MSc FINANCE A rigorous programme for financial leaders Introduction from the Programme Director Professor Nigel Meade Programme Director and Professor of Quantitative Finance 2 mscfinance@imperial.ac.uk the academic and quantitative rigour of the core courses‚ has established a truly inspirational learning environment that equips graduates with the technical and financial tools they need to be respected by employers in today’s financial sector. The flagship programme
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker symbol LEH) /ˈliːmən/ was a global financial services firm. Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008‚ Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the US (behind Goldman Sachs‚ Morgan Stanley‚ and Merrill Lynch)‚ doing business in investment banking‚ equity and fixed-income sales and trading (especially U.S. Treasury securities)‚ research‚ investment management‚ private equity‚ and private banking. At 1:45AM on September 15‚ 2008‚ the firm filed for Chapter
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SALE In this scenario‚ Reynolds Metals would sell Eskimo Pie Corporation outright to the highest bidder – in this case Nestle Corp for $61M.This outright buyout scenario seems farthest along (most mature) in terms of negotiations‚ given that Goldman Sachs has already filtered the highest bidder through an organized auction for sale on behalf of Reynolds Metals‚ but final specific complications mustn’t be overlooked. Two primary concerns inhibiting the deal closure exist for the buyer (Nestle): tax
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The exit from Quantitative Easing (QE): The Japanese experience.1 Adrian van Rixtel Head International Financial Analysis International Financial Markets Division‚ Associate Directorate General International Affairs‚ Bank of Spain Executive summary • • The exit from QE in Japan was announced in March 2006 and conducted in a well-managed fashion and in just 3-4 months in order not to disrupt financial markets. The exit from QE was primarily conducted by reducing rapidly the most flexible asset
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Tyco International: กรณีศึกษาของการร่วมมือโดยมิชอบ วันที่ 17 มิ.ย. 2005 อดีตผู้บริหารของTyco‚ Dennis Kozlowski และหัวหน้าพนักงานการเงินรุ่นเก่า Mark Swartz ได้รับการพิสูจน์ว่ามีความผิดในฐานการโจรกรรม การวางแผน และการโกง เดือน ก.ย. ปี 2005 Kozlowski และ Swartz ได้รับการลงโทษให้จองจำเป็นเวลา 8 – 25 ปี ที่ Mid State Correctional Facility อยู่ใกล้ Utica เมือง New York ศาลสูงสุด Michael Obus สั่ง Kozlowski และ Swartz ให้จ่ายจำนวนยอด USD 134 ล้านเหรียญ เป็นค่าชดใช้ อีกทั้ง Kozlowski
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Ratio Analysis Perform traditional comparative and trend analysis as well as multivariate financial statement analysis for 1980 to 1990. Can you analyze the performance of Wheeling Pittsburgh in a manner that reveals if WHX was heading towards distress before 1985? The table below shows calculated financial ratios for the period 1980-1990. Calculation details include: * ROE was calculated using Reported Net Income prior to preferred dividends and Total Common Equity without including
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Key Issue UGG (United Grain Growers) started implementing enterprise rise management by forming a risk management committee. This committee then met with a representative from Willis Risk Solution‚ a unit of Willis Group Ltd. UGG hired Willis Risk Solution to identify and qualitatively rank the firms major risk. This process identified 47 exposure areas and got the top six risks: 1. Environmental Liability 2. The effect of weather on grain volume 3. Counterparty Risk 4. Credit
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Case Study of the European Financial Crisis Executive Summary The European Financial Crisis is an ongoing financial crisis exploded at late 2009‚ that has made it difficult or impossible for some countries in the euro area to repay or re-finance their government debt without the assistance of third parties. The Crisis started from the Greek sovereign debt crisis and soon spreaded to other Euro zone countries. But it is not just a consequence of the debt crisis but more importantly‚ the
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Page 1 The End by Michael Lewis Portfolio Magazine - December 2008 Issue* *Portfolio Magazine ceased publication in the Spring of 2009 Photoillustration by: Ji Lee The era that defined Wall Street is finally‚ of- ficially over. Michael Lewis‚ who chronicled its excess in Liar’s Poker‚ returns to his old haunt to figure out what went wrong. To this day‚ the willingness of a Wall Street investment bank to pay me hundreds of thousands
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Outline Issue: Should companies reduce working hours for their employees? Claim: Companies should reduce working hours for their employees‚ because it can bring benefits. Such as‚ increase labor productivity‚ solving social and environmental problems‚ and making people’s life happier and healthier. Supporting details: 1. Reducing work hours can create productivity. Workers or employees can be more focus on their task or business without wasting time‚ and higher efficiency of production could
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