CHARACTERISTIC OF BONDS AND STOCKS 1.0 Bonds A bond is a promissory note issued by a business or a governmental unit. Treasury bonds‚ sometimes referred to as government bonds‚ are issued by the Federal government and are not exposed to default risk. Corporate bonds are issued by corporations and are exposed to default risk. Different corporate bonds have different levels of default risk‚ depending on the issuing company ’s characteristics and on the terms of the specific bond. Municipal bonds are issued
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WORLDCOM‚ INC: CORPORATE BOND ISSUANCE Introduction This case raises many interesting questions concerning the record setting issuance of corporate debt by WorldCom‚ Inc. (“WorldCom”). Both the surprisingly voluminous structure of the proposed issuance and the foreboding macro-economic climate in which it was slated spark concerns over the risk and cost of the move. One of the first questions that must be addressed is whether WorldCom’s timing was appropriate. Next‚ the company’s choice of
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of corruption. A survey of consumers carried out by the TIB in 1998 provides corroborating evidence for the types of corruption suggested by the diagnostic reports. Of 620 households in the TIB survey of corruption in Bangladesh‚ 53 had taken out a bank loan and 30 of them used bribery or influence to secure the loan. This study makes use of TIB’s repository of publicly available information on corruption. TIB Internal reports generated by the research staff support the general nature of our findings
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Advantages of Universal Banking The benefits or advantages of universal banking are:- Investors’ Trust : Universal banks hold stakes (equity shares) of many companies. These companies can easily get other investors to invest in their business. This is because other investors have full confidence and faith in the Universal banks. They know that the Universal banks will closely watch all the activities of the companies in which they hold a stake. Economics of Scale : Universal banking
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The Equitable Banking Corporation is the first commercial bank licensed by Central Bank of the Philippines and in 1955 the bank opened its first metro manila branch located at divisoria. On 1973 the bank established its first foreign branch in hongkong and also the first filipino bank in the crown colony‚ after a year Equitable Bank Foundation engaging in non-profit‚ social‚ cultural and charitable activities. During 1977 Central Bank of the Philippines granted EBC its foreign currency deposit
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TRAINING NEEDS IDENTIFICATION AND TRAINING EVALUATION IN BANKS A Project of Research Methodology in Business On the partial fulfillment of 3nd Tri semester of Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management Submitted By: (Batch: 2007-09) Submitted to: Dr. Manish Agarwal IMS-Ghaziabad INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES LAL QUAN‚ GHAZIABAD – 201 009 MARCH 2008 DECLARATION We hereby declare that all information and data provided in this report
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stable in an increasingly global business environment. The Indian bankingsystem has witnessed a series of reforms in the past‚ like deregulation of interest rates‚ dilution of government stake in PSBs‚ and increased participationof private sector banks. It has also undergone rapid changes‚ reflecting a number of underlying developments. This trend has created new competitive threats as well as new opportunities. This paper aims to foresee major future banking trends‚ based on these past and current
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going to the bank to make a deposit. I never would ask them what deposits were. A few years had passed and I finally asked my parents what deposits were? My father told me a deposit is something you take to the bank. And I said is it money? And why do you take your money there can’t you just keep it in your pocket? And he told me son if I were to keep the money in my pocket I would probably end up losing it or spend it. Ever since then I knew that I wanted to take my money to the bank. That was the
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Bond Interest and Principal Payments A bond is a type of long-term debt that is issued by a corporation and is purchased by an investor for cash. A formal contract is issued by the corporation that states the legal terms of the bond. The advantages of issuing a bond from a corporation is that the ownership interest of the bondholders will not be diluted and those bonds are available at lower costs than the common stocks available. After a bond is issued by the corporation‚ the bondholder is promised
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Bonds Are Big Reasons the U.S. government might issue bonds are to finance the federal deficit by selling Treasury securities through public auctions. The U.S. government also issues bonds to provide fixed-income securities. Reasons the local government might issue bonds are to better improve things that benefit the community. For example‚ Build‚ repair‚ or improve streets‚ highways‚ hospitals‚ schools‚ and etc. Furthermore‚ bonds are issued to cover the funding of courthouses‚ schools‚ and municipal
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