Or to buy short-term paper issued by off-the-balance-sheet financial units of major banks that were not transparent to the investment community.
Goldman is one of the few American financial firms whose balance sheet has largely escaped the problems of the American housing market. (See "Goldman Only Brushed By The Credit Crunch") It may want to buy some or all of Wachovia itself, but if not, the firm could at least help it craft a deal or find a deep-pockets investor.
The site monitors all of a business' transactions to give owners an instant financial snapshot, including balance sheet and income statement.
For instance, in the U.S., non-financial corporate cash on balance sheet is at a 50-year high at nearly 6%, according to Credit Suisse.
"With the worsening of the economy's growth prospects, continued credit losses and asset markdowns may maintain for a time the pressure on the capital and balance sheet capacities of financial institutions, " Bernanke said in a speech in London.
Politely request financial information, especially balance-sheet ratios, but agree not to share it with competitors.
We believe the terms of the transaction are attractive and have planned for this event by taking a number of financial steps to prepare our balance sheet.
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In connection with the earnings report Lehman released on June 16, 2008, the firm published a detailed financial appendix breaking down its balance sheet by various asset groups.
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Most of the problems with its balance sheet were caused by AIG Financial Products Corp.
The Federal Accounting Standards Board is considering new rules about how financial companies account for off-balance sheet holdings.
It stimulates management to use financial engineering, such as off balance sheet financing or layering earnings through acquisitions and other games.
Since property accounts for so much of the financial system's aggregate balance-sheet, losses from real-estate busts are likely to be synchronised across banks.
Investors are driving up the price of big banks and REITs, ignoring the major issues hidden in the balance sheet and the footnotes to financial statements.
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Secretary Duncan today will publish an open letter to college and university presidents, asking them to adopt the Shopping Sheet as part of their financial aid awards starting in the 2013-14 school year.
David Cresswell from the Financial Ombudsman Service said the compensation fact sheet was based on calls and queries from concerned customers who contacted BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme in the weeks during the crisis.
"Even with all the transparency in the world you have to be a genius to understand these statements, " referring to the near-impenetrable description of derivative contracts and other off-balance-sheet items included in the financial reports and footnotes filed by the banks and investment banks.
And then we decided we've got to make sure every student has access to a simple fact sheet on student loans and financial aid, so you can have all the information you need to make intelligent choices on your own about how to pay for college.
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Mowrey cites the NWK's balance-sheet strength as testament to its financial flexibility to execute the transition into VoIP.
"We look to maintain a strong balance sheet as set out in our financial framework, " a BP spokesman said.
Yesterday was the deadline for the presidential candidates to file their quarterly financial reports, and McCain's balance sheet is not looking very good.
On the financial front, the nation sports a strong balance sheet.
Obviously if the derivative assets were included in the balance sheet as they are under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) rules, the price-to-book ratio would be significantly lower.
Since the financial crisis Citigroup has managed to firm up its balance sheet and fence off most of the toxic assets that brought the bank to its knees.
Since the eruption of the Enron scandal, Andersen has borne the brunt of an outsized portion of criticism for the company's failure because it certified as fair and accurate Enron's financial reporting--including its use of off balance sheet partnerships to disguise the level of Enron's true indebtedness.
However, the agency noted "Guernsey's success in attracting foreign financial institutions, its prosperity and its very strong government balance sheet".
But, in response to financial sanctions, car companies were acquiring eighty per cent of their sheet metal domestically.
For instance, prosecutors say, he was involved in manufacturing earnings and concealing debt through sham sales of poorly performing assets to an off-balance-sheet partnership run by Andrew Fastow, Enron's former chief financial officer.
The company would have posted a loss for 2011 if it hadn't received a government subsidy, and the amount of debt on its balance sheet has doubled in the last two years, according to company financial statements posted on the official Web site for China's bond market.
This should ensure that in the future, government financial assistance to lending institutions does not impact the Federal Reserve's balance-sheet and monetary policy.
The AFMC windfall report is the second in a series of Red Flag reports that focus on culliing key details from the Financial Footnotes.. Our first Red Flag report focused on off-balance sheet debt and how it affects over 2900 companies.
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