Advantages 1. Gap Management In general‚ banks and other financial intermediaries have longer durations of assets than liabilities. This duration mismatch exposes them to interest rate risk whenever rates are volatile. Specifically‚ if the duration of a bank’s assets is longer than its liabilities‚ rising interest rates will reduce the net worth of the bank and could threaten its capital adequacy position. One obvious way to manage this duration mismatch is for the bank to either lengthen the duration
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” should not be read through a fantasy/allegorical lens‚ but through a lens of reality. Reading it through the former limits the potency of the story. Everything that takes place in the story is believable‚ and in fact‚ many details of the story are based on real events. Arnold Friend is based on Charles Schmid‚ a real life serial killer who was responsible for the murder of three young girls. Schmid was arrested in 1965 for the rape and murder of Allen Rowe;
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Nick Kasten September 4‚ 2013 Catholic Heritage Dr. Idziak The Hint of an Explanation The short story titled “the hint of an explanation” by Graham Greene is a very interesting story of a two men who have nothing in common except for the passenger cart that they share on a train ride in the middle of winter. The story starts off with great detail of how the train is cold and lacking in the luxuries. There was no dining cart of lounge cart for the passengers‚ but the two men bonded over
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story‚ “Where are you going where have you been?” Joyce Carol Oates describes the emotional ride of a fifteen year old girl‚ on the verge of becoming an adult and losing her innocence of mind and body along the way. She has a difficult time growing up and developing her own personality as they would have her react to her circumstances.“Everything about her bad two side to it‚ one for Home and one for anywhere that was not Home.” Connie feels that the best attribute that a girl can have is being pretty
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to share with you a story that will show you how a reverse mortgage has helped someone to the point that I’d like to label it "perfect" for her. The perfect reverse mortgage... I met "Ms. Smith" at an educational meeting in Boca Raton‚ her eldest son joined us to learn more and to see if a reverse mortgage was right for their specific situation. Her son and I spoke at length during and again after the meeting‚ and I spoke to Ms. Smith several times prior to meeting her to get her loan application
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Commentary on "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" 10/17/06 Joyce Carol Oates has achieved many things through her writing‚ and is recognized worldly for her short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" This story is centered on a young teenage girl as many of her stories are. Oates as a writer is fascinated with adolescence of young females. She chooses to write about the trials and tribulations of growing up in modern society. She pries on the dark aspects of youth often
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ the main character‚ Connie‚ is on the brink of adulthood and is experimenting with the sexual freedom that comes with it. On the weekends‚ Connie and her friend go to the mall or the diner and pursue older boys with which they will slip into dark alleys or cars. One night‚ when leaving the diner to go hang out with a boy‚ a man in a gold convertible catches Connie’s eye and says to her‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Later in the story‚ Connie is tanning outside
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tears by days months‚ and years‚ but something that will stay with us forever is a good parenting responsibilities that we encounter in every family whether they are rich or poor. Good Parenting is the main moral essence of each and every parent’s life because that same essence will pass on through their children as they become parents. This story is about “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is perfect example of a middle class typical family living in small home written in 1970 dedicated
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The ambiguous resolutions of Where Are You Going Where Have You Been and The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed is a coincidence that I found quite strange. In Where Are You Going Where Have You Been‚ the author doesn’t tell us what happens to Connie after Arnold Friend forces her to go with him. Does she die? Does she Live? Similarly‚ the Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed‚ the answer as to how Casandra will manage to overcome her friend’s sudden death and her life’s struggles remains to be open to
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ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE Chase’s Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan Group 1 AFNONIN‚ Artem 3035162144; ARDERN‚ Jeffrey 3035160914; GUPTA‚ Agrata 3035161097; KUTUZOVA‚ Ekaterina 3035162156; Disneyland - Chase Case Study Q1: How should Chase have bid in the first round competition to lead the HK$3.3 billion Disneyland financing? After being approached by Disney to raise HK$3.3 billion nonrecourse loan package on a fully underwritten basis‚ Chase had three options available to approach
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