Corporate Agricultural Investment and the Right to Food
... interest in large-scale land-based agricultural investment. While such investments can potentially have positive effects for local communities, they also can have wide-ranging negative impacts on human rights, including through forced displacement and the loss of livelihoods. This Article examines t ...
... interest in large-scale land-based agricultural investment. While such investments can potentially have positive effects for local communities, they also can have wide-ranging negative impacts on human rights, including through forced displacement and the loss of livelihoods. This Article examines t ...
Investment Strategy Statement
... investee companies to seek resolution of potential problems at an early stage. Where collaboration is likely to be the most effective mechanism for encouraging issues to be addressed, the Fund expects its investment managers to participate in joint action with other institutional investors as permit ...
... investee companies to seek resolution of potential problems at an early stage. Where collaboration is likely to be the most effective mechanism for encouraging issues to be addressed, the Fund expects its investment managers to participate in joint action with other institutional investors as permit ...
Aalborg Universitet Major Determinants and Hindrances of FDI inflow in Bangladesh
... al 1996; Kumar and Podhan, 2002). It is recognised that FDI can contribute to the growth of GDP, Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) (total investment in a host economy) and balance of payments (Baskaran and Muchie, 2008). Most Developing countries are always at a disadvantaged position in terms of ...
... al 1996; Kumar and Podhan, 2002). It is recognised that FDI can contribute to the growth of GDP, Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) (total investment in a host economy) and balance of payments (Baskaran and Muchie, 2008). Most Developing countries are always at a disadvantaged position in terms of ...
The Composition of Capital Flows: Is South Africa Different? -
... (FDI), but considerable amounts of portfolio inflows. Between 1994 and 2002, FDI inflows amounted to 1.5 percent of GDP a year, on average, whereas portfolio inflows totaled about 3.5 percent of GDP. These outcomes contrast sharply with those in countries with similar risk attributes, where FDI is t ...
... (FDI), but considerable amounts of portfolio inflows. Between 1994 and 2002, FDI inflows amounted to 1.5 percent of GDP a year, on average, whereas portfolio inflows totaled about 3.5 percent of GDP. These outcomes contrast sharply with those in countries with similar risk attributes, where FDI is t ...
Simplicity Is the Ultimate Sophistication
... direct investment. Please see page 11 for important performance information including standardized performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performan ...
... direct investment. Please see page 11 for important performance information including standardized performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performan ...
Individual investment behaviour: a brief review of research (PDF
... about pensions and investment choice. In addition, UK consumers (and women in particular) are generally found to be risk averse (section 2). In keeping with this, consumers have been found to focus more on minimising financial losses than maximising financial gains, even when making decisions about ...
... about pensions and investment choice. In addition, UK consumers (and women in particular) are generally found to be risk averse (section 2). In keeping with this, consumers have been found to focus more on minimising financial losses than maximising financial gains, even when making decisions about ...
View Marcia Wagner`s PowerPoint presentation here
... ◦ Adopt compliance policies to mitigate conflicts ◦ Consider changes to payout grid for individual advisors to limit differential compensation ◦ Develop system to ensure specific compensation figures will be available upon demand ◦ Provide training for advisors with regard to new fiduciary standard, ...
... ◦ Adopt compliance policies to mitigate conflicts ◦ Consider changes to payout grid for individual advisors to limit differential compensation ◦ Develop system to ensure specific compensation figures will be available upon demand ◦ Provide training for advisors with regard to new fiduciary standard, ...
The UK Current Account Deficit: Risky or Risk
... and capital gains on different international asset and liability positions can be substantial. Heightened risk and uncertainty can not only lead to challenges financing a current account deficit, but also affect the exchange rate, the relative returns that foreign and domestic investors earn, and th ...
... and capital gains on different international asset and liability positions can be substantial. Heightened risk and uncertainty can not only lead to challenges financing a current account deficit, but also affect the exchange rate, the relative returns that foreign and domestic investors earn, and th ...
What Does Measured FDI Actually Measure?
... vestors, it is not obvious why domestic investors would want to invest more abroad, especially within the same quarter. The second is an increase in quarterly FDI inflows to emerging-market countries in response to decreases in the US monetary policy rate. Again, a reasonable prior would be that FDI ...
... vestors, it is not obvious why domestic investors would want to invest more abroad, especially within the same quarter. The second is an increase in quarterly FDI inflows to emerging-market countries in response to decreases in the US monetary policy rate. Again, a reasonable prior would be that FDI ...
GLOBELICS - 8 International Conference
... al 1996; Kumar and Podhan, 2002). It is recognised that FDI can contribute to the growth of GDP, Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) (total investment in a host economy) and balance of payments (Baskaran and Muchie, 2008). Most Developing countries are always at a disadvantaged position in terms of ...
... al 1996; Kumar and Podhan, 2002). It is recognised that FDI can contribute to the growth of GDP, Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) (total investment in a host economy) and balance of payments (Baskaran and Muchie, 2008). Most Developing countries are always at a disadvantaged position in terms of ...
On the Relation between Capital Flows and the Current
... their sample period misses the period of increased financial market integration, due to which capital flows have been rapidly growing (Lane 2013). Therefore we could expect the opposite finding from Fry et al. (1995): with positive growth expectations and less uncertainty during business cycle ups, ...
... their sample period misses the period of increased financial market integration, due to which capital flows have been rapidly growing (Lane 2013). Therefore we could expect the opposite finding from Fry et al. (1995): with positive growth expectations and less uncertainty during business cycle ups, ...
