What is Investment Banking “A specific division of banking related to the creation of capital for other companies. Investment banks underwrite new debt and equity securities for all types of corporations. Investment banks also provide guidance to issuers regarding the issue and placement of stock.” An investment bank is a financial institution that helps companies take new bond or stock issues to market‚ usually acting as the intermediary between the issuer and investors. In addition to the services
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Alternatives to Detention Placing juveniles in a detention facility is not always the best way to go. There are a number of alternatives that can be used instead of putting a juvenile in a facility. When deciding which type of program to place a juvenile in‚ the court officials must take into consideration the safety of the public. Many offenders can be effectively rehabilitated through community-based supervision while there are other serious offenders that may require confinement to protect
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OPERATING RETURN ON ASSETS (OROA) Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Public Bank Berhad | 1.96% | 2.01% | 1.84% | 2.09% | 2.08% | RHB Bank Berhad | 1.89% | 2.09% | 1.93% | 1.98% | 1.70% | Operating return on assets (OROA) ratio is measure of the return earn by a firm operations divided by total assets. The operating return on assets indicates how much will return earned by a firm operation for every RM1 of the total assets. Public Bank Berhad generated RM0.0196 of operating profit for
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estimating risk and return on assets 1. WHAT IS RISK? Risk is the variability of an asset’s future returns. When only one return is possible‚ there is no risk. When more than one return is possible‚ the asset is risky. The greater the variability‚ the greater the risk. 2. RISK – RETURN RELATIONSHIP Investment risk is related to the probability of actually earning less than the expected return – the greater the chance of low or negative returns‚ the riskier the investment. Investors take on
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Ethical businesses have a greater probability of being more profitable than unethical ones (Defend) Introduction The way I see it is‚ if you are running a business‚ let’s say a fortune 500 company‚ you probably employ thousands of people. If your daily operations include unethical practices then you are most definitely getting some sort of negative feedback. What I mean is‚ someone‚ somewhere is feeling like they are not being treated properly. It may be with your employees‚ your suppliers
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Guidry‚ and Boyer are currently expanding larger than ever anticipated. In an attempt to maintain effectiveness within its operations‚ the firm decided to hire a general manager who would oversee the “business” side of the organization. This is how Brad Howser entered the picture. While Brad initially started off quietly in his new position as General Manager‚ it did not take him too long to begin a reign of potential chaos and unrest within the firm. Brad’s management skills included being unreasonable
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Angel Terry The Meaning of Digital Firm Business Communications 204 The meaning of Digital Firm is nearly all of the organization’s significant business relationships with customers‚ suppliers‚ and employees are digitally enabled and mediated” (Laudon‚ p. 11). This is the meaning of digital firm in which it was given in our text book. This however‚ is not how I comprehend the definition of Digital Firm. I comprehend it in another way in which several other people may or may not
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asset types‚ and pecking order and financial slack B. Asset types‚ uncertainty of operating income‚ and pecking order and financial slack C. Taxes‚ financial slack and pecking order‚ and uncertainty of operating income D. Taxes‚ asset types‚ and uncertainty of operating income E. None of the above. 3. Using the CAPM to calculate the cost of capital for a risky project assumes that: A. using the firm ’s beta is the same measure of risk as the project. B. the firm is all-equity financed.
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Name English Teacher 13 November 2013 Different Types of Alternative Energy “Every day‚ the world produces carbon dioxide that is released to the earth’s atmosphere and will still be there in one hundred years’ time. This increased content of carbon dioxide increases the warmth of our planet and is the main cause of the so called “Global Warming Effect.” One answer to global warming is to replace current technologies with alternatives that have comparable or better performance‚ but do not emit
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cylindrica (cogon grass) had been one of the major problems of farmers. Imperata cylindrica is mostly found in a sub-humid and humid grassland‚ open woodland‚ and cultivated areas. It produces extensive rhizomes which allow it to spread and dominate a wide range of disturbed sites. Imperata cylindrica forms a dense mat and produces plenty of leaves that make it nearly impossible for other plants to coexist. The species puts out extensive rhizomes that give rise to 3-10’ long spreading stems and
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