NIGERIA’S ’DEMOCRACY DIVIDENDS’ The nation’s literary clan went agog recently when it generously expended kilometers of expensive newsprint and megawatts of electronic media energy on what looked like a stock-taking ritual in commemoration of the second year of the Obasanjo regime. One by one‚ all the learned commentators who mounted the podium had something to say about the status of the regime’s half time scorecard. And depending on the analyst’s loyalty‚ it was possible to make a general classification
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economic growth and the concept of “demographic dividend” emerged. Demographic dividend is defined as a rise in the rate of economic growth due to a rising share of working age people in a population. This phenomenon occurs with a falling birth rate and the consequent shift in the age structure of the population towards the adult working ages. It is also commonly known as the demographic gift or bonus or demographic window. The demographic dividend‚ however‚ does not last forever. There is a limited
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Pogge argues that the world poverty is morally required and that we fail to fulfill our negative duties relating the global poor. However‚ Pogge’s advisability on the solution of the global poverty is not good for moral problem but this view will be discussed some other time on a different paper. Poggie gives three main approaches to the global poverty to convince people to let them know that poverty is bad and that people must make actions to go against the poverty. The three approaches are 1)
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DIVIDEND PRACTICES OF COMMERCIAL BANKS AND ITS IMPACT ON STOCK PRICE By MAHIM BHATTARAI Shanker Dev Campus T.U. Regd. No. : 7-1-48-1494-2000 Campus Roll No. : 1889/062 A Thesis Submitted to: Office of the Dean Faculty of Management Tribhuvan University In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Business Studies (M.B.S) Kathmandu‚ Nepal July‚ 2009 RECOMMENDATION This is to certify that the Thesis Submitted by: MAHIM BHATTARAI Entitled: DIVIDEND PRACTICES
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article The article is called Dividend policy: A review of Theories and Empirical Evidence. In this article‚ the main theories on dividend policy are described and their credibility is evaluated. Connection between the reviewed paper and my research proposal According to my research proposal‚ the master thesis topic will be “Comparative analysis of companies’ dividend policy: international perspective”. Therefore‚ the literature review on dividend policy has a direct connection to my research
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Leading Determinants of Dividend Policy: A Case Study of Indian Banking Industry ABSTRACT: Dividend policy is a critical decision area in the field of finance. The subject of corporate dividend policy has captivated finance scholars for a long time‚ resulting in intensive theoretical modeling and empirical investigation. But several questions related to dividend decisions remain perplexing because of diverse and conflicting theories and evermore due to diverse empirical results. This paper attempts
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Problem 17-1 Dividends and Taxes [LO2] Dark Day‚ Inc.‚ has declared a $5.60 per share dividend. Suppose capital gains are not taxed‚ but dividends are taxed at 15 percent. New IRS regulations require that taxes be withheld at the time the dividend is paid. Dark Day sells for $94.10 per share‚ and the stock is about to go ex-dividend. What do you think the ex-dividend price will be? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g.‚ 32.16)) Ex-dividend price $ Problem 17-2 Stock Dividends [LO3]
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CHAPTER 14 Corporations: Dividends‚ Retained Earnings‚ and Income Reporting ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Exercises A Problems B Problems 1‚ 2‚ 3 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7 1A‚ 2A‚ 3A‚ 4A‚ 5A 1B‚ 2B‚ 3B‚ 4B‚ 5B 9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12‚ 13‚ 14 4‚ 5 6‚ 8‚ 9 2A‚ 3A‚ 4A 2B‚ 3B‚ 4B Prepare and analyze a comprehensive stockholders’ equity section. 14‚ 15 6‚ 7 5‚ 6‚ 10‚ 11‚ 13‚ 15‚ 16 1A‚ 2A‚ 3A‚ 4A‚ 5A 1B‚ 2B‚ 3B‚ 4B‚ 5B 4. Describe the form and
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Q2: Tunney Industries issued preferred stock at a price of $47.50 a share. The issue is expected to pay a constant annual dividend of $3.80 a share. What is the company’s cost of preferred stock‚ Kp? Q3: Javit & Son’s common stock is currently trading at $30 a share. The stock is expected to pay a dividend of $3.00 a share at the end of the year (D1=$3.00)‚ and dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5% a year. If the company were to issue external equity‚ it would incur a 10% floatation
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value options on a stock paying a dividend yield‚ we know how to value options on stock indices and currencies.” Explain this statement. 3. Explain how corporations can use range-forward contracts to hedge their foreign exchange risk. 4. Calculate the value of a three-month at-the-money European call option on a stock index when the index is at 250‚ the risk-free interest rate is 10% per annum‚ the volatility of the index is 18% per annum‚ and the dividend yield on the index is 3% per annum
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