and capital markets, occupies an important place in most economies of the world. The primary function of a financial market is to enable funds to be sufficiently allocated from the surplus units of the economy to the deficit units for productive investment. The greater the transmission efficiency is, the higher the rate of growth of the economy (Olowe, 1997). The money market trades only in securities or debt instruments maturing in less than twelve months, while in the capital market, longer term
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CHAPTER OUTLINE I. Managing current assets A. Like fixed assets, the firm's investment in current assets is determined by the marginal benefits derived from investing in them compared with their acquisition cost. B. However, the mix of current and fixed assets of the firm's investment in total assets is an important determinant of the firm's liquidity. That is, the greater the firm's investment in current assets, other things remaining the same, the greater the firm's liquidity
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How to Design Smart Business Experiments Design How to Managers now have the tools to conduct small-scale tests and gain real insight. But too many “experiments” don’t prove much of anything. Smart Business Experiments by Thomas H. Davenport hbr.org | E February 2009 | EVERY DAY, managers in your organization take steps to implement new ideas without having any real evidence to back them up. They fiddle with offerings, try out distribution approaches, and alter how work gets
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SG Cowen Case SG Cowen was a distinctive investment bank because of its very focused approach. The bank, which emerged out of the acquisition of Cowen and Company by Société Général in 1998, focused on emerging growth companies in health care and technology industries. It was a boutique-sized firm with about 1,500 employees, but appreciated the benefit of access to its parent company’s balance sheet. SG Cowen relied on the in-depth knowledge collected through its equity research team, which was
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A STUDY OF FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ITS IMPACT ON STOCK MARKET A MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO DHARMSINH DESAI UNIVERSITY FOR THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) SUBMITTED BY CHARMI S. SHAH ROLL NO.: 42 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Dr. FALGUNI PANDYA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (FINANCE) CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES DHARMSINH DESAI UNIVERSITY NADIAD 2014 DECLARATION I hereby declare that the project titled “FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE STOCK
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program that enhances the capability of the graduates and a scope to do practical works in an organization related to the students to gain the work experience. In my Internship I have got the chance to work in Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd.(AIBL) at Mirpur-1 Branch. Modern Bank plays an important role in the economic development of a country. In Bangladesh there are different types of banking system have been existing. One of the major banking systems is Islamic Banking. Bangladesh is one of the largest
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RATIO ANALYSIS Meaning and definition of ratio analysis: Ratio analysis is a widely used tool of financial analysis. It is defined as the systematic use of ratio to interpret the financial statements so that the strength and weaknesses of a firm as well as its historical performance and current financial condition can be determined. The term ratio refers to the numerical or quantitative relationship between two variables. Significance or Importance of ratio analysis: • It helps in evaluating the
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Cash, Cr. Discount on bonds payable --Cash: coin, currency, available funds on deposit at bank, money order, certified checks, cashier’s checks, personal checks, bank drafts, and saving accounts. Inclunding Cash equivalents: T-bill, commercial paper, money mkt funds. Restricted: plant expansion, retirement of long term debt, compensating balances. Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are both (a) readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and (b) so near their maturity
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online retailer like Amazon to enhance their data bank for analytical purposes. This dissertation will analyze Goldman Sachs data structure. We will go in depth to give the strength and weakness of the current structure and how it will limit the bank ability to adapt the changing environment. Lastly, we will discuss some changes that can be made to the current structure to improve those disadvantages and what benefit those changes will help the bank in current financial environment. Back Ground
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regulations was The Banking Act of 1933, known as the Glass-Steagall Act, which separated commercial banking activities from Investment banking activities, meaning Banks with consumer deposits were prevented from engaging in risky investment banking activities. Most regular banks were regular businesses and they were prohibited from speculating with depositors’ savings. Investment banks, which handled stocks and bonds trading, were small private partnerships. In the 1980’s, the financial industry exploded
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