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Taylor & Francis Marketing and Mobile Financial Services
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Taylor & Francis Winning the Mental Game on Wall Street
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Financial Economics and Econometrics
Book SynopsisFinancial Economics and Econometrics provides an overview of the core topics in theoretical and empirical finance, with an emphasis on applications and interpreting results. Structured in five parts, the book covers financial data and univariate models; asset returns; interest rates, yields and spreads; volatility and correlation; and corporate finance and policy. Each chapter begins with a theory in financial economics, followed by econometric methodologies which have been used to explore the theory. Next, the chapter presents empirical evidence and discusses seminal papers on the topic. Boxes offer insights on how an idea can be applied to other disciplines such as management, marketing and medicine, showing the relevance of the material beyond finance. Readers are supported with plenty of worked examples and intuitive explanations throughout the book, while key takeaways, test your knowledge' and test your intuition' features at the end of each chapter also aid stTrade Review"This unique textbook combines financial economics and financial econometrics at the theoretical and empirical standpoints. One additional novelty is the boxes demonstrating the linkages between Financial Economics/Econometrics with other disciplines such as Management and Marketing. The Computer Codes supplement (for Eviews, RATS, Stata and SPSS) is essential to students who wish to apply the econometric methodologies featured in the book. In all, this textbook can be required reading for undergraduate courses in other Business disciplines, MBA students as well as for financial professionals."Eleftheria Kostika, Bank of Greece"An in-depth and contemporary guide to empirical research in finance. This book is well-written and organized and is excellent reading for not only finance students but practitioners and those with an interest in financial data analysis. The topics this book covers are very contemporary and range from corporate finance and asset pricing to cryptocurrencies and fintech. For each topic covered, the book contains a plethora of examples and applications to real-world data."Dimitrios Koutmos, Texas A&M University, USA "The book is comprehensive starting from financial data calculations to most recent econometric developments and contemporary topics in financial economics. The author makes complex material understandable and provides examples with all popular econometric software. This book is a foundation stone for every economist who wants to learn and fully understand the dynamically expanding field of financial econometrics and appreciate the current issues in financial economics. Also, for anyone who has to teach finance and investments, this book is to be recommended."Konstantinos Syriopoulos, Zayed University, United Arab EmiratesTable of ContentsPart I Characteristics of financial data and univariate models 1. Introduction to Financial Economics and Econometrics 2. How to Write a Research Paper 3. The Characteristics of Financial Series 4. Univariate Properties of Financial Time Series 5. Short- and Long-run Relationships among Time Series Part II Asset returns 6. The Efficient Market Hypothesis and Tests 7. The Capital Asset Pricing Model and its Variants 8. Multifactor Models and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory Part III Interest rates, yields and spreads 9. The Risks and the Term Structure of Interest Rates 10. Yields, Spreads and Exchange Rates Part IV Volatility and correlation 11. Volatility Modeling and Forecasting 12. Correlation Modeling Part V Topics in financial management 13. Capital Structure and Dividend Decisions 14. Mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructurings 15. Contemporary Topics in Financial Economics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Strategic Alliance Handbook
Book SynopsisStrategic alliances offer organisations an alternative to organic growth or acquisition when faced with the need to develop the business to a new level, innovate in terms of products or services or significantly reduce costs. The Strategic Alliance Handbook is a clear and complete guide to the nuts and bolts of the process behind successful collaborations. The book enables readers to understand the commercial, technical, strategic, cultural and operational logic behind any alliance and to establish an approach that is appropriate for the type of alliance they are seeking and the partner organisation(s) with whom they are working. Whether you are an alliance executive, responsible for the systems, strategy and performance of your organisation''s alliancing programme or an alliance manager needing to ensure the success of a given partnership, The Strategic Alliance Handbook is an essential guide.Trade Review’The methodology that the author describes in this book matches exactly the processes that an experienced alliance manager would recognise as best practice. By identifying this with his 52 common success factors, the author has described a template that can be used by any alliance manager to build a successful alliance and to diagnose where there are weaknesses in the relationship.’ Jim Whitehurst, Alliance VP, SAP and former UK President of Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals ’At last, the one book which accelerates an Alliance program between companies using a common methodology. Creates an aurora between Alliance partners where each has the desire to work together delivering exceptional joint propositions. This book will be utilised by Canon worldwide.’ Frank Steggall, Striata ’This book takes a comprehensive and critical view of alliance best practices and presents a structured and practical system for both analysis and intervention. Importantly, it has been thoroughly road-tested through Mike Nevin's vast experience of assisting companies to improve their partnering capabilities. A key strength is its applicability across different industry sectors. A must for any serious partnership professional!’ Peter Thurlby, Principal Consultant, Phase7 ’In this book, Mike Nevin, a strategic alliance practitioner with over 25 years’ experience brings together a comprehensive model of common success factors which can be identified as being best practice for strategic alliances. ... The comprehensive explanation of the 52 success factors and their relevance is supported throughout the book via 34 case studies. These case studies demonstrate both best practice in alliance partnerships and provide insightful lessons to be learnt in the development and implementation of a strategic alliance.’ Jeremy Noad, Corporate Strategy and Performance Transformation, The Linde Group 'The ’Strategic Alliance Handbook’ is the most comprehensive examinatiTable of ContentsContents: Foreword; Preface: how it all began. Part I Emerging Alliance Best Practice: Alliance success factors; Common challenges. Part II Alliance Analysis: Benchmarking alliance relationships; Organisational alliance maturity; Alliance optimisation; Creating a new strategic alliance. Part III Common Success Factors: The commercial dimension; The technical dimension; The strategic dimension; The cultural dimension; The operational dimension. Part IV Special Strategic Alliances: Co-opetition: sleeping with the enemy; Insource/outsource/smartsource. Part V Developing Alliance Capability: Partnering with SMEs; Developing alliance programmes; Alliance standards and schemes; The strategic alliance professional; Collaboration: the future. Appendices; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Performance Budgeting Reform
Book SynopsisUsing theoretical frameworks to explore the political, organizational, and cultural dynamics of performance budgeting, this book examines the adoption of performance budgeting in a variety of countries, how it has been implemented, and why it succeeded or failed. Chapters include case studies from a wide range of continents and regions including the U.S., Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Each case study pays careful attention to the unique historical, political, and cultural contexts of reform and closely examines how performance informed the budgetary process. Chapters investigate theory-driven analysis, focusing on common themes related to international policy diffusion, organizational change, stakeholder politics and gaming, communication and information management, principalagent dynamics, and institutional constraints. Contributors include both scholars and seasoned practitioners with extensive experience in implementing orTrade Review"This book reinvents visions on ‘performance budgeting’(PB) in many ways. From its much broader scope of ‘performance-based budget management’, it connects six theoretical frames, it assesses real impact beyond financial management, and it shows real differences between high, middle, and low-income countries. This is a ‘high-impact’ book because reform policy makers will be convinced to see and use PB in a different way. Academics will adjust their research