Introduction 1.1 Rationale of the Study Investment Banking is an American synonym of merchant banking. Investment banks provide advice on mergers and acquisitions and are involved in financing industrial corporations through buying shares and selling them in relatively small lots to investors. In the Bangladesh context‚ merchant banking includes all institutions that combine the functions of both development banking and investment banking. Investment banks act as intermediaries between issuers
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CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 AREA OF STUDY The area of study o this research work is to determine the effect of monetary policy on the performance of banks in Nigeria. This study will cover all the commercial banks that have been in existence since 1975-2004. More so‚ the aggregates rate is used in assessing their performance. 3.2 METHOD OF INVESTIGATION/SOURCE OF INFORMATION According to Asika (2002)‚ research work can be defined as the restructuring of investigation aimed at identifying
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Statements are a significant part of business finance which shows the historical of the company and expected future forecast of the company. Normally‚ there are three financial statements should be used balance sheet‚ statement of income statement‚ and statement of cash flow. First‚ the balance sheet help to understand company annual accounts. In the United States‚ Companies usually have two common formats for their balance sheets: the "two-sided" format which assets on the left side and liabilities and owner’s
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Ethiopia Vol. 4 (3b) July‚ 2010 ISSN 1994-9057 (Print) ISSN 2070-0083 (Online) Fraud and Fraudulent Practices in Nigeria Banking Industry (Pp. 240-256) Owolabi‚ S. A. - Accounting Department‚ Babcock University‚ Nigeria E-mail: emilagab05@yahoo.com Abstract The paper reviews the various forms of fraudulent practice their impact and inducement for various reforms in banking industry. It also mentions various legislations targeted at reducing fraud and introducing some forms of control and reporting
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Nonperforming loans (“NPLs”) refer to those financial assets from which banks no longer receive interest and/or installment payments as scheduled. They are known as non-performing because the loan ceases to “perform” or generate income for the bank. NPLs are viewed as a typical byproduct of financial crisis: they are not a main product of the lending function but rather an accidental occurrence of the lending process‚ one that has enormous potential to deepen the severity and duration of financial
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INTRODUCTION Banking reforms have been an on going phenomenon around the world right from the 1980s‚ but it is more intensified in recent time because of the impact of globalisation which is precipitated by continuous integration of the world market and economies. Banking reforms involve several elements that are unique to each country based on historical‚ economic and institutional imperatives. In Nigeria‚ the reforms in the banking sector preceded against the backdrop of banking crisis due
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Countrywide Financial: The Subprime Meltdown Briarcliffe Online Live Chat 1 Unit Three Ramon Geronimo BA-338-2-SUM1-BRI12 Business Ethics Prof. Raymond Manginell June 1‚ 2012 Abstract 1. Are subprime loans an unethical financial instrument‚ or are they ethical but misused in a way that created ethical issues? 2. Discuss the ethical issues that caused the downfall of Countrywide Financial. 3. How should Bank of America
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Technology (ICT) and Banking Industry Alawode‚ Ademola John+ Emmanuel Uche Kaka** * Department of Computer Science‚ Federal Polytechnic Ilaro‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria ** First Bank Nigeria PLC‚ Ahoada Branch‚ Rivers State‚ Nigeria. Abstract Information and Communication Technology‚ the language of the new age and its grammar which is Science has become an indispensable and veritable tool for enhancing effectiveness and efficiency in all other aspects of life. Banking industry has learnt the grammar
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accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and * The timely preparation of reliable financial information. Internal controls is a key element of the Foreign Corrupt practices Act (FCPA) of 1977 and also The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002‚ which require improvement in Internal controls in the United State public sector. 3.0 Problem Statement Directors and those charged with governance‚ after putting in the controls‚ mostly fail to review it. Controls when put in place and it is not
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appiness Rests on Luckiness Moral philosophers‚ beginning with Bernard Williams and Thomas Nagel‚ have recently broached the topic of moral luck in the philosophical literature. They limit their discussion however to considerations of how luck affects our ability to carry out actions or how it affects the consequences of our actions. I wish to suggest that luck is also an important factor in determining our actions as ends in themselves. What actions we may choose to perform for their own sake
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