Islamic banking: Interest-free or interest-based?
... (deferred payment sale), bai' salam (forward sale), and istisna (contract manufacturing) concepts. • Murabaha financing is based on a mark-up (or cost plus) principle, in which a bank is authorized to buy goods for a customer and resell them to the customer at a pre-determined price that includes th ...
... (deferred payment sale), bai' salam (forward sale), and istisna (contract manufacturing) concepts. • Murabaha financing is based on a mark-up (or cost plus) principle, in which a bank is authorized to buy goods for a customer and resell them to the customer at a pre-determined price that includes th ...
The Economic Value of ESG/SRI
... • G-Index (24 IRRC provisions; such as voting rights, CEO protection, tactics for delaying hostile bidders, other takeover ...
... • G-Index (24 IRRC provisions; such as voting rights, CEO protection, tactics for delaying hostile bidders, other takeover ...
Why value value? - Spears School of Business
... † As a percent of 1991 sales ‡ Information unavailable on German auto parts and Japanese steel Productivity is the ratio of output Source: Global Vantage, McKinsey analysis relative to the inputs needed to produce it. The objective is always to produce more output with less input. When this is ach ...
... † As a percent of 1991 sales ‡ Information unavailable on German auto parts and Japanese steel Productivity is the ratio of output Source: Global Vantage, McKinsey analysis relative to the inputs needed to produce it. The objective is always to produce more output with less input. When this is ach ...
Financial instruments
... -- Belgian or foreign public body -- a Belgian or foreign private enterprise -- an international organisation -- a credit institution (in this case we refer to savings certificates rather than bonds). Their principle is straightforward: an interest rate which gives right to the payment of a periodic ...
... -- Belgian or foreign public body -- a Belgian or foreign private enterprise -- an international organisation -- a credit institution (in this case we refer to savings certificates rather than bonds). Their principle is straightforward: an interest rate which gives right to the payment of a periodic ...
Free Enterprise Activities
... 1. If you owned a business and were concerned only with profits, which market would you like best? Why? ...
... 1. If you owned a business and were concerned only with profits, which market would you like best? Why? ...
Click here to learn more about franchising in Cyprus
... There are no restrictions for entry from any foreign franchisor, with the exception of the Real Estate sector (see above). All forms of franchising can be applied in Cyprus whether direct or master franchising, regional development, joint venture, or establishing affiliates. Registering a company an ...
... There are no restrictions for entry from any foreign franchisor, with the exception of the Real Estate sector (see above). All forms of franchising can be applied in Cyprus whether direct or master franchising, regional development, joint venture, or establishing affiliates. Registering a company an ...
Recession and social dialogue in the banking sector: a
... economies, the impact of the falls in economic activity would have been higher in the absence of public interventions. Most developed and emerging economies have implemented expansive fiscal and monetary policies to tackle the crisis. The impact of the financial crisis on banking sectors has been un ...
... economies, the impact of the falls in economic activity would have been higher in the absence of public interventions. Most developed and emerging economies have implemented expansive fiscal and monetary policies to tackle the crisis. The impact of the financial crisis on banking sectors has been un ...
Davis E P and Salo S
... high, perhaps also with extensive cross-subsidies, cost minimisation cannot be assumed to hold, and the concept of excess capacity becomes more complex. Two firms in the same industry and with the same technology may be operating at the same scale, but one may have higher costs owing to socalled X-i ...
... high, perhaps also with extensive cross-subsidies, cost minimisation cannot be assumed to hold, and the concept of excess capacity becomes more complex. Two firms in the same industry and with the same technology may be operating at the same scale, but one may have higher costs owing to socalled X-i ...
Insurance Asset Management Trends in 2014
... advice. It is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Many factors affect performance including changes in market conditions and interest rates and in response to other economic, political, or financial developments. Past performance is not a guide to or indicative of ...
... advice. It is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Many factors affect performance including changes in market conditions and interest rates and in response to other economic, political, or financial developments. Past performance is not a guide to or indicative of ...
Liquidity and Asset Prices
... asset-pricing models with a representative agent do not pay much attention to monetary matters, nor are they very successful in explaining large procyclical movements in asset prices (at least not with standard utility functions). Beside the volatility of asset prices, there are well-known puzzles i ...
... asset-pricing models with a representative agent do not pay much attention to monetary matters, nor are they very successful in explaining large procyclical movements in asset prices (at least not with standard utility functions). Beside the volatility of asset prices, there are well-known puzzles i ...
STS Capital Calibrations
... Our working assumption is that if this sequence of legislative change is followed, with capital calibrations for “best-in-class STS securitisations” being significantly increased for banks and not reduced for insurance companies, not only will the Commission’s goal not be achieved but the securitisa ...
... Our working assumption is that if this sequence of legislative change is followed, with capital calibrations for “best-in-class STS securitisations” being significantly increased for banks and not reduced for insurance companies, not only will the Commission’s goal not be achieved but the securitisa ...
the business case for saving the planet
... were also appointed Sustainable Asset Owner of the Year by Financial Times and the World Bank. To top it all off, since the financial crisis, the company has continually presented some of the most impressive profit and equity returns from the entire European financial sector. Simply put, Storebrand ...
... were also appointed Sustainable Asset Owner of the Year by Financial Times and the World Bank. To top it all off, since the financial crisis, the company has continually presented some of the most impressive profit and equity returns from the entire European financial sector. Simply put, Storebrand ...
Which nations are building the strongest foundations for
... global league table of the world’s wealthiest built asset nations. With so much uncertainty now on the horizon these countries will need a renewed focus on quality over quantity. They will need to be absolutely clear on the rationale and value of their built assets in order to sustain high economic, ...