agendas to also include PB in explaining transformations of organizations, institutions, and politics."Geert Bouckaert, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute, and President of IIAS"With this book, Ho, De Jong, and Zhao have made a significant contribution to our understanding of performance budgeting. It is a welcome addition in particular because its cases plow new ground, with three times the number of chapters on low and middle-income countries as on wealthy ones. Further, it is not a book that will appeal to only a narrow audience. Academics, practitioners, and students—indeed, anyone who cares about effective government--will find much of interest in this book." Philip G. Joyce, University of Maryland, USA"This book contains important and well researched insights into the many practical challenges of linking the budget process to performance management in the government sector, as well as theoretical constructs that are helpful, for example in identifying the reform space for performance budgeting. It makes a convincing case that despite frustrations with the performance of performance budgeting itself the reform has staying power so the real question is how to do it. Unlike most previous research on the topic this book has a strong focus on experience in middle- and lower-income countries and should be of particular interest to those governments and to development agencies supporting performance budgeting reforms."Ivor Beazley, World Bank Group, Washington DCTable of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesList of contributorsSection I. Theories of Performance Budgeting1. Rethinking Performance Budgeting: Presumed Dead or Alive and Well? Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA and Maarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2. Six Theoretical Perspectives on Performance BudgetingAlfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA 3. Budget Reform Dynamics and Conceptualization of Reform SpaceMaarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands Section II. Synthesizing Lessons from High-Income Countries 4. Performance Budgeting in the U.S: A Long History of Institutional ChangeAlfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA 5. The Evolution of Performance Budgeting amidst Other Public Financial Management Reforms in Australia and the Netherlands Andrew Podger, Australia National University, Australia, and Maarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands 6. Linking Strategic National Planning with Performance-Based Budgeting: Republic of Korea Under the Developmental-State Era Tobin Im and Jay H. Kwon, Seoul National University, South Korea 7. Lessons about Integrating Performance with Budgeting in High-Income Countries: An Evolving Exercise Maarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA Section III. Synthesizing Lessons from Low and Middle-Income Countries 8. The Long History of Performance Budgeting in the PhilippinesMary Venner, University of Canberra, Australia 9. Performance-based Budgeting System and Performance Evaluation in MexicoEdgar E. Romirez and Gabriel Puron-Cid, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Mexico 10. The Evolution of Performance Budgeting Reform in Chile Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán, University of Maryland, USA 11. Performance Budgeting Reform in Indonesia: Brief History, Progress, and Lessons Learned Aichiro Suryo Prabowo, University of Indonesia, Indonesia 12. The Evolution of Performance Budgeting Initiative in Guangdong, China Wenbin Li, South China University of Technology, China 13. Performance Budgeting Reform of a Chinese City: The Roles of External Pressure and LeadershipZaozao Zhao, the National Academy of Economic Strategy, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, PRC and Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA14. Third-Party Evaluation and Performance Budgeting Reform: A Chinese Case StudyZaozao Zhao, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Wen Fan, Dataway Horizon, China 15. Performance Budgeting in Kenya: Challenges of Institutional Change and Communication ProcessesFrankline Muthomi and Kurt Thurmaier, Northern Illinois University, USA 16. Performance Budgeting Reform in TunisiaMaarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands 17. Performance Budgeting Challenges in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Afghanistan Mary Venner, University of Canberra, Australia 18. Lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Right-Sizing the Reform Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA, and Maarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands Section IV. The Future of Performance Budgeting Reform 19. From Practice to Theory: The Future of Performance Budgeting Research Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA, and Maarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands 20. Tools of Performance Budgeting: Applying the Lessons LearnedMaarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA
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Cambridge University Press The Cost of Capital
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Cambridge University Press Financial Derivatives Pricing Applications and Mathematics
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Cambridge University Press Asset Pricing for Dynamic Economies
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Cambridge University Press Entrepreneurs in Contemporary China
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Cambridge University Press Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in Private Equity
Book SynopsisPrivate equity-backed companies are ubiquitous and economically significant. Consequently, the corporate governance of these companies matters to all of us, and not surprisingly is coming under increasing scrutiny. Simon Witney, a practicing private equity lawyer, positions private equity portfolio companies within existing academic theory and examines the laws that apply to them in the UK. He analyses the actual governance frameworks that are put in place and identifies problems created by the legal rules as well as the market''s solutions to them. This book not only explains why these governance mechanisms are established, but also what they are expected to achieve. Witney suggests that private equity owners have both the incentives and the capability to focus on responsible investment practices. Good governance, he argues, is a critical success factor for the private equity industry.Trade Review'At long last, we have an academic work that analyses private equity within a specifically legal frame of reference. This book provides a highly illuminating exposition of the contractual and governance dynamics of private equity ownership structures and incentives, set against the backdrop of established company law doctrines and corporate governance theories. Combining theoretical sophistication with a hard-nosed commercial pragmatism borne from extensive professional experience in the field, Witney's work is a monumental scholarly achievement. It will also be an indispensable guide for academics, legal practitioners and private equity investors alike as they seek to navigate the complex and shifting parameters of an ESG-focused, post-Covid investment and business landscape.' Marc Moore, Professor of Corporate/Financial Law, University College London and author of Corporate Governance in the Shadow of the State'This rich and substantial book achieves the rare distinction of genuinely offering something new for practitioners, scholars and policy makers engaging with corporate governance and the private equity industry.' Sarah Paterson, Associate Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science'Good governance is at the heart of Private Equity value creation. Rare to find such a good balance of the practical and academically rigorous on the topic.' Patrick Dunne, Chair, EY Foundation and author of Boards'The author's intellectual rigour, academic curiosity and practical experience combine to make this book a recommended handbook for private equity lawyers and practitioners alike.' Ylan Steiner, Partner, Orrick and leading venture capital and growth capital lawyer'This book's comprehensive and authoritative analysis of private equity governance - which is at the heart of the private equity model - makes a very important contribution to our understanding of the asset class.' Jonathan Blake, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and leading private equity lawyer'… readers - especially regulators, company management, and investors - will find in this comprehensive text the answers to many of their questions regarding effective governance and responsible investment of private equity. Most will take the information provided as justification for their confidence in private equity–backed investing.' Janet J. Mangano, CFA InstituteTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. How Should Private Equity Governance Systems Look?: 1. Mapping an analytical framework; 2. Private ordering in private equity and its implications; Part II. What Actually Happens?: 3. Agency cost mitigation; 4. Improving decision-making and protecting wider interests; Part III. Corporate Governance Regulation in the UK and Private Equity's Response: 5. The relevance of business judgement regulation; 6. Dealing with the duties to avoid and disclose conflicts of interest; 7. Rules affecting the exercise of power by shareholders and their nominated directors; 8. Recent corporate governance reforms, best practice codes and their impact; Part IV. How Governance Can Affect Corporate Performance: 9. How do academics explain private equity outperformance? 10. Improving governance to improve performance; Conclusion. Corporate governance and responsible investment; Bibliography; Index.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The McGrawHill 36Hour Accounting Course 4th Ed
