Institutional money managers

Cell phones have also been used effectively to conduct financial transactions. Indeed, cell phones contain a smart card and can be easily connected over the network of branchless banks or to other telephones or POS remote devices. The amount of money that cell phones are allowed to carry is restricted, even though many people may have access to their own cell phone that they could use to access a financial institution that manages transactions. In the Philippines, special banking regulations allow people to transfer and hold small amounts of cash through cell phones. In South Africa, Celtel allows people to have a cell phone account and conduct transactions within the Celtel network (Porteous 2006). 

This dream was not shared by others at the institute. Many of the researchers and employees liked it in California and did not want to move. And some were unhappy as well with Robinson s sometimes authoritarian management style. Instead of making great research possible, the money broke the Pauling institute into warring camps. 

Short-term institutional investors include banks and building societies, money market fund managers, central banks and the treasury desks of some types of corporates. Such bodies are driven by short-term investment views, often subject to close guidelines, and will be driven by the total return available on their investments. Banks will have an addi-... 

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Between 1840 and 1885, a time of industrial revolution in European countries like England, France and Germany, industry retreated from basic and applied research and concentrated on developing manufacturing procedures. It was the time of liberal capitalism and owners and managers in industry were not prepared to spend money on uncertain research work. Even if the results of research could be applied, industrial leaders were not prepared to contribute a significant amount to rising costs at universities and other institutions. 

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