International Journal of Finance and Accounting 2013, 2(7): 365-372 DOI: 10.5923/j.ijfa.20130207.04 Role of Pension Funds in Financial Intermediation Ondabu Ibrahim Tirimba Finance and Economics Department, PhD Candidate Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya Abstract This paper aimed at discussing the various roles that pensions play in financial intermediat ion. Descriptive research design was adopted with the population being all the available literature on the
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make profit? The JP Morgan Asset Management group (“JP Morgan” or “the group”) earns profits by charging direct and indirect fees including commissions on the total assets under management (“AUM”) of $847 bn . The group offers a full range of financial products comprising U.S., non-U.S. and global mutual funds/investment management, across cash management, equity, fixed income segments as well as alternative asset classes, such as private equity and real estate. It has a worldwide client base
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102: Managing Financial Resources and Decisions Student Name Assessor Date issued 29/09/2015 Internal Verifier MUHAMAMD SAJID Task 1 / Task 2 F Khan Task 3 / Task 4 Week 8 Week 14 Assignment title Learning Outcome Corporate finance in decision making Assessment In this assignment you will have the opportunity to Criteria present evidence that shows you are able to: Task no LO1 Understand the sources of finance available to a Business 1.1 identify the sources of finance available to
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Assignment 1-Financial Research Report FIN 534: Financial Management Hannah Fox Dr. Dana Leland August 30, 2015 The U.S. publicly traded company that I have selected is Kroger. Kroger is a grocery retail chain in the US. It operates supermarkets and multi-department stores under a number of banners including Kroger, Harris Teeter, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, Fry's, King Soopers, Smith's, Dillons, Jay C, QFC and City Market. According to The (Kroger Co. SWOT Analysis, 2015), the company
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The primary role of financial management is to plan for, acquire, and utilize funds (capital) to maximize the efficiency and value of the enterprise. Because of this role, financial management is known also as capital finance. The specific goals of financial management depend on the nature of the business, so we will postpone that discussion until later in the chapter. In larger organizations, financial management and accounting are separate functions, although the accounting function typically is
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Date: 20th April 2015 The report discusses Critically evaluate how effectively and sustainably Mercedes-Benz has utilised the marketing mix in a country of your choice evaluating: A. How Mercedes Benz may have utilised the Marketing Mix Theories B. How in your view Mercedes Benz may have practically deployed the marketing mix in your chosen country. Use a range of practioner sources to support your points. Mercedes-Benz firmly staked out its territory at top of the premium automobile
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Course Code: C201 Cost and Management Accounting (CMA) 1. Objectives: The course intends to equip students with the ability to apply cost concepts in managerial decision making. At the end of the course, they are expected to have learnt the methodology and techniques for application of cost and managerial accounting and information in the formation of policies and in the planning and control of the operations of the organization. The course covers the nature of managerial accounting; activity
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Licensed to: iChapters User Research Method and Methodology in Finance and Accounting Second Edition Bob Ryan Robert W. Scapens Michael Theobold Australia . Canada . Mexico . Singapore . Spain . United Kingdom . United States Licensed to: iChapters User Research Method and Methodology in Finance and Accounting Copyright © Bob Ryan, Robert W. Scapens and Michael Theobold 2002 _______________________________________________________________________ The text of this publication, or
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Portfolio Strategy Portfolio Strategy This paper will focus on 23 global emerging markets studied by Goldman Sachs Investment Research. In this paper I will revise the initial portfolio strategy from 1999 that touched on long-term perspective on short term risk. The emerging countries are within Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Middle East. The information the company provided was strictly based on a predicted study of future outcomes based on emerging markets. The paper
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el Domiaty Modern portfolio theory Modern portfolio theory (MPT) is a theory of finance which attempts to maximize portfolio expected return for a given amount of portfolio risk, or equivalently minimize risk for a given level of expected return, by carefully choosing the proportions of various assets. Although MPT is widely used in practice in the financial industry and several of its creators won a Nobel memorial prize[1] for the theory, in recent years the basic assumptions of
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