Enterprise FIN20012: Financial Markets Student Guide Page 1 Section One: Course Outline Section Two: True and False Questions Section Three: Essay Type Questions SECTION ONE: COURSE OUTLINE 1. The Financial System 2. The Banking Sector 3. Non Banking Financial Institutions 4. The share market and the corporation 5. Corporations issuing equity in the share market 6. Investors in the share market 7. Forecasting share price movements 8. Basic Concept of debt market 9. Short time
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Banking Introduction What is a bank ? A banker or bank is a financial institution that acts as a payment agent for customers‚ and borrows and lends money. In some countries such as Germany‚ banks are the primary owners of industrial corporations while in other countries such as the United States banks are prohibited from owning non-financial companies. Banks borrow money by accepting funds deposited on current account‚ accepting term deposits and by issuing debt securities such as banknotes
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW The Indian Industry as a whole has given away a growth which is of positive but comparatively less than the previous year. For instance the Industry registered a growth of 7% in the month of April 2008 as compared to 11% growth registered in the same month of the previous year. In March 2008 industrial growth which was recorded was 3.9% the lowest in past 6 years. The growth slipped due to the sharp downfall in the manufacturing and specifically electrical sector to 7.5% and
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to reach a target audience by enticing them with flashy promotions‚ a fun "hip" lifestyle‚ and the chance to be in the "in" crowd. 2.Strategic Orientation - Strategic orientation is the combination of a companies mission‚ previous campaigns‚ SWOT analysis‚ Financial Data‚ Goals‚ and ROI. Ex: Through strategic orientation companies are better equipped to generate profit and compete successfully because they better understand the "Big Picture" of what they have to offer. 3.Advertisement - A paid form
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WEST AFRICN INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON MONEY MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNIQUES OF SECURITIES TRADING-LAGOS‚ NIGERIA MARCH 4-14 2008 THE BOND MARKET IN GHANA-CHALLENGES FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT A. Introduction A bond has been defined as a debt (loan) instrument which requires the issuer to repay the investor the amount borrowed with interest over a predetermined period of time. Bonds can be callable‚ redeemable‚ convertible‚ extendable or retractable
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Topic: The impact of activity-based costing on banking industry performance Activity-based costing (ABC) gives a true cost for the bank compared to traditional costing‚ which allocates most of the expenses. Banking has become very competitive‚ and it has become imperative that banks like any other businesses allocate their resources to the most profitable areas. For banking industry‚ in particular‚ the potential benefits of activity-based costing (ABC) implementation can be numerous. These include
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Industry Analysis of Food Service Industry The foodservice (or food service) industry (US English; catering industry in British English) encompasses those places‚ institutions‚ and companies responsible for any meal prepared outside the home. This industry includes restaurants‚ school and hospital cafeterias‚ catering operations‚ and many other formats. Although the restaurant industry is very competitive‚ the lifestyle changes created by modern living continue to fuel its steady growth. More and
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Lord Ashcroft International Business School (LAIBS) International Business Department: International Business‚ Strategy and Economics Module Code: MOD001055 Academic Year: 2012/13 Semester/Trimester: 1 Lord Ashcroft International Business School (LAIBS) International Business Department: International Business‚ Strategy and Economics Module Code: MOD001055 Academic Year: 2012/13 Semester/Trimester: 1 Contents 1. Key Information 2 2. Introduction to the
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industrial sector in Ghana has been the subject of much inquiry (in chronological order‚ see Birmingham et al.‚ 1966/7; Steel‚ 1977; Page‚ 1980; Andrea‚ 1981; Ewusi‚ 1986; Meier and Steel‚ 1989; Steel and Webster‚ 1990; Mosley‚ Harrigan and Toye‚ 1991; Sowa et al.‚ 1991 and Rothchild‚ 1991). As mentioned already‚ industrial output as a whole has been growing since the adoption of the Structural Adjustment Programmes in Ghana. Within the industrial sector‚ it is small and medium scale industry that are increasing
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• 2.1 PEST-analysis In the following‚ the analysis of the political‚ economic‚ social and technological factors leads to a description of the macro environment of the computer industry. a) Political Political factors include government regulations and legal issues determining the conditions under which companies have to operate. In this field‚ the computer industry has to face certain restraints. Problems can arise in countries where political stability is not guaranteed‚ no matter whether
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