The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999, when 11 countries (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain) came together as one European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) with a common currency Euro. After two years Greece joined EU. A common currency and monetary policy direct was created by […]
The financial system and the commodity market play a vital in economic performance and development. In order to provide a clear understanding, we begin with definitions of international finance as the branch of economics that studies the variations of exchange rate, foreign investment and how these affect the international trade. We introduce financial market with […]
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Get help with your assignmentDividend policy has been an issue of interest in financial literature since Joint Stock Companies came into existence. Dividends are commonly defined as the distribution of earnings (past or present) in real assets among the shareholders of the firm in proportion to their ownership. Dividend policy connotes to the payout policy, which managers pursue in […]
No idea can be made into a reality without cash or capital or funds. Fund management is one of the most important aspects involved in running any kind of empire. It is important for an entrepreneur to choose the right way to fund their business; they must carefully weigh their options and use the most […]
Return on capital EmployedA (ROCE) is a financial measure that measures the performance of a company as to how it generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is defined asA net operating profit less adjusted taxesA divided byA invested capitalA and is usually expressed as aA percentage. When the return on capital is greater […]
Motivation and structure of the transaction. In early 1999, Seagate was planning on major restructuring proposal with the private equity firm, Silver Lake partners L.P. The plan implied a leveraged buyout of Seagate’s disk drive operations, followed by the tax free acquisition of Seagate’s remaining assets by VERITAS Software Corporation. The choice for this two […]
Islamic Finance is dealing in financial matters based on the Islamic Jurisprudence (Shariah), therefore it is important to understand what Islamic Jurisprudence (Shariah) is. The main sources of Islamic Jurisprudence are as follows: For Muslims, the first and foremost ruling for any matter, social, economical, and religious, comes from the Holy Quran followed by the […]
BRAC Bank is a scheduled commercial bank. It is established in Bangladesh as a public limited company. 4th July 2001 the bank started its journey in Bangladesh under the banking company act 1991. On May 20, 1999 the bank established as a bank which is limited by the share. Building a profitable and social responsible […]
The US Stores’ market performance is unsatisfied. The share price and P/E ratio of the firm have been dropping. The company intends to carry out a strategy to expand world-wide markets by acquiring a major UK retailer. Merger and acquisition is one of the approaches to achieve the corporate strategies, such as expanse the market […]
Abstract Credit works as blood life of any banking institute. This research is based mainly at investigating the impact of credit risk on banking stability, in banking sector lending behavior in Pakistan using data on commercial banks and macroeconomic instability from last decade. Our results under the Co-integration of variables and Correction Modeling framework show […]
Subprime crisis, the turmoil on mortgage markets has claimed several causalities. Banks have transferred risks to special entities SIVs and SPVs. This practice has given the impression that the credit risk has been transferred from banks to investors. In traditional banking loans were kept in on bankA´s balance sheets. Now the complete process of originates […]
Since the Black-Scholes (B-S) Model was proposed, it became a widely used pricing model in the options market. This paper critically discusses the suitability of using the Black-Scholes model for pricing derivatives from two points: its own accuracy and the accuracy of input data. Finally, it is safety to conclude that the B-S pricing model […]
INTRODUCTION The present stage of economic cycle we will see more companies to get delisted from ASX due to corporate failure and due breach of duty from director side. With amid fear from global recession Director must be worried that their duty will be scrutinised and they have to perform their duty with proper and […]
The essence of an initial public offering (IPOs) is simple – it is the first public sale of the shares of a company aimed at raising capital. Three main participants in the IPO process are (1) the issuing firm, (2) the investment bank underwriting the offering, (3) and the investors. Most companies have found a […]
The financial turmoil that engulfed the US during 2007-09 began in the mortgage lending markets. Indicators of the emerging problems came in early 2007 when, first, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (commonly known as Freddie Mac or Freddie) announced it would no longer purchase high-risk mortgages and, second, New Century Financial Corporation – a […]
