to financial markets ------------------------------------------------- Essay questions 1. Direct finance: Surplus economic units lend their funds “direct” to deficit economic units which are the ultimate borrowers. Financial institutions may facilitate this process by providing financial services in return for fees and commissions. The financial assets issued by the deficit units are held by the surplus units. Indirect finance: Surplus economic units lend their funds to financial institutions
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CHAPTER OUTLINE 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 * * Basic Concepts Future Value (or Maturity Value) Present Value Using Financial Calculators Other Applications of Compounding Equivalent Payment Streams Models of Financial Calculators Calculate maturity value‚ future value‚ and present value in compound interest applications‚ by both the algebraic method and the preprogrammed financial calculator method Calculate the maturity value of compound interest Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) Calculate
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reference for the evaluation and development of sound accounting practices. IS AN ACCOUNTING THEORY POSSIBLE? 115 Let’s compare this with what many believe is the accounting framework‚ the IASC Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements. This Framework purports to: 1 assist the board of IASC in the development of standards and review of existing standards 2 provide a basis for reducing
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3 | An overview of Citibank | 3;4 | Summary of the scandal | 5;4 | How did the scandal happen | 5;6 | Firm’s negligence and how the malpractise was hidden | 6;7 | Impact on customer and bank | 7;8 | Avoid repeat of such money laundering cases | 8 | The role of institutions | 9 | References | OVERVIEW Citibank‚ an international bank was founded in 1812 on June the 16th by a group of New York merchants as the City Bank of New York. Later it joined the U.S. ’s new national banking
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Business firms exist because they satisfy a human need by providing a product or service. No business firm can be established without sufficient financing. The owner(s) therefore put personal loans they have entered into‚ and/or their hard-earned savings‚ at stake to partially finance the firm. The owner’s or owners’ contribution is referred to as owners’ equity. Normally‚ owners’ equity is not sufficient Borrowed funds (loans) have to be repaid through
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1 The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial assets suddenly lose a large part of their nominal value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries‚ many financial crises were associated with banking panics‚ and many recessions coincided with these panics. Other situations that are often called financial crises include stock market crashes and the bursting of other financial bubbles‚ currency crises‚ and sovereign defaults.Financial crises directly
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GROUP 1 REPORT FINANCIAL RATIOS Financial ratios are useful indicators of a firm’s performance and financial situation. Most ratios can be calculated from information provided by the financial statements. Financial ratios can be used to analyze trends and to compare the firm’s financials to those of other firms. In some cases‚ ratio analysis can predict future bankruptcy. SOURCES OF DATA FOR FINANCIAL RATIOS Balance Sheet Income Statement Statement of Cash Flows Statement of Retained
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Sons Professional Publications Ackerman‚ R‚ (2002)‚ Financial Management‚ Prentice Hall Publications‚ Bernard‚ R‚ (2006)‚ Quantitative and Qualitative Research‚ McGraw Hill Publications Borodovsky‚ M & Gogarten‚ P‚ (2010)‚ Financial Management Oxford Publications Blaxter‚ L & Hughes‚ C‚ (2006)‚ Financial Management‚ McGraw Hill Publications‚ Umit‚ S and Carrier‚ A‚ (1998) Financial Management‚ Pearson Group Publications Ansari‚ S (2002)‚ Financial Management‚ John Wiley Sons Professional Publications
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Managerial Finance June 10‚ 2014 Introduction A company that is barely making it must put itself into a position to where they can best take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead. This case involves a company that is two years away from achieving financial solvency and put it on the path to creating value for its shareholders. The current problem is how to sustain this company over the next two years without them going under and not being able to put their product on
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Accounting and Finance Financial Planning (AF4324) Lecturer: Dr. Allen Ng‚ CFA E-mail: afallen@polyu.edu.hk Office: M507l Role and Purpose This is an introductory course on financial planning and a course that has been recognized by the Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong (IFPHK) as a substitute for Module One in its education program (i.e.‚ those who have passed this course will not be required to take Module One of the education program for Certified Financial Planners). It contributes
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