Ethics in Finance John R. Boatright Loyola University Chicago At the present time‚ the field of finance ethics is barely formed. Although standard business ethics courses give some attention to ethical issues in finance‚ few finance departments include a treatment of ethics in their courses. Interest in finance ethics is growing‚ however‚ and many people in finance believe that ethics should receive some attention in finance education. In the development of any area of applied ethics‚ critical
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Social Science Vol. 4 No. 6; June 2013 Credit Risk Mitigation Strategies Adopted By Commercial Banks in Kenya Moses Ochieng Gweyi Assistant Lecturer Department of Co-operative Studies The Co-operative University College of Kenya P.O. Box 24814-00502 Nairobi‚ Kenya Abstract The study’s overall objective was to investigate credit risk mitigation strategies adopted by 44 the commercial banks currently operating in Kenya. The study was descriptive in nature. The study opted for both primary
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Behavioral Finance Behavioral finance attempts to explain what‚ why‚ and how of finance and investing from a human perspective. More specifically‚ behavioral finance integrates psychology and economics into the study of human judgment and biases in decision making under conditions of uncertainty. (David‚ 2004) In order to clearly define and explain the origin of behavioral finance‚ it is important to first define finance‚ which is the foundation of behavioral finance. Finance is a field
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Bank Accounting Bank accounting consists in making written‚ permanent records of every transaction. Every penny must be accounted for. The statement of the bank‚ which we have just discussed‚ shows the general‚ or control‚ accounts of the bank‚ and the various books of the bank show the detail of these items. It would not be impossible‚ but it would be entirely impractical‚ to enter every figure directly on the statement of condition. We might imagine an enormous sheet on which the capital is entered
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billion dollars. In this case‚ some newspapers may say that ”the U.S. balance of payments in 2003 is -250 billion dollars.” When it is a large negative number‚ it is often a subject of concern because it indicates an excessive role of the central bank in financing the current account deficit. 2. (2 points) Suppose that the U.S. net foreign debt is 25 percent of U.S. GDP and that foreign assets and liabilities alike pay an interest rate of 5 percent per year. What would be the drain on U.S. GDP
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“The contribution of behavioural finance theory is said to be of critical importance in understanding investor behaviour in modern finance” INTRODUCTION According to Gregory Curtis (2004‚ pg 16)‚ Sometime we behave like perfect economic beings. But other times we behave like‚ well‚ human beings. We make decisions on the basis of biases that don’t reflect real world facts. We allow our responses to decisions to depend on how the questions are framed. We engage in complex mental accounting‚ ignoring
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None of the options is correct 2. ROE for a bank is calculated by: A. dividing net after-tax income by total equity capital. B. dividing total operating revenue less operating expenses by total assets. C. dividing net pre-tax income by total equity capital. D. noninterest income less noninterest expenses divided by total earning assets. E. None of the options is correct. 3. The employee productivity ratio for a bank is equal to: A. net operating revenue less
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markets activity. Excluding the gain on deconsolidation of CIMB Aviva of RM250 million in 4Q11‚ the uplift in non-interest income was 19.8%. The Group’s profit before tax (“PBT”) was 9.1% higher at RM5.678 billion. In 2012‚ the Group’s regional Consumer Bank PBT expanded by 23.9% Y-o-Y to RM2.323 billion. The Malaysia & Singapore consumer operations PBT grew 17.7% Y-o-Y despite only moderate revenue growth due to provision write-backs in Malaysia and
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FIN 101 Exam 1 Chapter 1 Commerce Bank Credit What does your credit card really cost you? APR- Annual Percentage Rate Prime 3.25% Amount: $51‚649 Rate: 4% Years: 4 = $60‚422.02 Time Value of Money- TVM Future Value FV=PV*(1+i)^n FV= future value PV= present value i= interest rate n= time The Rule of 72 If at 10%‚ it will take 7.2 to double (just divide 72 by 10) 72 DIVIDED BY ANY NUMBER is how long it will take to double Present value PV=FV/(1+i)^n
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What is bank? Finance is the life blood of trade‚ commerce and industry. Now -a-days‚ banking sector acts as the backbone of modern business. The term bank is derived from the French word Banco which means a Bench or Money exchange table. In olden days‚ European money lenders or money changers used to display (show) coins of different countries in big heaps (quantity) on benches or tables for the purpose of lending or exchanging. A bank is a financial institution which deals with deposits
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