pooling

(noun)

grouping together of various resources or assets

Related Terms

  • financial intermediary

Examples of pooling in the following topics:

  • Institutions, Markets, and Intermediaries

    • Through diversification of loan risk, financial intermediaries are able to mitigate risk through pooling of a variety of risk profiles and through creating loans of varying lengths from investor monies or demand deposits, these intermediaries are able to convert short-term liabilities to assets of varying maturities.
    • Additionally, through diversified lending practices, banks are able to lend monies to high-risk entities and by pooling with low-risk loans are able to gain in yield while implementing risk management.
  • The Labor Movement's Early Years

    • Since the early labor movement was largely industrial, union organizers had a limited pool of potential recruits.
  • Social Insurance

    • Social insurance has been defined as a program where risks are transferred to and pooled by an organization (often governmental) that is legally required to provide certain benefits.
  • Consequences of Banking Crises

    • Banks coordinate and economy's savings and investment: the act of pooling money to capture higher returns for everyone while simultaneously funding business dependent upon leveraging debt and equity.
  • The Importance of Productivity

    • As a result, economies will benefit from a deeper pool of tax revenue to draw on in generating necessary social services such as health care, education, welfare, public transportation and funding for critical research.
  • Small-Business Structure

    • Partnerships enable entrepreneurs to pool their talents; one partner may be qualified in production, while another may excel at marketing, for instance.
  • Money in the U.S. Economy

    • Money also includes money market funds, which are shares in pools of short-term securities, as well as a variety of other assets that can be converted easily into currency on short notice.
  • A New Economy?

    • Immigration might increase, thereby enlarging the pool of available workers.
  • Introducing the Budget Constraint

    • Consumers are inherently equipped with an infinite demand and a finite pool of resources, and therefore must make budgetary decisions based on their preferences.
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