The main goal of a finance manager is maximizing of wealth rather than maximizing profit--measuring wealth or value is by cash flows and not accounting profits. This goal must be constantly in mind when making investments‚ financing these investments‚ and funding the company’s day-to-day operations. The total value of the firm can be increased by pushing up the price or market value of the existing shareholders’ ordinary shares. Investors react to poor investment decisions or poor financing decisions
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public finance is the study of the financial activities of governments and public authorities. divided into three categories: a - Knowing what activities the public sector engages in and how these are organized (that is‚ revenue gathering and expenditures) b - Understanding and foreseeing the full consequences of these governmental activities c - Evaluating alternative policies. The positive side describes the activities of the public sector‚ explains the reasons of the programs in existence and
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Introduction In this article the main issues I will be looking at the issues raised around the views of Robert Shiller in his recent interview and book‚ finance and the good society and his opinions on the democratization of finance. The other aspect that I will also be looking at is the current regulatory reform measures that have been introduced in the OECD countries‚ including the long term and short-term measures and why they have been introduced. In Shiler’s recent interview and book
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Rogue Trader‚ Nicholas Leeson Case 1) What was Nick Leeson’s strategy to earn trading profits on derivatives? Leeson was trading derivatives contracts on the two exchanges that were‚ in some cases‚ of different types and‚ in some cases‚ in mismatched amounts. He was hoping making profits by selling put and call options on the same underlying financial instrument‚ the Nikkei 225 Index. 2) What went wrong that caused his strategy to fail? He thought as the Nikkei was already low that
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Introduction The source of finance that is the issue of from where to get funds to start‚ develop or expand a business is very important for the future of the business. Success of business and its operations depends largely on choosing the proper sources of finance and the purposes for which the fund is sought. For this reason study of different available sources‚ their advantages‚ limitations in respect of cost‚ period of time‚ rate of return‚ usability of funds and outcome of the funding repayment
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After reading Geake and Cooper’s article‚ I would have to agree with the proposal. I would agree there is a relationship between cognitive science and education. Cognitive Science is the scientific study of the mind and its process. In education‚ we are teaching the students a process in learning the materials of the curriculum. We are leaving them think of decision and logic in coming up with answers to questions. The best questions are when there are no right or wrong answers and the students
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BRIARWOOD INDUSTRIES CASE STUDY Diane Williamson sat at her desk staring out of the office window. Today‚ she expected to be promoted to vice-president (VP) of marketing but she was writing her resignation. Welldressed‚ as always in her best navy blue suit‚ she looked successful but felt like a failure. She joined in 1999 as an experienced furniture sales rep‚ and the company was already one of the largest of its type. However‚ business was bad and sales were falling. She soon became one of
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conventional costing system for their production of valves. The conventional costing system is used to trace and as well as to accumulate all of the direct costs and then disseminates the indirect costs of a manufacturing process. And so in this case‚ it is known that Mahir Industrial’s conventional costing system is used firstly‚ in order to find out every manufacturing department’s product costs. Besides that‚ the company’s direct cost consists of valves‚ pumps and as well as flow controllers
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BUACC5901 - Accounting & Finance A Comparative Financial Analysis for the Financial Years 2011 and 2010 of DIALOG GROUP BERHAD TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................2 II. INTRODUCTION ................................................... .............................................3 III. RATIOS CALCULATION...................................... .............................................4 IV. ANALYSIS OF
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UNIT – II Pre-shipment Finance – Categories of Pre-Shipment Finance – Facilities of Pre-shipment Credit - Pre-shipment Credit in Foreign Currency (PCFC) – Interest rate on Pre-shipment Credit‚ Post-shipment Credit Finance – Categories of Post-Shipment Credit in rupees – Post-Shipment Credit in Foreign Currency – Refinance of Pre-Shipment and Post-shipment Finance. Pre Shipment Finance The scheme is intended to make short-term working capital finance available to exporters at internationally
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