Book SynopsisQuickly get up-to-speed in all basic accounting principles and procedures and apply that knowledge to real-world financial decisions and requestsThe McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course has been the gold standard for anyone looking for a fast, no-nonsense primer in all the fundamentals of financial, managerial, and tax accounting concepts. Now thoroughly revised and updated, the fourth edition features new coverage of the technological developments in the field, the recent sweeping tax reforms, and the latest Financial Accounting Standards Board pronouncements. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course offers such up-to-date coverage as: Complete analysis of the current trends in computer hardware and accounting software Coverage of current tax issues, such as the revision of tax rate structure, new deductions and credits for higher education costs, and taxation of Social Security benefits New test problems throughout to help you Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: The Balance Sheet Chapter 2: The Income Statement Chapter 3: The Accounting Structure Chapter 4: The Accounting Cycle Chapter 5: Working Capital Chapter 6: Statement of Cash Flows Chapter 7: Inventories Chapter 8: Property, Plant and Depreciation Chapter 9: Corporation Accounts Chapter 10: Dividends and Reserves Chapter 11: Long-Term Debt Chapter 12: Basic Cost Accounting Chapter 13: Cost Standards Chapter 14: Internal Management Accounting Chapter 15: Federal Income Tax Concepts Chapter 16: Personal Computers and Software Chapter 17: Consolidated Statements Chapter 18: Income Tax Allocation Chapter 19: Business Combinations: Mergers, Acquisitions and Consolidations Chapter 20: Accounting for Foreign Operations
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Principles of Corporate Finance Concise
Book SynopsisThroughout Principles of Corporate Finance, Concise the authors show how managers use financial theory to solve practical problems and as a way of learning how to respond to change by showing not just how but why companies and management act as they do. The first ten chapters mirror the Principles text, covering the time value of money, the valuation of bonds and stocks, and practical capital budgeting decisions. The remaining chapters discuss market efficiency, payout policy, and capital structure, option valuation, and financial planning and analysis. The text is modular, so that Parts can be introduced in an alternative order.Table of ContentsPart One: Value1: Goals and Governance of the Firm2: How to Calculate Present Values 3: Valuing Bonds 4: The Value of Common Stocks 5: Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria 6: Making Investment Decisions with the Net Present Value Rule Part Two: Risk7: Introduction to Risk and Return 8: Portfolio Theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model 9: Risk and the Cost of Capital Part Three: Best Practices in Capital Budgeting10: Project Analysis Part Four: Financing Decisions and Market Efficiency11: Efficient Markets and Behavioral Finance Part Five: Payout Policy and Capital Structure12: Payout Policy 13: Does Debt Policy Matter? 14: How Much Should a Corporation Borrow? 15: Financing and Valuation Part Six: Options16: Understanding Options 17: Valuing Options Part Seven: Financial Planning and Working Capital Management 18: Financial Analysis 19: Financial Planning Appendix Glossary Index
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Personal Finance
Book SynopsisPersonal Finance, 2e by Walker/Walker offers students an engaging treatment of personal finance, while incorporating unique themes, an application-driven pedagogy, and a definitive action plan. Unlike other texts on the market, it offers a frank and timely discussion of living within oneâs means and incorporating personal values and priorities into a personal financial plan. The intent is to help readers set priorities that guide their finances, rather than the other way around. This book establishes a path toward financial freedom that is less about accumulating wealth and more about building a future tailored to individual goals. With Walker/Walker, your future looks bright!Table of ContentsSection One: MONEY $ MONEY $ MONEY $Chapter 1 Money Matters: Values, Vision, Mission, and YouChapter 2 Time Value of MoneyChapter 3 Planning and BudgetingChapter 4 Financial Instruments and InstitutionsSection Two: CREDIT MANAGEMENTChapter 5 Consumer Credit: Credit Cards and Student LoansChapter 6 Credit Bureau Reports and Identity TheftChapter 7 Auto and Home LoansChapter 8 Debt, Foreclosure, and BankruptcySection Three: LIMITING YOUR LIABILITYChapter 9 Tax ManagementChapter 10 Insurance: Covering Your AssetsSection Four: WEALTH ACCUMULATIONChapter 11 Investment BasicsChapter 12 Mutual FundsChapter 13 StocksChapter 14 BondsChapter 15 Real Estate InvestmentsSection Five: PERPETUAL PAYOFFSChapter 16 Retirement and Estate PlanningChapter 17 Financial Planning for Life
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McGraw-Hill Education International Accounting
Book SynopsisThe Fourth Edition of International Accounting provides an overview of the broadly defined area of international accounting, but also focuses on the accounting issues related to international business activities and foreign operations. This edition also includes substantially updated coverage of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).The unique benefits of this textbook include its up-to-date coverage of relevant material, extensive numerical examples provided in most chapters, two chapters devoted to the application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and coverage of nontraditional but important topics such as strategic accounting issues of multinational companies, international corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility reporting.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Financial Statement Analysis and Security
Book SynopsisValuation is at the heart of investing. A considerable part of the information for valuation is in the financial statements. Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation, 5 e by Stephen Penman shows students how to extract information from financial statements and use that data to value firms. The 5th edition shows how to handle the accounting in financial statements and use the financial statements as a lens to view a business and assess the value it generates.Table of ContentsList of Cases List of Accounting Clinics 1 Introduction to Investing and Valuation 2 Introduction to the Financial Statements PART ONE: Financial Statements and Valuation 3 How Financial Statements Are Used in Valuation 4 Cash Accounting, Accrual Accounting, and Discounted Cash Flow Variation 5 Accrual Accounting and Valuation: Pricing Book Values 6 Accrual Accounting and Valuation: Pricing Earnings 7 Valuation and Active Investing PART TWO: The Analysis of Financial Statements 8 Viewing the Business Through the Financial Statements 9 The Analysis if the Statement of Shareholders' Equity 10 The Analysis of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement 11 The Analysis of the Cash Flow Statement 12 The Analysis of Profitability 13 The Analysis of Growth and Sustainable Earnings PART THREE: Forecasting and Valuation Analysis 14 The Value of Operations and the Evaluation of Enterprise Price-to-Book Ratios and Price-Earnings Ratios 15 Anchoring on the Financial Statements: Simple Forecasting and Simple Valuation 15 Full-Information Forecasting, Valuation, and Business Strategy Analysis PART FOUR: Accounting Analysis and Valuation 17 Creating Accounting Value and Economics Value 18 Analysis of the Quality of Financial Statements PART FIVE: The Analysis of Risk and Return 19 The Analysis of Equity Risk and Return for Active Investing 20 The Analysis of Credit Risk and Return Appendix A Summary of Formulas Index
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Fundamentals of Investment Management
