Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BOCHK) is the second-largestA commercial banking groupsA inA Hong Kong with more than 300 branches. In spite of its magnitude and systematic risk management, 2008 has witnessed a decline in operational income and a negative shock to BOCHK. In this report, I will first investigate the overall risk management of BOCHK followed […]
INTRODUCTION TO UNDERWRITING Underwriting is an agreement, entered into by a company with a financial agency, in order to ensure that the public will subscribe for the entire issue of shares or debentures made by the company. The financial agency is known as the underwriter and it agrees to buy that part of the company […]
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Get help with your assignmentA Brief about ING Vysya Bank. NG has gained recognition for its integrated approach of banking, insurance and asset management. Furthermore, the company differentiates itself from other financial service providers by successfully establishing life insurance companies in countries with emerging economies, such as Korea, Taiwan, Hungary, Poland, Mexico and Chile. Another specialisation is ING Direct, […]
The need for a money market arises because receipts of economic units do not coincide with their expenditures. Money market instruments are generally characterized by a high degree of safety of principal. Maturities range from one day to one year; the most common are three months or less. Active secondary markets for most of the […]
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention, ongoing concern basis and in terms of the Accounting Standards. The Company follows the mercantile system of accounting and recognizes income and expenditure on accrual basis to the extent measurable and where there is certainty of ultimate realization in respect of incomes. In case of […]
Firms mainly adapt to weaker environment by adopting voluntary corporate governance measures. A study on a number of firms within the U.S. indicated that the more firms adopt voluntary corporate governance mechanisms, the higher their valuation (including profitability and sales growth) and the lower their cost of capital. The function of a code of corporate […]
Risk is known as the probability or chance of loss, damage or hazard. Risk is related to every single entity in life. It is simply inevitable, and that serves as a significant motive for the development of various sophisticated techniques that help identify, quantify, manage and mitigate it. The risk management cycle contains complicated procedures […]
Report to critically evaluate the Financial Management policies and practices of J Sainsbury plc over the last five years. including gearing & dividend decisions, investment & performance appraisal and cost of capital subjects. J. Sainsbury plc was established in 1869 by John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury. It is established as Britain’s oldest food retailer. […]
In today’s global environment, it is necessary for every organization to manage risk in an effective manner. Effective risk management provides various benefits to an organization such as increase in firm’s value, increase in profitability etc. Risk can be defined as uncertainty and result of uncertainty. It can be classified into systematic and unsystematic risk. […]
In this chapter the basic features of securitisation used in Islamic and Conventional financial system is presented in respect to the structures of bonds and derivatives. Over the years securitisation has developed into a significant financing tool, offering credit to both the public and the private sectors. In particular, we have seen that under the […]
Overall objective of public debt management is to reduce the country’s fiscal vulnerability by stabilizing the debt ratio dynamics at some desirable level (Melecky 2007). The traditional approach to public debt management analyzes debt sustainability in the absence of risk. The risk management approach, in contrast, shows that risk is minimized if a debt instrument […]
In my opinion, existing risk management techniques are not fit for purpose when examined in the context of overall financial stability. This is because current regulation and risk management techniques focus on protecting individual institutions rather than protecting the economy as a whole. As a result, there is no framework to alleviate systemic risk which […]
Risk infers the opportunity that something is going wrong that is the current and most common view. The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy 2007 explains risk as a negative role and unnecessary event. Risk is a totally chance or can be managed is an individual response. The last position is dealing to take by the management […]
Recently, the subprime mortgage crisis and the European debt problems spread all over the world. Many companies were influenced by all kinds of problems and faced with risk loss. Therefore, corporate risk management becomes more and more important in operating business. There are several kinds of risk management strategies. However, insurance is the most common […]
1. Introduction An attempt to elaborate the relationship between the bad model problem and the Efficient Market Hypothesis or the Equity Risk Premium needs to necessarily commence with a short overview of the hypothesis. The Efficient Market Hypothesis, (EMH) was first developed by Eugene Fama of the University of Chicago, in the 1960s, to explain […]
