Preliminary Flashcards
Art and science of managing money
Finance
Subject area in economics that encompasses the study of money, credit and banking and it is concerned with resource allocation as well as resource management, acquisition and investment
Finance
Study of how individuals, institutions, governments and businesses and businesses acquire, spend and manage money and other financial assets
Finance
Areas of Finance
Investments Financial institution Public Finance Corporate Finance Personal Finance
Refers to the commitment of fund to one or more assets that will be held over some future time periods
Investments
Are organizations like banks, insurance/investment comoanies. Are electronic forums that facilitate the flow of funds among investors and businesses
Financial Institution/Financial Market
Deals with taxation, bonds issues, budgeting, asset management and financial planning of government
Public Finance
Deals with the acquisition of cash and efficient allocation of other cash within the corporation
Corporate/Private Finance
Deals with the proper management of an individual of money to achieve personal economic satisfaction
Personal Finance
Is the business activity which concerns with planning, raising, controlling, administering of funds used in the business
Business finance
Is concerned with budgeting, financial forecasting, cash management, credit administration, investment analysis and fund procurement of the business concern to adopt modern technology and application suitable to the global environment
Corporate finance
2 major parts of finance or it concerns with revenue and disbursement of government fund
Public Finance
Private Finance
Deals with the requirements, receipts and payment of funds
Public Finance
Public Finance
Government institutions
Central government
State governments
Local self governments
Deals with the requirements, receipts, and payments of funds in case of
Private Finance
Private finance
Personal or individual
Business organization
Non profit organization
Brazil
Real
Bolivar
Venezuela
Algeria
Dinar
Jordan
Dinar
Kuwait
Dinar
Morocco
Dirham
United Arab Emirates
Dirham
Australia
Dollar
Canada
Dollar
New Zealand
Dollar
Singapore
Dollar
US
Dollar
Greece
Drachma
Belgium
Franc
Switzerland
Franc
Netherlands
Guilder
Suriname
Guilder
Czech Republic
Koruna
Slovak Republic
Koruna
Iceland
Krona
Sweden
Krona
Italy
Lira
Turkey
Lira
Germany
Mark
Spain
Peseta
Argentina
Peso
Chile
Peso
Colombia
Peso
Mexico
Peso
Philippines
Peso
Uruguay
Peso
Egypt
Pound
Great Britain
Pound
Lebanon
Pound
South Africa
Rand
Namibia
Rand
Saudi Arabia
Riyal
Qatar
Riyal
Russia
Ruble
India
Rupee
Pakistan
Rupee
Austria
Schilling
Japan
Yen
China
Yuan
Poland
Zloty
Reasons for studying finance
To make informed economic and final decisions
To acquire basic knowledge of investment for business and personal reasons
To acquire basis understanding of financial management