Book SynopsisPresenting applied theory alongside real-world examples, Fundamentals of Investment Management provides a survey of the important areas of investments: valuation, the marketplace, fixed income instruments and markets, equity instruments and markets, derivative instruments, and a cross-section of special topics, such as international markets and mutual funds. The text is user-friendly, but makes no concessions to the importance of covering the latest and most important material for the student of investments.Table of ContentsPart One: Introduction to InvestmentsChapter 1: The Investment SettingChapter 2: Security MarketsChapter 3: Participating in the MarketChapter 4: Investment Companies: Mutual Funds, Exchange-Traded Funds, Closed-End funds, and Unit Investment TrustsPart Two: Analysis and Valuation of Equity SecuritiesChapter 5: Economic ActivityChapter 6: Industry AnalysisChapter 7: Valuation of the Individual FirmChapter 8: Financial Statement AnalysisPart Three: Issues in Efficient MarketsChapter 9: Efficient Markets and AnomaliesChapter 10: Behavioral Finance and Technical AnalysisPart Four: Fixed-Income and Leveraged SecuritiesChapter 11: Bond and Fixed-Income FundamentalsChapter 12: Principles of Bond Valuation and InvestmentChapter 13: Convertible Securities and WarrantsPart Five: Derivative ProductsChapter 14: Put and Call OptionsChapter 15: Commodities and Financial FuturesChapter 16: Stock Index Futures and OptionsPart Six: Broadening the Investment PerspectiveChapter 17: A Basic Look at Portfolio Management and Capital Market TheoryChapter 18: Duration and Bond Portfolio ManagementChapter 19: International Securities MarketsChapter 20: Investments in Real AssetsChapter 21: Alternative Investments: Private Equity and Hedge FundsChapter 22: Measuring Risks and Returns of Portfolio ManagersAppendicesAppendix A: Compound Sum of $1Appendix B: Compound Sum of an Annuity of $1Appendix C: Present Value of $1Appendix D: Present Value of an Annuity of $1Appendix E: Time Value of Money and Investment ApplicationsAppendix F: Using Calculators for Financial Analysis
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Bank Management Financial Services
Book SynopsisBank Management and Financial Services, now in its ninth edition, is designed primarily for students interested in pursuing careers in or learning more about the financial services industry. It explores the services that banks and their principal competitors (including savings and loans, credit unions, security and investment firms) offer in an increasingly competitive financial-services marketplace. The ninth edition discusses the major changes and events that are remaking banking and financial services today. Among the key events and unfolding trends covered inthe text are:Newest Reforms in the Financial System, including the new Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Law and the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009. Global Financial Sector coverage of the causes and impact of the latest âœgreat recession.â Systemic Risk and the presentation of the challenges posed in the financial system. Exploration of changing Table of ContentsPART ONE Introduction to Banking and Financial Services 1. An Overview of the Changing Financial-Services Sector2. The Impact of Government Policy and Regulation on the Financial-Services Industry3. The Organization and Structure of Banking and the Financial-Services Industry4. Establishing New Banks, Branches, ATMs, Telephone Services, and Web Sites PART TWOFinancial Statements and Financial-Firm Performance5. The Financial Statements of Banks and Their principal Competitors6. Measuring and Evaluating the Performance of Banks and Their Principal Competition PART THREETools for Managing and Hedging Against Risk7. Risk Management for Changing Interest Rates: Asset-Liability Management and Duration Techniques8. Risk Management: Financial Futures, Options, Swaps, and Other Hedging Tools9. Risk Management: Asset-Backed Securities, Loan Sales, Credit Stanbys, and Credit Derivatives PART FOURManaging Investment Portfolios and Liquidity Positions for Financial Firms10. The Investment Function in Financial Services Management11. Liquidity and Reserves Management: Strategies and Policies PART FIVEManaging Sources of Funds for a Financial Firm12. Managing and Pricing Deposit Services13. Managing Nondeposit Liabilities14. Investment Banking, Insurance, and Other Sources of Fee Income15. The Management of Capital PART SIXProviding Loans to Businesses and Consumers16. Lending Policies and Procedures: Managing Credit Risk17. Lending to Business Firms and Pricing Business Loans18. Consumer Loans, Credit Cards, and Real Estate LendingPART SEVENManaging the Future in a Global Marketplace19. Acquisitions and Mergers in Financial-Services Management20. International Banking and the Future of Banking and Financial Services
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Derivatives
Book SynopsisDerivatives makes a special effort throughout the text to explain what lies behind the formal mathematics of pricing and hedging. Questions ranging from âhow are forward prices determined?â to âwhy does the Black-Scholes formula have the form it does?â are answered throughout the text. The authors use verbal and pictorial expositions, and sometimes simple mathematical models, to explain underlying principles before proceeding to formal analysis. Extensive uses of numerical examples for illustrative purposes are used throughout to supplement the intuitive and formal presentations.Table of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionPart 1: Futures and ForwardsChapter 2: Futures MarketsChapter 3: Pricing Forwards and Futures I: The Basic TheoryChapter 4: Pricing Forwards and Futures IIChapter 5: Hedging with Futures & ForwardsChapter 6: Interest-Rate Forwards & FuturesPart II: Equity DerivativesChapter 7: Options MarketsChapter 8: Options: Payoffs & Trading StrategiesChapter 9: No-Arbitrage Restrictions on Option PricesChapter 10: Early Exercise and Put-Call ParityChapter 11: Option Pricing: An IntroductionChapter 12: Binomial Option PricingChapter 13: Implementing the Binomial ModelChapter 14: The Black-Scholes ModelChapter 15: The Mathematics of Black-ScholesChapter 16: Options Modeling: Beyond Black-ScholesChapter 17: Sensitivity Analysis: The Option “Greeks”Chapter 18: Exotic Options I: Path-Independent OptionsChapter 19: Exotic Options II: Path-Dependent OptionsChapter 20: Value-at-RiskChapter 21: Convertible BondsChapter 22: Real OptionsPart III: SwapsChapter 23: Interest-Rate Swaps and Floating Rate ProductsChapter 24: Equity SwapsChapter 25: Currency SwapsPart IV: Interest Rate ModelingChapter 26: The Term Structure of Interest Rates: ConceptsChapter 27: Estimating the Yield CurveChapter 28: Modeling Term Structure MovementsChapter 29: Factor Models of the Term StructureChapter 30: The Heath-Jarrow-Morton and Libor Market ModelsPart V: Credit Derivative ProductsChapter 31: Credit Derivative ProductsChapter 32: Structural Models of Default RiskChapter 33: Reduced Form Models of Default RiskChapter 34: Modeling Correlated DefaultPart VI: ComputationChapter 35: Derivative Pricing with Finite DifferencingChapter 36: Derivative Pricing with Monte Carol SimulationChapter 37: Using Octave
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Financial Statement Analysis
Book SynopsisFinancial Statement Analysis, 11e, emphasizes effective business analysis and decision making by analysts, investors, managers, and other stakeholders of the company. It continues to set the standard in showing students the keys to effective financial statement analysis. The textbook is set up in a three part framework which makes this textbook one of the best-selling books in the market. It begins with an overview (chapters 1-2), followed by accounting analysis (chapters 3-6) and then financial analysis (chapters 7-11 and a Comprehensive Case). The book presents a balanced view of analysis, including both equity and credit analysis, and both cash-based and earnings-based valuation models. The eleventh edition is aimed at accounting and finance classes, and the professional audience - as it shows the relevance of financial statement analysis to all business decision makers. The author: Uses numerous and timely “real world” examples and cases Draws heavily on acTable of ContentsChapter 1: Overview of Financial Statement AnalysisChapter 2: Financial Reporting and AnalysisChapter 3: Analyzing Financing ActivitiesChapter 4: Analyzing Investing ActivitiesChapter 5: Analyzing Investing Activities: Intercorporate InvestmentsChapter 6: Analyzing Operating ActivitiesChapter 7: Cash Flow AnalysisChapter 8: Return on Invested Capital and Profitability AnalysisChapter 9: Prospective AnalysisChapter 10: Credit AnalysisChapter 11: Equity Analysis and ValuationComprehensive Case: Applying Financial Statement AnalysisAppendix A Financial StatementsColgate Palmolive Co.Campbell Soup
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
