Fund Course Works Samples For Students

Submit a draft of an event budget for the event you have chosen for your final project (Wedding). Your event budget will indicate the needed funds to operate the event. Submit a draft of the event budget for your course project.

The final project undertaken is the wedding event. Since the program is done at the personal level the event is not-for-profit event and the inflow of fund is exactly matched with the outflow of fund. Here the income for the event is inflow of fund out of which total expenses is made. There is no markup percentage in-between of the ...

The interconnectivity between the world’s largest stock markets is based on the world’s interdependent global economy. No longer does one country exist without interaction with other countries. No longer are countries isolated from each other. Instead, countries rely on each other for everything from raw materials to the production of goods and services. This interdependence is reflected in the stock market and other facets of counties economic systems.

I believe that Japan has the most influence on the United States’ stock market. The correlation between Japan and the United States’ high market movements is high at most ...

How is the Texas Constitution Changed?

What Proposed Amendments did Texas legislators agree to place before voters this year? The 10 amendments the legislators agreed to put before voters this year most often have to do with raising money by using bonds to take care of problems ranging from water management to student loans. The general reason is to update the Constitution by adding the amendments (Brown, 2011).

Below are listed the ten joint resolutions approved in the 2011 Regular session which propose the 10 amendments be added to the Constitution by the 82nd Texas Legislature. The voters now have a chance to support or oppose ...

Restricted fund is a pool of money reserved for use in selected specific purposes. Such funds may be permanently or temporarily restricted and are based as principal amounts which can earn interests. The interests earned can be spent by the respective organizations. An example of a restricted fund is the strike fund. Strike funds are established by unions and organizations before hand to provide financial payments to striking workers during strikes or in events related to strike. Different policies and regulations apply to the usage of strike funds depending on the organization in question, (McMillan, 2003).

A non-profit making organization which ...

Introduction

Part of the growing diversity in organizations is the difference in the employees’ ages, which translates to differences in work preferences and attitudes, in turn leading to some conflict. However, organizations realize that there’s really more benefit than harm to having a workforce that’s composed of employees from various generations and so they strive to find ways to effectively manage each group.

With Generation Y being the youngest and the most recent to join the workforce, organizations must try to find ways to make the workplace more conducive for this generation as they will likely be the ones ...

According to the Treasury department report released on September 4, United States’ total outstanding Debt is USD 16 trillion, the highest in the U.S. history. A report by the census bureau revealed that with a population of 314 million citizens in the U.S, the share of the debt to every citizen is more or less USD 51,000 or USD 205,000 for a family of four members. This value is more than the Average U.S.’s income and more than the average U.S.’s net worth (Wilson, 2012).

The amount of debt owed by the United States has been steadily ...

- PNB bought the shares of SP Setia in the year 2011 at RM3.868 from the open market. This was before they could take over the company at the price of RM3.9 (Loh,2011). The reason for the purchase of PNB was to restructure the company. According to (Investopedia,2014), Corporate Restructuring is an act of changing the structure of the company in terms of how the company is run, its debt level, and eliminating the problems that are causing significant problems to the resources of the company.

SP Setia is a real estate developer. On the other hand, PNB ...

The Airline Pilots Association or ALPA have entered a collective bargaining agreement with Northwest Airlines in behalf of the latter’s pilots. ALPA representing the pilots of Northwest in the bargaining agreement filed suit against the latter and brought in to the District Court claims for monetary relief and declaratory assertion of breach by Northwest on certain provisions of the pension plan and Employee’s Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29, U.S.C. §§ 1001 (law.cornell.edu, N.D., a). For twenty years Northwest Airlines Inc. had made arrangements on the collective bargaining agreement of its pilots through ALPA. Prior to August ...

Analysis of World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

The organization’s set up should always be working within the mission in which it’s established. This will enable the organization delivers and be objective. The mission of the organization should be believed in by all the staff members; hence the results will be delivered. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) operates in a wide range of activities which go beyond conservation. The organization is a nonprofit institution that has been in operation for the last 50 years, making it a leader in the wildlife conservation industry.

The organization do have operations in 100 countries and have the support of over 1.2 million ...

