CASE: Accounting for the iPhone at Apple Inc. The non-GAAP numbers of Apple Inc. reflect its economics better. Because‚ in the existing method of accounting‚ revenue and cost of goods sold are spread over the lifetime of the product (expected 24-months)‚ while the costs incurred for engineering‚ sales‚ marketing and warranty are recorded immediately. This accurate recording of expenses while recognizing only a part of the cost of goods sold thus showed reduced margins. While this did not affect
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Investment Banking Global Education and Career Development Center ♦ 12-170 ♦ (617) 253-4733 ♦ http://careers.mit.edu Overview Investment banking includes a wide variety of activities‚ including underwriting‚ selling‚ and trading securities‚ providing financial advisory services‚ and managing assets. Investment banks cater to a diverse group of stakeholders – companies‚ governments‚ non-profit institutions‚ and individuals – and help them raise funds on the capital market. They perform the following
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Apple Case 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple was a hip alternative to other computer brands. It supported a plug-and-play peripheral‚ offered a cutting-edge‚ tightly integrated user experience. The Apple Mac Pro had a sleek metal case and featured high-end graphics capability. Apple had attractive design factors‚ enabled ease of use‚ had high security and was high-quality bundled software. 2. Analyze the dynamics of the PC industry. Are these dynamics favorable or problematic
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Please explain your motivation for applying to J.P. Morgan and more specifically for an Internship in Investment Banking. (200 words)* Investment Banking is now at a crucial junction‚ where Investment and Commercial Banking are splitting up due to the ring fence which is being built around these two banking areas. As well‚ the new upcoming regulation‚ Basel III‚ will have a huge impact in the investment banks‚ with higher liquidity and capital requirements‚ in order to increase solvency and stability
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A global investment is the the process of spreading out your investment capital between a mix of financial instruments and firms. Investors have used this strategy for many years as a good method for managing the risks associated with investing. There are four advantages to global investing: diversification‚ currency valuation‚ decreased risk‚ and taxation. The economy is cyclical in nature‚ with times of expansion and contraction. These cycles can be global‚ industry-specific or limited to a specific
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Drew Galloway October 8th 2014 BMGT 1101 Apple Inc. Apple is an extraordinary company. The company was founded by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne on April 1st 1976. The whole purpose of Apple was‚ to develop and sell personal computers. It has come a long way from a small owned business into a multinational corporation. After the death of Steve Jobs the company had to hire a new CEO‚ Tim Cook. Tim Cook was the complete opposite of Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was very loud and unpredictable
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What is Investment Banking? Patrick Fearon Autumn 2012 © Patrick Fearon 2012 This year we have split the Banking and Finance Lecture into two: First Session Second Session 2 What is Investment Banking? What Careers in Banking and Finance are available outside Investment Banking? IB Grenoble 2012 © Patrick Fearon 2012 In the Investment Banking lecture this morning we will be looking at: Corporate Finance – – – – – Financial Advisory Advice on M&A
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Investment Process Investment: Investment is the employment of funds on assets with the aim of earning income or capital appreciation. Investment has two attributes namely time and risk. Present consumption is sacrificed to get a return in the future. The sacrifice that has to be borne is certain but the return in the future may be uncertain. This attribute of investment indicates the risk factor. The risk is undertaken with a view to reap some return from the investment. For a layman‚ investment
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An investment bank is a financial institution that assists individuals‚ corporations‚ and governments in raising capital by underwriting and/or acting as the client’s agent in the issuance of securities. An investment bank may also assist companies involved in mergers and acquisitions‚ and provide ancillary services such as market making‚ trading of derivatives‚ fixed income instruments‚ foreign exchange‚ commodities‚ and equity securities. Unlike commercial banks and retail banks‚ investment banks
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understanding the market’s competitive structure and predicting the most likely direction of any future change. The following segment explains the various dimensions of competition as they apply to the investment banking industry. Components of competition in services offered by investment banks In investment banking industry or more specifically in the corporate negotiated public underwriting market‚ firms perform several relatively distinct services: Origination: Originating and managing a new
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