...Keynes’s “GENERAL THEORY” valid only for modern capitalism? The modern capitalism interpretation: ............................................................................................ 2 Some evidence in the modern capitalism interpretation: ................................................................. 2 elements of a general theory of employment and potential instability under capitalism: ................. 3 ð A “monetary economy” and the search for pecuniary gains: ................................................... 3 ð Determination of employment in the short period: ................................................................. 3 ð The rudiments of a theory of expenditure and critique of Say’s law: ....................................... 4 ð A more detailed theory of expenditure: .................................................................................. 4 ð Uncertainty, expectation and confidence: ............................................................................... 4 ð Investment, asset choice and liquidity preference: ................................................................... 4 ð Employment and the essential properties of money: ............................................................... 4 ð Potential instability: ................................................................................................................ 5 ð Investments, saving and banking system:............................................................
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...EARLY WARNING REPORT FILED UNDER NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 62-103 1. Name and address of the offeror ESL Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Partners”) ESL Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Investors”), SPE I Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“SPE I”), SPE Master I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“SPE Master I”), RBS Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“RBS”), ESL Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Institutional”), RBS Investment Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“RBSIM”), CRK Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“CRK”), ESL Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ESL”), and Edward S. Lampert, a United States citizen. Partners, Investors, SPE I, SPE Master I, RBS, Institutional, RBSIM, CRK, ESL and Mr. Lampert are collectively defined as the “Offerors”. The principal address of each of the Offerors is 1170 Kane Concourse, Suite 200, Bay Harbor, Florida 33154 2. The designation and number or principal amount of securities and the offeror’s security holding percentage in the class of securities of which the offeror acquired ownership or control in the transaction or occurrence giving rise to the obligation to file the news release, and whether it was ownership or control that was acquired in those circumstances. On November 13, 2012, Sears Holdings Corporation (“Sears Holdings”) is effecting a partial spin-off of shares of Sears Canada...
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...Melissa Perrigo Dr. Randy Baker Graduate Finance Policy 03 December 2014 Master Limited Partnerships Executive Summary Investment vehicles are available in many different forms. They are used to earn money over a certain period of time. Investors have to make decisions quickly before the investment option is no longer available. The focus of this paper is the investment option of Master Limited Partnerships. Master Limited Partnerships are a type of investment vehicle that has been around since the early 1980s. They are a publicly traded partnership that is used by companies that own energy and natural resource assets. These companies are usually those that are mature and have no additional investment opportunities. There are several governance models for MLPs that are lined out from the traditional model to any modifications that have been made in the course of their lifetime. Each MLP can have different features oulined in their operating agreements, so investors need to have a good understanding of the MLP that can be bought into. They have advantages and disadvantages just as any other investment option. An advantage is that they are not doubly taxed while a disadvantage is that the detailed record keeping could outweigh the benefit of the tax advantage. There are more advantages and disadvantages outlined in this paper, but these are the most notable. Most are similar in nature, but there are different requirements stated for that particular partnership...
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...American General Corporation Evaluating the Risk of the American General Corporation we started from looking at company's market standing from potential investors point of view. First we take a look at the companies profile. American General Corporation is a diversified financial services organization, provides retirement services, life insurance, and consumer loans. The company offers retail financial programs through fifteen thousand merchants. American General Corp. operates in 41 states. Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. Well, first we find out that American General Corporation is a blue chip, multibillion dollar company. This tells us right from the beginning that this financial giant is really worth looking at as a potential candidates to be added in our stock portfolio. Considering that this is a financial company dealing with investments, pension funds and life insurance we have to be very careful because these industries are most sensible to overall economy changes, and we know that at this point US economy is going through the period when recession is most expected. To get a better understanding of how this might affect companies risk we have to know how diversified companies investments are. For that we have to evaluate companies performance compare to market performance. ( for this purpose we use chart on returns for American General Corporation to S&P 500 ). As we can see from the chart behavior of the company is almost identical...
