... moment the Captain said nothing. Distantly, you could hear the hum of the subspace drive-unit and the faint whining of the stasis gener- ator. Then the Captain bolted out of bed after unstrapping ... the officers in the solar system. But they could find nothing. And do nothing. Within a day, their lives along with the lives of the enlisted men aboard the Glory of the Galaxy and the passengers ... importance? A place in the sun, they call it. "You're going to get a place in the sun, all right," he mumbled aloud. "Right smack in the middle of the sun with everyone else...
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Worldwide Investment Fund Assets and Flows Trends in the Second Quarter 2011 potx
... flows into balanced/mixed funds continued to increase in the second quarter of 2011 to record inflows of €40 billion. Europe witnessed an increase in net inflows into balanced/mixed funds in the ... during the quarter to record inflows of €8 billion, compared to net sales of €5 billion in the first quarter. Bond funds witnessed a steep increase in net inflows in the second quarter recording ... Mixed EFAMA International Statistical Release (2011: Q2) 4 Investment funds worldwide enjoyed increased net inflows in the second quarter of 2011 amounting to €147 billion, compared to net inflows...
Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 17:20
bajo & roelants - capital and the debt trap; learning from cooperatives in the global crisis (2011)
Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2014, 18:33
Tài liệu PROMOTING FINANCIAL SUCCESS IN THE UNITED STATES: NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY 2011 docx
... make informed decisions about their personal nances. e “core competency” topics cover earning, spending, saving and investing, borrowing, and protecting against risk. FLEC also identied the ... determine the role of nancial education vis à vis other strategies for improving nancial decision-making. • Establish a clearinghouse either within or otherwise in connection with existing ... take the following steps: • ask each FLEC member to incorporate the mission, vision, and goals of the National Strategy 2011 into their respective programs and activities as appropriate. • incorporate...
Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 21:20
Tài liệu Trends in the Expenses and Fees of Mutual Funds, 2011 ppt
... 88 basis points in 1990 to 62 basis points in 2011. 2 Expenses incurred by investors in money market funds dropped 61 percent, from 54 basis points in 1990 to 21 basis points in 2011. 3, 4 Equity ... increase in assets in 2011 versus only a 1 percent increase in 2010, helping to explain why average expenses of all bond funds declined in 2011 but held steady in 2010. Index Funds Another factor ... returns to investors remained positive in the current low interest rate environment. » In 2011, the average expense ratio paid by investors in funds of funds—mutual funds that invest in other mutual...
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The Sun to the Earth -- and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics potx
... outreach. The reports of the panels are published in a separate volume titled The Sun to the Earth—and Beyond: Panel Reports (2003, in press). In addition to the input from the five study panels, the ... ionized gas known as the solar wind. The realm of the solar wind, which includes the entire solar system, is called the heliosphere. In the broadest sense, the heliosphere is a vast interconnected ... examined a variety of issues related to both formal and informal education, including the incorpo- ration of solar and space physics content in science instruction at all levels, the training...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 11:21
The work of savings banks in microcredit in Europe (10 May 2011) Joint conference of the European Savings Banks Group (ESBG) and the European Microfinance Network (EMN) held in Brussels, Belgium pot
... challenges in the sector are developing a common definition of the terms used in the microfinance sector and involving all the actors in the development of this sector in Europe. The financial ... as the JEREMIE and the JASMINE programmes. Savings banks have a particular role to play in the development of microfinance, since they finance the local economy in the communities where they ... The growing importance of microfinance in Europe over the past decade was highlighted as well as the growing interest of the European institutions in microfinance, which has become an integral...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 10:20
Trends in the European Investment Fund Industry in the First Quarter of 2011 docx
... assets in the non-UCITS market increased by 1.2 percent during the quarter to EUR 2,162 billion. There was a sharp reduction in net inflows into special funds reserved to institutional investors ... billion in the fourth quarter of 2010. This evolution reflects a normal pattern at the beginning of a new year, and possible investor caution regarding future interest rate developments. The ... net inflows during the first quarter of the year amounting to EUR 30 billion, up from net inflows of EUR 26 billion in the last quarter of 2010. Long-term UCITS recorded net sales totalling...
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Trends in the European Investment Fund Industry in the Second Quarter of 2011 and Results for the First Half of 2011 potx
... net inflows of EUR 23 billion during the quarter. Overall, net inflows into UCITS amounted to EUR 48 billion during the first half of 2011, slightly behind the EUR 55 billion recorded in the ... during the first half of the year, down from net inflows of EUR 142 billion for the same period in 2010. This reduction reflects the change in investor confidence from a high level at the beginning ... including funds of funds, except for France, Germany and Italy for which the funds of funds data are included in the other fund categories; (3) net sales of non-UCITS are included in "other"...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 16:20
The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing March 21, 2011 potx
... outlined principles for achieving a culture in which frontline personnel are comfortable disclosing errors—including their own—while maintaining professional accountability. The examples in the ... others, and communities into the design and delivery of care. Master’s-prepared nurses use a variety of theories and frameworks, including nursing and ethical theories in the analysis of clinical ... Institute of Medicine. (2008). Retooling for an aging America: Building the healthcare workforce. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. Institute of Medicine. (2009). Redesigning continuing...
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OYHOOD IN NORWAY Stories Of Boy-Life In The Land Of The Midnight Sun doc
... with their boat-hooks, the one attacking and the other defending himself with great dexterity. They scarcely perceived, in their excitement, that the current was dragging them slowly toward the ... seemed on the point of bursting with an excess of dignity. These were the chief incidents of the winter, though there were many others of less consequence that served to keep the boys in a delightful ... him! They could see the long broadside of windows in the sheriff's mansion, ablaze with Christmas candles. They came nearer and nearer! The church-bells up on the bend were ringing in the...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 13:20
The financial crisis and the pricing of interest rates in the Irish mortgage market: 2003-2011 ppt
... Kieran McQuinn Abstract This paper examines the changing manner in which Irish financial institutions set their variable interest rates over the period 2003 - 2011. In particular, the onset of the financial ... standards in the financial services industry that reflects the Basel II rules. 7 The financial crisis and the pricing of interest rates in the Irish mortgage market: 2003 -2011 Jean Goggin, Sarah ... two other potential drivers of variable rates: banks’ interest margins and funding costs. The net interest margins for Irish institutions have declined for the last two decades, as shown in the...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 14:20
The Sun to the Earth —and Beyond A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics pot
... its interactions with Earth, other planets, and the ionized and neutral gases of the local interstellar medium. The beginnings of this understanding reach farther into the past, however, to the ... changes in the inner solar system that could affect Earth’s space environment and climate. 4 The wind that inflates the heliosphere, the solar wind, blows continu- ously. It originates in the several-million-degree ... outreach. The reports of the panels are published in a separate volume titled The Sun to the Earth—and Beyond: Panel Reports (2003, in press). In addition to the input from the five study panels, the...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 15:20
2011 Investment Company Fact Book - A Review of Trends and Activity in the Investment Company Industry doc
... dominated fund investing following the passage of the Investment Company Act of 1940. But successive bear markets in stocks in the 1970s along with rising interest rates drew investors into ... dominating the market. For example, of the largest 25 fund complexes in 1985, 13 remained in this top group in 2010. Another measure of market concentration is the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, ... recording in a single volume some of the insights from these meetings and from our own research. Sometimes the developments are slow, and the picture barely changes from one year to the next. In...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 11:20