According to Shaun and Gottret (2004), the residual curve refers to the individual demand curve of a firm that is the part of the market demand which is not provided by other competing firms in the market. It can, therefore, be defined as the market demand function after it has been subtracted from the quantity supplied by other competing firms at each price. Suppose the market demand is D (p) and the supply provided by the other firms is S o (p), then there are several ways to calculate the demand for the firm. The first one is by expressing the relationship ...

Introduction

One of the most enigmatic figures of modern times is Hungarian-American business man George Soros. George Soros is the chairman of the Soros Fund Management, an American hedge fund company that was established by George Soros in 1969. The company is headquartered in New York and as of 2010 the company was recorded as the most profitable firm in this particular industry . According to Ahmed (2011), the company’s average rate of return is an astounding 20% per year since the 1980s. The Soros Fund Management is an investment adviser and its primary client is the Quantum Group of ...

A country is considered an “Emerging Market” when its social and business activities are in a marked accelerated growth. The term “Emerging Market” was first put into use by World Bank economist Antoine van Agtmael to define a country that is transitioning from “developing” to “developed”. Ian Bremmer, a political scientist characterizes an “Emerging Market” as a country where economics and politics are equal. The 2008 Emerging Economy Report defines emerging markets as those regions that are undergoing rapid “informationalization” and have limited industrialization. Scholars from both Harvard Business School and Yale School of Management are studying ...

Overview of economic performance of GCC countries

The Gulf Cooperation Council comprising of Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman are oil rich nations representing an aggregate of 35.7 percent of global oil reserves. These nations are the largest exporter and producer of petroleum and have experienced excellent economic growth since the year 2008. The economic growth rate of the GCC nations has increased threefold to $1.4 trillion in the year 2011. The estimated growth of Gross Domestic Product for the GCC nations in the year 2013 is forecasted to reach around $1.5 trillion. The aggregate growth of Gross Domestic Product in the ...

The assessment of risk for a project of fundraising for Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation charity is best identified by SWOT analysis. SWOT analysis is a method applied for managing areas of risk and planning, as well as highlight areas within the project, which can be maximized for the benefit of the entire project. SWOT can also be used in specific areas in which competitive advantage can be gained.

SWOT is an important planning tool that assists anchor fundraising project in its context through highlighting risks. For example, competition from rival firms, resource shortages, as well as identifying or recognizing the ...

Introduction

Today many people consider establishing their businesses with the aim of increasing their income streams. However, it is imperative that prospective entrepreneurs have knowledge on the types of business units prescribed by law. This understanding enables them understand the risks associated with particular business units and the capital requirement involved. After deciding the type of business to invest in, entrepreneurs must consider the sources of finance available to them, and the type of accounting skills necessary for running of the venture. Hence, this report analyzes different forms of business units, types of accounting skills, and sources of finance available ...

Introduction

The present assessment involves the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, which is located in Dallas. The facility is an 898-bed acute-care infirmary that treats complicated medical cases in North Texas. The assessment focuses on the quality of health care offered at the facility, as well as other facilities in the country, and explores ways of improving the services.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) observes that the U.S. health care system does not offer consistent and high-quality medical care to every citizen. Consequently, the health care system routinely fails to provide its potential benefits to all people. IOM notes that between ...

Introduction

Debt in developing countries remains a big challenge even after the IMF and World Bank efforts to cut down these debts to a manageable level. This study aims at identifying some of the factors which have contributed to the increased debts in developing countries. The purpose of selecting the issue is to carry out an investigation as to why the debts in developing countries persist even after the IMF and World Bank efforts to cut them down. Developing economies are characterised by with low GDP, high inflation rates, high interest rates, and low per-capita income hence have unstable economies (Toussaint, 2012). ...

Introduction

Prostate cancer is emerging as one of the most common issues and despite the various treatment options available, the expectation of this to increase is much more in the coming time hence it is very important to research and find out more about this problem. In this paper we will do an evidence based research to find out the “diagnosis and treatment strategy of prostate cancer and to compare the different approaches developed in the current medical facilities”.

Chinese Community Health Resource Center (2008). After Diagnosis Prostate Cancer, Bejing

The above resource provides an introduction to cancer, its branches and a lot of information on the occurrence and detection of the ...

