Mary Political Economy January 10‚ 2010 Do Sovereign Wealth Funds Pose a Security Threat to Western States? Sovereign wealth funds have been on the international economic scene since the middle of the 20th century. The Kuwait Investment Authority‚ for example‚ was created in 1953. (Lyons‚ p.25) However‚ until lately they had gone either unnoticed or ignored by the majority of political commentators. Several factors have brought them to the center of attention in economic and political
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Assignment 1 1. Suppose you discover a treasure chest of RM10 billion in cash a. Is this a real or financial asset? b. Is society any richer for the discovery? c. Are you wealthier? d. Is anyone worst off as a result of the discovery? 2. The average rate of return on investment in large stocks has outpaced that on investments in T-Bills by about 8% since 1926 in US. Why‚ then‚ does anyone invest in T-Bills? 3. You see an advertisement for a book that claims to show
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Introduction As the internet has grown and advanced‚ net neutrality has become a hot topic for debate amongst consumers‚ businesses and governments. Net neutrality is the concept that providers of internet treat all data transmitted over their networks as equal and refrain from prioritizing or de-prioritizing certain categories of traffic flows. In this article‚ authors Alissa Cooper and Ian Brown approach the topic from two angles; competition and barriers to development and innovation. In regards
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Project .NET Development at erSoftware Company The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the process of proper project management. Project management consists of organizing‚ planning‚ and scheduling activities to meet cost and time constraints. Project plans in an organization are initiated to make a positive change in the organization. This paper will focus its discussion on project management aspects that erSoftware is working on using Microsoft Project 2007. It will cover all aspects
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The “Reel” British Invasion: An Examination of the Legacy of the James Bond Films By Joe Roman LST 712 Spring 2010 On the eighth day of May‚ in the year 1963‚ the sanctity of American cinema was infiltrated by a British secret agent. The infiltration was unexpected and its effects were immediate. Even today‚ almost fifty years later‚ the impact of this secret agent’s presence on America’s silver screen is still being felt and continues to influence American popular culture. So‚ who
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Exercise Solution – Day 8 1. Answer the following questions. 1A. What do the acronyms SDLC and DBLC mean‚ and what do they portray? SDLC = Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) DBLC = Database Life Cycle 1B. What is the relationship between the SDLC and the DBLC? The SDLC traces the history (life cycle) of an information system. The DBLC traces the history (life cycle) of a database system. Since we know that the database serves the information system‚ it
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On February 26‚ 2015‚ the Federal Communications Commission passed the Title II Net Neutrality rules. These rules will be enforced by the FCC and will protect the American people when it comes to the use of the Internet. Some people say that this is a major part of history because of the way the Internet has changed and enriched lifestyles. Research suggests that Net Neutrality will benefit all Internet users because it protects consumers against blocking of content‚ prevents throttling of all
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Objectives of the Report: I. Broad Objective: Broad objective of our report is find the weak regulatory framework‚ supply-side constraints such as a lack of the benchmark bonds‚ demand-side constraints such as the limited investor base‚ a lack of intermediaries with expertise in debt products‚ a lack of confidence in corporate borrowers‚ market distortions which are caused by the National Savings Scheme (NSS) offering above-market returns; and A lack of interest from private companies‚ including
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Mid Term – October 2014 Bond Pricing Qu 1: Time to Maturity Zero Coupon Rate Discount Factor 1 5% 2 6% 3 7% 4 8% 5 9% Give the formula for the discount factor in terms of the zero coupon rate. Use the formula to fill in the discount factors in the table above (you can write the formula or using excel calculate the numerical value). Assume that the government wishes to issue a new 5 year bond priced at 100 (called a par coupon bond as it is priced at par i.e. the price is the same as the face
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As for the dialysis bag with the distilled water‚ the water diffused both ways across the membrane through the dialysis bag pores. Since both sides were water‚ there was a small amount of net movement. However‚ considering both sides were both water‚ there should have been roughly no net movement because the solution was isotonic‚ not an increase of roughly five percent. For the 0.2‚ 0.4‚ 0.6 0.8‚ and 1.0 Moles of sucrose solutions‚ the bag gained mass. The water had to diffuse across
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