NY. Berger‚ A.‚ Humphrey‚ D.‚ 1997. Efficiency of financial institutions: international survey and directions for future research. European Journal of Operational Research 98‚ 175–212. Berger‚ A.‚ Hunter‚ W.‚ Timme‚ S.‚ 1993. The efficiency of financial institutions: a review and preview of research past‚ present‚ and future. Journal of Banking and Finance 17‚ 221–249. Berton‚ L.‚ 1998. The ranks grow thinner. CFO‚ The Magazine for Senior Financial Executives 13 (3)‚ 99–101. Brickley‚ P.‚ 1998. Accounting
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TITLE II—AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE SEC. 201. SERVICES OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF AUDITORS. (a) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Section 10A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78j–1) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(g) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Except as provided in subsection (h)‚ it shall be unlawful for a registered public accounting firm (and any associated person of that firm‚ to the extent determined appropriate by the Commission) that performs for any issuer any
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http://www.scribd.com/doc/22097609/Money-Market-Instruments-in-pakistan http://www.scribd.com/doc/22097656/money-market-instruments-in-Pakistan-term-paper Treasury Bill Treasury Bill is basically a short-term securities issued by the Government. Treasury bills (T-bills) are debt obligations of the U.S. Government that mature in one year or less. The U.S. Treasury regularly sells bills with maturities of three months (13 weeks)‚ six months (26 weeks)‚ and one year (52 weeks). All bills are
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for a sustainable economic growth. The exchange rate represents an ideal intermediate target of monetary policy in the context of the small and open Singapore economy. It is rather controllable through direct interventions in the foreign exchange markets and it bears a stable and predictable relationship with the price stability as the final target of policy over the medium-term. There are several key features of the exchange rate system in Singapore. First‚ Singapore currency is managed against
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Monash University Semester One Final Examination 2012 Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Accounting and Finance EXAM CODES: AFC2000 TITLE OF PAPER: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS EXAM DURATION: 3 hours READING TIME: 10 minutes SOLUTIONS ONLY SECTION A (20 Marks) In questions requiring a day count convention‚ assume 365 days unless otherwise stated. 1. The term structure of interest rates: *a. describes the relationship between maturity
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No. 7 How does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 affect management’s responsibility for internal controls? Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires management of public companies to implement an adequate system of internal controls over their financial reporting process as a result of the discovery of large financial frauds. To increase public confidence in capital markets‚ management responsibilities are extended and they are codified in Sections 302 and 404 of SOX. In Section 302‚ it requires that
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buy a share of Polaroid stock in the following situations: Your wealth level falls You expect it to appreciate in value The bond market becomes more liquid You expect gold to appreciate in value Prices in the bond market become more volatile (MO1.4) “If stock prices did not follow a random walk‚ there would be unexpected profit opportunities in the market.” Is this statement true‚ false‚ or uncertain? Explain your answer.
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Chapter 6 Discussion Questions |6-1. |Explain how rapidly expanding sales can drain the cash resources of a firm. | | | | | |Rapidly expanding sales will require a buildup in assets to support the growth. In particular‚ more and more of the | | |increase in
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Capital in the Financial Markets CHAPTER ORIENTATION This chapter considers the market environment in which long-term capital is raised. The underlying rationale for the existence of security markets is presented‚ investment banking services and procedures are detailed‚ private placements are discussed‚ and security market regulation is reviewed. CHAPTER OUTLINE I. The mix of corporate securities sold in the capital market. A. When corporations raise cash in the capital market‚ what type
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effects of an adverse event become less as time moves farther away from the event. 8. In what sense is duration a measure of market risk? The market risk calculations are typically based on the trading portion of an FI’s fixed-rate asset portfolio because these assets must reflect changes in value as market interest rates change. As such‚ duration or modified duration provides an easily measured and usable link between changes in the market interest rates and the market value of fixed-income
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