Despite the status of a prosperous country and an economic superpower, America cannot boast that all, without exception, Americans warmed by the rays of this success. You are probably familiar with the official statistics at the end of 2012 the Ministry of Agriculture of the United States reported that in 2011 approximately 38. 200 million Americans suffered from the lack of food. This number includes 24,300 million adults (i.e. 11.3% of the total US adult population) and 13.9 million children (19% of all American children).

Government officials call this category of Americans food insecure. Of course, this is not ...

Review of the Political and Economic Climate of Ghana.

Ghana’s civil liberties, freedom of the press and political rights standards rank high among African countries; similar to those of developed countries (UNDP, 2010). Economically, Ghana highly relies on international technical and financial support emanating from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The regional Conference in West Africa, Accra accentuated challenges and opportunities of deeper economic integration in West Africa (IMF, 2013). They resolved to allow banks to serve customers across various countries with the aim of creating a wider pool of funding with better diversification and customer bases. That makes it an attractive site for investors to ...

Introduction

In a classic financial world as predicted by Modigliani and Miller (M&M), the risk management should be irrelevant. When there are no information asymmetries, taxes or transaction cost involved, hedging will not add any value to a firm because shareholders or companies can diversify their portfolio in such a way that their overall risk will be totally hedged (Lin and Chang 2006). However, the real world is far from the Modigliani and Miller model. In practice, we see imperfections in the financial market. This imperfection may actually create a rationale to reduce the volatility of earnings for a firm through hedging.

Many empirical ...

1. Public Relations & Non-Profit Organizations

Public relation is the face of any organization whether it is for profits making or a non-profit making organization. Public relation shapes the organization to what it is expected to be and for this reason, public relation is very important to any organization (Bowen, Rawlins & Martin, 2010). Non-profit organizations are also supposed to have a strong public relation because it assists the organization in very many ways. Taking for example the American Red Cross, it cannot exist on its own since it needs quite a number of facilities that will enable it to perform.

Public relation in this case helps the American ...

Uganda

As a country well endowed with many substantial resources, Uganda, an African country, is blessed with great economic potential. However, years of self ruling and unstable economic management has made this country one of the least developed country, with a high percentage of poverty. The current president of Uganda, Museveni, helped in rebuilding the economy by negotiating a policy framework paper with the IMF and the World Bank. According to World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators, the country annually loses 768.9 billion shillings or $286 million due to the severe problem of corruption. However, Uganda has maintained a stable debt position due to ...

- Does the organization that you chose in the Db above have any Charitable lead trusts or charitable remainder trusts?

A charitable lead trust is where a trust will donate to a charity a given amount in order to lower taxes on the trusts’ beneficiaries and then donate further after a specified amount of time. The American Diabetes Association has a Charitable Lead Trust from the Trust of Abby R. Mauze between the amount of $250,000 and $499,999. A Charitable remainder Trust is similar but first dispenses th trust to its beneficiaries and then after a specified amount of time donates the remainder of the trust to a charity. While the American Diabetes Association encourages Charitable Remainder Trusts they have not received any recently.

- Define and outline these two trusts.

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Gender and Racial Discrimination in Public School Punishment

The American education system is based on inequalities and disparities in terms of the treatment that the students get from the administration. This is because the first incidence of disproportionality of punishment based on race and gender was first documented by the children’s defence force in 1975 and up to until now the situation has not changed it is still the same. The differences in the way the students are treated is mostly based on two conditions.

The first condition is the stereotype that is always surrounding the people in different race and gender. White people have always ...

Introduction

The legislation proposition drafted with regards to the learning of English of non-native speakers of the language in the United States took effect in states of California, Arizona and Massachusetts (Mora, 2009). This legal proposition requires that English language learners learn English through an English structured or sheltered immersion for one year (Mora, 2009). The immersion program requires that learners study using the English language exclusively in order to enhance the fluency of the learners in the language. The legislation only allows students to study in classes using their native language as language of instruction in exceptional cases through a ...

- Evaluation of the Company’s Objectives

The corporate objectives of Aztec Catering, a company providing catering services to businesses, schools, colleges, hospitals and retirement houses in the United Kingdom are the following:

These corporate objectives of the company require substantial work to refine, extract and direct the company towards profitability, sustainability and growth. The first step in refining the corporate objectives of the company is to be familiar with what a corporate objective is. Faucett (2012), defines corporate objectives as ”statements of intent that provide the basic direction for the activities of an organization in pursuit of its mission.” This means that a corporate objective is a broad, ...