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...market value. Q9-2. An unrealized holding gain (loss) is an increase (decrease) in the fair value of an investment security that is still owned. Q9-3. Unrealized holding gains and losses related to trading securities are reported in the current-year income statement (which flows to retained earnings). Unrealized holding gains and losses related to available-for-sale securities are reported as part of a separate component of stockholders' equity called Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI). Q9-4. Significant influence gives the owner of the stock the ability to significantly influence the operating and financing activities of the company whose stock is owned. Normally, a 20% through 50% ownership of the company's voting stock provides evidence of significant influence. The equity method is used to account for investments with significant influence. Such an investment is initially recorded at cost; the investment is increased by the proportionate share of the investee company's net income, and equity income is reported in the income statement. The investment account is decreased by dividends received on the investment, and is reported in the balance sheet at its book value. Unrealized gains or losses on the investment are not recognized in the financial statements. Q9-5. Because Yetman Company's investment in Livnat Company is an investment with...
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...PROVIDING FOR THE 1989 CHARTER OF THE AL-AMANAH ISLAMIC INVESTMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, AUTHORIZING ITS CONDUCT OF ISLAMIC BANKING BUSINESS, AND REPEALING FOR THIS PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR AS AMENDED BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO (CREATING THE PHILIPPINE AMANAH BANK) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:: WHEREAS, the State, in Section 20, Article II of the Constitution, encourages private enterprise and provides incentives to needed investments; WHEREAS, under the Constitution, the use of property bears a social function so that the consequences in law also must be defined by policy objectives related to property rights in productive enterprises; WHEREAS, toward this end, the Government has committed itself to the establishment of an Islamic bank that operates within a legal framework permitting the investors or participants the rights to equitable or beneficial share in the profits realized from financing productive activities and other operations: Now, therefore. THE CHARTER OF THE AL-AMANAH ISLAMIC INVESTMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as "The Charter of the Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines." ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS Section 2. Name, Domicile and Place of Business. - There is hereby created the Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines, which shall be hereinafter...
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...Overview In 1966-1967 General Foods Corporation was considering introducing a new product called the Super product. This product was “a new instant dessert based on flavored, water soluble, agglomerated powder” to both the United States and foreign markets. The capital investment was projected to be $200,000, and it would leverage the existing facilities used by the Jell-O manufacturing unit that had an available under-utilized capacity of its Jell-O agglomerate. A Nielsen market survey was done that showed a powered desert which would contribute to a significant growth market. The results projected that the product would capture 10% of the market share; 8% percent would be from new growth while 2% would come from the cannibalization of the current Jell-O-sales. The evaluation process to determine the investment opportunity for the Super Project was based on the incremental cash flow analysis. Crosby Samberg, a manager and financial analyst for General Food Corporation felt that this model was flawed and that a new more “accurate” model had to be used to examine the returns on the Super Project. The first assessment model was using the General Food acceptable practice of incremental analysis. The incremental anlaysis determined that Super Project have an attractive return of 63%. The second mythology was to add the facilities' costs, which examine the opportunity costs of leveraging the available pre-existing Jell-O equipment. This model determined that the Super Project would...
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...The Super Project Case Analysis Dilemma of incremental analysis [Author Name] General Foods is a large corporation organized by Product lines. Corporation was planning to introduce a new product Super – a new instant dessert, based on flavored, water-soluble, agglomerated powder. Super would be offered in four flavors although chocolate was estimated to account for 80% of total sales. The requested capital investment for Super was $200,000, and its production would take place after modifying an existing building, where Jell-O was manufactured and by using available capacity of Jell-O agglomerator. Cost for the key machine was not included in the project. On the basis of test market experience, once the product is introduced, it was expected to capture a 10% of dessert market share, 80% of which would come from growth in total dessert market share and 20% of which would come from erosion of Jell-O sales. There are basically four categories of capital investment project proposals at General Foods corporation: (1) safety and convenience; (2) quality; (3) increase profit; and other. Super project was considered into third category, as a profit-increasing project. Crosby Sanberg, a manager of financial analysis at General Food Corporation calculated return on investment in three different ways of on Super Project. The first technique was Incremental basis, which projected Super project would have an attractive return of 63% in 7 years, which in-turn could directly identify with...
