... increase on the quantity of labour supplied and he quantity of leisure demanded Estimates ofthe marginal cost of public funds: In Australia and other OECD countries most estimates ofthe marginal ... work out the cost to the economy of displacing $50 worth of private consumption and $50 worth of private investment: • the loss of $50 worth of private consumption costs $50 • the $50 worth of private ... FGCB) The cost of an extra dollar of public funds is: $1 plus the additional deadweight loss per dollar of extra funds Why does area FGCD represent an additional deadweight loss? The effect of the...
... Cancer Center of Sun Yat-Sen University All the patients underwent radical surgery, and none of them had undergone either chemotherapy or radiotherapy before the collection ofthe samples The histopathologic ... Committee of our institution Patients were informed ofthe investigational nature ofthe study and provided their written informed consent The count of tryptase-positive mast cells in the cancer ... on the infiltration of mast cells into primary colorectal cancers andthe function of mast cells might vary with their location in cancer tissue, it is reasonable to examine thedistribution of...
... Cancer Center of Sun Yat-Sen University All the patients underwent radical surgery, and none of them had undergone either chemotherapy or radiotherapy before the collection ofthe samples The histopathologic ... Committee of our institution Patients were informed ofthe investigational nature ofthe study and provided their written informed consent The count of tryptase-positive mast cells in the cancer ... on the infiltration of mast cells into primary colorectal cancers andthe function of mast cells might vary with their location in cancer tissue, it is reasonable to examine thedistribution of...
... Each of these has proponents and critics Instead of these usual suspects, Tong offers the ethic of care as the guiding principle in times of infectious crisis Michael J Selgelid, Paul M Kelly, and ... contracted the H5N1 strain ofthe avian flu virus The UK government has ordered enough ofthe drug to treat 25% ofthe population in the event of an avian flu pandemic In this case there are three ... represents the first detailed statement by the world community on the content of human rights Together with the UDHR, theInternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) andthe International...
... role of collective investmentfunds in thefinancial markets, andtheregulatory landscape that has emerged since thefinancial markets meltdown Chapter examines the role and influence ofthe ... institutions and insurers The entrusting offunds in the hands ofinvestment professionals has given rise to stakeholders’ expectations about theinvestment industry’s function as both a gatekeeper ofinvestment ... finance andtherecentcrisis in financial markets Chapter explores the origins of fiduciary products andtheinvestment business It differentiates fiduciary investment vehicles from traditional financial...
... Netherlands He is also Professor of Commercial Law and Corporate Governance at the Law School of Ghent University, the Netherlands, and a visiting professor at the College of Europe, Belgium and ... recession ofthe global economy since the Great Depression andthe European sovereign debt crisisThe cost and negative consequences ofthefinancialcrisis are immense In August 2009 theInternational ... co-founder ofthe London Business School’s Management Labs, Caulkin (2009) highlights that thefinancialcrisis is both a failure ofthe invisible hand of market and a failure ofthe visible hand of...
... gather outside They filed out ofthe fluorescent light ofthe building and into the sun, where they lined up on the sidewalk at the edge ofthe vast parking area ofthe suburban office campus—three ... the form ofthe federal government andthe Federal Reserve, the country’s bank for banks, had sacrificed the common good for the profit ofthe few By coddling the biggest banks—by rewarding their ... another implosion on the grounds that regulation would crimp their profits The irony is, without the help of regulators, taxpayers, and lawmakers, they would have lived more like the rest of the...
... these and other aspects of both REITS and other kinds of investments What Was the Role of Hedge Funds in the Crisis? Participants argued that there is not yet a full understanding ofthe role of ... However, they can so in theory and in practice if, instead of being disconnected from the systemic risks ofthe market, they increase these risks by increasing the demand for, andthe supply of, risky ... By the turn ofthe century, it was increasingly applied to all asset classes The primary contribution of MPT to the theory ofinvestment is that it conceived of investment, and addressed the...
... i.e the amount deducted would be the lesser oftheinvestment or theregulatory capital requirement The amount representing the surplus capital, i.e the difference between the amount oftheinvestment ... have the potential to receive a preferential risk weight of 50% for the tranche ofthe loan that does not exceed the lower of 50% ofthe market value or 60% ofthe mortgage lending value ofthe ... and other financial entities, where control does not exist, will be excluded from the banking group’s capital by deduction ofthe equity and other regulatory investments Alternatively, such investments...