The money usage spans thousands of years. Earlier many items have been used as commodity money such as precious metals, cowry shells, beads etc. as well as many other things that could be thought of as having some value. The first people didn’t buy goods from other people with money. They used barter. Barter is […]
The study under consideration Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance in India has been conducted to examine whether institutional investors and its constituents play an active role in corporate governance practices of companies and whether they do have any impact over financial performance of respective companies. This study is essentially empirical and exploratory in […]
The aim of this chapter is to develop the knowledge and understanding on the subject matter as well as providing the theoretical background for the study. Therefore, it was essential that a desk review be made on previous studies focusing on the topic of the risk taking propensity among entrepreneurs. The literature review included some […]
The effect of inflation on the returns to financial assets has been an important issue for many years. Due to the occurrence of high rates of inflation in Pakistan, this effect is now of considerable practical importance. Inflation is one of the most influential macroeconomic variables, which has negative impact on economic activities. It is […]
Financial literacy is the ability to understand finance. More specifically, it refers to the set of skills and knowledge that allow an individual to make informed and effective decisions through their understanding of finances.[1] By contrast, raising interest in personal finance is now a focus of state-run programs in countries including Australia, Japan, the United […]
Etisalat’s UAE unit remains the primary contributor to Etisalat’s overall value with a respective weight of 88.8%. The UAE’s growing expatriate population is driving, in particular, the mobile segment of Etisalat’s operation, which constitutes the bulk of Etisalat’s overall revenue. They forecast that Etisalat’s focus on mobile net subscriber acquisition should become secondary, as they […]
The purpose of this report is for potential investors who are considering buying shares in Tesco plc. The report creates an overall picture of Tesco’s financial position and provides an assessment of Tesco’s performance over the last three years. The information used to assess the financial position of Tesco was gathered from the Annual report […]
1) Should Reinaldo focus on cash flows or accounting profits in making our capital-budgeting decisions? Should we be interested in incremental cash flows, incremental profits, total free cash flows, or total profits? When undertaking a new project an organisation usually uses Capital Budgeting Techniques which gives a better understanding of the outcome of the project […]
The sage report discusses the financial performance of the Sage Group as a whole for the financial year 2007. The group has a significant presence in 20 countries worldwide, providing services to 5.8m customers to help managing their businesses more efficiently and effectively through the provision of their products and quality services. Sage is one […]
In this FMBF essay, three equity market price indices, including FTSE350, TOPIX and OMX HELSINKI (OMXH), will be studied based on time series. For the accuracy of conclusion, this essay will use last decade data because latest available information and large sample can contribute to the precision of the study. Because the tradeoff between significant […]
Repo is a short for repurchase agreements, are contracts for the sale and future repurchase of a financial asset, most often Treasury securities. A contract in which the seller of securities agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price also called repurchase agreement or buyback. On the termination date, the seller repurchases […]
The Indian banking industry currently termed as strong, having weathered the global economic slowdown and showing good numbers with strong support flowing in from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) measures. A report “Opportunities in Indian Banking Sector”, by market research company, RNCOS, forecasts that the Indian banking sector will grow at a healthy compound […]
The stock exchange of Egypt is situated in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) is one of the oldest stock markets established in Middle East, who traced its origin from the merger of two stock exchanges in Egypt namely, Alexandria Stock Exchange which was established in 1883 and Cairo Stock Exchange established in 1903, […]
Introduction In this chapter, the methodology being used to conduct this research will be explained. This will lead to the theoretical framework, data collection and the method of data analysis. Research design University of Texas at Austin (2010) states that. “Research design is a plan outlining on how to gathered information for an assessment or […]
Thailand was regarded as Asia’s Tiger in 1990’s, where the economic situation is thriving. Thailand had a strong growth in Gross Domestic Capital of 11.5% from year 1987-1996. However, Thailand was seriously affected by the Asian Financial turmoil. It is suggested that the great fall during Asian Financial turmoil is mainly caused by the poor […]