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...4.1 Investment Process of FSIBL: Generally a bank takes several steps to deliver its proposed investment to the client. The process takes deep analysis because it invests deposit fund not its own fund. If the bank fails to meet the depositors demand, then it must collapse. So each bank specially Islamic bank should take strong concentration on investment proposal. However, First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) makes its investment decision through successfully passing the following crucial steps: 4.1.1 Induction of new client: * Only potential and genuine clients having Al-Wadiah Current Account with proper introduction and with satisfactory transaction for a reasonable period (generally six month) should be induced as a investment clients. * Past performance of the client with other Bank/ Branches of the Bank to be looked into. * Satisfy about reputation of the client in the business community. General eligibility criteria for selecting a client as follows: * Bangladeshi Nationality, physical capable and age limit from 18 to 60 years. * Proprietorship/ Partnership/ Private Limited Company. * Valid licenses like Trade Licenses, VAT registration, TIN etc. * Source and capacity of repayment backed by positive cash flow. * Definite market and prospect of future expansion. * Adequate infrastructure facility and manpower with required skill and experience. * Clean CIB report. * The client must have clear idea about the business and...
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...delivering the right balance of security and performance, AMP helps its customers and clients own their tomorrows through: * financial planning and advice * superannuation, retirement income and other investment products for individuals * superannuation services for business and employer-sponsored schemes * income protection, disability, general and life insurance * selected banking products * investment including shares fixed interest, property and infrastructure About AMP AMP has been helping Australians take control of their financial futures and own their tomorrows for over 160 years. Founded in 1849, AMP has played a substantial role in shaping modern Australia and New Zealand by helping millions of customers build financial security, providing protection for families and assets, and financing property and infrastructure projects. By delivering the right balance of security and performance, AMP helps its customers and clients own their tomorrows through: * financial planning and advice * superannuation, retirement income and other investment products for individuals * superannuation services for business and employer-sponsored schemes * income protection, disability, general and life insurance * selected banking products * investment including shares fixed interest, property and infrastructure About AMP AMP has been helping Australians take control of their financial futures and own their tomorrows for over 160 years. Founded...
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...Summary – American Rehabilitation Centers American Rehabilitation Centers (ARC) is a leading provider of outpatient rehabilitative services. Their strategic goal is to use noninvasive treatments to lower direct costs and reduce recovery time to each patient. The company is looking to expand into sports medicine as it is a rapidly growing field, this case study is to examine two business opportunities to see which would be the better option given their goal. Proposal A is for one single large investment. Proposal B is a staged entry that would take place in two stages. Proposal A is for one single investment, ARC would purchase 500 facilities across the nation. Each facility would be renovated and fully equipped to open as a new facility specializing in sports medicine. The estimated average cost per facility is $800,000, since ARC would be purchasing 500 the total estimated cost is $400 million, internal rate of return 20-25%. This investment requires a greater initial investment but Proposal B is more costly throughout the project. There are several considerations to be made; first if they were to invest in this project ARC would have better pricing for construction, marketing etc. due to the size of the project. As well as they would have a nationwide uniform product this would give ARC name recognition and potentially more clients. On the negative side, this project does require a large amount of capital initially and the risk involved is uncertain. The second option...