... assessment ofthe activities, assets and liabilities, financial position, management, prospects andthe profits and losses oftheinvestment fund andofthe rights attaching to the securities ... company, other than an open-ended investment fund, at least two of its directors must be independent oftheinvestment manager, investment adviser and their affiliated companies; and d where theinvestment ... majority ofthe board ofthe Issuer should be natural persons; neither the custodian or auditor ofthe Issuer may act as a director oftheinvestment fund, manager or general partner APPOINTMENT OF...
... crashes, a currency crisis, financial meltdown andthe demise of hedge funds, there is a great deal of optimism for the future ofinvestmentfunds However, most people are agreed that the future will ... instance, there are major regulatory changes coming down the track not only in the regulation oftheinvestmentfunds industry itself but financial services generally, including the regulation of banks ... Regulation of Alternative Investment Managers Topics will cover the AIFM Directive andthe Frank Dodd Act in the context of: • Scope ofthe legislation • What are the key questions which remain outstanding?...
... between the regulators ofthe EU countries in which the fund is to be marketed on the one hand, andthe non EU manager’s home regulator andthe fund’s supervisory authority on the other; and t ... notification to the company, the AIFM must request the board of directors to inform the employees, without undue delay, ofthe acquisition of control by the AIF The AIFM must also inform the company and ... respect to the future business and financing ofthe company The objective is to increase transparency for the public andthe employees of companies acquired by private equity fundsThe requirement...
... investmentfundsandthe macroeconomic indicators is weak for the Romanian economy, on the one hand due to the reduced share ofthefunds in the total economy, and on the other hand because of ... applicable to such types offunds Also, the largest share market of monetary funds belongs to the banks, because ofthe strategy adopted for the sale of these products and because ofthe fact that most ... market The importance of national investmentfunds does reflect in both the share of net assets offinancialinvestment company in the market capitalization and in the share of equity traded at the...
... about the organization ofthe fund, including whether it is a master or a feeder fund, and information about theregulatory status ofthe fund and its adviser, including the exclusion from theInvestment ... Act The information would be used to inform the SEC andtheFinancial Stability Oversight Council about the systemic risk profile of private fund advisers andthe private funds they manage 18 Offices ... throughout the term ofthe fund The determination ofthe 20% basket calculation need only be made at the time of making an NQI, based on the NQIs held by the venture capital fund immediately after the...
... i.e the amount deducted would be the lesser oftheinvestment or theregulatory capital requirement The amount representing the surplus capital, i.e the difference between the amount oftheinvestment ... weight of 50% for the tranche ofthe loan that does not exceed the lower of 50% ofthe market value or 60% ofthe mortgage lending value ofthe property securing the loan Any exposure beyond these ... and other financial entities, where control does not exist, will be excluded from the banking group’s capital by deduction ofthe equity and other regulatory investments Alternatively, such investments...
... speculative investmentand food security andthe questions related to the promotion of foreign investmentand food sovereignty They particularly underline the lack of reflections and debates around the ... 2008 been characterized by the proliferation ofinvestmentfunds specifically dedicated to agriculture The profile of these fundsandthe investors who contribute to them vary: commercial banks, ... experience and networks According to the expectations of these investors (profitability, funds cycle) andof their forecasts, these funds adopt various strategies Not all target the same assets,...
... addressing the population’s needs The design, improvement, and evaluation ofthe quality of care should focus on both the provision of care according to technical standards, andthe expectations of community ... The Johns Hopkins andtheInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Reproductive health care Service delivery standardsand protocols As in any area of public health, the ... 25-33% of all deaths of women of reproductive age in the developing world, is the result of pregnancy or childbirth63 It is the leading cause of death and disability for women between the ages of...
... reduce the value ofthe product to the customer 50 The “image” of a brand is therefore an integral part ofthe product, and determines the willingness to pay of consumers Manufacturers of luxury ... that would generally place the burden of proof ofthe efficiency effects of any restraints of internet retailing on the manufacturers (regardless ofthe market share ofthe manufacturer) Such a ... the specific circumstances ofthe luxury goods industry and how they motivate the adoption of selective distribution arrangements We discuss the features of CHANEL’s distribution agreements and...
... statements, and memoranda have dealt with the status, function, andthe (il)legality ofthe use and possession of this category of ‘weapons of mass destruction’,1 and almost all of them agree ... Weapons, pp 3–4 For a discussion of these early days of nuclear physics andthe lives, education and work of Rutherford and Bohr see the chaps and in: Rhodes, The Making ofthe Atomic Bomb, pp 29–77 ... between the United States of America andthe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, together with Annexes, Protocols, Memorandum of Understanding,...