This paper will outline my financial plan. It will also put the plan into a budget that I will revise every year according to my financial consumption.
I am currently a graduate of Bachelor of Economics. I relied on the student’s loan and grants from both the university and charity organizations while in school to pay my school fees and meet my daily expenses. My inclination to student loans and bursaries was largely contributed by the fact that my family lived in reduced circumstances. I made it my obligation that I will pursue my education regardless of the obstacles ...

One example of a terrorist group that supported nationalistic and ethnic separatist terrorism is the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) commonly called the “Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka” was known for being one of the most brutal and active terrorist organization in the international community (Pickert, 2009). The group originated from Sri Lanka with their group leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran. They started engaging in warfare in when they detached the group from the Tamil homeland (Pickert, 2009). LTTE engaged in ground and sea attacks by using grenade launchers, rockets and other deadly weapons. In the article of Pickert (2009), ...

Communication

As people go about their everyday business, they are exposed to an incoherent mix of informational stimuli. These stimuli are attended to, organized, interpreted and retained i.e. go through the perception process of the people while simultaneously passing through each of their perception filters individually. Thus, the very first step of the fundraising campaign would be to gain the attention of the audience, however due to their attempt of reaching out to the general public through such impersonal mediums as posters, public notices and e-mails, there is a high chance that the campaign will be dismissed from the perception of ...

Answer 1

Spot and forward market

Foreign exchange rate is the means of expressing the worth and the value of the economy by the value of its currency by the value of another one. The normal market usage is to in quoting the exchange rate to spot value. It, therefore, means that for spot date, the delivery for two business days from the trade date, the payment is always done two days after delivery except for Canada versus US where it is two days. The two business days are usually essential in order to allow the trade information between the counterparties involved being agreed upon ...

Private and public payers buy health-care services from health care providers subject to regulations by local, state and federal governments and also by other private regulatory organizations. The private and public regulators, as well as the providers, insures and the government, have important roles in the health-care system in the US. The state and federal governments have judicial, legislative and executive branches. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the largest administrative department in the US health-care system. Government’s role in the US healthcare system is quite complex and continues to evolve. Coverage of insurance in ...

The earth is considered to be a home for a billion people along with animals and another organism. A single person would take twenty thousand breaths a day. But is the air that we are breathing clean? Water is considered to be a source of life. But is the water that we drink clean? As children, we grew in a much safer and cleaner environment. But is the environment as clean and safe today? The growing population is considered to have direct impacts on the environment. Environmental pollution has increased 10-fold over the past decade. The grieving situation of planet earth is to be ...

The US federal deficit and the debt are two inseparable problems facing the US since deficit spending began. There is some confusion between the two but the difference is quite simple. The deficit is the amount spending over the fiscal year exceeds the increase in revenue. If we bring in $10 and spend $15 there is a $5 deficit that has to be made up somewhere. It is either cut or funds are acquired elsewhere such as bonds or borrowing through other means. Over time this has a cumulative effect that is the debt which builds interest.

Fortunately since 2009 the ...

In the recent times, many sports personalities and charitable organizations have turned to active participants in advocating for and promoting social change in many aspects. Business organizations, as well as institutions in some instances, use sports personalities as their agents in advocating for and promoting social change. Many organizations through their corporate social responsibilities branch have been in the forefront and incorporated social change strategies within their dockets and areas of work and responsibilities. It is imperative to note that sports, in general, have a strong power to bond people together. Therefore, institutions and organizations used this to their advantage, not ...

The first foreign bond issue is the Gazprom bond issue. It is an Eurobond; which was issued in the Russian Ruble currency. The issue date was 21st February 2011. The maturity date for this Gazprom bond is 12th February 2017. The coupon is 5.136% per annum (Williams 31). Price for the Gazprom bond is 1,000 Rubles. However, details on the yield for this bond are unavailable. The seniority for these bonds has been set above that of other bonds by this company. This applies to those bonds which are of a term less than the expiry date of 2014. ...