... global league table of the world’s wealthiest built asset nations. With so much uncertainty now on the horizon these countries will need a renewed focus on quality over quantity. They will need to be absolutely clear on the rationale and value of their built assets in order to sustain high economic, ...
Which nations are building the strongest foundations for economic
... global league table of the world’s wealthiest built asset nations. With so much uncertainty now on the horizon these countries will need a renewed focus on quality over quantity. They will need to be absolutely clear on the rationale and value of their built assets in order to sustain high economic, ...
... global league table of the world’s wealthiest built asset nations. With so much uncertainty now on the horizon these countries will need a renewed focus on quality over quantity. They will need to be absolutely clear on the rationale and value of their built assets in order to sustain high economic, ...
Introducing Ghana - Enterprise Ireland
... mix of regional, pan African and local players offering ever more sophisticated propositions Strong sector growth opportunities, global macro economic dynamics have all led to regional and pan African banking proliferation As investors look inward for better returns Nigerian banks in particular, buo ...
... mix of regional, pan African and local players offering ever more sophisticated propositions Strong sector growth opportunities, global macro economic dynamics have all led to regional and pan African banking proliferation As investors look inward for better returns Nigerian banks in particular, buo ...
This PDF is a selection from a published volume from... Economic Research
... to accomplish this, policymakers seemed particularly to favor bank mergers (Shih 2003, 32). To cite a few examples, in 1998, the governor of the central bank of the Philippines stated, “The central bank favors mergers as a way to keep the number of bank failures to a minimum . . .” In the meantime, ...
... to accomplish this, policymakers seemed particularly to favor bank mergers (Shih 2003, 32). To cite a few examples, in 1998, the governor of the central bank of the Philippines stated, “The central bank favors mergers as a way to keep the number of bank failures to a minimum . . .” In the meantime, ...
Introduction to Managerial Accounting
... Identifies investments that recoup cash investments quickly. ...
... Identifies investments that recoup cash investments quickly. ...
CFP® - Certified Financial Planner
... The CFP® certification is a voluntary certification; no federal or state law or regulation requires financial planners to hold CFP® certification. It is recognized in the United States and a number of other countries for its (1) high standard of professional education; (2) stringent code of conduct ...
... The CFP® certification is a voluntary certification; no federal or state law or regulation requires financial planners to hold CFP® certification. It is recognized in the United States and a number of other countries for its (1) high standard of professional education; (2) stringent code of conduct ...
Befimmo (Hold - EUR 45.5) Tough times for the Brussels office market
... 5.15/share) while it stood at EUR 6.6/share last year (-19% YoY). Average financing costs were 3.55% over ’11, while at 2.97% last year. At the ’11 results, Befimmo forecasted that CoD will increase to c. 4%. Hence EPS guidance for 12e was lowered by 8% to 3.86/share because of higher cost of debt a ...
... 5.15/share) while it stood at EUR 6.6/share last year (-19% YoY). Average financing costs were 3.55% over ’11, while at 2.97% last year. At the ’11 results, Befimmo forecasted that CoD will increase to c. 4%. Hence EPS guidance for 12e was lowered by 8% to 3.86/share because of higher cost of debt a ...
Asian Total Return Bond Fund
... Singapore. Prospectus of the fund is available from FIMSL or its distributors upon request. Potential investors should read the prospectus before investing. All views expressed and references to specific securities are included for illustration only, and should not be construed as an offer or recomm ...
... Singapore. Prospectus of the fund is available from FIMSL or its distributors upon request. Potential investors should read the prospectus before investing. All views expressed and references to specific securities are included for illustration only, and should not be construed as an offer or recomm ...
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... A commodity is a product that the buyer knows, such as books, CDs, stock purchasing, and travel tickets. If your particular product can be shipped easily or transmitted electronically, it targets knowledgeable buyers, and its price falls within a certain range, then it is a good candidate for EC. In ...
... A commodity is a product that the buyer knows, such as books, CDs, stock purchasing, and travel tickets. If your particular product can be shipped easily or transmitted electronically, it targets knowledgeable buyers, and its price falls within a certain range, then it is a good candidate for EC. In ...
Upcoming changes to the BMO Money Market Funds
... institutional investors in the BMO Prime and Tax-Free Money Market Funds may be contacted as early as June 2016 to redeem out of their existing fund and offered a choice to transfer to the BMO Government Money Market Fund or the new fund described below. The new BMO Floating NAV Prime Money Market F ...
... institutional investors in the BMO Prime and Tax-Free Money Market Funds may be contacted as early as June 2016 to redeem out of their existing fund and offered a choice to transfer to the BMO Government Money Market Fund or the new fund described below. The new BMO Floating NAV Prime Money Market F ...
The Green Paradox of the Economics of Exhaustible Resources by
... The function C(q,Q) has been a workhorse of empirical research in economics since the late 1970s. Several theoretic analyses have also utilized it. In the main, however, theorists have resorted to the simpler function γq. The same observations are true of the green paradox: Although some authors hav ...
... The function C(q,Q) has been a workhorse of empirical research in economics since the late 1970s. Several theoretic analyses have also utilized it. In the main, however, theorists have resorted to the simpler function γq. The same observations are true of the green paradox: Although some authors hav ...
Land banking
Land banking is the practice of aggregating parcels of land for future sale or development.While in many countries land banking may refer to various private real-estate investment schemes, in the United States it refers to the establishment of quasi-governmental county or municipal authorities purposed with managing an inventory of surplus land.