The function of the South African Reserve Bank as bank supervisor entails … [1] reducing interbank settlement risks by reducing the potential for settlement default by one or more banks.
[2] making, issuing and destroying banknotes and coins.
[3] achieving a sound, efficient banking system in the interest of depositors of banks and the economy as a whole.
[4] formulating an exchange rate policy.

You manage an equity fund with an expected risk premium of 10% and a standard deviation of 14%. the rate on treasury bills is 6%. your client chooses to invest $60,000 of her portfolio in your equity fund and $40,000 in a t-bill money market fund. what is the expected return and standard deviation of return on your client’s portfolio?

Penny poodle wanted to know which dog obedience training program was more effective: puppy pride, the approach she has been using for any years, or doggie do-right, a new approach. penny convinced 50 human companions of untrained dogs to participate in her study. the dogs and their humans were randomly assigned to complete the puppy pride or doggie do-right course. at the end of the training programs, all of the dogs were scored on their level of obedience on a standardized dog obedience checklist (scores could range from 10 to 100). the design of this study is:

If a business is in need of working capital, one option is to use a(n) that will buy the company's account receivables and then handle their collection for a fee.