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1. The Financial System http://www.drawpack.com your visual business knowledge Intermediation via institutional investors Insurance companies, pension funds, Investment funds & venture capitalists F I R M S S U P P L I E R S OF F U N D S Intermediation via banks and other lending institutions The equity market (Trading in shares of common stocks) The corporate market (Trading in corporate bonds) The money market (Trading in money market instruments) Insurance policies Retirement plans Shares in funds PRIVATE PLACEMENT CASH CASH CASH CASH BONDS Commercial paper SHARES CASH CASH CASH BONDS Commercial paper SHARES CASH CASH DEBT OWED TO BANKS BANK DEPOSITS CASH Bank certificates of deposit (CD) CASH CASH CASH SHARES BONDS Money Market Instruments

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