for their customers. Although the current branch based retail banking remains the most common method for conducting banking transactions‚ internet technologies has changed the way personal financial services are designed and delivered to customers. Shih and Fang (2004) describe internet banking as a new type of information system that uses the innovative resources of the internet and WWW (World Wide Web) to enable customers to effect financial activities in virtual space. For example‚ it allows
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Introduction This report is to compare the financial situations of two companies in the restaurant industry‚ Darden Restaurants Inc. of Florida and Brinker International Inc. of Texas. The report will provide a detailed analysis and summary of several things including financial analysis‚ industry history and analysis‚ both companies history and analysis‚ vertical and horizontal analysis‚ and the creditworthiness of each company. These analysis’ that we are going to conduct will provide us with
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an overview of financial risk ( A ) The meaning of financial risk Financial risk is the risk of financial performance of all enterprises ‚ the financial activities of enterprises in the process‚ due to a variety of unpredictable or uncontrollable factors that effect ‚ is the company’s actual return and expected return deviation occurs ‚ which may suffer economic losses possibilities. ( Two ) the characteristics of financial risk The occurrence of an enterprise financial risk characteristics
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Risks Faced by Banks and Regulatory Countermeasures Abstract The essay will analysis and discuss risk and regulation method for banks. There are different types of risks in bank operation; for instance‚ interest rate risk‚ credit risk‚ liquidity risk and operation risk. This essay will focus on the liquidity risk problem in bank and regulation countermeasure of liquidity risk. Regulators improved level of risk management after global financial crisis; therefore‚ the Basel Banking Supervision
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FACULTEIT ECONOMIE EN BEDRIJFSKUNDE HOVENIERSBERG 24 B-9000 GENT Tel. Fax. : 32 - (0)9 – 264.34.61 : 32 - (0)9 – 264.35.92 WORKING PAPER Internal Auditor’s Perception about their Role in Risk Management Comparison between Belgian and US Companies Gerrit Sarens1 Ignace De Beelde April 2005 2005/304 Department of Accounting and Corporate Finance‚ Kuiperskaai 55/E‚ 9000 Ghent‚ Belgium. Email: Gerrit.Sarens@UGent.be‚ Phone: +32 9 264 35 66‚ Fax: +32 9 264 35 88. Acknowledgment: We appreciate
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gross profit ratio‚ is a profitability ratio that measures the amount of net income earned with each dollar of sales generated by comparing the net income and net sales of a company.we can see that Macy’s outperforms Wal-mart in the financial metric. Although both companies have the same tax rate‚ but Macy’s has a better profit margin because Macy’s has lower interest expense which is almost one fifth of interest expense of Wal-mart. On the other hand wal-mart total assets is almost nine times of that
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In today’s highly commercial world‚ one of the key objectives of starting a business is to make profit. While this might be true and important to every business‚ “most people believe that a business should not focus solely on profitability‚ but on the quality of products and services it offers to its customers”. This essay will discuss the various perspectives on the topic and will to a large extent agree with the view that businesses should not just focus on profit‚ by looking at customer desire
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Functions of Credit risk Grading Well-managed credit risk grading systems promote bank safety and soundness by facilitating informed decision-making. Grading systems measure credit risk and differentiate individual credits and groups of credits by the risk they pose This allows bank management and examiners to monitor changes and trends in risk levels. The process also allows bank management to manage risk to optimize returns. Good - (GD) - 2 Strong Bank Very good Financials Very good management
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1. Framework A. Identification of the risk Financial Risk There are three kinds of financial risk: market risk‚ liquidity risk and credit risk. Market Risk Price Risk The risk of a decline in the value of a security or a portfolio. Interest Rate Risk The risk that the value of an investment will change due to a change in the absolute level of interest rates. Example Dexia had a great interest rate risk. They had a lot of mortgage loans (long term). They financed the long term liabilities
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Financial Risks in Construction Discuss financial risks in construction‚ highlighting historical background‚ current issues/practices and implications/relevance to construction project management generally and specifically to construction project planning and control‚ feasibility study and appraisal‚ and financing. 1.0 Definitions i. The Project Management Institute‟s (PMI) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI 2008) defines project risk as: An uncertain event or condition that
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