Banks and Banking lecture notes A bank is a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities‚ either directly by loaning or indirectly through capital markets. A bank links together customers that have capital deficits and customers with capital surpluses. Due to their importance in the financial system and influence on national economies‚ banks are highly regulated in most countries. Most nations have institutionalised a system known as fractional
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Strategic Financial Management Download free books at BookBooN.com 2 Strategic Financial Management © 2008 R. A. Hill to be identified as Author Finance & Ventus Publishing ApS ISBN 978-87-7681-425-0 Download free books at BookBooN.com 3 Strategic Financial Management Contents Contents PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Finance – An Overview Financial Objectives and Shareholder Wealth Wealth Creation and Value Added The Investment and Finance Decision
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8 Performance Management and Appraisal Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter you should be able to: 8.1 Discuss the difference between performance management and performance appraisal 8.2 Identify the necessary characteristics of accurate performance management tools 8.3 List and briefly discuss the purposes for performance appraisals 8.4 Identify and briefly discuss the options for “what” is evaluated in a performance appraisal 8.5 Briefly discuss the
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va C E in IR TU e d R e s e a rc h December‚ 3. - 7. 2012 Sc ien t i fi c A re as - V BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL DECISIONS BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS M.Sc. Aleksandra Stanković Miloš Mitrić MBA‚ CPA‚ CFE‚ Cr. FA Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism Vojvođanska nn‚ 36210 Vrnjačka Banja‚ Serbia aleksandra.stankovic@kg.ac.rs Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism Vojvođanska nn‚ 36210 Vrnjačka Banja‚ Serbia milos.mitric@kg.ac.rs Ph.D. Snežana Knežević
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Goals of Financial Management Maximize Profits A company’s most important goal is to make money and keep it. Profit-margin ratios are one way to measure how much money a company squeezes from its total revenue or total sales. There are three key profit-margin ratios: gross profit margin‚ operating profit margin and net profit margin. 1. Gross Profit Margin The gross profit margin tells us the profit a company makes on its cost of sales or cost of goods sold. In other words‚ it indicates
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Research Analysis Project Analysis of Business and Financial performance of Atlas Honda Limited over three year period Research and Analysis Project (6‚478 words) Research Analysis Project Introduction The topic I selected for my thesis is: “The business and financial performance of an organization over a three year period” I selected this area for my research as analyzing the financial aspects of company will brush up on my analytical skills
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Financial Management – Handout »Balance Sheet - Statement of financial positions on a specific date * Book value: value on balance sheet (historical cost) * Market value: value of assets depends on riskiness‚ cash flows * Balance sheet identity: Assets = Liabilites + Shareholders‘ equity * Debt versus equity: Shareholders equity = Assets + Liabilities * Financial leverage: the more debt‚ the greater its degree of financial leverage »Income
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Nature of Financial Management Financial Management Defined * It refers to that part of the management activity which is concerned with the planning and controlling of firms financial resources. * Financial management is concerned with raising financial resources and their effective utilization towards achieving organizational goals. It is the process of putting the available funds to the best advantage from the long term point of view of business objectives. Purpose of Financial Management
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2.2 Explain the difference between leadership and management. The biggest difference between manager and the leaders is the way they motivate people who work for them or follow them. Management jobs we can realize that we cannot buy hearts‚ especially to follow them down a difficult path and act as leaders too. The differences of the management and leadership which is management people will be more work focus but people who have leadership skill which will people focus. Work focus which related to
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International Financial Management International Financial Management INTRODUCTION Halil Kiymaz‚ Ph.D.‚ CFA Bank of America Chair and Professor of Finance ROAD MAP TO INT FINANCE KEY ISSUES ROAD MAP TO INT FINANCE CASES Global Financial Environment -Why to study Int. Finance? -Int. Monetary System -The Balance of Payments Foreign Exchange Market -Foreign Exchange Market -How do we determine FX? Any risk? -International Parity Conditions -FX Derivatives Foreign Exchange
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