Quiz 1 Flashcards
A study of how individuals or Businesses evaluate:
- Investment opportunities
- Business proposals
- Business projects
-Raise capital for funds
What is Finance
A science and art of managing money
Finance
- Record keeping/Bookkeeping
- Preparation for financial Statements
- Backward-looking
- Communicating the financial position
Accounting
- Management of money, fund, and resources
- Review, analyze or interpret financial data
- Forward-looking
- Figuring out how to add value
Finance
- Tax Systems
- Government Expenditures
- Budget Procedures
- Stabilization procedures]
- Instruments
- Debt Issues
Public finance
- Managing Assets
- Liabilities
- Revenues
- Debts for the Business
Corporate Finance
- Budgeting
- Insurance
- Revenues
- Debts for Business
Personal Finance
The efficient and effective management of funds
Financial Management
Organizations that provide financial services
- Credit fund
- administration
- Financing Depository
- Safekeeping among others
Financial Institutions
- Savings and loan Association (S&L)
- Specializes in offering savings accounts
- Originating home mortgages
Thrift bank (bank)
- Financial Institutions that accept deposits
- Accepts deposits
- Offers Checking account
- make various loans
- Offers basic finance products
Commercial banks (Bank)
-Lends to multinational companies
- Lends to companies that have a global presence
- Transactions are larger than commercial banks
- Denominated multicurrency
Universal bank (BANK)
- Known to successfully raise funds for big corporations and governments
- raises funds in a specialized creative manner
Investment Banks (Bank)
- Collective investments
- Funds of small investors pooled together
- Managed to be able to reach maximum returns
Mutual Funds (Non-bank)
- regulated by SEC
- Perform similar functions as banks through bond issuance and IPO
Investment companies (Non-bank)
- Companies that sell insurance, coverage for death, illness, accident, loss or damage of property
- In return of premium payment
Insurance Companies (Non-Bank)
- Not regulated by any regulatory body
- regulated by private fund managers and private investors
Private Equity Funds (Non-Bank)
Responsible for controlling or administrating all or part of a company or similar organization
Manager
- ensures the financial success of companies
- manages their money and financial risks
Treasurer
- Monetary Assets are purchased with the idea that the asset will price income
- Assets bought will be sold at a higher price for profit
Investment