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Introduction
 
 This databook examines the deposits, mutual funds and insurance sectors held in Singapore from 2000 to mid-2008, segmenting these assets by onshore/offshore and retail/institutional customers.
 
 Scope
 
 *Segments assets by client base: retail vs. institutional, and onshore clients vs. offshore clients
 
 *Includes 8 years of historic data
 
 *Includes deposits and mutual funds
 
 Highlights
 
 Deposits in Singapore increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.9% over the 20022007 period. Deposits from onshore customers accounted for 89.9% of the total deposits in 2007.
 
 In 2007, mutual fund investments from institutional customers accounted for 43% of the total mutual funds.
 
 Investments via mutual funds in Singapore increased at a CAGR of 22.5% over the 20022007 period. Mutual fund investments from offshore customers accounted for 86% of the total mutual funds investment in Singapore in 2007.
 
 Reasons to Purchase
 
 *Identify growth in offshore business in this centre
 
 *Know how the credit crisis is affecting offshore deposits and funds in this centre
 
 *Compare onshore versus offshore deposits and mutual funds to identify which customer base is being most affected
 
 
 
Table of Contents : 
 Catalyst 1
 Summary 1
 TOTAL DEPOSITS – SINGAPORE 5
 Offshore versus onshore deposits, 2002–2007 5
 TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS – SINGAPORE 7
 Offshore versus onshore deposits, 2002–2007 7
 Retail versus institutional, 2002–2007 9
 APPENDIX 11
 Methodology 11
 Related Research 12
 How to contact experts in your industry 12
 Disclaimer 12
 
 
 LIST OF FIGURES
 Figure 1: Total deposits in Singapore, offshore versus onshore, 2002–2007 ($m) 5
 Figure 2: Total mutual funds in Singapore, offshore versus onshore, 2002–2007 ($m) 7
 Figure 3: Total mutual funds in Singapore, retail versus institutional, 2002–2007 ($m) 9
 
 
 LIST OF TABLES
 Table 1: Total deposits in Singapore, offshore versus onshore, 2002–2007 ($m) 6
 Table 2: Total deposits in Singapore, offshore versus onshore, 2002–2007 (%) 6
 Table 3: Total mutual funds in Singapore, offshore versus onshore, 2002–2007 ($m) 8
 Table 4: Total mutual funds in Singapore, offshore versus onshore, 2002–2007 (%) 8
 Table 5: Total mutual funds in Singapore, retail versus institutional, 2002–2007 ($m) 10
 

 

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Demetria Diggs and William Allan Kritsonis, PhD

PhD Program in Educational Leadership

PVAMU-The Texas A&M University System 

Introduction

 Strategic planning has proven to be the threshold of paramount meaning to bring forth transformation in educational settings across the United States.  Organizations move toward their desired status when those involved gain a clear and heightened awareness of where they function currently, where the organization is destined, and the strategies they will elect to embrace. “In a postmodern society, however, knowledge becomes functional–you learn things, not to know them, but to use that knowledge” (Klages 2007, p. 17). Augmented by the six realms of meaning, organizational practices welcome exponential gains in efficacy and erudition on the part of the students, teachers, and administrators. The invaluable knowledge gained from the six realms of meaning provide educators with the tools necessary to put knowledge into practice in any aspect of  the educational process.  They are tools of culture, tools of significance, and  tools of intelligence.

Purpose of the Article

The purpose of this article is to apprise educators of how incorporating the six realms from the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning (Kritsonis, 2007), into school improvement and strategic plans to yield avant-garde results for all educational stakeholders.  With a postmodern emphasis, the reader can acquire exceptional knowledge related to the six realms of meaning, and how ethics, synoptic, symbolics, esthetics, empirics, and synnoetics can add the lifeblood to educational planning and learning.   A successful organization is at minimum threefold in nature, where gains are on a continuum for students, teachers, and administrators. 

My Dad and father-in-law were at both ends of the spectrum when it came to managing their checking accounts. Dad would spend hours, sometimes days, tracking down a two cent error in his checkbook register. It drove him bonkers when his checkbook didn’t balance to the penny with the account statement.

My father-in-law, on the other hand, didn’t even keep a checkbook register. He couldn’t be bothered with balancing his account. His philosophy was, “If I run out of money the bank will let me know.” That is a hands off approach that few of us can get away with, but, it worked for a person that was born and lived in a town of less than 800 people. The bank did, indeed, let my father-in-law know when he was overdrawn. They never, to my knowledge, charged him overdraft fees.

That approach can work in a small town in Northern Idaho. Most of us, however, do not have that kind of a relationship with our bank. In order for our personal finances to run smoothly, it is our responsibility to make the lifestyle choices, and do the work associated with managing our day-to-day finances. How we handle our checking account and credit card transactions is fundamental to keeping things running well.

My Approach Is Somewhere In The Middle

According to statistics, more than half of America is employed by small business owners and these owners rely on credit. Not just credit to expand business or purchase a new cash register, but credit in order to make payroll. Now that tough financial times are here, banks are not as giving as they once were. Banks are changing their standards on <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’);” href=http://www.zootweb.com/additional_information/small_business_lending.html>small business lending</a> , making it hard and at times impossible for small businesses to get financing.

A Majority of Banks Are Changing Their Small Business Lending Standards

Most small businesses agree that even in the last 6 months they have felt the affects of the credit crisis. The problem is the domino affect of this crisis: since banks don’t have money to lend, small businesses cannot borrow money to expand, pay bills or payroll- which then affects employees of small businesses.

Franchises of larger businesses are also feeling the pinch.

Rescuing Starts at the Top No Immediate Assistance for Small Businesses

Since the government is concerned with helping the big players first, small businesses can’t get the immediate help they need. The government can’t realistically help out every small business in the ways they are assisting big businesses right away. Time is money of course and small businesses lose more than larger businesses every day that they can’t get financial assistance.

Without Small Business Lending , Small Businesses Make Sacrifices