UNIVERSITY OF MALTA FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY B.Com (Hons.) with Banking & Finance as an Area of Specialisation Course Group: 2007/2008 DISSERTATIONS Surname Name Dissertation Title Agius Kurt An analysis of the capital structure of a firm: Airline Companies Atanasov Bogomil Private Wealth Management: Provides various types of investment, insurance and bank products and services Attard Glen A study on the financing of Maltese sports clubs Attard Daniel Derivatives applied to Food Commodity Prices Attard Edward Reducing financial and operational ineffiency at Enemalta Corporation in the wake of Malta's fuel trade liberalisation Axisa Petra Is the Profit Margin of banks acceptable in the current economic scenario? Azzopardi Charlene The evolution of banking and financial services through Internet Banking and Telephone Banking Baldacchino Charlene Perception of investments by the Maltese investor: An Analytical view Bianco Nicholas Measuring and analysing operations exposure and accounting exposure at Air Malta plc over the period 2005-2006 Calleja Luke Analysis of the sub-prime Banking Crisis Camilleri Karen "Bank lending in the property market." A Comparative analysis Camilleri Lindsey Dematerialization of Options: a discussion based on Malta Camilleri Daniela Malta, an attractive financial destination for International Banks Caruana John Mark Property Development Advances and Home Loans in Malta: The Perceptions of local retail banks Casolani Sarah What are the features attracting banks to Malta Cassar Andrew The financing of companies' assets Cassar Andy Halley Financial Regulation: Trust and Confidence Cassar Noel Finance is the game, Energy is the goal Colabufo Daniel Forecasting Volatility Cremona Glenn Analysing the effects of the real estate development on the financial sector in Malta Curmi Cristelle Does Bank Capital Structure Significantly effect Performance? The Case of HSBC in 2006 Dalli Angelo Financing of International Terrorism Darmanin Andre Constructing the optimum fixed Income Portfolio Debono Jonathan Financial Education; Empowering the Maltese financial services consumer Delicata Jonas The Third Directive and FATF recommendations; the implications for Financial Institutions in Malta Efimova Ksenia Need for and Development of Basel I; Basel II; Basel III Falzon Stephania The effect of technology innovation in the banking system Falzon Chantelle The costs and benefits of financial regulation in the European Union countries Falzon Lara Basel Accord 2. Implications of Pillar II for European Banks. Farrugia Timothy The Demand and Supply of Banking Services relating to Cross-Border trade Farrugia Josianne The influence of Basel II on Banking regulation and Supervision of Maltese Banks Farrugia Johnny The evolution of a global stock exchange Fenech Nathan Euro Changeover … Does it Give rise to inflation? Galea Nigel Portfolio construction for small individual investors with income and capital gains requirements: Case studies in the Maltese Islands. Galea Stephanie Information Technology in Banking : Focusing on Internet Banking Gauci Andrew Financing Maltese Football Clubs - The pros and cons Grech Dorianne Comparison of privatisation methodologies in the banking sector Grech Joeanne The EU passport for investment firms under Investment Services Directive and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive: A Maltese Perspective Grech Jonathan An analysis of pension fund investment provided by financial intermediaries Grima Rachel Kim Private Section Pension Provision in Malta: Funding, Risks and Costs Hili Edward The Financing of Ports Mallia Christopher Daily Volatility of Selected European Indices: The role of Trading Volume and US Index Flactuations Mangion Luisa The Relative Feasibility, Prospects and Scope for the establishment of an Islamic Bank in Malta Maria Kourdalanova Mutual Funds : The Case in Bulgaria Mercieca Nathan Analysis of the retirement plans offered by local banks Micallef Lydon An Analysis of the changing financial system and the risks banks encounter Mifsud Maria Muscat Diandra The broadening of banks' services over recent years and its effect on local banks' revenues A case study of Financial turmoil surrounding subprime lending in 2007: An analysis of asset backed securitisation Musu Charlene The role of call centres in the banking sector : an evolving concept in the Maltese Islands Sammut Jonathan Analysis of the implications of taxing financial services Sant Claire Schembri Andrew The development of International Factoring in Malta compared to that in Europe and the US. An investigation. The problem and process of Money Laundering and what brought about the changes in the prevention of money laundering legislation following the third directive of the EU Tabone Michael Managing uncertainty in the stock Market