There are 3 types of financial intermediaries: investment bankers‚ brokers‚ and dealer. Investment banking firms help businesses and governments sell their securities to the public. They purchase securities from the issuing company and then resell them to the public (called underwriting) or they try to sell securities for a desired price‚ without guarantees (called best efforts basis). (Gallagher & Andrew‚ 2003) Broker dealers are financial intermediaries that provide a wide range of financial and
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How well does Parliament perform its various functions? There are several important functions that Parliament must perform. The word Parliament derived from the Latin ‘parliamentum’ and the French word ‘parler’ which originally meant a talk- which is what Parliament does most of the time. Parliament consists of the House of Commons‚ the House of Lords and the Monarchy. Parliament is the highest judicial‚ legislative and executive body in Britain. A parliamentary form of government acknowledges
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HOW WELL DOES PARLIAMENT PERFORM ITS VARIOUS FUNCTIONS? Parliament is designed to hold the executive accountable; therefore it goes about this by various means of government scrutiny‚ such as Prime Minister’s Question Time. In addition‚ Parliament is expected to perform a legislative function‚ creating the process of a bill becoming a law after undergoing many stages between the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Finally‚ Parliament is also required to be representative of the
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to find out how macromolecules help your body function. Two weeks ago‚ I recorded everything that I consumed for 7 days. I recorded all of this data on a food tracker. This food tracker listed the amount of grains; vegetables; fruits; dairy; and proteins that I ate. Carbohydrates: You need carbohydrates in order to maintain a healthy diet. They provide the body with energy and fuel in order for muscles to function. Carbohydrates are also and important factor to help the brain function. Carbohydrates
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different functions performed by the family for individuals and society Different groups of sociologists have devoted time in studying and analysing the family‚ however different types of sociologists share different views over the functions performed for individuals and society. Functionalist see society as an interrelated whole. To functionalists every institution in society performs one or more important functions or jobs and the sociologist has to determine what these functions are. Many functionalists
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“How Does the Body Function?” Do you consider your body a delicate temple‚ and do you give any thoughts to the daily functions it provides for you? Well‚ to name a few‚ the eyes‚ ears and skin play a vital role in our lives‚ and without these precious body parts I believe our life of living free would be limited. Someone once said that “the eyes provide a window to the soul‚ they also provide us with a window to the world.” Our vision starts when you look at an object; the light from
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need to be stopped but they are a lot bigger and meaner than the BFG. In the end she does come up with a plan to mix up a dream to tell the queen of England what is going on with these giants. Sophie and the BFG create a dream that tells the queen all about the bad giants and what they do at night and about her and the good giant. When the queen awakes Sophie is on her windowsill to confirm the dream and to help create a plan of action. After a very interesting breakfast during which the BFG is sitting
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Form Helps Function Vs. Form Follows Function. Ever since the phrase ‘form follows function’ was coined in 1896 and more so since the creation of the Bauhaus‚ it has been believed by many that the less is more approach is the best way to go about design. That‚ if you make a product to do its sole purpose‚ with no bells and whistles and just the bare bones of design‚ that that is good design. Now I am not saying that this is wrong or that it is a bad thing‚ that style of design has its own merits
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consumer divides Rs.90 to be divided between two commodities X and Y‚ and suppose the unit price of Y is fixed at Re. 0.20. What will be his demand equation for X. If his utility function is U = log Qx + 2 log Qy. 2. A consumer has a monthly budget of Rs.4000. He spends all his income on two goods A & B. Price of A and B are Rs2 and Rs.4 respectively. His utility function is U = 3 log A+ 9log B. Find the optimum combination of A & B for the consumer. 3. Given: Monthly Budget =
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revolution of sciences and technologies has gradually improved human livings. It is much easier for people to travel‚ communicate and do business internationally. As a result‚ demand for expanding economy to countries urges the foundation of globalization. Integrating into the global economy offers multinational companies not only opportunities to disperse their industries for goods and services worldwide‚ but also challenges to compete with others and sustain in flexible environment. On the other hand
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