The word ‘equity’ can be seen to have a wide range of meanings- to many it is a synonym for ‘fairness’ or justice’. Those within the legal community recognise equity as the body of rules developed and applied by the Court of Chancery; a court previously presided over by the Lord Chancellor with rules developed under his authority. The law of equity developed due to the inflexibility of the common law. Before the development of equity‚ The law was rigid (which was often cited as a weakness) for example
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2012 ASEAN Big Debates: 2013 Key Investor Debates Likely to Drive Stocks in the Upcoming Year Although ASEAN’s growth story remains resilient‚ global macro conditions keep generating new debates. Our ASEAN research team has thought through the ASEAN outlook in the context of global growth and policy volatility to bring to you the ASEAN Key Debates for 2013. Indonesia Economics ........................................ 6 Indonesia Equity Strategy .............................
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FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS AND THE INDIAN STOCK MARKET K.S. Chalapati Rao‚ K.V.K. Ranganathan and M.R. Murthy* To facilitate foreign private capital flows in the form of portfolio investments‚ developing countries have been advised to develop their stock markets. It was suggested that these investments would help the stock markets directly through widening investor base and indirectly by compelling local authorities to improve the trading systems. While the volatility associated with portfolio
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marked the worst stock market crash in U.S. history as unsettled investors sold off their investments as the skyrocketing stock prices plummeted into a free fall. Yet‚ what influenced the initial price of a stock to increase and how did the market crash suddenly? At a fundamental level‚ the supply and demand in the market determine the stock price. If more stock investors are buying stocks than selling‚ the price of the stock increases. While‚ if more investors are selling than buying‚ the price
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Higher Education‚ More Important than Ever Higher education is perceived as extremely important‚ and for most people a college education has become the necessary admission ticket to good jobs and a middle-class lifestyle. Parents of high school students place especially high importance on a college education‚ and African American and Hispanic parents give college an even higher priority than do white parents. All groups believe that the country should ensure that no qualified and motivated student
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Why offspring produced by the same parents are different in appearance Offspring differ somewhat from their parents and from one another. Instructions for development are passed from parents to offspring in thousands of discrete genes‚ each of which is now known to be a segment of a molecule of DNA. This essay will explore some of the reasons behind how and why these differences in appearance arise‚ from the base sequence of DNA through to the observed phenotype. Genes come in different varieties
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Executive Summary Berkshire Hathaway has made a bid for the remaining portion of GEICO stock. This report reviews the offer initiated by Warren Buffett. The details of this report include: • Valuation of GEICO stock. The $70 offer made by Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway includes a 26% premium over the current GEICO stock price of $55.75. This report attempts to determine a range of appropriate stock prices for GEICO. Using the Gordon dividend discount model‚ along with historical dividend
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Owners Equity Name ACC423 III April 1‚ 2013 Roger Beckstead Owners Equity Owner’s equity is the interest that common and preferred stockholders have in a company. Stockholders have paid-in capital in the form of stock and bonds to a company to provide cash intended to be used for operations of the company. Investors use equity accounts to evaluate the strength and liquidity of a company. Investors assess if a company is growing by comparing capital accounts in previous years to present
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Owner’s Equity Why is it important to keep paid-in capital separate from earned capital? Paid-in capital and earned capital are forms of capital that is shown in the shareholders’ part of the balance sheet. Paid-in capital is also known as the capital that is contributed and that are initially issued shares provided by the investors. Earned capital is the earnings that have accumulated since a company has stared. There are different aspects that require the separation of these two‚ some of which
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Shareholder’s Equity Samantha Partida ACC 306 Ashley Harper December 10‚ 2012 Shareholder’s equity‚ also known as stockholder’s equity‚ is essentially the amount of equity directly from stock. The calculation to determine shareholder’s equity is quite simple as outlined further in this paper. In order to figure out where the numbers are located for this figure‚ just look for the shareholder’s equity financial statement. Comprehensive income also plays a role in equity. Shareholder’s equity is also
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