ONE ACRE FUND: CASE STUDY The scene is Bungoma‚ Kenya; Moises Postigo is a buyer interested in purchasing fertilizer on a large scale for his not-for-profit organization the One Acre Fund (OAF). OAF’s mission is to provide fertilizer to farmers “who have nothing” on a credit like system and when the farmers produce their crops a percentage of their supplus would be returned to OAF. Eventually the farmers would no longer need a “free hand out” and will be able to support themselves and their families
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Gold Loans ‘Lending with comfort’ Muthoot Finance – BUY CMP: Rs154 Target: Rs202 Largest gold financing company in the country with 20%+ market share AUM growth to moderate but remain strong on higher base NIM to decline on steep increase in funding cost; yield to be relatively resilient Earnings CAGR to remain brisk at 39% over FY11-13E RoA to marginally come-off; RoE to normalize India - a huge gold loan market India is one of the largest markets for gold accounting for ~10%
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Sovereign Wealth Fund The purpose of this report is to analyze the myths associated with Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and provide a more balanced view of SWFs. The common misconceptions regarding SWFs that have been identified by David Murray are: 1. Homogeneity of SWFs: It is believed that SWFs are a homogenous entity‚ which requires uniform standards and benchmarks. However this has been negated by scholars like Barbary‚ who are of the opinion that though SWFs can be said to comprise of a distinct
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THE ROLE OF THE FUND MANAGERS The Fund Manager is responsible for All investment- related Analysis‚ Evaluation and Due Diligence of application for funding. It’s critical that the Fund Manager’s team has the qualified expertise and the skills set to review‚ analyze and evaluate the risk inherent in a potential investee company The speed and the success of the Funding processes primarily depend on the Fund Manager and Staff of the Venture finance company. The Fund managers of the VCFCs are the
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services. Long-term finance decision is an irreversible decision. Sources of Long-term Finance: 1. Equity Capital A stock or any other security representing an ownership interest is called equity capital. On a company’s balance sheet‚ the amount of the funds contributed by the stockholders plus the retained earnings or losses. It is also referred to as "shareholders’ equity". It is further segregated into: Authorized Capital Issued Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital The rights of the equity shareholders
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credit analysis. 7 Have a grasp on derivatives. This includes the following markets: Forward‚ Futures‚ Options and Swaps. 8 Know about Alternative Investments. Study the following alternative investment concepts and markets: real estate‚ hedge funds‚ venture
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higher education and their implications for student experience. What are the ways in which discourses emerge in higher education and what are their implications for a student experience? Discourses in higher education are apparent in almost every interaction a student has with any aspect of the higher learning institution including but not limited to staff and policies and procedures (including assessment procedures). The notion of subjectivity‚ or the subject position of student is also
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Patras‚ Greece Department of Business Administration‚ University of Patras‚ Greece atsagkanos@yahoo.gr Athanasios Bellas Department of Business Administration‚ University of Patras‚ Greece Determinants of Non-Performing Loans: The Case of Eurozone vmakri@upatras.gr Athanasios Tsagkanos UDC 336.77 (4-672EU) ”2000/2008” DOI: 10.2298/PAN1402193M Original scientific paper bellas@upatras.gr Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank the two anonymous
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Inclusive Education The field of special educational has undergone a tremendous transformation with the initiation of the inclusive movement and is characterised by the constant changes‚ controversies in terms of policy and practice as noted by Polat & Kisanji (2009). The Salamanca Statement and Framework for action on Special Educational Needs’ (1994‚ UNESCO) brought about a significant move towards inclusive education. It was designed as a part of the aim of achieving "Education for All"
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Students in Clarksville‚ Tennessee are among the luckiest. The city has five colleges and universities within its borders. Ambitious students need only apply to the college of their choice and go. Well‚ those who have the tuition money can do that. Those who don’t may feel the frustration of being so close and yet not being able to do anything about their aspirations. But students and their parents who know about title loans in Clarksville know that they don’t have to wait for the money to arrive
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