What is Corporate Finance? It�s all corporate finance. My unbiased view of the world Every decision made in a business has financial implications‚ and any decision that involves the use of money is a corporate financial decision. Defined broadly‚ everything that a business does fits under the rubric of corporate finance. It is‚ in fact‚ unfortunate that we even call the subject corporate finance‚ because it suggests to many observers a focus on how large corporations
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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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According to AlBaraka‚ Islamic bank is an institution that mobilizes financial resources and invests that money in an attempt to achieve pre-determined islamically - acceptable social and financial objectives. Both mobilization and investment of money should be conducted in accordance with the principles of Islamic Sha’riah whereas according to Ustaz Hj Zaharuddin (2007) stated that conventional bank operates based on debtor-creditor relationships. For example‚ it is between depositors (creditor)
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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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“The contribution of behavioural finance theory is said to be of critical importance in understanding investor behaviour in modern finance” INTRODUCTION According to Gregory Curtis (2004‚ pg 16)‚ Sometime we behave like perfect economic beings. But other times we behave like‚ well‚ human beings. We make decisions on the basis of biases that don’t reflect real world facts. We allow our responses to decisions to depend on how the questions are framed. We engage in complex mental accounting‚ ignoring
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Professor: George Naufal The Main concept of Islamic banking vs. conventional banking systems Introduction Islamic finance is one of the fastest growing sectors of the global financial industry. It has become essential in some countries and very relevant in others. Many factors have influenced to the rapid growth of Islamic finance‚ including: (i) high demand in many Islamic countries; (ii) growing demand of foreign investors to invest in Islamic banks‚ along with introducing it to their own
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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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CORPORATE FINANCE The word Corporate Finance can be defined in terms that may vary considerably across the world. Corporate Finance is one of the three areas of the discipline of finance and can be defined broadly as a field of finance dealing with acquisition and allocation of a corporation ’s funds or resources‚ with the goal of maximizing shareholder wealth i.e. stock value. This division of a company is basically concerned with the financial operation of the company from company’s point of view
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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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explain the U.S. financial system to DellaTorre. a. Why is corporate finance important to all managers? Corporate Finance is important to all managers because they are the ones who have to determine‚ assess‚ and mitigate/prevent risks that are financial in nature to the business. Every decision they make is affected by their ability to translate financial calculations into risks for the company. Without corporate finance‚ those managers will not be able to assist the company in garnering additional
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