An Overview of Indian Financial System Financial System of any country consists of financial markets‚ financial intermediation and financial instruments or financial products. This paper discusses the meaning of finance and Indian Financial System and focus on the financial markets‚ financial intermediaries and financial instruments. The brief review on various money market instruments are also covered in this study. The term "finance" in our simple understanding it is perceived as equivalent
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well-knit financial system. Financial system comprises‚ a set of sub-systems of financial institutions financial markets‚ financial instruments and services which help in the formation of capital. Thus a financial system provides a mechanism by which savings are transformed into investments and it can be said that financial system play an significant role in economic growth of the country by mobilizing surplus funds and utilizing them effectively for productive purpose. The financial system is
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Types of Financial Insitutions/Financial Intermediaries There are differsnt types of financial institutions/financial intermediaries operating in financial markets. Those can be classified primarily into two broad categories : Depository Financial Institutions and Non Depository Financial Institutions. A. Depository Financial Institutions/Financial Intermediaries The financial institutions which offer different depository accounts to the surplus units to collect funds in the form of deposits
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------------------------------------------------- Financial Risk Management using Derivatives; A case of selected financial institutions in Uganda ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Abstract The RAP examines the management of financial risks using derivative instruments in the selected financial institutions in Uganda. Three key research
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Part 1 : Examine and analyze the financial ratios for eight pairs of unidentified companies and match the description of the company with the financial profile derived from the financial ratios. Beer Company D has higher current ratio and quick ratio which is higher 2.43x and 2.3x respectively. This was because Company D had higher cash and short term investment which was 55.6% while Company C only has 1.4%. It proves that Company D is financially conservative and it matches with the second described
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An Economic Analysis of Financial Structure FACTS ABOUT FINANCIAL STRUCTURE The financial system is complex and contains institutions like: Banks‚ insurance companies‚ mutual funds‚ stock and bond markets. The most important role of the financial markets is to channel funds from savers to people with productive investment opportunities. For the financial structure their are eight basic facts‚ where the four first emphasize the importance of financial intermediaries and the relative unimportance
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which provides for proper budgetary and expenditure management of government financial resources. In addition‚ Parliament‚ over the years has enacted 49 Acts to which the Ministry of Finance is a custodian thereby adding more responsibilities to the Ministry. The functions of the Ministry of Finance are strategic in several ways. As a main function‚ the Ministry is charged with the responsibility of formulating financial and economic policies. It is also responsible for developing and maintaining
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Education Volume 6‚ 2009‚ 83-96 A FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS PROJECT FOR INTRODUCTORY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Marilyn B. Misch Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA Carolyn A. Galantine Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA ABSTRACT This paper describes a financial statement analysis project useful in both preparerbased and user-based introductory courses in financial accounting. The project requires students
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Banking Regulation Financial regulation relates to laws and rules that govern what financial institutions such as banks‚ brokers and investment companies can do. These may be set though legislation or be stipulated by the relevant regulatory agency‚ for instance the FSA in the UK . Regulation is needed to ensure consumer’s confidence in the financial sector . It does this by providing smaller retail clients with protection against potential losses and by protecting consumers against monopolistic
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What are the major limitations of Financial Accounting? Explain with the help of Examples. What are the alternatives to overcome these limitations? Financial accounting can be defined as reporting of the financial position and performance of a firm through financial statements issued to the external users on a periodic basis. It is a field of finance that treats money as a means of measuring economic performance instead of treating it as a factor of production. It encompasses the entire system
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