quoted investments

investments in FINANCIAL SECURITIES such as SHARES and DEBENTURES which are ‘quoted’ on a STOCK MARKET. Where a company holds such quoted investments they will be shown in its BALANCE SHEET at their purchase price with a supplementary note showing their current market value. See TRADE INVESTMENT.

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In the event of any shortfall, the Company has a fairly large amount of cash and quoted investments available.

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lt;p>IIRA defines liquid assets as cash or cash equivalents, short-term placements to banks or financial institutions and liquid quoted investments such as government paper and quoted Sukuk.

Liquidity fragility

Absolute has had to close seven of its funds for "restructuring" because they "contain quoted investments which the board believes are not immediately realisable".

Hedge your bets and stay clear of global big boys; PERSONAL FINANCE

By June 1996, BDC had interests in 119 companies and enterprises, with the corporation's gross investment portfolio, including quoted investments, standing at P618m.

BDC - leaner but fitter

The news from the experts is that early stage businesses have a degree of negative correlation with quoted investments and hence they will recommend that their clients hold a certain percentage of their portfolio in early stage businesses to reduce unsystematic risk.

EARLY STAGE BUSINESSES: Investors must manage risks; This week Advantage Business Angels managing director Neil Mackay says that regardless of the investment - balance your risks

The market value of the fund's quoted investments stood at pounds 99 million at the year end, less than a quarter of its value at the end of 1999 of pounds 438 million.

Reuters pledges to persevere with Net; Reuters pledges not to slip through Net KEEP DIVI AND CLOSING SHARE PRICE Reuters finance director David Grigson, left, and chief executive Peter Job announce annual results

In addition, it is preparing for a partial flotation of its Greenhouse Fund, which had quoted investments in Internet start-ups worth pounds 438 million at the end of 1999.

Reuters heads into cyberspace

4 million off the value of GWB's quoted investments and overall headline profits dipped to pounds 8.

Buy-out specialist a victim

On the insistence of Ministers, the new water company schemes were allocated cash and quoted investments - which are readily saleable on the stock market - while the Closed Fund was left with a mixture of property and unquoted investments, together with any contingent liabilities.

`Black hole' threat as water pensions fund runs dry

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