Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting ISSN 1946-052X 2012‚ Vol. 4‚ No. 1 Capital Structure and Firm Performance in the Financial Sector: Evidence from Australia Vedran Skopljak School of Economics and Finance‚ La Trobe University Kingsbury Drive‚ Bundoora‚ Vic 3086‚ Australia Tel: 61-3-9479-1111 E-mail: vedran.skopljak@latrobe.edu.au Robin H. Luo (Corresponding author) Department of Finance‚ Wuhan University Luojia Hill‚ Wuhan 430072‚ China Tel: 86-27-6875-2740 E-mail: robin.h.luo@gmail.com
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BUS 410 SFU Beedie School of Business Patrick Lenouvel INVESTMENT BANKS - SECURITIES FIRMS 1987: Regulatory changes The 1987 changes in the framework of Canadian financial market allowed commercial banks to acquire security firms or to expand into the security business. As a result‚ most major commercial banks acquired Canadian dealers: RBC bought Dominion Securities in 1988‚ Pemberton (89)‚ Mc Neil Mantha (91) Richardson (96) CIBC acquired Wood Gundy in 1988 Bank
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SUBJECT: DESIGN COMPANY NOVARTIS HELLAS pharmaceuticals firms PEST ANALYSIS To understand the impact of the environment in any industry‚ it is imperative to consider four main factors that influence this particular political‚ economic‚ social and technological factors. It is a fact that in Greece factors are rather disproportionate influence on the functioning of a healthy market competition. The business environment is regulated by opaque procedures‚ middlemen‚ bureaucrats‚ businessmen and
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RESEARCH TOPIC: Impact of Fixed Asset on Firm Profitability ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to look at the impact of fixed asset on firm profitability textile‚ cement and sugar sector in Pakistan. The study is based on sample of three sectors (sugar‚ cement‚ and textile) over five year period from 2010 to 2014.We used regression analysis method to show the impact of fixed asset on firm profitability. The past research shows that investment on non current asset does not have strong impact on corporation
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A BEHAVIOURAL THEORY OF THE FIRM SUMMARY Cyert and March are concerned with the business firm and the way the business firm makes economic decisions. The authors make detailed observations of the processes and procedures by which firms make decisions‚ using these observations as a basis for a theory of decision making in business organizations. They argue that one way to understand modern organizational decision making is to supplement the microeconomic study of strategic factor markets with an
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The Effect of Derivatives Usage on Firm Value and Performance: The Study on Malaysian Publicly Listed Firms Between 2008 and 2012 An undergraduate thesis proposal Presented to the Accountancy Department De La Salle University 2401 Taft Avenue‚ Manila‚ Philippines in partial completion of the course requirements of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy Camposagrado‚ Raphael Luis C. de Vera‚ Jan Neil P. Garcia‚ Carlos Oliver G. De La Salle University August 2013 Table of Contents
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PhD Proposal The Sophistication and Quality of Computer-Based Accounting System among Small and Medium Manufacturing Firms in Malaysia INTRODUCTION Malaysia is rapidly shifting its orientation into an information technology (IT) based environment‚ which emphasizes on the use of technology in providing information. This is evident by the Malaysian Government establishment of the Multimedia Super Corridor (or MSC) in 1998. The MSC‚ therefore‚ manifests the Government commitment in leading the
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MKT 601 Strategic Marketing Plan SWOT analysis Team 2C * SWOT Analysis Strengths | Weakness | • Firm C has 100% market share in Minivan category.• Technology capabilities are high. (Firm C has the highest rating in Safety rating and Quality rating across all firms.)• Consumer segments: Firm C is dominant in the high-income segment (56.9%) which is growing faster than average (4% vs. 3%). This means high potential for selling more than car market average.• Diverse offering of cars (a price
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The objectives of the firm can be viewed as the motives of the entrepreneur/s who own and run the firm. There a number of goals that firm can pursue in its day to day operations - it may try to maximise profits‚ sales or growth‚ meeting shareholder expectations‚ or increasing market share. Maximising profits - making the biggest possible profit‚ or the smallest possible loss - is recognised as the main objective of most firms. Profit is the difference between the firm’s total revenue (output sold
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two companies of my choice. I decided to choose firms from the leisure industry and then compare them. I analysed the business environment and ethical factors that affect the leisure industries as a whole. In my report I will distinguish between the impacts on the different political‚ economical‚ sociological and technological factors and will then draw conclusions based on my analytical report. To prepare a PEST analysis report on my chosen firms‚ I had to research and analyse the leisure industry
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