History 11 May 1‚ 2014 South Secedes Even though things were already coming to a head‚ when Lincoln was elected in 1860‚ South Carolina issued its “Declaration of the Causes of Secession.” They believed that Lincoln was anti-slavery and in favor of Northern interests. Before Lincoln was even president‚ seven states had seceded from the Union: South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ and Texas. By this time‚ South Carolina’s two United States Senators had submitted their
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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS Investment companies‚ manage the funds of individuals‚ businesses‚ and state and local governments‚ and are compensated for this service by fees that they charge. The fee is tied to the amount that is managed for the client and‚ in some cases‚ to the performance of the assets managed. Some asset management companies are subsidiaries of commercial banks‚ insurance companies‚ and investment banking companies. As an investment vehicle‚ open-end funds (i.e.‚ mutual funds) are often
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Selected Readings in Business (Shulman) Chapter 12 China: The Case for Negotiations Case Study: Chapter 12‚ p.1 After a year of market research‚ the United States asset management company Investese has decided to enter the Chinese market‚ a lucrative market with great growth potential. Therefore‚ it has begun to investigate the possibility of forming a joint venture with the Chinese fund-management firm Chan Ching‚ one of the largest such firms in China. Investese President Dan Brighton hopes
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North Carolina and Rhode Island possess both similarities and differences for founding and development. As a result of geography and previous history‚ North Carolina and Rhode Island vary in their relations with Native Americans. Rhode Island and North Carolina share similarities pertaining to motivations for colonization‚ political development and religious attitudes. Rhode Island was essentially founded by Roger Williams who fled to the area in 1636 with the help of amicable Indians. Rhode
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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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A mutual fund is just the connecting bridge or a financial intermediary that allows a group of investors to pool their money together with a predetermined investment objective. The mutual fund will have a fund manager who is responsible for investing the gathered money into specific securities (stocks or bonds). When you invest in a mutual fund‚ you are buying units or portions of the mutual fund and thus on investing becomes a shareholder or unit holder of the fund. Mutual funds are considered
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ANNEXURE - 14 LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA (EMPLOYEES) PENSION RULES‚ 1995 GSR 525(E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 48 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act‚1956 (31 of 1956)‚ the Central Government hereby makes the following rules‚ namely :- CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY 1. 2. Short title and commencement (1) These rules may be called the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Employees) Pension Rules‚ 1995. (2) Save as otherwise expressly provided in these rules‚ these
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providing the necessary funds (money) required by the business of entities like companies‚ firms‚ individuals and others on the terms that are most favourable to achieve their economic objectives." 3. According to Entrepreneurs‚ "Finance is concerned with cash. It is so‚ since‚ every business transaction involves cash directly or indirectly." 4. According to Academicians‚ "Finance is the procurement (to get‚ obtain) of funds and effective (properly planned) utilisation of funds. It also deals with profits
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Question 1 The U.S. Constitution and the two early Supreme Court cases on corporations—Bank of the United States v. Deveaux et al. (1809) and Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)—are official U.S. government documents that influenced early U.S. capitalist development. Whose viewpoints do they reflect? What are the main features of the vision of capitalism that they promote? How are these ideas similar to or different from those expressed in Joseph Story’s 1840 letter to Daniel Webster
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RISK & INSURANCE MANAGEMENT CASE – 1 a. With regard to the fuel oil prices risk: (1) Discuss how Juanita could use futures contracts to hedge the price risk. Futures contracts are one of the most common derivatives used to hedge the price risk. A futures contract is as an arrangement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a particular time in the future for a particular price. The main reason that companies or corporations use future contracts is to offset their risk exposures
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