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, efficiency, and legal standing. Australia?s financial sector(gross value added) relative to the overall economy is very similar … traditional and alternative measures to assess the importance of Australia as an International Managed Financial Services Centre …
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an introduction to the establishment of the financial planning industry in Australia. In particular it focuses on the way …
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. Some countries, such as Australia, Canada, and the UK, have removed the double taxation and adopted a dividend imputation … dividends. The most representative one is the system in which a firm is taxed at the corporate tax rate and such taxes are … notionally pooled as franking credits. When cash dividends are paid, an amount equal to the cash dividends times the corporate …
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The study investigates the impacts of four agency costs on the dividend policy of firms listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd. (SEM). It uses least squares regression to test and examine the impact of four Agency Cost Variables (ACVs), namely ownership dispersion, insider ownership, Free...
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In the present paper we examine the setting of offer prices for Australian industrial initial public offers (IPOs) by fixed price offers. Our investigation focuses on the associations between offer prices and both market prices and accounting based measures of intrinsic value. Fixed-price offers...
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In this paper the question is addressed asking, 'Is Timeshare Ownership an Investment Product?' After some discussion, the conclusion is that the purchaser outlays funds for economic benefit, thus timeshare fits well within the definition of an investment product. The paper also adds to the...
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Financial planning advice is becoming increasingly relevant to the economic objectives of Australians. However, the evidence suggests there are numerous ethical risks related to the provision of that advice and other factors that may be influencing the ethical decision making of financial...
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of Australia (FFC), a government screen agency established in 1988 to bring investment bank-style portfolio management to … Australia's screen industry, and 3) local production incentive policies pursed by Australian state governments in a chase for … structural and cross-border in nature ? was that Australia's screen industry failed to develop the local investment …
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One of the fundamental considerations for exporters in international trade transactions is the aspect of payment. In the context of financial risk management, Letters of Credit enable the exporter to substitute the credit risk of the buyer with that of his bank. The Letter of Credit is a...
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The last two decades have been a critical period for Thailand's development. From the mid 1980s to the beginning of the 1990s, the Thai economy performed remarkably well and was a showcase for the world economy. Having achieved a double-digit growth rate for a brief period, Thailand in the late...
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