I would present two key ethical problems of the company. These are Fraud and Organizational Issues. There are numbers of issues that arise when it comes to fraud issues. In a non-profit organization, this trend is no longer a surprise in the non-profit world. Non-profit organizations are highly susceptible to fraud issues. Generally, non-profit organizations are established for beneficial purposes in accordance to the mission and vision of the company.

Problem 1

Particularly, Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc. or VF faced fraud charges in 2012. The problem rooted when the United States Agency for International Development filed a case against VF. The money in question ...

Richards (2013, p. 1) first sets out to define the terms to gain a better understanding of the concepts. “Debt” is defined as “borrowing money from an external source with the promise to return the principal, in addition to an agreed upon rate of interest.” Though the terms here are often understood in the negative light, startups, or small companies just beginning to operate, often use debt financing to fund their operations. In fact, even companies with the most robust balance sheets will often times reflect some amount of debt within. In financing terminology, debt can also be ...

A healthcare center is a crucial pillar in any society or community because of the relief it avails to members of society suffering from bodily pain and suffering. Any community thriving on economic activities, and hence increasing numbers of the population, calls for an expansion of the associated health facilities so as to adequately offer health services, including orthopedic services, to all members of that society that may require it. Minimal delay is a crucial factor that is factored in considering any expansion plans for such a facility. This is important because of the fact that human life is very sensitive, and ...

Chechen Terrorism in Russia

Religion, culture and politics have played a huge role in the terrorist attacks executed by Chechen rebels in Russia. The conflict instigated by Chechen rebels stem from the fact that Chechnya, the territory they claim, became part of the national territory of Russia due to historical circumstances. Long before Russia emancipated as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Chechnya was part of an independent republic called the Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. However, that nation did not last long, as the USSR occupied it and made it into a province called the Chechen Autonomous Oblast (Kramer, 2010). To quell strong ...

There has been extensive advocate for mainstreaming students with disabilities. Mainstreaming refers to putting children with disabilities into normal classes. Such schools usually require additional support. Mainstreaming is a system that allows students with disabilities to access education alongside normal students. However, the mainstreaming subject has been extremely wide since some of the disabled students have been denied chances for the education. In most cases, these students are forced to attend special needs schools. Also, some of them are home schooled (Santrock, 2008). Following the diversity of this topic, mainstreaming has been an exhaustively critical issue with adverse advantages and ...

Terrorist Organizations bring about a lot of disruption to the global community in terms of financial and social development hence the need to suppress such organizations. In order to curtail terrorist groups, it is essential to cut off their funding. The main source of funding to terrorist organizations is group members and sympathizers. The mobilization and transfer of funds is facilitated by the internet. Terrorist groups are able to spread and rally new recruits easily using the internet since it overcomes geographical barriers. Similarly, terrorist groups are able to raise and send funds by making online fund transfers within the ...

The lack of standard procedures set in healthcare management especially those related to decision making have given numerous problems to the healthcare industry. This in turn affected not only the healthcare practioners but their patients and clients as well. The healthcare industry has been getting the bulk of funding from the government. Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group shows that the healthcare expenditures of the United States is more than $2 trillion dollars budget compared to the federal government’s budget of $3 trillion (HealthCareProgram.org, 2013). This should ...

Theoretically, a fund manager has an option of selecting a portfolio with a pin where the efficient market hypothesis is true. The argument is that prices of a portfolio are known with certainty meaning that the pin risk in a portfolio is mitigated. However, this is always not so because, under this hypothesis, the price of a portfolio is equal to the fundamental value of the same portfolio. This means that the returns are equal to the opportunity cost of capital, which is not attractive to investors.

In addition to unattractive returns, fund managers may not opt to invest in a portfolio by considering the efficient ...

Let’s say you have a fantastic business idea that you know will make money for you. You have made your calculations, you have studied the market, you have found the perfect location and you have a good idea how you will operate and make the business happen. The product you have is unique. How to make the product will be unique. You have found the people who will help you make the product. You have emptied your wallet, gathered all your money from your savings, sold your car, you now some of the cash you need to start it all ...

The Texas House of Representatives refers to the 150 member lower house of the Texas Legislature that converges at the Texas Capital in Austin (Maxwell, Earnest, and Adolfo 113). The members are elected from single-member districts distributed across the state. An average district consists of about 150,000 people. The house elections are held every two years during the first Tuesday that comes after the first Monday in November. The incumbent has no term limits
The Texas senate refers to the upper house of the 31 member state legislature that also converges at the Texas State Capitol in ...

