Symantec 2011 Annual Report DEAR FELLOW STOCKHOLDERS‚ Symantec ended fiscal 2011 on a strong note‚ as demonstrated by our solid performance against our key financial metrics. I am proud of our team’s execution and our accomplishments over the past few quarters. We have a unique and differentiated portfolio that spans from the endpoint to the data center‚ supporting both virtual and physical environments. We work with individual consumers all the way to the largest organizations in the world
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1. What is a financial system and what are its constituents? One way of knowing the economic development of a nation is by examining the financial system of the country. The more matured the financial system‚ the more developed is the economy. Such is the importance of the financial system‚ as it acts as a bridge between the surplus owners of funds and the people who are in need of funds. A financial system facilitates the movement of funds from the areas of surplus to the areas of deficit. A
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FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS 1. RATE OF RETURN 2. SIMPLE INTEREST 3. COMPOUND INTEREST 4. MULTIPLE CASH FLOWS 5. ANNUITIES 6. LOAN REPAYMENT SCHEDULES Financial Math Support Materials Page 1 of 85 (1) RATE OF RETURN FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS CONCERNS THE ANALYSIS OF CASH FLOWS BETWEEN PARTIES TO A CONTRACT. IF MONEY IS BORROWED THERE IS AN INTIAL CASH INFLOW TO THE BORROWER BUT AFTERWARDS THERE WILL BE A CASH OUTFLOW IN THE FORM OF REPAYMENTS. A person
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1 The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial assets suddenly lose a large part of their nominal value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries‚ many financial crises were associated with banking panics‚ and many recessions coincided with these panics. Other situations that are often called financial crises include stock market crashes and the bursting of other financial bubbles‚ currency crises‚ and sovereign defaults.Financial crises directly
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FINANCIAL SYSTEMS A financial system is a set of complex and closely interconnected financial institutions‚ markets‚ instruments‚ services‚ practices and transactions. It consists of institutional units and markets that interact‚ typically in a complex manner‚ for the purpose moblising funds for investment and providing facilities‚ including payments systems‚ for the financing of commercial activity. Financial systems are crucial to the allocation of resources in a modern economy. They channel
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Financial services encompass a variety of businesses that deal with money management. These include many different kinds of organizations such as banks‚ investment companies‚ credit card companies‚ insurance companies and even government programs. Financial services can also refer to the services and products that money management organizations offer to the public. Banks are one kind of financial services organizations. Banks generally function by providing a sheltered and secure place for
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FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN INDIA Even after 60 years of independence‚ a large section of Indian population still remains unbanked. This malaise has led generation of financial instability and pauperism among the lower income group who do not have access to financial products and services. However‚ in the recent years the government and RBI have been pushing the concept and idea of financial inclusion. WHAT IS FINANCIAL INCLUSION? Financial inclusion is the delivery of financial services at affordable
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Accounting For Managers Handbook © University of Bedfordshire 2013 Published by the University of Bedfordshire Business School Luton Campus‚ Vicarage Street‚ Luton LU1 3JU‚ United Kingdom Unit Handbook © University of Bedfordshire 2013 Welcome Welcome to the Accounting For Leaders unit of the University of Bedfordshire MBA Programme. This handbook contains all of the advice and information you need to successfully complete your work on this unit. It should be read in conjunction with the
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Professional Ethics and financial statement disclosure: In a constructionist perspective Abstract This essay addresses the relationship between professional ethics and financial statement disclosure. The public should change its view on the objectivity of accounting profession because in no means can anyone be absolutely objective. The reason to this will be articulated thoroughly in the essay. Then how to maximize relative objectivity is discussed and
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Understanding the causes of 2007-09 ‘financial crisis’…and the UK government’s response- An essay by Shirumisha Kwayu Posted on 18/04/2013 by Aikande Kwayu Note to the reader: This is the first entry that is not written by me (i.e. Aikande Kwayu). The blog is now inviting entries by interested people…if you think you may have something to share please feel free to email me. And now…let’s learn a bit about the recent financial crisis and how the UK government responded. It’s important to understand
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