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What is the core role that the financial services sector performs within the economy?
What is the core role that the financial services sector performs within the economy?
- Providing employment opportunities
- Regulating global financial markets
- Allocating capital from savers to businesses (correct)
- Facilitating international trade
How does the investment chain benefit savers and businesses?
How does the investment chain benefit savers and businesses?
- By limiting the growth opportunities for businesses
- By discouraging savings and promoting excessive borrowing
- By enabling savers to invest in businesses for potential returns (correct)
- By weakening the competitiveness of financial markets
What happens if the investment chain is inefficient?
What happens if the investment chain is inefficient?
- Financial markets become more competitive
- Savers lose their invested capital
- Uninvested capital remains unallocated (correct)
- Businesses experience rapid growth
How does the financial services sector contribute to raising productivity?
How does the financial services sector contribute to raising productivity?
Why is the efficiency of the investment chain critical?
Why is the efficiency of the investment chain critical?
In what way does the financial services sector enhance the competitiveness of financial markets globally?
In what way does the financial services sector enhance the competitiveness of financial markets globally?
Which documents are required to be lodged when forming a company in the UK?
Which documents are required to be lodged when forming a company in the UK?
What is the key difference between private companies and public companies according to the text?
What is the key difference between private companies and public companies according to the text?
Which authority should you lodge the Articles of Incorporation with in the US?
Which authority should you lodge the Articles of Incorporation with in the US?
What is the significance of having 'plc' in the name of a UK company?
What is the significance of having 'plc' in the name of a UK company?
What type of companies can issue shares to the public?
What type of companies can issue shares to the public?
What is the main difference between HSBC Holdings and Virgin Holdings with regards to stock exchanges?
What is the main difference between HSBC Holdings and Virgin Holdings with regards to stock exchanges?
In the context of shareholder liability, what does it mean to have limited liability?
In the context of shareholder liability, what does it mean to have limited liability?
What is the common characteristic of ordinary shares, common shares, and common stock?
What is the common characteristic of ordinary shares, common shares, and common stock?
What gives shareholders the power to vote yes or no on resolutions proposed by company directors at meetings?
What gives shareholders the power to vote yes or no on resolutions proposed by company directors at meetings?
How are dividends declared by companies related to shareholders?
How are dividends declared by companies related to shareholders?
