UK 33 6. Conclusion 37 References 38 1. Introduction Since 9/11 there has been increased public attention and awareness on the
impact that terrorism has, not only on individual lives but on different types of organizations, from the airports and airlines that need to ensure that they have sufficient measure in
place to ensure the protection of the passengers and the staff (West and Orr, 2005). This has the potential to impact on business in a number of ways. To begin
with terrorism cannot take place without funding, therefore terrorists and terrorist organizations need to undertake fundraising as well as money laundering in order to convert money into a "clean" format.
To facilitate its use for the purchasing of materials that they are likely to use for terrorist activities. Organizations may also be targeted in terms of fundraising, terrorist organizations
will often use fraudulent methods of fundraising as well as gaining funds from communities or those they claim to support. There is also the impact of terrorism in terms of
the security aspect, both physical and virtual security to protect the business assets. Approach is undertaken in different nations have very depending upon the context in which they take place
as well as other cultural and national values, institutions and professional codes of conduct and rules which can be utilized. Other areas of
increased attention have seen concerns for the physical security of many other types of business. Not only to protect staff but also the need to take measures to protect the
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