Book SynopsisGrounded firmly in real-world practice, Forensic Accounting provides the most comprehensive view of fraud investigation on the market. Where other books focus almost entirely on auditing and financial reporting, Hopwood, Young, and Leiner include a vast range of civil and criminal accounting fraud and related activities, from false business valuations and employer fraud to information security and counter-terrorism. The author team provide experience in fraud investigation that lends the book real-world perspective unmatched by any other.Table of ContentsPart One: Introduction to Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination1. Introduction to Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination2. The Forensic Accounting Legal Environment3. Fundamentals 1: Accounting Information Systems4. Fundamentals 2: The Auditing EnvironmentPart Two: Fraud Examination Theory, Practice, and Methods5. Fraud Prevention and Risk Management6. Fraud Detection7. The Fraud Investigation and Engagement Processes8. The Evidence Collection Process9. Fraud Examination Evidence I: Physical, Documentary, and Observational Evidence10. Fraud Examination Evidence II: Interview and Interrogation Methods11. Fraud Examination III: Forensic Science and Computer Forensics12. The Fraud Report, Litigation, and the Recovery ProcessPart Three: Occupational and Organizational Fraud13. Employee, Vendor, and Other Frauds against the Organization14. Financial Statement Fraud15. Fraud and SOX CompliancePart Four: Specialized Fraud Areas16. Tax Fraud17. Bankruptcy, Divorce, Identity Theft, and Loan and Insurance Fraud18. Organized Crime, Counterterrorism, and Antimoney-LaunderingPart Five: Other Forensic Accounting Services19. Business Valuation20. Dispute Resolution Services
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CENGAGE LEARNING Business Marketing Management B2B
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Penguin Putnam Inc Thats Not How We Do It Here A Story about How
Book Synopsis What’s the worst thing you can hear when you have a good idea at work?“That’s not how we do it here!” In their iconic bestseller Our Iceberg Is Melting, John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber used a simple fable about penguins to explain the process of leading people through major changes. Now, ten years later, they’re back with another must-read story that will help any team or organization cope with their biggest challenges and turn them into exciting opportunities. Once upon a time a clan of meerkats lived in the Kalahari, a region in southern Africa. After years of steady growth, a drought has sharply reduced the clan’s resources, and deadly vulture attacks have increased. As things keep getting worse, the harmony of the clan is shattered. The executive team quarrels about possible solutions, and suggestions from frontline workers face a soul-crushing response: “That’s not
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Rocking Wall Street
Book SynopsisPraise for Rocking Wall Street ... the only four investment strategies you will ever need... I dare anyone to read this book and not wake up to the realities of Wall Street, and change their investing habits on the spot.Table of ContentsForeword by John Mauldin. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part One:The Emotional Controls. 1: The Beginning, and the End Game. Inside the Box Won’t Get You There. The Craft versus the Art. The End Game. You and Tim. 2: Investing for Your Life versus Spending Your Life Investing. What Do You Really Want? Cows. What Would Actually Make You Feel Rich? The Bottom-Line Question. 3: The Power of Hedging:Always Hedge Your Bets. Hedging Step 1: Giving Up the Windfall to Avoid the Big Fall. How Can You Avoid Serious Losses? Emotional Hedges. Hedging Step 2: Diversification. Endeavor Not to Invest More Than You Are Emotionally and Financially Able to Lose in Any Single Investment. Hedging Step 3: Logic of the Mind Is Not the Only Kind. The Gambler’s Catch-22. Part Two: Knowing the Difference between Market Stats and Market Hype. 4: Just the Facts, Ma’am. Market Forecasting and Timing. Higher Risk Too Often Equals Less Reward. What Is True Diversification? The Two Great Myths of Traditional Investing. Tax Confounding:A Story. Contrarian View of the Future of the U.S. Stock Market. Hedge Funds:The Dark Side. Hedge Fund and Mutual Fund Taxes—Buyers Beware. 5: Addressing Investors’ Questions from Part One. 6: The Right Stuff (and the Wrong Stuff). Venture Capital Investing: Zero in a Million. Real Estate: Live in It.The Rest Is Investing. Tale of Two Bubbles. The View from a Family Office. What Does the Fed Really Want? The Diary of an Intuitive Investor. A Theory Stephen Hawking Has Yet to Discover: Parallel Investment Universes. Investment Gods Say:“Do the Right Thing”. Part Three: Hedging Wall Street: Hedged Portfolio Construction. 7: Successful Investments:Where Are They? Putting Together a Portfolio. Are You a Conservative Investor or an Aggressive Investor? Oh, Shut Up. Thumbnail Sketch of Prudent Portfolio Construction. Portfolio 1: For Future Millionaires—Diversification and Dollar Cost Averaging. Brokerage Firms, Money Management Firms, and Financial Planning Firms with Time. Portfolio 2: For Millionaires Who Do Not Wish to Become Ex-Millionaires. 8: Hedge Fund Mind-Set. Addressing Investors’ Questions from Part Two. Using Etiquette, Receiving Respect:The General Partner/Limited Partner Relationship. Part Four: Planning for the Future and Seeking the End Game. 9: The Financial Planning Maze. How to Plan for the Future:A Simple Three-Step Program. Family Budgeting: Securing Present Assets While Having Fun. Seeing Life, Business, and Investing as One Portfolio. 10: The Game Beyond the End Game. Downsizing the American Dream. Relative Downsizing. Investing in the Twenty-First Century. Transcending the Centuries:Whom Do You Serve? Appendix: Specific Due Diligence Notes and Fund of Funds Questionnaire. About the Author. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Turning Losing Forex Trades Into Winners
Book SynopsisHelps FOREX traders learn effective methods for dealing with trades that are in a losing position Guides traders through the various steps to determine if the trade is with or against the overall trend Explains how to determine when a trade should be closed or left open.Table of ContentsForward. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Chapter 1. Trading Systems. Chapter 2. Trend Lines & Trend Walls. Chapter 3. Convergence & Divergence. Chapter 4. The Bad Trade. Chapter 5. Bad Trade Recovery. Chapter 6. Loss Recovery with MACD. Chapter 7. Loss Recovery with Stochastics. Chapter 8. Loss Recovery with Moving Averages. Chapter 9. Loss Recovery with Fibonacci Ranges. Chapter 10. Loss Recovery with Trend Lines. Conclusion. Loss Recovery in Practice. Appendix. Ten Pips per Day. About the Author. Index.
£55.25
John Wiley & Sons Inc Equity Valuation Risk and Investment
Book SynopsisAuthor Peter Stimes's analysis of the investment process has long been inspired by some of the best minds in the world of finance, yet some of the ways in which he approaches this discipline are truly unique.Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. About the Author. Chapter 1. Introduction. Theoretical Precision or Theoretical Resilience? Practical Difficulties as Well. Overview of Our Analysis. Chapter 2. Inflation Protected Bonds as a Valuation Template. The Formulas Behind the Intuition. TIPS versus Traditional Fixed-Rate Bonds – Measuring the Differences. A Peek Ahead. Chapter 3. Valuing Uncertain, Perpetual Income Streams. The Mathematical Development of Un-leveraged Firm Valuation. What Does the Valuation Formula Tell Us About Sensitivity to Inflation? Sensitivity to Real Discount Rates and Growth Factors. The Comparison with a Traditional Model of Firm Valuation. Chapter 4. Valuing a Leveraged Equity Security. Leverage in the Presence of Corporate Income Taxes. From Theory to Practice – Valuing an Enterprise When the Discount Rates are Known From Theory to Practice Part II – "Reverse Engineering" or Inferring Discount Rates from Observed Market Prices. Chapter 4 Supplement: The Relationship between the Leveraged Equity Discount Rate and the Debt to Capital Ratio for Highly Leveraged Companies. Chapter 5. Case Studies in Valuation during the Recent Decade. Case 1: Coca-Cola ("KO"). Case 2: Intel ("INTC"). Case 3: Procter & Gamble ("PG"). Case 4: Enron ("ENE"). Tying Up the Package: The Practical Lessons from All Four Cases. Chapter 6. The Treatment of Mergers and Acquisitions. Generalizing from the P&G/Gillette Example. Applicability of the Results under Alternate Merger Terms. Analytical Postscript 1: Common Stock Buybacks and Issuances Outside the Merger Framework. Analytical Postscript 2: A Brief Word on Executive Stock Option Grants. Chapter 7. A Fair Representation? Broad Sample Testing Over a Ten-Year Market Cycle. Sample Descriptive Data. The Basic Valuation Results. Predictive Strength of the Model, the Whole Period. Predictive Strength of the Model, Sub-Periods. Chapter 8. Price Volatility and Underlying Causes. Deriving the Formula for Price Changes. Translating the Price Change Formula into Volatility Estimates. Digression: The Impact of Debt Leverage on Equity Volatility. Obtaining the Volatility of the Underlying Variables. Chapter 9. Constructing Efficient Portfolios. Extracting Expected Equity Returns from Observed Price/Earnings Ratios – Part I. Extracting Expected Equity Returns from Observed Price/Earnings Ratios – Part II. Extracting Expected Equity Returns from Observed Price/Earnings Ratios – Part III. Creating Efficient Portfolios – The Unconstrained Case. Creating Efficient Portfolios – The Case Where Asset Weights Are Required To Be Non-Negative. Computing the Variance/Covariance Matrix Inputs. Chapter 10. Selecting among Efficient Portfolios; Making Dynamic Rebalancing Adjustments. Reconciling Portfolio Desirability and Feasibility. Turning Theory into Easily Calculated Results. Adjusting for Changes in Long-Term Expected Returns on