Sovereign Wealth Fund The purpose of this report is to analyze the myths associated with Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and provide a more balanced view of SWFs. The common misconceptions regarding SWFs that have been identified by David Murray are: 1. Homogeneity of SWFs: It is believed that SWFs are a homogenous entity‚ which requires uniform standards and benchmarks. However this has been negated by scholars like Barbary‚ who are of the opinion that though SWFs can be said to comprise of a distinct
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International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) promotes international financial stability and monetary cooperation. It also seeks to facilitate international trade‚ promote high employment and sustainable economic growth‚ and reduce poverty around the world. The IMF has 188 member countries. It is a specialized agency of the United Nations but has its own charter‚ governing structure‚ and finances. Its members are represented through a quota system broadly based on their
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THE ROLE OF THE FUND MANAGERS The Fund Manager is responsible for All investment- related Analysis‚ Evaluation and Due Diligence of application for funding. It’s critical that the Fund Manager’s team has the qualified expertise and the skills set to review‚ analyze and evaluate the risk inherent in a potential investee company The speed and the success of the Funding processes primarily depend on the Fund Manager and Staff of the Venture finance company. The Fund managers of the VCFCs are the
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Chapter 2 International Flow of Funds Lecture Outline Balance of Payments Current Account Capital and Financial Accounts International Trade Flows Distribution of U.S. Exports and Imports U.S. Balance of Trade Trend International Trade Issues Events That Increase International Trade Trade Friction Factors Affecting International Trade Flows Impact of Inflation Impact of National Income Impact of Government Policies Impact of Exchange Rates Interaction of Factors Correcting
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e-payment system ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER By Prof T.R. Vaidyanathan e-payment system As payment is an integral part of mercantile process‚ electronic payment system is an integral part of ecommerce. The emergence of e-commerce has created new financial needs that in many cases cannot be effectively fulfilled by traditional payment systems. E-payment systems are becoming central to ecommerce as companies look for ways to server customers fasters and at lower cost‚ thereby paving way for
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credit analysis. 7 Have a grasp on derivatives. This includes the following markets: Forward‚ Futures‚ Options and Swaps. 8 Know about Alternative Investments. Study the following alternative investment concepts and markets: real estate‚ hedge funds‚ venture
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FUNDS FLOW STATEMENT Meaning The term “Flow” means change and therefore‚ the term “Flow of Funds” means “Change in Funds” or “Change in Working Capital “. In other works‚ any increase or decrease in working capital means “Flow of Funds”. There are two concepts of working capital – gross concept and net concept. • Gross working capital refers to the firm’s investment in current assets • Net working capital means excess of current assets over current liabilities. In business several
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Hedge Fund Strategy - Equity Long-Short An equity long-short strategy is an investing strategy‚ used primarily by hedge funds‚ that involves taking long positions in stocks that are expected to increase in value and short positions in stocks that are expected to decrease in value. You may know that taking a long position in a stock simply means buying it: If the stock increases in value‚ you will make money. On the other hand‚ taking a short position in a stock means borrowing a stock you don’t
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Provident Funds Act‚ 1952 Prepared by Muradi Rajesh [BCA‚ MBA_HR] (Location:-Pune) The Employees Provident Funds Act‚ 1952 As per Preamble to the Act‚ the EPF Act is enacted to provide for the institution of provident funds‚ pension fund and deposit lined insurance fund for employees in factories and other establishments. The Employees Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act is a social security legislation to provide for provident fund‚ family
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An electronic funds transfer (also known as EFT) is a system for transferring money from one bank to another without using paper money. Its use has become widespread with the arrival of personal computers‚ cheap networks‚ improved cryptography and the Internet. Since it is affected by financial fraud‚ the electronic funds transfer act was implemented. This federal law protects the consumer in case a problem arises at the moment of the transaction. The history electronic funds transfer originated
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