the dot.com phenomenon was that it was mainly concerned with business-to-consumer retailing. Despite the crash of 2000‚ the internet still changes everything. Can a business function today without a telephone or fax machine? The Internet too is fundamentally reshaping businesses‚ the information systems that run them and the industries in which they compete. In this new economy‚ gaining market share was considered key because of the benefits of network effects. In addition‚ a large customer base
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1. List the ideal role of each financial intermediary Here the answers are not including the information intermediaries since we can differentiate intermediaries into two types in the capital market‚ one is financial intermediaries such as venture capital firms‚ banks‚ mutual funds‚ and insurance companies‚ and the other is information intermediaries such as auditors‚ financial analysts‚ bond-rating agencies‚ and the financial press. a) Venture Capitalists (VCs) There are several types of
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1. Intended role of each institution/intermediary: Venture Capitalists – They screen companies with good business ideas from bad ones and provide capital to the start-ups with good business ideas. The required return on capital for VCs is very high to compensate the shareholders for the higher risk in investing in new businesses‚ and this is achieved when VCs sell their stake in the business through IPOs or trade sale. Thus‚ VCs will work to ensure the business is sound so that it will fetch the
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The Dot-Com Crash 1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? Broadly‚ the institutions and intermediaries’ primary role involves channeling investors’ savings and funds to new companies that require capital to finance and grow their businesses. Because there is an information gap between investors and companies‚ investors rely on intermediaries to act as the experts on these investments in which
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Case Study Chapter 1: The role of capital market intermediaries in the dot-com crash of 2000 1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? i. Venture Capitalist: provides capital for the company in the early stage of development and ensures company to have a good management team and sustainable business. VC demand high return on investment and sells stock usually to public through IPO
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1) What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? The main role of intermediaries is to fill the information gap between the investors who wish to invest money for higher returns and companies who need financing. Role of Venture Capitalists: The main role of VC is to screen good business ideas from the bad ones‚ invest in a good firm and nurture them until the company exits through a trade sale or
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CASE OF STUDY DOT-COM CRASH OF 2000 1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of the capital market? * Investors: Trade with proper education and information. * Investment Banks (underwrites): provide advisory financial services‚ helped the companies price their offerings‚ underwrite the shares‚ and introduce them to investors‚ often in the form of a road show. * Entrepreneurs and existing
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2. Are their incentives aligned properly with their intended role? Whose incentive was more misaligned? The institutions and intermediaries who are aligned are: FSAB‚ VC‚ Investors. FSAB is just a standard board whilst the other two are investing in companies which they think will be good and have incentive to pick the right companies. The misaligned would be the buy-side analysts as they thought if they didn’t buy stocks they wouldn’t reach their benchmark so they only recommended stocks which
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I have to say rotten dot com is not my type of website‚ but it did catch my attention. Even if you are disturbed or not attracted to something‚ you should give it a chance. You never know what to expect especially when you see‚ "Rotten dot com collects images and information from many sources to present the viewer with a truly unpleasant experience" on the main page. The content of the site is different than any other website that I have seen‚ but the form and layout is very
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The Role of Financial Intermediaries and Financial Markets FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER This chapter provides an analysis of the roles and importance of financial institutions and financial markets‚ two important parts of the financial system. A broad classification of Canadian financial institutions is presented with an historical overview. Some basic classifications of financial markets are described. The chapter ends with an evaluation of the importance of the financial system to the Canadian economy
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