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...reproduction, storage in a retrieval system or transmission by any means for commercial purposes, requires permission from the Unnayan Onneshan-The Innovators. For orders and request please contact: Unnayan Onneshan - The Innovators 16/2, Indira Road, Farmgate Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh Tell: + (880-2) 8158274, 9110636 Fax: + (880-2) 8159135 E-mail: info@unnayan.org Web: www.unnayan.org Bangladesh Economic Update, October 2011 2|P a g e SUMMARY This issue of Bangladesh Economic Update discusses the continuous fall in the capital market of Bangladesh. Continuous decrease in the capital market has not only destabilised the entire capital market but also has dragged out a huge number of small investors from the market leaving behind their investments. The report is an assessment of the previous and recent downward trend in the capital market along with the initiatives taken by the government to address the downturn of the market. An analysis of capital market depends on the...
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...turnover while the other states that training is a tool to that can lead to higher levels of employee retention (Colarelli & Montei, 1996; Becker, 1993). Regardless of where one falls within this debate, most professionals agree that employee training is a complex human resource practice that can significantly impact a company’s success. The training industry as a whole has shown significant growth through the years. Statistics indicate that investment in training is continuing to grow as more and more companies realize its importance. In 1995, $7.7 billion was spent on the wages and salaries of in-house company trainers and $2.8 billion was spent on tuition reimbursement (Frazis, Gittleman, Horrigan, Joyce, 1998). The American Society for Training and Development found that in 2004, the average annual training expenditure per employee was $955, which is an increase of $135 per employee from the previous year. The number of formal learning hours per employee also rose from 26 hours in 2003, to 32 hours in 2004 (atsd.com, 2005). As the investment in various training programs continue to rise, it becomes even more imperative for employers to understand the impact that training has on their organization. Training can have a considerable influence on company finances as there are several potential training costs that companies may incur. One type of training related cost is direct cost. This may include instructor salary, materials, and follow-up supervision. A...
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...terminated as individuals or fined as a business. Furthermore, if you are working for a company and you are asked to do something that may be unethical weigh your options and make a sound decision accordingly to the benefit of the company and yourself morally. Parties The plaintiffs and defendants in this case are as follows: General Investment Corp. is a corporation based out of New Jersey (Plaintiff-Respondent), Anthony V. Angelini and Delores H. Angelini homeowners (Defendant-Appellants), Lustro Aluminum Products Inc. contracted to put siding on home (Defendant). The Supreme Court decided on June 7, 1971. Mr. Milton argued the case for the appellants, and Mr. Davis S. Baime argued the case for the respondent from Baime and Baime attorneys. Francis J. delivered the opinion of the court. Facts Anthony and Delores Angelini are homeowners that needed work done on their home. Lustro Aluminum Products is a contracting company that does home repair. The Angelini’s entered into a contract with Lustro for repair work on their home on December 10, 1966.” Lustro was licensed under the Home Repair Financing Act of New Jersey, chapter 41 laws 1960.” (General Investment Corporation v. Angelini) Lustro was to supply and install the “Gold Bond Plasticrylic Avocado Siding with Grey Sills & Trim. Apply Heavy Quilted Breather Foil on all wall areas around complete house. Corner posts to be green, all mullions to be fabricated in grey aluminum. Supply &...
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...Solution Manual Chapter 1 - Accounting for Intercorporate Investments 1. a. If the investor acquired 100% of the investee at book value, the Equity Investment account is equal to the Stockholders’ Equity of the investee company. It, therefore, includes the assets and liabilities of the investee company in one account. The investor’s balance sheet, therefore, includes the Stockholders’ Equity of the investee company, and, implicitly, its assets and liabilities. In the consolidation process, the balance sheets of the investor and investee company are brought together. Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity will be the same as that which the investor currently reports; only total assets and total liabilities will change. b. If the investor owns 100% of the investee, the equity income that the investor reports is equal to the net income of the investee, thus implicitly including its revenues and expenses. Replacing the equity income with the revenues and expense of the investee company in the consolidation process will yield the same net income. 2. FASB ASC 323-10 provides the following guidance with respect to the accounting for receipt of dividends using the equity method: The equity method tends to be most appropriate if an investment enables the investor to influence the operating or financial decisions of the investee. The investor then has a degree of responsibility for the return on its investment, and it is appropriate to include in the results of operations...
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