Common Equity. Adjusting for More General Changes in Risk-Adjusted Expected Returns. Recapitulation and an Important Caveat. Chapter 11. How Did We Arrive Here Historically? Where Might We Go Prospectively? The Next Crises of Confidence. Some Answers Begin to Emerge. What if Everyone Followed this Type of Model and Investing? The Next Steps. Appendix A. Mathematical Review of Growth Rates for Earnings, Dividends, and Book Value per Share. Constant Growth Rate Characterization. Transition from One Long-Term Growth Rate to Another. Focus on Share Growth Impacts. Appendix B. Sustainable and Non-Sustainable Inflation Rates. The Impact of Monetary Policy and Interest Rates on Price Level Changes. The Impact of "Real Shocks" on Measured Price Level Changes. Drawing Correct Inferences. Appendix C. Deriving the "Equity Duration" Formula. Appendix D. The Traditional Growth/Equity Valuation Formula. Appendix E. Adjustments Required to the Traditional Growth/Equity Valuation Formula in Order to Preserve Inflation Neutrality. Appendix F. Brief Recapitulation of the Miller 1977 Capital Structure Irrelevance Theorem. Appendix G. Time Series Charts of Un-leveraged, Inflation Adjusted Discount Rate Estimates. Appendix H. Comparison of Volatility of Pre-Tax and After-Tax Income. Appendix I. Relationship between Observed P/E Ratios and Nominal Interest Rates. Appendix J. Additional Background on Mathematical Optimization Subject to Constraint Conditions. Appendix K. Derivation of Asset Class Covariances. Appendix L. Expected Return and Variance/Covariance Inputs Underlying Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 Portfolio Examples. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Clean Money
Book SynopsisBetween global warming, overflowing landfills and collapsing fisheries, the environment is constantly, ominously, in the news. Virtually all the commentary is negative, which is understandable given the potential consequences of so much of what humanity is doing.Table of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I. Overview. Chapter 1. Clean Tech - This Time It's for Real. Chapter 2. We Came, We Saw, We Trashed the Place. Part II. Clean Energy. Chapter 3. Fossil Fuels Fiasco. Chapter 4. Solar Power - From Social Statement to Serious Solution. Chapter 5. Wind - No Breakthroughs Needed. Chapter 6. Geothermal - The Heat beneath Our Feet. Chapter 7. Transportation - Green Machines. Chapter 8. Energy Storage - The Key to a Clean-Tech Takeover. Chapter 9. Biofuels - Miles per Acre. Chapter 10. The Hydrogen Economy - A Dream Deferred. Chapter 11. Emissions Trading - Climate Change Capitalism. Chapter 12. Smart Grid - The New Wired World. Part III. Other Clean Technologies. Chapter 13. Water - Liquid Gold. Chapter 14. Green Building - Sunny and Cool. Chapter 15. Agriculture - Eight Billion Mouths to Feed. Chapter 16. Green Materials - Lighter, Stronger, Cleaner. Chapter 17. Pollution Control - Trash Is a Terrible Thing to Waste. Part IV. Investing in a Green Boom. Chapter 18. Bubbles and Bear Markets. Chapter 19. Green Mutual Funds. Chapter 20. Clean Tech in Bite-Sized Pieces. Chapter 21. Short Candidates - Who Loses When Clean Tech Wins? Chapter 22. How to Trade Foreign Stocks. Chapter 23. Breakthroughs - Tomorrow's Game-Changers. Chapter 24. Creating a Research Program. About the Author. Index.
£19.94
John Wiley & Sons Inc Convergence Guidebook for Corporate Financial
Book SynopsisAs a result of the global convergence of financial reporting standards, U.S. GAAP is changing profoundly.U.S. GAAP is also being abandoned by many companies, to be replaced by a higher-quality set of global standards. The Convergence Guidebook for Corporate Financial Reporting provides the timely, practical guidance needed.Trade Review"This guidebook for chief financial officers, vice presidents of finance, controllers, and managers of financial reporting and accounting explains apects related to the global convergence of financial reporting standards, including why the US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) have changed as a result, how to prepare for its challenges, how it will affect financial reporting and US labor markets for financial reporting talent, and how it will impact decision making." (Book News, August 2009) "As he explains in his book, the Convergence Guidebook for Corporate Financial Reporting, both US GAAP and IFRS will change profoundly as the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board continue to converge the two sets of standards." (jobsinthemoney.com, May 2009)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Preface. Part I. Phenomenon of Convergence. Chapter 1. Introduction to the Convergence of Financial Reporting Standards. Financial Reporting Supply Chain. Role of Standards in the Financial Reporting Supply Chain. Financial Reporting Standards. How Financial Reporting Standards Differ among Countries. What Convergence Is–and Is Not. What Is Causing Convergence? Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 2. How Convergence Will Impact the United States. Direct Effects of Convergence. Indirect Effects of Convergence. Who Wins? Who Loses? Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 3. Prepare for the Impact of Convergence Now. What's the Rush? Adverse Consequences of Waiting to Prepare. Impeding Factors. Conclusion. Part I. Epilogue. Note. Part II. Impact of Convergence on Financial Reporting in the United States. Chapter 4. Conceptual Frameworks. Comparison of Conceptual Frameworks. FASB-IASB Joint Conceptual Framework Project. Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 5. Principles-Based Standards. Principles versus Rules. U.S. GAAP versus IFRS: Where Are We Now? “Principles Alone” versus “Principles Plus Rules”. Outlook for Converged Standards. Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 6. Different Standards for Different Companies? Background. Differential Standards: Three Questions. How Convergence Is Fostering Differential Standards. Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 7. Financial Statements: A First Look. References to Standards. Principal Financial Statements. Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 8. Fair Value and Related Measurement Issues. Background on Measurement. Focus on Current Exit Price. Current Exit Price and Fair Value. Fair Value: Not One Measurement, But Many. Additional Opposition to Fair Value. Outlook for Improvement and Convergence. Conclusion. Appendix. Summary of Recent Developments in Measurement Standards and Other Guidance. Notes. Chapter 9. Major Asset Classes. Inventory. Property, Plant, and Equipment. Intangibles. Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 10. Other Balance Sheet Items. Leases. Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefit Obligations. Deferred Income Tax Effects. Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 11. Reporting Financial Performance. Revenue Recognition and Measurement. Income Statement. Cash Flow. Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 12. Business Combinations, Intercompany Investments, and Segment Reporting. Business Combinations. Intercompany Investments. Segment Reporting. Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 13. Financial Statements: What Is Ahead. Financial Statement Presentation Project. Other Financial Statement Issues. Conclusion. Part II Epilogue. Notes. Part III. Impact of Convergence on U.S. Labor Markets. Chapter 14. Overview of U.S. Labor Markets for Financial Reporting Talent. Geographic Scope of Supply and Demand. Role of U.S. GAAP. Talent Supply Pipeline. Conclusion. Chapter 15. Obsolescence of Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. Why Demand Will Change. Quantitative Changes in Demand. Qualitative Changes in Demand. Short-Term Imbalances in Supply and Demand. Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 16. Commoditization of Talent. Global Homogenization of Employers' Demand. From Demand Homogenization to Supply Commoditization. Intermarket Mobility of Employers. Conclusion. Chapter 17. Toward a Global Labor Market for Financial Reporting Talent. Global Desegregation of Labor Markets. Competition in the Global Labor Market. Conclusion. Notes. Chapter 18. Transformation of the Talent Supply Pipeline. Overview of the U.S. Talent Supply Pipeline. Educational Activities in the U.S. Talent Supply Pipeline. Certification of KSAs. Interpipeline Competition. Conclusion. Notes. Part III Epilogue. Part IV. Preparing for the Impact of Convergence. Chapter 19. Overview of the Challenges of Convergence. Why Preparation Matters. Three Challenges. Conclusion. Chapter 20. The Enterprise Challenge: Strategies for Choosing Standards and Implementing Your Choice. Opportunity and Obligation to Choose. Methodology for Choosing. Implementing Your Choice. Conclusion. Appendix. Checklist for Impact Assessment. Chapter 21. Departmental Challenge: Tactics for Managing Talent. Identifying Your Department's Talent Needs. Assuring the Supply of Talent for Your Department. Training and Development. Technical Supervision. Conclusion. Note. Chapter 22. Personal Challenge: Career Choices for a Hypercompetitive Labor Market. Hypercompetition in a Global Labor Market. Managing Your Career. Conclusion. Notes. Part IV Epilogue. Index.
