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International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 190 member countries...

Financial statements (or financial reports) are formal records of the financial activities and position of a business, person, or other entity. Relevant...

structure (i.e., common financial interests), and the promise of above average returns as likely causes. Over the next decade, hedge fund strategies expanded...

as Fidelity Management & Research (FMR), is an American multinational financial services corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1946...

ledger), nonprofits can have more than one general ledger (or fund), depending on their financial reporting requirements. An accountant for such an entity...

Financial analysis (also known as financial statement analysis, accounting analysis, or analysis of finance) refers to an assessment of the viability...

sometimes called fund under management, refers to the total market value of all financial assets that a financial institution—such as a mutual fund, venture capital...

A sovereign wealth fund (SWF), or sovereign investment fund is a state-owned investment fund that invests in real and financial assets such as stocks,...

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) promotes economic revitalization in distressed communities throughout the United States...

need to be repaid, making them an attractive funding option for businesses looking to reduce financial risk. Private foundations provide grants to support...

Financial accounting is a branch of accounting concerned with the summary, analysis and reporting of financial transactions related to a business. This...

In financial accounting, a liability is a quantity of value that a financial entity owes. More technically, it is value that an entity is expected to...

non-financial backgrounds, including computer scientists, mathematicians, physicists, signal processing experts and statisticians. The firm's latest fund...

"non-operating"—but for many non-profits must (simultaneously) be categorized by fund (along with other accounts). For non-profits with substantial revenue from...

A mutual fund is an investment fund that pools money from many investors to purchase securities. The term is typically used in the United States, Canada...

management by financial advisors takes a more holistic view of a client, with allocations to particular asset management strategies. The term fund manager,...

cheques Allow financial transactions at branches or by using automatic teller machines (ATMs) Provide wire transfers of funds and electronic fund transfers...

one of the Big Three index fund managers. Its Aladdin software keeps track of investment portfolios for many major financial institutions and its BlackRock...

A financial ratio or accounting ratio states the relative magnitude of two selected numerical values taken from an enterprise's financial statements....

In financial accounting, a balance sheet (also known as statement of financial position or statement of financial condition) is a summary of the financial...