Revenue-generating projects
... operating costs (i.e. negative net revenue), it cannot obviously contribute to financing the project investment costs indirectly by borrowing money or attracting capital from investors.11 Therefore, since the objective of the funding-gap method is to identify the part of the project investment cost ...
... operating costs (i.e. negative net revenue), it cannot obviously contribute to financing the project investment costs indirectly by borrowing money or attracting capital from investors.11 Therefore, since the objective of the funding-gap method is to identify the part of the project investment cost ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... of Economic Research Volume Title: National Saving and Economic Performance
... macroeconomic problems. When a society fails to save, each and every individual may ultimately pay the price for collective profligacy. Traditionally, many economists have been concerned about the link between saving and capital accumulation. If chronically inadequate rates of saving depress investm ...
... macroeconomic problems. When a society fails to save, each and every individual may ultimately pay the price for collective profligacy. Traditionally, many economists have been concerned about the link between saving and capital accumulation. If chronically inadequate rates of saving depress investm ...
Remittances and Reverse Flows in Developing Countries
... This paper attempts to bridge the gap in the literature by determining, for a sample of remittance-receiving developing countries, what proportion of remittance flows have historically been diverted to reverse flows. This is done by first estimating the effect of remittance flows on consumption, inv ...
... This paper attempts to bridge the gap in the literature by determining, for a sample of remittance-receiving developing countries, what proportion of remittance flows have historically been diverted to reverse flows. This is done by first estimating the effect of remittance flows on consumption, inv ...
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Corporate Finance
... • Capital rationing is the corporate practice of limiting the amount of funds dedicated to capital investments in any one year • It is academically illogical: why would a manager not invest in a project that will offer a greater return than the cost of capital used to finance it? • In the long-run, ...
... • Capital rationing is the corporate practice of limiting the amount of funds dedicated to capital investments in any one year • It is academically illogical: why would a manager not invest in a project that will offer a greater return than the cost of capital used to finance it? • In the long-run, ...
Enrollment Application
... Note: If dollar-cost averaging is established at the time the new Account is opened or instituted for new contributions to an existing Account, it will not count as an Investment Exchange. However, if you make any changes to your dollar-cost averaging selections, that will count as an Investment Ex ...
... Note: If dollar-cost averaging is established at the time the new Account is opened or instituted for new contributions to an existing Account, it will not count as an Investment Exchange. However, if you make any changes to your dollar-cost averaging selections, that will count as an Investment Ex ...
Invesco Diversified Dividend Ret Opt
... Percentile ranks within categories are most useful in those groups that have a large number of funds. For small universes, funds will be ranked at the highest percentage possible. For instance, if there are only two utility funds with 10-year average total returns, Morningstar will assign a percenti ...
... Percentile ranks within categories are most useful in those groups that have a large number of funds. For small universes, funds will be ranked at the highest percentage possible. For instance, if there are only two utility funds with 10-year average total returns, Morningstar will assign a percenti ...
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... FDI is likely to be a substitute for exports. Over the years, studies of various aspects of FDI have turned up characteristics that suggest that this view missed much that was important about direct investment. There is, for example, the fact that most direct investment takes place among developed c ...
... FDI is likely to be a substitute for exports. Over the years, studies of various aspects of FDI have turned up characteristics that suggest that this view missed much that was important about direct investment. There is, for example, the fact that most direct investment takes place among developed c ...
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, MidCap Stock Portfolio
... Market and Fund Performance Overview For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2016, Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, MidCap Stock Portfolio’s Initial shares produced a total return of 15.47%, and its Service shares produced a total return of 15.20%.1 In comparison, the fund’s benchmark, the S&P MidC ...
... Market and Fund Performance Overview For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2016, Dreyfus Investment Portfolios, MidCap Stock Portfolio’s Initial shares produced a total return of 15.47%, and its Service shares produced a total return of 15.20%.1 In comparison, the fund’s benchmark, the S&P MidC ...
Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment
... However, when investors want to sell their investment prematurely, because of a liquidity shock, they will get lower price if they are conceived by the buyer to have more information. Because, other investors know That the seller has information on the Fundamentals and suspect That the sales result ...
... However, when investors want to sell their investment prematurely, because of a liquidity shock, they will get lower price if they are conceived by the buyer to have more information. Because, other investors know That the seller has information on the Fundamentals and suspect That the sales result ...
not fdic insured | may lose value | no bank
... and trading value of foreign currencies could be affected by global economic factors, such as inflation, interest rate levels, and trade balances among countries, as well as the actions of sovereign governments. Adverse changes in currency exchange rates (relative to the U.S. dollar) may erode or re ...
... and trading value of foreign currencies could be affected by global economic factors, such as inflation, interest rate levels, and trade balances among countries, as well as the actions of sovereign governments. Adverse changes in currency exchange rates (relative to the U.S. dollar) may erode or re ...
Working Papers Center for International Development at Harvard University
... could temper this effect. The need for international investors to pay bribery and deal with extortion by corrupt bureaucrats tends to increase with the frequency and the extent of their interactions with local bureaucrats. Given that international direct investors are more likely to have repeated i ...
... could temper this effect. The need for international investors to pay bribery and deal with extortion by corrupt bureaucrats tends to increase with the frequency and the extent of their interactions with local bureaucrats. Given that international direct investors are more likely to have repeated i ...