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Data Update 6 for 2023: A Wake up call for the Indebted?

Musings on Markets

To fund the business, you can either use borrowed money (debt) or owner's funds (equity), and while both are sources of capital, they represent different claims on the business. Even government-owned businesses fall under its umbrella, with the key difference being that equity is provided by the taxpayers.

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Financial Stability Board Should Rethink Its Agenda on Non-Bank Financial Intermediation

Reynolds Holding

OEFs engage in liquidity transformation, but the FSB exaggerates the significance of this because OEFs are very liquid in comparison with other financial intermediaries such as banks, hedge funds, and private equity funds. 2] It is also clear that major structural changes have negatively affected liquidity in key markets over recent years.

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