The corporate governance discourse has attracted global interest. At the onset, the focus was naturally on the highly developed countries, having witnessed the collapse of giant corporations such as Enron, WorldCom Inc., Tyco, Aldephia, Global Crossing, but a few (Jones & Pollitt 2003) [i] . More recently, due to its apparent significance to an organization’s strategic strength […]
A firm or a business can source its capital either by raising debt or through equity. The composition in which the firm finances its assets through debt or equity forms the Capital Structure of a firm. Therefore , when we talk about a company’s capital structure we are basically talking about how a company has […]
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Get help with your assignmentIn the primary Articles of the Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which set up the Fund in July 1944 neither the term structural adjustment nor the term conditionality can be found [1] . Conditionality was explicitly incorporated into the IMF when the Articles of Agreement were amended in 1968 [2] . Henceforward Article V Section 3 […]
Emerging market is used to depict a nations Social or business movement in the procedure of speedy growth and industrialization. Currently there are approximately 28 emerging markets in the world, within that India and China is considered being the largest. Whenever we are talking of emerging economies, there are major five areas on which we […]
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between accounting conservatism and dividend policy in Tehran Stock Exchange. To do so, a sample of 90 firms is selected to be studied during the period of 2004 to 2011. Basu (1997) model is extended for measuring accounting conservatism. The results show the there is […]
This research plan will be a hub of attention to inspect the opportunities of progress and growth as well as the major challenges to Islamic banking in the UK. The UK is the hub of Islamic banking and contains importance in Islamic financial sector due to its fast growing Muslim population. Islamic banking is facing […]
Debt financing is financing a company by selling the bonds, notes or mortgages held by the business. Basically it is borrowing money to keep your business running. Long term debt financing is typically associated with larger assets such as buildings, equipment, land, and large machinery. The schedule for repayment for long term debt financing expands […]
The generation of fund is one of the most important decisions for firms. When the firm is unable to generate enough internal funds to invest in various projects then firm take a decision to issue debt or equity for funds. The objective of study is to determine the financial characteristics that lead firms to choose […]
Microsoft Corporation is a multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products, including operating systems and applications for servers, personal computers, consumer applications and intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments; information worker productivity applications; business solutions applications; high-performance computing applications; software development tools; Internet software […]
CHAPTER 1 1.1 ABSTRACT 1.2 INTRODUCTIONS and BACKGROUND Banks are a one of vital institution in the development of an economy (Jairus 2007), since they are the key drivers of the economy in terms of ensuring that the financial system is running and there is money in circulation (Ayub 2007). From the primitive set-up, that […]
Over the past year, both the retail investment and occupational environment have been more challenging by the twin impacts of austerity at home and the debt crisis in Europe (British Land, 2012). General retailers, who sell a wide variety of goods to the public, are now facing a historically difficult situation due to the retail […]
Maximizing share holder wealth is a concept in which optimally increasing the long-term value of the firm is emphasized. Milton Friedman recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is often quoted as saying “The business of business is business” He actually did say “”there is one and only one social responsibility of business-to […]
Let us recap the previous chapters, we had cheap global debt searching for high returns and this search was channeled into a deregulated market by the innovation of complex financial instruments based on the elements of uncertainty, compounding interest and speculation. Subprime mortgage crisis was the result of a market that was too prone to […]
The termA financial crisisA is applied to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions suddenly lose a large part of their value of assets. A financial crisis is generally known as Recession. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated withA banking panics, and manyA recessionsA coincided with these […]
Bamburi Cement Ltd. (Bamburi Cement) is a Kenya based cement production company. Bamburi Cement, through its subsidiaries is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of cement and cement related products, which include the Portland cement, Portland pozzolana cement and Portland limestone cement. The companyA´s products are marketed under various brand names which include Power […]
