MONEY MARKET The money market is a component of the financial markets for assets involved in short-term borrowing and lending with original maturities of one year or shorter time frames. Trading in the money markets involves Treasury bills‚ commercial paper‚ bankers’ acceptances‚ certificates of deposit‚ federal funds‚ and short-lived mortgage- and asset-backed securities. It provides liquidity funding for the global financial system. Money markets and capital markets are parts of financial
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Tutorial/Feedback Answers Topic 1 Introduction to financial markets ------------------------------------------------- Essay questions 1. Direct finance: Surplus economic units lend their funds “direct” to deficit economic units which are the ultimate borrowers. Financial institutions may facilitate this process by providing financial services in return for fees and commissions. The financial assets issued by the deficit units are held by the surplus units. Indirect finance: Surplus
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Part A A primary group is basically those who really get to see who you are and what you are about. With a primary group the people involved get to see many sides of you and more personal things about you are exposed. Examples of a primary group would be your family‚ close friends‚ peer groups‚ neighborhood circles‚ social clubs‚ and other things such as those. Another thing about primary groups is that the relationships in these groups are usually long lasting. With a secondary group‚ those are
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Journal of Financial Research Vol. 3‚ No. 4; 2012 Market Value of the Firm‚ Market Value of Equity‚ Return Rate on Capital and the Optimal Capital Structure Chao Chiung Ting Michigan State University‚ USA E-mail: tingtch7ti@aol.com Received: September 4‚ 2012 doi:10.5430/ijfr.v3n4p1 Abstract The firm should pursue both maximum return rate on capital and maximum return rate on equity simultaneously. Maximum return rate on capital is the primary goal for firms because maximum return rate on capital
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Finance 1. How can changes in foreign exchange rates affect the profitability of financial institutions? Foreign exchange rate determines the price exchange of two currencies. Changes in these rates affects the amount of goods and services import and export of a country. When a country currency is stronger‚ it is now exchanged for more goods than before‚ and once the currency is weaker‚ less of goods are purchased for the same amount of the currency. Financial institutions use the exchange
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MARKET RESEARCH 2 ASSESSMENT 2 1 - WHY SHOULD AN ORGANISATION CONDUCT MARKETING RESEARCH? An organization must do a marketing research is to identify and assess how changing elements of the marketing mix impacts customer behavior. Marketing research is the systematic gathering‚ recording‚ and analysis of data about issues relating to marketing products and services. 2 - LIST AND DESCRIBE THREE SOURCES OF EXTERNAL INFORMATION. An external source of information is concerned with what is happening
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‘Globalization’ is a simple word which has achieved great success. “Globalization of markets” (Levitt 1983) is an expression which related first to demand: taste‚ preferences and price-mindedness are becoming increasingly universal. Second‚ it relates to the supply side; products and services tend to become more standardized and competition within industries reaches a world-wide scale. Third‚ it relates to the way firms‚ mainly multinational companies‚ try to design their marketing policies and
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Indian Capital Markets Since 2003‚ Indian capital markets have been receiving global attention‚ especially from sound investors‚ due to the improving macroeconomic fundamentals. The presence of a great pool of skilled labour and the rapid integration with the world economy increased India’s global competitiveness. No wonder‚ the global ratings agencies Moody’s and Fitch have awarded India with investment grade ratings‚ indicating comparatively lower sovereign risks. The Securities and Exchange
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EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS WITH PRIMARY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (4/4hs) 2.1. Organization of spot transactions on different stock exchanges Organizational forms of stock exchange trading‚ usually‚ depend on the general standing of securities market‚ especially on: Market depth (the bigger is the number of investors‚ the deeper is the secondary market); Market size (the higher is the supply and demand of securities‚ the more extended is the stock exchange market); Resistance level
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MARKET STUDY: SAN MIGUEL BREWERY PREPARED FOR THE REQUIREMENT IN MGMT.443 (PRODUCTION AND OPERATION MGMT.) SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION PREPARED BY: OCTAVIO‚ SHARLYN JOY CAGBALENO‚ LYGIA FAITH SEVILLA‚ DRAYCE ANNE JANCE‚ SHEINA ROSE NACION‚ MARY JANE ABAPO‚ VANESSA OCTOBER 16‚ 2013 1. INTRODUCTION: A. Objective: This report contains the results of a market study conducted by San Miguel Beer and designed to identify the general characteristics and sizes
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