Wonderful World of Hedge Funds The world of hedge funds has been feared by many for the strategies that hedge fund managers employ. Every manager has a different strategy. These strategies differ greatly from the strategies of mutual funds‚ which the general public perceives as safer. The opportunity to make large amounts of money is less‚ but mutual funds tend to be a safer place to park your money. Alfred Winslow Jones laid the foundation for modern-day hedge funds‚ while John Meriwether and
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The International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international landing organization of 188 countries‚ working to foster global monetary cooperation‚ secure financial stability‚ facilitate international trade‚ promote high employment and sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty around the world. The IMF was conceived at the Bretton Woods conference in New Hampshire‚ USA‚ on December 27‚ 1945 when 29 countries signed the treaty called Articles of Agreement. It started
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The importance of a vibrant capital market in the mobilization of long term investable fund for economic development especially for developing countries like Nigeria can not be over emphasized. This research work examines the growth of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ; the hub of the Nigerian capital market and it effect on the economic development of Nigeria using time series data from 1995 to 2005. Studies reveal that there have been a remarkable growth in the capital market during the period
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The SEN (Special Educational Needs) Code of Practice 2001 is derived from the Disability and Discrimination Act‚ and is built on the principle that‚ as far as is foreseeable‚ pupils with SEN should be educated in mainstream facilities. Schools and local authorities are therefore required to take a ‘graduated’ approach to SEN‚ with attention being on prevention rather than adversity and this Code of Practice provides practical advice in doing this. Key points include: ▪ All Maintained schools
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philosophy. Vanguard is committed to a philosophy of cost minimization and high-quality service to its clients-shareholders. Vanguard offers its services on an at-cost basis because the company is owned by the mutual funds it distributes‚ or indirectly by investors in those mutual funds. Minimizing costs for Vanguard translates into maximizing profits for its shareholders and clients. Providing high-quality services aims at guaranteeing client satisfaction. Vanguard’s success is largely attributable
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Chapter 1 UNDERSTANDING THE CHAPTER 1. What is an organization and why are managers important to an organization’s success? Answer – An organization is a systematic arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some specific purpose. All organizations share three common characteristics. 1) Every organization has a purpose and is made up of people who are grouped in some fashion. 2) No purpose or goal can be achieved by itself‚ therefore organizations have members. 3) All organizations
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Enclosed please find an abstract and paper on ’Inflow of Funds through Foreign Direct InveINFLOW OF FUNDS THROUGH FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN INDIA Analysis for your kind perusal and to become a subscriber in this site. thanks. M.Ganesh‚ Faculty in MBA‚ Thanthai Hans Roever College‚ Perambalur ganeshm67@gmail.com and K.Soundarapandiyan‚ Faculty in MBA‚ Sri SaiRam Engineering College Chennai-44 Soundrap_mba@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is considered
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This five stanza poem is steeped in the extended personification of the books as articulate individuals. The title‚ The Secret Life of Books suggests there is something hidden below the superficial purposes (covers) of the books‚ that there is a hidden agenda that we don’t know about‚ as is also suggested in line 11 and 12 (stanza 2). The ambiguity of the poem stems from the themes of the poem which regard the power of books and language and‚ in a metafictional sense‚ the poem draws attention to
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The title ’The Secret Life of Books’ personifies books. Not only do they have ’life’ but it is secret. This tells us that humans are ignorant towards books‚ that we don’t really look into them‚ that we don’t appreciate them and that in a way books know more than us. The first stanza already brings up the main theme of the poem‚ the power books posses. Edgar tells us that they have ’stratagems’ and plans‚ and that "They have turned the world". This brings up an interesting paradox‚ even though they
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This essay will have three sections. The first section will briefly outline the concepts made by Clarke and Critcher (1995) of material and cultural ’ (Clarke‚ J. and Critcher‚ C. Leisure and Inequality ’ in C. Critcher et.al.‚1995‚ Sociology of Leisure: A Reader. London: E+FN Spon‚ p247) constraints to leisure. The concepts shall be detailed‚ and briefly explained and elaborated. The second section will illustrate these concepts by relating them to a article by Green‚ E.‚ Hebron‚ S. and Woodwood
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