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Wiley Wiley Pathways Finance Reprint Foundations of
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Bailout
Book SynopsisIn Bailout, John Waggoner-the investment columnist for USA Today-sheds light on the causes of the Bear Stearns collapse and the credit crunch, while offering a glimpse of what the future holds for investors. The fall of Bear Stearns, says Waggoner, signals a new era.Trade Review"USA TODAY investment columnist John Waggoner provides sensible, specific steps to help investors navigate through…the volatile financial markets likely to continue for the months ahead." (USA Today)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Chapter 1: What Just Happened Here? Chapter 2: How Did It All Begin? Chapter 3: Silly Season. Chapter 4: Matters Become More Serious. Chapter 5: Where Do We Go from Here? Chapter 6: What's the Worst That Could Happen? Chapter 7: Fighting Depression. Chapter 8: Creeping Infl ation. Appendix. Notes. About the Author. Index.
£18.04
John Wiley & Sons Inc Invest in Europe Now
Book SynopsisAn insider''s guide to investing in Europe With the U.S. market in shambles, investors are looking for other places to put their money. Europe has become the destination of choice, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. Using the different perspectives of an author who lives in Europe and an author who lives in the United States, Invest in Europe Now! is one the most informative guides to making money outside North America. It outlines the best ways to take advantage of the rapidly shifting global financial environment and shows you what indicators to follow, what instruments and markets are best poised for growth, and how to avoid various pitfalls along the way. Outlines the safest ways to invest in Europe and secure the returns you desire Written by a unique author team, which represent both the U.S. and European perspective Discusses how some European markets and stocks are relatively more attractive than their AmeTrade Review"In an era when American are perhaps more provincial than ever with their investments, 'Invest in Europe Now!' is a very useful addition to the literature." (Barron's, July 2010)Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I Macro Issues. Chapter 1 Euro Versus Dollar. Chapter 2 Convergence and Integration. Chapter 3 Taxation. Chapter 4 Stock Market Evolution. Chapter 5 Accessing Europe with ETFs. Part II Stock-Specific Strategies. Chapter 6 Successful Strategies in the Eurozone. Chapter 7 Valuation. Chapter 8 Old Continent Stocks and the Super-Euro. Part III The Guru Chapters. Chapter 9 When It Is America That Diversifi es Out of the Dollar An Interview with William Clark. Chapter 10 Yes, Europe Is Cheaper than the United States (and the Gap Is Not Justifi ed any Longer) An Interview with Felix Zulauf. Chapter 11 Europe–Asia: The Promising Linkage An Interview with Marc Faber. Chapter 12 Eastern Europe: The Prognosis Looks Favorable An Interview with Mark Mobius. Chapter 13 Europe Is Moving Toward the Center-Right, the United States Toward the Left An Interview with Edward Yardeni. Chapter 14 For Now I Go with Continental Europe An Interview with Ken Fisher. Chapter 15 Looking for Gems in the Eurozone Bond Market An Interview with Emanuele Ravano. Chapter 16 The Path of Least Resistance Leads to a Stronger Euro and a Weaker Dollar An Interview with Catherine Mann. Chapter 17 Eurozone Stocks: When Optimism Prevails An Interview with François-Xavier Chevallier. Chapter 18 The Credit Crunch Fallout Is Dreadful Everywhere (but the Eurozone Can Survive) An Interview with Bob McKee. Notes. About the Authors. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Forbes Best Business Mistakes
Book SynopsisToday''s top business leaders reveal how to make even the biggest mistakes work for you Forbes Best Business Mistakes reveals practical lessons from some of today''s most successful business leaders to show you how to turn a bad business situation into a success. Based on exclusive sit-down interviews with some of today''s most successful men and women, author Bob Sellers shares their stories to provide valuable insights and lessons that can help you can learn from their mistakes. Those profiled in Forbes Best Business Mistakes include the likes of Wall Street guru Peter Lynch, larger-than-life media personalities Jim Cramer and Suze Orman, legendary CEO Jack Welch, and newcomer Jason Kilar, CEO of Hulu, who is poised to change the movie and TV industry landscape as we know it forever. Other names include PIMCO''s Bill Gross and Mohamed El-Erian and Home Depot Founder Arthur Blank. Reveal how top business and financial leaders turned their bTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. About the Author. Introduction. PART ONE: Legends and Gurus. Chapter One Jack Welch. Chapter Two John C. Bogle. Chapter Three Peter Lynch. Chapter Four Bill Gross. Chapter Five William O'Neil. Chapter Six Jim Rogers. Chapter Seven Mohamed El-Erian. Chapter Eight Robert Prechter. PART TWO: Chief Executives. Chapter Nine Arthur Blank. Chapter Ten David Novak. Chapter Eleven Dr. Bill Frist. Chapter Twelve Barbara Corcoran. Chapter Thirteen Steve Forbes. Chapter Fourteen Danny Wegman. Chapter Fifteen Gary Goldberg. Chapter Sixteen Jerry Levin. Chapter Seventeen R.J. Kirk. PART THREE: The Next Generation. Chapter Eighteen Meredith Whitney. Chapter Nineteen Jason Kilar. Chapter Twenty Ian Bremmer. Chapter Twenty-One Jim Buckmaster. Chapter Twenty-Two John Cappelletti. PART IV: Personalities. Chapter Twenty-Three Suze Orman. Chapter Twenty-Four Jim Cramer. Chapter Twenty-Five Mark Cuban. Chapter Twenty-Six Ben Stein. Chapter Twenty-Seven Arianna Huffington. Chapter Twenty-Eight Herb Greenberg. Chapter Twenty-Nine Arthur Laffer. Chapter Thirty Dave Ramsey. Conclusion.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Goodbye Gordon Gekko How to Find Your Fortune
Book SynopsisGoodbye Gordon Gekko is a guidebook showing how the best manifestations of ambition, entrepreneurship and mentoring can lead to a life that fulfils more than financial obligations and leaves a legacy to which others can aspire.Trade ReviewThis book makes a lively read...we are prudently advised to undertake an annual ambition check-up . (Financial World, September 2010). an interesting read whether you are inside or outside of the banking arena. (The Market, October 2010)Table of ContentsIntroduction. Chapter 1 Ambition. Ego versus The Egomaniac. Chapter 2 Success and Failure. Reaching for Excellence. Chapter 3 Vocation and Meaning. Let it All Hang Out. Chapter 4 Capital. Real Wealth. Chapter 5 Knowledge. Lessons from Unlikely Places. Chapter 6 The Way of the Mentor. Looking for a Hero. Chapter 7 Teamwork. There's No “I” in Team. Chapter 8 The People That You Meet on the Street. You Take the Good, You Take the Bad. Chapter 9 How to Find Your Fortune Without Losing Your Soul. Further Reading. Acknowledgments. About the Author. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Dice Have No Memory
