NOVEMBER 2011 Investor Presentation “SAFE HARBOR” DISCLAIMER This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements using words such as “estimates‚” “expects‚” “anticipates‚” “projects‚” “plans‚” “intends‚” “believes‚” “forecasts” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition‚ statements about anticipated future financial results‚ such
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No one doubts the value and importance of investor education and sophistication‚ but many investors are not really all that sophisticated. Goldman Sachs was scrutinized for marketing complex securities to its investors without telling them that a major hedge fund had taken a short position against these securities. The so-called sophisticated investors lost about $1 billion in this synthetic collateralized debt obligation (CDO). The SEC investigation of Goldman Sachs has emphasized that even
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When used in the context of a home purchase‚ amortization is the process by which loan principal decreases over the life of a loan. With each mortgage payment that is made‚ a portion of the payment is applied towards reducing the principal‚ and another portion of the payment is applied towards paying the interest on the loan. An amortization table shows this ratio of principal and interest and demonstrates how a loan’s principal amount decreases over time. Amortization (business)‚ the allocation of
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Different types of causes‚ long-term causes and immediate causes for WW1. Long Term: Mutual Defense Alliances * Russia and Serbia (Russia joined in first after war started between Austria-hungary and serbi‚ Russia was Serbias alliance‚ we can say Serbia triggererd the chain reaction) * Germany and Austria-Hungary * France and Russia * Britain and France and Belgium * Japan and Britain Imperialism - Imperialism is when a country increases their power and wealth by bringing
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MUTUAL FUNDS AND UNIT LINKED INSURANCE PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY : In few years Mutual Fund has emerged as a tool for ensuring one’s financial well being. Mutual Funds have not only contributed to the India growth story but have also helped families tap into the success of Indian Industry. As information and awareness is rising more and more people are enjoying the benefits of investing in mutual funds. The main reason the number
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IJEMR – November 2011-Vol 1 Issue 6 - Online - ISSN 2249 – 2585 - Print - ISSN 2249 - 8672 A Study on People’s Preferences in Investment Behaviour *N. Geetha **Dr. M. Ramesh *Research Scholar‚ Dept. of Business Administration‚ Annamalai University. **Associate Professor‚ Dept. of Business Administration‚ Annamalai University‚ India. ABSTRACT There are a lot of investment choices and one must select the most appropriate one. The person dealing with the planning must know all the various investment
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Agency: Pag-ibig Fund Submitted By: Henna Mae Faeldo Jeanne Marie Danielle Gosgolan - The Pag-IBIG Fund maintaining to bind these four divisions of the society to work together towards giving fund members with sufficient housing through an efficient savings system. I. History of Pag- ibig fund When did Pag-ibig Fund Philippines start? Pag-ibig Fund started in 1978. But‚ it was only in 1981 when many employees came to know about Pag-ibig Fund or Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF). It
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Loanable Funds #1 Add a Supply Curve & show the equilibrium Draw an increase in Demand (a shift in the curve‚ not a movement along the curve) & show the new equilibrium As a result of the increase in demand‚ theory predicts the interest rate should go _up__ Overall‚ investment will go __up__ This will make the economy grow more: (quickly / slowly) The reasons demand would increase: New technology Improved investor sentiments (optimism) Improved government policy towards investment
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Mary Political Economy January 10‚ 2010 Do Sovereign Wealth Funds Pose a Security Threat to Western States? Sovereign wealth funds have been on the international economic scene since the middle of the 20th century. The Kuwait Investment Authority‚ for example‚ was created in 1953. (Lyons‚ p.25) However‚ until lately they had gone either unnoticed or ignored by the majority of political commentators. Several factors have brought them to the center of attention in economic and political
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Can institutional investors restrain earnings management activities in weak investor protection countries? The role of foreign and domestic institutional investors UGUR LEL* This draft: February 2013 Abstract This paper investigates the role that institutional investors play in restraining earnings management activities of firms under varying investor protection environments. Distinguishing between foreign and domestic institutional ownership in a sample of about 190‚000 firm-year observations
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