A non profit organization is a tax- exempt organization that serves the interest of the public. These tax exemptions include sales, income, and property taxes at the state level. A perfect example of such an organization is American Red cross. Nonprofit organizations are not truly concerned with making profits as compared to profit making organizations. Surplus money that remains after the nonprofits have paid all their bills is reinvested back into the organization. They are dedicated to providing benefits to the public, rather than making profits. Managing a non profit is inherently more complex than managing a comparable size business. Proper management ...

Engineers Beyond Borders-Canada (EBB-Canada) was started by Parker Mitchell and George Roter, two engineering graduates from the University of Waterloo in the late 1990s. The non-profit organization partners with communities worldwide to improve their quality of life through the design and implementation of sustainable engineering projects. The organization also trains engineers to be responsible and responsive to the needs of the people in their communities. In line with this, the organization has established chapters in various Canadian Universities. EBB-Canada runs independently though it collaborates with Engineers Beyond Borders International (EBB-International) whose main role is to coordinate and oversee the ...

Q. 1. Why have private pension plans grown so rapidly since the 1940s?

Although the formal introduction of private pension was made a hundred years ago, it is only in 1940 that the private pension industry has emerged as a major social and economic driving factor in the economy. The early pension plans were initiated by large companies between 1900s to 1940 and some of them were implemented through the help of labor unions. However, most of the companies are not in favor of idea, thus making private pension discretionary and, therefore, unfunded and noncontributory. The growth of the industry have doubled covering four million people paying 100% of the premium. The government realized ...

Globalization has many advantages. The consumers are able to get access to a variety of goods from various producers and at a cheaper price. This improves the standards of living of the consumers. In addition, inefficient producers are removed from the market and this ensures quality products that at low costs (Milward, 2003). Therefore efficient allocation of resources is encouraged. In addition, the relationship between countries improves as people from different countries trade. Globalization also enhances technological transfer and this facilitates faster development of the poor economies.

Globalization however has several disadvantages. The effects of globalization are not the same for ...

Businesses of all kinds need to devise a plan with which to follow as they grow and expand. Growth of a business could involve moving to a new premise, production of new and better products in larger quantities than before and so on. Kelly as an entrepreneur who has specialized in the food industry only makes lunch currently. However with a chance to expand and grow the business, she needs to plan for the growth and expansion. As her plan for growth involves shifting base and improving the business form in general, her plan for business growth should be designed to suit the ...

Abstract

A regional bank, XYZ Bank, has decided to open an office overseas for serving those businesses that are expanding internationally. India has been chosen as a large financial centre that is believed to help in increasing customer base and expand business. The various factors favourable for investing in India are its political stability, federal legal system, availability of managerial and technical skills, good infrastructure, favourable economic policies and relaxation of restrictions in banking sector. However, some key challenges are cultural diversity, need of legal expertise in opening a wholly owned subsidiary and regulatory restrictions in banking sector. In spite of the ...

1. Read chapter seven from Forrest McDonald, E Pluribus Unum: The Formation of the American Republic, 1776-1790. Indianapolis, IN: Liberty Fund, 1979, the answer the following questions. This rubric will be used to score your response question assignments. (20 pts.)

a. What problems faced the Philadelphia convention from its inception?

The convention faced some problems during its inception, which would ultimately jeopardize its practicality. First, was the challenge of identifying which power was legitimate as provide in the convention. Furthermore, the convention did not contain the bill of rights which were the fundamental aspects initially sought. Absence of this hampered the route to success. Additionally, there existed the tussle between the republicans and the democrats. In most instances, these two groups often have different ideologies and each would like their wishes to be fulfilled. This became eminent during this ...

Private placement is the sale of a company’s securities to a few, select investors as a means of raising the capital. The investors may include insurance companies, banks, pension funds, and mutual funds. Such a placement does not require registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This work appraises the market performance of a group of companies that announced their intention to sell private placement shares. The market considered herein is the NASDAQ Global Market. For this market, two companies (issuers) are considered -- NeurogesX, Inc. and Solar Capital Ltd. The information herein is current and is sourced from various sites including the ...