Common and preferred stocks, bonds, bills, and notes all are types of financial assets, Financial assets, financial instrument, financial contracts
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Major Categories of Financial Assets
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1.1 Financial intermediation
Key term
A financial intermediary is a party bring together providers and users of finance, either as broker or as principal. A financial intermediary is an institution which links lender with borrowers, by obtaining deposits from lenders and re-lending them to borrowers.
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Financial Intermediation
Example of intermediaries
Clearing banks Investment banks Savings banks Building societies Finance companies Pension funds Insurance companies Investment/unit trusts
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1.1 Financial intermediation
Surplus unit
Person
savings funds