This chapter presents the theoretical framework used to evaluate the financial performance of BRALIRWA and the influence of corporate governance on the firm performance; and the research methodology followed throughout the research basing on the different aspects discussed in literature review. 3.1 INTRODUCTION As discussed in chapter one, the main focus for many companies is […]
With a rapidly altering world economic system, the long-established virtues and stringent laws of Shariah based Islamic Finance have recently adopted a promising reputation. Despite global attention on Middle East unrest and public divides in opinions related to Islamic practice, a growing trend towards favoring the adoption of IF policies. Since its formal establishment in […]
Metallgesellschaft MG is the 14th largest industrial company in the Germany. It has started working in December 1991. Its executive chairman was Heinz Schimmelbusch. About 58000 employees were working in this company. It was a large company, involved in a wide range of activities, like mining, engineering, commodity market and financial services. Major shareholders in […]
This report is going to evaluate ITV PLC strategically using the SWOT analytical framework. This will need to highlight and evaluate the major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the company at the moment with appropriate key recommendation(s) as to future policy objectives. Contents Terms of reference: This report is going to be prioritised on […]
After its first introduction on experimental basis in a small town of Egypt in 1963, many Islamic Banks, both with letter and spirit, were established in the Middle Eastern and Asian regions. The growth of Islamic banking has been increasing ever since, not only in terms of number of countries it is operating in but […]
The UAE has achieved stable progress over the past three decades to emerge as a important global player in both theA political and the economic position The tremendously fast rate of economic growth until 2008 was due to the constant demandA for oil, in addition they a move their focus to a number of non-oil sectors. The […]
Investment analysis is very important as it establishes cash and other resources are invested in profitable projects and identify some risk which might arise from investment and measures to eliminate the risks. Getting the right choice of a project to invest is crucial, the management need to have the skills to make the right decision […]
Modern Islamic-finance is a rapidly increasing subsector of global finance markets. To appropriately comprehend it, we firstly understand the rules of trade and finance are part of religion on which Muslims demeanour their lives and order their finances and business. Even though no convincing data are yet on hand, a fact reflective of the industry’s […]
Lavipharm S.A was established in 1911 and is today a leading pharmaceuticals company with operations in Greece and major international markets such as the USA and France. The Company is mainly a commercial distributor not only of drugs but also of cosmetics. Lavipharm S.A offers products derived from own research as well as high-level services […]
The purpose of this section is to describe the methodologies used to collect data and to carry out the quantitative and qualitative analyses. Primary and secondary data will be collected for the project. Primary data will be the main sources of this study because first-hand information is needed to investigate the research questions and achieve […]
One of the earliest stochastic models of the term structure was developed by Vasicek (1977). His model is based on the evolution of an unspecified short-term interest rate. Although the model is developed in a fairly general framework, it is most frequently applied in a more specific form that is presented here. The Vasicek model […]
Public Mutual Berhad (Public Mutual) is the largest private unit trust company in Malaysia and currently manages more than 70 funds with total NAV of more than RM35.2 billion for more than 2,300,000 accountholders. Incorporated in July 1975, Public Mutual began its operations in 1980 with the launch of the Public Savings Fund, and soon […]
The organization involved in microfinance should raise awareness in the community about microfinance and its utility through community meetings, print and electronic media.awareness should also be raised among govt. agencies and other stakeholders to create recognition of microfinance services by lobbying and advocacy. 6.1.2 Capacity Building The organization should train the front line staffs, who […]
Sensitivity analysis is used to determine how “sensitive” a model is to changes in the value of the parameters of the model and to changes in the structure of the model. Inthis paper, we focus on parameter sensitivity. Parameter sensitivity is usually performedas a series of tests in which the modeller sets different parameter values […]
Ans. Trading in the future market offers an opportunity to the investor to invest in securities other than stocks. Investing in the futures market has a number of advantages. Firstly, instruments in the futures market are considered highly leveraged investments. The investor can earn alot from it by only investing a small amount. For instance, […]
