Financial Terms and Roles Lauren White FIN/370 February 25, 2013 Wayne Mitchell Financial Terms and Roles Create a list of definitions of the following terms and identify their roles in finance: • Finance: The science that describes the management, creation, and study of money, banking, investments, credit, assets, and liabilities. Finance can be broken down into three major sub-categories: public, corporate, and personal finance. Major studies include financial systems and instruments that
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Financial Terms and Roles Name FIN/370 Date Instructor Finance- The science of funds management; the way folks and businesses examine opportunities and raise growth capital to finance them. Efficient Market- A market where assets and securities match the information that can be obtained. In a nutshell, this market suggests that all buying and selling options tend to be relatively priced. Primary Market- Where new securities are traded. The principal marketplace offers the
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Financial Terms and Roles FIN/370 Financial Terms and Roles 1. Finance is the study of how people and businesses evaluate investments and raise capital to fund them. Finance is the study of money, banking, credit, investments, assets and liabilities. 2. Efficient market is a market in which all the available information is fully incorporated into securities prices and the returns investors will earn of their investments cannot be predicted. Weak-form asserts past security
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Finance: the management of money Efficient Market: unbiased estimate of the value of the investment Primary Market: market that issues new securities on an exchange Secondary Market: “investors purchase securities and/or assets from other investors, instead of issuing companies themselves” (Investopedia, 2012). A secondary market is reliable for getting money to an investor instead of a company. Risk: the chance investors take when lending that their money will not be repaid. This is something
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fully paid. Bond A bond is a type of promissory note that is issued by the borrower. In the note the borrower promises to pay the holder of the note a predetermined rate of interest each year. Capital Capital is the measurement of the financial strength of a firm, government or even an individual. Debt A debt is an obligation to pay money for goods, or services rendered. Yield A yield
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Financial Terms and Roles University of Phoenix June 6, 2013 FIN/370 – Finance for Business Resource: Financial Management Create a list of definitions for the following terms and identify their roles in finance. See instructor policy for detailed directions. • Finance Finance is the study of how people and businesses manage and invest their money. The study of finance is the management and interpretation of information during the management of money. The study of finance
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Responsibilities and Roles of the Management Accountant Today's Management Accountant Skills, Responsibilities and Roles in Today's Global Economy Jennifer Dosch, CMA Metropolitan State University Chapter Goal: To demonstrate the skills necessary for management accountants in today's business environment. To identify and explain the responsibilities and roles for today's management accountant. Learning Objectives Demonstrate the differences between management and financial accounting
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Financial Terms and Roles Shannan Cousin FIN 370: Finance for Business April 13, 2013 Amy Grover, MBA In this paper I will outline the fourteen financial terms and roles for the following words finance, efficient market, primary market, secondary market, risk, security, stock, bond, capital, debt, yield, rate of return, return on investment and cash flow and identify their roles in finance in today’s business world. These fourteen terms and roles are very essentials in today’s business
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Defining Financial Terms 1 University of Phoenix Inthiravanh Amphonephong Defining Financial Terms FIN/370 Jason Bruno May 11, 2011 Defining Financial Terms 2 Financial Terms 1. FINANCE: A branch of economic that deals with resource management ROLE: Finance is any area of study that helps get manage or invest the money. There is business finance, investment finance, home finance, car finance, and many other types. For most people managing their own money, personal
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20 Role of Specialised Financial Institutions 20.1 Introduction In the previous lesson you have learnt that companies raise long-term and medium-term finance by issuing shares and debentures. Specialised financial institutions are also an important source of such finance. In this lesson, we shall discuss the role and functions of specialised financial institutions. 20.2 Objectives After studying this lesson, you will be able to :- l explain the need for and importance of specialised financial
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