FUNDAMENTAL OF FINANCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Flashcards
Finance as a verb would mean
“to provide funding”
financial management covers the ff:
> Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
It involves the actual handling of an organization’s funds, which covers operational, investments, and financial decision
Financial Management
2 Branches of Finance
Public Finance and Private Finance
covers management of public funds, national budget, and tools for fiscal policy such as government expenditure and taxation.
Public Finance
it is everything encompasses personal financial planning (budget)
Personal Finance
management of all the financial activities of an enterprise or a business organization
Corporate Finance (Business Finance)
-it provides the financial data that help internal users in making future-oriented decisions.
Managerial Accounting
keeps track of all the historical transactions of a business that will be used in preparing reports intended for use by external parties such as government agencies, investors and creditors.
Financial Accounting
involved in planning, contribute in identifying goals and objectives, setting targets, and establishing control measures in order to monitor performances.
Finance Manager
-generated by different departments.
-It is an effective communication tool across departments.
Financial Information
includes a detailed budget for different programs, is in some ways synonymous with measurable goal.
Overall Financial Plan
is an organization that handles financial transaction individuals, groups, and other organization – profit, nonprofit, private or government owned.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
financial institutions facilitate the flow of funds in the financial market through the buying and selling of financial securities.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
7 types of Financial Institutions
- Commercial Banks
- Savings and loan banks
- Credit unions
- Investment banks
- Insurance company
- Brokerage
- Investment companies