Principal Component Value at Risk: an application to the measurement of the interest rate risk exposure of Jamaican Banks to Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Bonds Mark Tracey1 Financial Stability Department Research & Economic Programming Division Bank of Jamaica Abstract This paper develops an effective value at risk (VaR) methodology to complement existing Bank of Jamaica financial stability assessment tools. This methodology employs principal component analysis and key rate durations for assessing
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Rick Riordan is an American author of over twenty novels for young readers. He has received many awards for his works‚ including a two-time Mark Twain Award‚ and the Children’s Choice Books Awards for Author of the Year in 2011. He is also a #1 New York Times bestselling author. I chose to write about Rick Riordan because I love his books‚ especially his Percy Jackson series. This story tell of a boy named Percy Jackson who is the son of Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ and his adventures. Rick Riordan’s
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UVA-F-478 Rev. 18 de Julio de 2005. Philip Morris‚ Inc.: La adquisición de Seven - Up. La decisión estaba tomada. Philip Morris‚ Inc. (PM) a través de su directorio haría una oferta para tomar el control de la compañía Seven-Up. Las dificultades y enredos de esta decisión palidecían‚ sin embargo‚ al enfrentarse a la siguiente pregunta: ¿A qué precio se debería hacer la oferta? Era la segunda mitad de abril de 1978‚ y enfrentando un mercado muy activo en fusiones y adquisiciones‚ PM reconocía
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Ch. 6 Where Do You Stand? 1. What effect might farm programs have on rural residents who are not farmers? a. I don’t think small farms deserve more or less when it comes to collecting subsidies. Of course larger farmers are going to receive more. They produce more product therefore they’re at a higher risk. It is a shame that small farms don’t feel they receive enough but in reality‚ the larger the farm‚ the more they produce. Organic foods‚ Fruits‚ Vegetables‚ Grains‚ etc… are always going to
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Federalist Argument By James Beasley I have chosen the federalist point of view to portray in this argument. I have chosen this side of the argument because‚ the federalist stood for the voice of the people. They wanted equally spoken opinions of all people from any social class. Another reason why I have chosen the federalist point of view is due to the fact that they wanted a stronger central government. They also disagreed with factions which went against American values. In the following I
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both scholarly and non scholarly articles. All of the articles helped to provide information about the use of torture and if it is‚ or isn’t‚ necessary. They all helped to prove that when talking about torture there is no black and white definition for if it should or should not be used. The scholarly articles gave more in depth analysis into the arguments that were made for and against the use of torture. They provided the reader with clear data that could be interpreted
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Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan‚ Jr. is an American author known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series‚ which is about a twelve-year-old who discovers he is the son of Poseidon. His books have been translated into 37 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Twentieth Century Fox has adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films. His books have spawned related media‚ such as graphic novels and short story collections. Riordan’s first full-length
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Internet Use: Risks and Opportunities Abstract and Introduction Abstract Purpose of Review: The Internet has become all pervasive in the lives of young people and this paper will review studies that examine the risks and opportunities that it affords. We will examine research that investigates the more negative aspects of youth online behavior such as addiction as well as online risks such as harassment/cyber bullying and sexual solicitation. In addition‚ positive aspects of Internet use such
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Introduction (Reuters) Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI)‚ incorporated in 1987‚ is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products through its subsidiaries and affiliates. Its products are sold in approximately 160 countries. PMI’s portfolio comprises both international and local brands. Its portfolio comprises both international and local brands‚ which include Marlboro‚ Merit‚ Parliament‚ Virginia Slims‚ L&M‚ Chesterfield‚ Bond Street‚ Lark‚ Muratti‚ Next‚ Philip
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By examining dualism‚ idealism‚ and physicalism‚ it becomes clear that idealism has the best arguments in its favor and has the fewest philosophical problems. George Berkley‚ Rene Descartes‚ and J.J. C. Smart were philosophers who were trying to understand the relationship between the mind and the body. George Berkeley believed there are no mind independent objects‚ and that everything that exist only exist through one’s perceptions. Rene Descartes thought that the mind and body had a causal relationship
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