Henry Lehman started his business with the small general strore in Montgomer, Newyork in 1884.After 6years his business was joined by their brothers Emanuel and Mayer and they named the business as LEHMAN BROTHERS, founded in 1850.They became broker of trading the cotton as it was the major cash crop at that time in the […]
Background United States is currently going through the rampant financial crisis and economic depression, manifested by failures in financial institutions substantially and the collapse of stock market increasing the intense market instability. With the increase in the real estate and property bubble and the flexible rate mortgages (FRM), the housing prices rose gradually. The banks […]
The financial crisis which broke in August 2007 hit the world’s economy significantly, leading to a widespread and continued recession. Specifically in the UK, the GDP growth rate experienced a drastic decrease from 2.4% in the third quarter of 2007 to the bottom of -5.9% in the second quarter of 2009. The consumer price index […]
Most business decisions are made with incomplete information and an uncertainty future. Managers have to deal with risks every day. More specific a company may have a great new technology but consumer acceptance of this innovation is mysterious. A competitor may be tempted to engage in direct competition with a firm or may decide that […]
Whether or not the current financial system is preferred to gold standard or whether or not gold standard is a solution for financial crisis is actually subjective. Before going into detail discussion on this, we must first examine the factors of financial crisis and later see whether these factors are related or dependent on the […]
Capital budgeting can be defined as the process of analyzing, evaluating, and deciding whether resources should be allocated to a project or not. Capital budgeting addresses the issue of where funds should be disbursed over a long period of time. The process of capital budgeting ensures the optimal placement of funds and resources. It also […]
Major capital investment are a significant operational, organizational and financial stress in any company. But apart from that, these investments are also a managerial stress, since a poorly chosen investment can become a cash hog and cause losses in the end. Because of these reasons, and having in mind that the target of all managers […]
Introduction This paper will examine the capital markets which a source of channel between suppliers and users of capital to gain greater profits. Main purpose of capital markets is to create an environment where the buying and selling of various instruments like equity and debt take place. It’s an avenue where savings and investment facilities […]
As provided under the Financial Services Development Act 2001, the Financial Services Commission administers The Stock Exchange Act 1988 and the Securities (Central Depository, Clearing and Settlement) Act 1996 and elaborates policies among others which are directed to ensuring the fairness, efficiency and transparency of financial and capital market in Mauritius. The Securities Act 2005 […]
Capital Market is the market that facilitate buying and selling of securities such as stocks / shares and bonds or debentures. It is a place where business enterprises and governments raise their long term funds. The two major functions of capital market are liquidity and pricing securities. Capital Market consists of EQUITY MARKETS or STOCK […]
A commercial bank is a type of financial intermediary and a type of bank. After the Great Depression, the U.S. Congress required banks only engage in banking activities, whereas investment banks were limited to capital market activities. Since the two no longer have to be under separate ownership, some use the term “commercial bank” to […]
Nowadays, interest -free banking transaction is started getting popular and popular among many countries. The concept of interest free banking is first derived from Islamic banking. People might think that how can a bank to be survive if it does not charge any interest on the loan? But yet, there are evidences show that bank […]
To learn about external means to measure blood pressure, observe features of venous circulation, and observe the effects of exercise on blood pressure and heart rate and practice using mercury sphygmomanometer and check the BP within 2 minutes. To compare yours resting BP with different apparatus. Methods: All you need to perform a blood pressure […]
The concept of a metro rail for Delhi first emerged in 1969-70 but DMRC was formed in May 1995 with equity participation by the GOI GNCTD in the ratio of 50:50, i.e., equal participation. The national and Delhi state governments aimed to develop a rail-based transport system that would alleviate Delhi’s ever growing transport congestion […]
Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC is managed by three managers: Aberdeen Asset Management Limited, Matthews International Capital Management, LLC and Nomura Asset Management U.K. Limited. It is focus on Asia Pacific region. But in 2012, Nomura was taken place by MW GaveKal Asia Limited. Strategy and Objectives: Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC is an investment […]
