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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Raising Finance Source of finance Description of source of finance Advantages Disadvantrages Personal sources Peronal sources tend to be the first form of finance used by very small firms. And important personal source of finance is the savings that the entrepreneur accumulated before starting up the business. #Savings are a cheap form of finance as they do not involve paying any interest. #Using savings enables the owner to keep control of the business. This is especially valuable to those
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Question: IDENTIFY THE SOURCES OF FINANCE AVAILABLE TO A BUSINESS Answer: There are a number of ways of raising finance for a business. The type of finance chosen depends on the nature of the business. Large organisations are able to use a wider variety of finance sources than are smaller ones. Finance is not just needed when starting a new business‚ but you may be required to seek further finance even if you’re business is well established i-e further expansion‚ R&D‚ new product launch
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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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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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Introduction - Sources of Finance Introduction to the Sources of Finance resource. Sources of Finance Introduction This resource is designed for use with Accounting courses at A ’ level. This resource is relevant to the following: * AQA Module 5‚ Section 14.5: ’Types of Business Organisation‚ Sources of Finance ’ * OCR Module 2505‚ Sections 5.3.2 and 5.6.2 For many businesses‚ the issue about where to get funds from for starting up‚ development and expansion can be crucial for the success
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Sunflower Incorporated case study Overview: Sunflower Inc. is a large distribution company with over 5000 employees that functions as a bureaucracy‚ which needs to formalize its pricing and purchasing practices. The company purchases and distributes snack foods to retail stores across North America. Sunflower has one corporate office and the company is divided into twenty-two regions. Each region operates as an autonomous small business‚ which consists of its own leadership. characterized
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will not only make you independent in power generation‚ and to power your own domestic loads but also let you sell the Electric power when you have it in excess. Such system would not only make our grids smarter‚ efficient and secure but will offer solutions to many problems. 1.1.1: Renewable energy: Renewable energy is any natural source which can replenish itself naturally over a short amount of duration. Renewable energy comes from many commonly known sources such as solar power‚ wind‚ hydro power
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Global Finance‚ Inc. is an international organization with expansions in many states. In every state‚ the company has a number of sites and each site has several workers and customers. Offices are interconnected to each other and to the host organization. As an international organization‚ Global Finance‚ Inc. requires a robust network that can support its daily operations‚ a secure network system and efficient network management strategies. Normally‚ network choices rely on the company budget‚ network
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PizzaPalace‚ a regional pizza restaurant chain. The company ’s EBIT was $50 million last year and is not expected to grow. The firm is currently financed with all equity‚ and it has 10 million shares outstanding. When you took your corporate finance course‚ your instructor stated that most firms ’ owners would be financially better off if the firms used some debt. When you suggested this to your new boss‚ he encouraged you to pursue the idea. As a first step‚ assume that you obtained from
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