International Finance SMM475 Maik Schmeling 2014 Maik Schmeling International Finance (MSc) 1 / 268 How to reach me Contact details: e-Mail: Office: Office hours: Maik.Schmeling.1@city.ac.uk 5055 Tuesday‚ 10.00 – 11.30 If you have questions regarding the content of the course you can always send me an e-mail (and expect a quick answer) or come to my office hours. Maik Schmeling International Finance (MSc) 2 / 268 Readings As a general rule‚ the slides contain
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HND in Finance Unit: Managing financial resource and Decisions Assignment: A Pizza Hut Franchise Compiled by: Binh Truong‚ MSc. Scenario A Pizza Hut Franchise After some years working in the tertiary sector including spells as a manager for a restaurant and as General Manager for a 5 star Sheraton hotel you have decided that it is time to start your own business. After looking around at the opportunities available you have de cided that a franchise of a fast food restaurant is a
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1. This is a measure summarizing the overall past performance of an investment. Average Return 2. This includes any capital gain (or loss) that occurred as well as any income that you received from a specific investment. Dollar Return 3. Which of these statements is true? When people purchase a stock‚ the do not know their return‚ neither the short term nor the long-term. 4. This is the volatility of the investment‚ which includes firm-specific risk as well as market risk. Total risk 5. This
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INTRODUCTION Companies need to choose from among various sources of finance depending on the amount of capital required and the term for which it is needed. Finance sources can be divided into three categories‚ namely traditional sources‚ ownership capital and non-ownership capital. Traditional sources are the internally generated capital (retained earnings); ownership capital is the capital owned by shareholders of the company (ordinary shares) while non-ownership capital includes funds from lenders
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What is Finance? • Finance can be defined as the art and science of managing money. • Finance is concerned with the process‚ institutions‚ markets‚ and instruments involved in the transfer of money among individuals‚ businesses‚ and governments. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. 1-1 Major Areas & Opportunities in Finance: Financial Services • Financial Services is the area of finance concerned with the design and delivery of advice and financial products to individuals
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Sources of finance Some sources of finance are short term and must be paid back within a year. Other sources of finance are long term and can be paid back over many years. Internal sources of finance are funds found inside the business. For example‚ profits can be kept back to finance expansion. Alternatively the business can sell assets that are no longer really needed to free up cash. External sources of finance are found outside the business. For example from creditors or banks. Internal
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of its cost and complexity‚ project finance is aimed at large-scale investments. The key is in the precise estimation of cash flows and risk analysis and allocation‚ which enables high leverage‚ and in ensuring that the project can be easily separated from the sponsors involved. Project finance is more difficult in emerging countries‚ which tend to pose unpredictable risks with unfavorably biased results. This study investigates the role of project finance as a driver of economic growth. It is
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FINANCE 3110 (CRN 83872) Principles of Finance Fall 2014 Principles of Finance FINANCE 3110 (CRN 83872) - Fall 2014 School of Business‚ Middle Georgia State College Tuesday‚ 5:30 PM-8:00 PM‚ PSC 248 INSTRUCTOR Dr. Shawn Saeyeul Park Middle Georgia State College School of Business Email: shawn.park@mga.edu Office: PSC 364 (Phone: 478-471-2886) Office Hours: M‚W 10:00 – 11:30 AM; T‚Th 10:00 – 11:15 AM; 1:30 – 2:45 PM WRC: M‚W 6:45 – 7:45 PM or by appointments Course Website: D2L COURSE DESCRIPTION
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Raising Finance Source of finance Description of source of finance Advantages Disadvantrages Personal sources Peronal sources tend to be the first form of finance used by very small firms. And important personal source of finance is the savings that the entrepreneur accumulated before starting up the business. #Savings are a cheap form of finance as they do not involve paying any interest. #Using savings enables the owner to keep control of the business. This is especially valuable to those
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April 19‚ 2013 Behavioral/Situational Questions An Employer May Ask. 1. Tell me about a time when you had to meet deadlines‚ and your work was constantly being disrupted. How did you handle the situation? What caused you the most difficulty‚ and why? What did you do to address these disruptions? What ultimately happened? 2. Tell me about a time you worked with a team member who was not actively participating or living up to the rest of the team’s expectations. How did you personally
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