Team n°4: FS5 Group 2 Regulation of Banking and Financial Market January 16th, 2013 ISEG BANK is a new French credit institution authorized in France by the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel - ACP -. The bank wishes to provide both French and European clients with investment services.Please advise on : 1. What are the applicable prudential rules in providing investment services across the European Economic Area ? 2. What are the conduct of business rules to be observed in relation to client
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Arts funding: Should governments fund the arts http://www.economist.com/debate/overview/236 Overview: Everyone understands the value that art brings to society. But, the question that is being addressed today is, should the government should fund the arts when there are more pressing issues that the tax dollars could be used to rectify. Some examples are “keeping the streets safe and the lights on”. Pro Argument by Alan Davey: * Davey points out that it takes only .05% of overall government
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PA2 EXAMINATION BLUEPRINT 2011/2012 Effective Date: December 2011 This document is the property of: CGA-Canada 100-4200 North Fraser Way Burnaby, British Columbia Canada V5J 5K7 Phone: 604 669-3555 Fax: 604 689-5845 www.cga.org/canada Updated: April 18, 2011 CGA-Canada PA2 Examination Blueprint 2011/2012 Table of Contents About the Examination Blueprint ......................................................................................................................... 2 PA2 Examination
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Question: What is callable preferred stock? Answer: A type of preferred stock that gives a corporation the right to call in the stock at a certain price and to retire the stock. Callable preferred stock is one of many types of preferred stock. Instead of having a maturity date, it can be bought back by the issuing company for a certain price on a certain date. Question: Why do corporations issue such stock? Answer: Issuing callable stock offers the company protection against future interest
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China’s Financial Markets: 2007 After the 5-year transition period since joining the WTO, China went through unprecedented rapid growth. Bank loans and stock market rose substantially during this period, indicating a strong economy. However, there were certain threats behind the strong growth, such as huge trade surplus and aggressive investment in fixed assets. The government increased interest rates several times to dampen growing property investment but failed because of the high inflation.
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Firstly, since independence in 1960, the Nigerian political system has been volatile, there have been 7 military coups, and this has made the investment climate unattractive because the nation appears insecure for the foreign investor. Secondly, they are too many arbitrary and sudden changes in government policies and regulations which have led to a great deal of uncertainty. Foreign banks are scared from funding any project with a long gestation period. With this fear, most of these banks are now
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF COURTS BUDGET Programme Director, Tererai Mafukidze Members of the South African Judges Commission, Members of the Venice Commission Various Professionals and members here present, Distinguished Guests, Registrars from various parts of the world, Ladies and Gentlemen Protocol observed. I am humbled to address this auspicious gathering of the South African Judges Commission and Venice Commissions Registrar’s workshop held in our most beautiful land, South Africa.
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Forms of Business Organizations AIU Online FINA310 Unit 1 DB Charlotte Taylor 06.09.13 Within the business world there are numerous forms of businesses global and domestic. Therefore, choosing the right form of ownership can be hectic. Although, there are numerous choices to make I hope to make the decision less hectic by discussing some advantages and disadvantages of three of the most common forms that may be right and profitable for the business. The three legal forms are: (sole) proprietorships
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Long-Term and Short-Term Financing Long-Term and Short-Term Financing Long-Term and Short-Term Financing There will come a time when the company will want to make improvements for the company, during this time the company will need more funding for new equipment, enhanced cash flow, new technology, and any other company expansion they want or ay need. It is normal for any business to have debts once in a while just to support the rest of their business operations. For this, the company
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Interest Rates and Agriculture Interest rates significantly impact agricultural markets in a number of ways. An interest rate is the cost of a loan, or the amount a lender will charge for a loan. In general, when interest rates are high, loans are more expensive, and when interest rates are low, loans are cheaper. As this analysis will demonstrate, interest rates are a macroeconomic factor that can have a significant impact on the microeconomics of agricultural businesses in three major areas
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