criteria tougher because they were not receiving funds from households. Due to them not receiving funds‚ the interest rates for mortgages rose; this allowed the mortgage companies to still receive a profit. According to the Loanable Funds theory‚ mortgage companies such as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae had to raise their interest rates because they had less supply to loan out. When this happened‚ individuals and businesses lowered their demand for loanable funds. This caused the financial system to remain
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CHAPTER 1 1.1Meaning and Definition MEANING: Stock Exchange also called stock market. It is a market place where securities are bought and sold. It is an organized market for buying and selling corporate securities. Like any other centralized market‚ stock market facilitates buyers and sellers to do business at the fairest price. As public is not admitted to the trading floor‚ business has to be done through registered brokers. A stock exchange is the central place or market where industrial
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Employee’s Profident Fund Act‚ 1952 Introduction: * Salary consists of two parts i.e. earnings & deductions * Provident Fund is one of the statutory deduction done by the employer at the time of salary payment * Provident Fund is governed by the Employee’s Provident Fund Act 1952 * Provident Fund has come into force to give better future to employees on their retirement & his dependants in case of his death during employment * The Employees Provident Funds Act 1952 is compulsory
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE NUS BUSINESS SCHOOL FIN 3102 – Investments and Portfolio Management Luis Goncalves-Pinto – Sem 1‚ AY 14/15 Guidelines for: “Dimensional Fund Advisors” (Case Study HBS 9-203-026) This case uses DFA as a setting to introduce you to the latest research in academic finance‚ as well as to show you how you can turn new findings into productive investment strategies. This case pays particular attention to the cornerstones of the DFA approach: the “size effect”
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A. How can growth companies afford hybrid debt facilities‚ which are riskier and more expensive than senior loans obtained by mature value companies? The Paradox: “Growth companies” notoriously generate lower Cash Flows than “Mature companies”‚ but at the same time Growth companies have to finance their business through more expensive instruments (mezzanine finance) as the information available to the public‚ i.e. the investors‚ are much less than those released by big and mature companies. Therefore
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carrier in this region‚ the joint venture will enable Qantas Airways to expand its premium market in China and achieve cost reduction. The report starts with an overview of core business and current position of Qantas Airways‚ and then moves on to SWOT analysis to discuss the external and internal environments in order to identify this optimal strategy. The proposed growth strategy comes out with a positive NPV and a higher IRR. Based on the optimal debt-equity structure of Qantas‚ new ordinary shares
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SYNOPSIS A Study on THE IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER ON BANKS AND ITS USERS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of Bangalore University for the Award of the Degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION By BINI JOEL THOMAS REG NO: 09SKCMA014 (Under the Guidance of Dr. Bharath) EMPOWERING MINDS Acharya Institute of Management
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PENSION FUNDS A pension plan fund is established for the eventual payment of retirement benefits. A plan sponsor is the entity that establishes the pension plan. A plan sponsor can be: • A private business entity on behalf of its employees‚ called a corporate plan or private plan. • A federal‚ state‚ and local government on behalf of its employees‚ called a public plan. • A union on behalf of its called a Taft-Hartley plan. • An individual‚ called an individually sponsored plan. Two
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Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which one of the following invests in a portfolio that is fixed for the life of the fund? A. Mutual fund B. Money market fund C. Managed investment company D. Unit investment trust 2. ______ are partnerships of investors with portfolios that are larger than most individual investors but are still too small to warrant managing on a separate basis. A. Commingled funds B. Closed-end funds C. REITs D. Mutual funds 3. A
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Hedge Fund A Hedge Fund is a portfolio of investments hoping to reduce the risk of investment and expanding the maximum return an investment could bring. A firm instead of individuals usually manages it. Usually‚ hedge funds are only offered to a number of investors and requires a large amount of initial minimum investment‚ it’s usually 1 million dollars in the USA. Adding on‚ investors are usually required to keep their initial investment in the fund for at least a year. Hedging is usually
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