Book SynopsisSince first publishing Hulbert?s Financial Digest in 1979, Bill Bonner has taken an honest look at the challenges facing the economy. Ultimately, whether or not he was proven right or wrong, he always wrote with clarity and conviction. And, in doing so, he developed a following of 250,000 loyal readers.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Chapter 1: The Incompetence of Economists. Fight The Fed? May 17, 2001. The 17-Year Itch. August 30, 2001. From Funeral to Funeral. November 21, 2003. The Whacky World of Modern Economists. October 08, 2004. Disappearing on the Pampas. October 31, 2008. Inevitable and Disgraceful, But Still Unpredictable. November 28, 2008. Gonoism! December 05, 2008. 100 Years of Mismanagement. January 8, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Three Out of Four Economists are Wrong. July 30, 2010 - Paris, France. The Patsy Revolt of 2010. March 12, 2010 - Mumbai, India. Junk Science. November 15, 2010. Chapter 2: The Maestro's Last Helipad - The Conspiracy of Greenspan and Bernanke. Greenspan's Put Is Shot. December 8, 2000. God, Man, and Alan Greenspan. June 8, 2001 - Paris, France Houses without Moats. September 20, 2002. Can Do Money. April 25, 2003. The World He Lives In. May 2, 2003. Poor House II - The miracle of No-Sweat Equity… October 10, 2003 - Paris, France. Take It Away, Maestro. January 26, 2006 - London, England. Incredible Threat. August 6, 2010 - Ouzilly, France. Plumbers Crack. November 05, 2010 - Delray Beach, Florida. Chapter 3: No Clairvoyants Need Apply. More Perfect Unions. April 4, 2001. Bad Bets. January 3, 2003. Misleading Knowledge, Part I. November 24, 2006. Little Big Bubbles. December 01, 2006. The Best Kind of Wealth. June 11, 2007. Our NEW Trade of the Decade! January 04, 2010 - Bethesda, Maryland. The Great Correction…Still Pending. April 6, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Chapter 4: War and Waste. All Quiet on the Western Front. November 11, 1999. In Praise Of Group Thinking. September 25, 2000. The Dark Years. September 12, 2001. Tsar Of Arabie. October 29, 2001. Pearl Harbor. December 07, 2001. Too Big to Succeed. March 21, 2002 — Paris, France. Imperial Over-Stretch Marks. March 05, 2004. The Stain of Democracy. February 04, 2005 — Paris, France. The Good War. January 30, 2009 - London, England. Chapter 5: Borrowing Against the American Dream. Honor Insolvency. October 1, 2001. Playing the Game. December 27, 2001. Even More Unexplanatory. June 07, 2002 — Paris, France. Land of the Free. July 04, 2003. Fantasies. December 19, 2003 — Paris, France. Lost in Space. January 23, 2004. Hoorah for Capitalism! February 27, 2009 San Jose de los Perros, Nicaragua. Ready for the Shovels. February 20, 2009 - San Jose de los Perros, Nicaragua. “Aughts” Ruined by Wall Street. January 4, 2010 - Bethesda, Maryland. US Economy in a Self-Made Vise. June 16, 2010 - Delray Beach, Florida. Why Debt Does Matter. July 06, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Chapter 6: The Zombie State: When Goverment Fails. Wealth, Poverty, and Blithering Idiots. September 9, 2005. In Gono We Trust: U.S. Inflation on its Zimbabwe Up. February 3, 2009 London, England. Welcome to Zombieland. October 5, 2009 - London, England. When Zombies Attack. July 03, 2009 - London, England. Central Planning and the Parasites It Creates. February 24, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Government Growth Does Not Equal Economic Growth. February 24, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. The Zombie Economy. March 1, 2010 - New York, New York. Zombieland. March 5, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Economic Zombies Shuffle Toward Bankruptcy. March 23, 10 - Paris, France. Tony Hayward Before Congress: No Sympathy for the Oil Man. June 21, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Chapter 7: Back it with Bullion. The Dow in Gold Terms…where to from here… August 6, 1999. Under The Big Top, Part Deux. July 19, 2000 - Baltimore, Maryland. The Revenge of Gold. April 19, 2002 - London, England. A Goldbug's Life. December 2004. Faith in Faith. June 16, 2006 - London, England. Gold Says 'I Told You So'. January 17, 2008. A Look Forward at the Final Stage of the Gold Bull Market. November 9, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Chapter 8: The Gaucho's Guide to Investing In Argentina. Earth's Bright Side. September 27, 2002. The Gaucho's Union. April 26, 2006. Hot Water. April 21, 2007 - Gaulfin, Argentina. Sowing the Wind, We Reap the Whirlwind. April 11, 2008 - Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Happiest Day in a Man's Life. April 23, 2010 - Hualfin, Argentina. Chapter 9: The Expatriate's Experiment Abroad. The Accidental Investor. February 19, 2001 - Ouzilly, France. Planting Trees. August 27, 2001. The Episcopalian's Guide to Airport Security. June 03, 2002 — Paris, France. Reformation. May 13, 2002 - Paris, France. All Saints' Day. October 31, 2003 — France. The Money Pit. January 14, 2005 — Paris, France. Exiles Eternal. July 7, 2006. Chapter 10: The One Appointment We Must All Keep. Momento Mori. January 26, 2000 – Paris, France. Thom Hickling, R.I.P.. December 28, 2005 – Rancho San Jose de los Perros, Nicaragua. Requiem for an Economist. September 12, 2007. Frank Laarman, R.I.P. December 1, 2009. Remembrance of Fanny. September 8, 2010. Life Goes On. April 23, 2010 - Gualfin, Argentina. Acknowledgments. About the Author. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc A Pocket Guide to Risk Mathematics
Book SynopsisThis uniquely accessible, breakthrough book lets auditors grasp the thinking behind the mathematical approach to risk without doing the mathematics. Risk control expert and former Big 4 auditor, Matthew Leitch, takes the reader gently but quickly through the key concepts, explaining mistakes organizations often make and how auditors can find them. Spend a few minutes every day reading this conveniently pocket sized book and you will soon transform your understanding of this highly topical area and be in demand for interesting reviews with risk at their heart. I was really excited by this book - and I am not a mathematician. With my basic understanding of business statistics and business risk management I was able to follow the arguments easily and pick up the jargon of a discipline akin to my own but not my own. Dr Sarah Blackburn, President at the Institute of Internal Auditors - UK and IrelandTable of ContentsStart here 1 Good choice! 1 This book 2 How this book works 3 The myth of mathematical clarity 5 The myths of quantification 7 The auditor’s mission 8 Auditing simple risk assessments 11 1 Probabilities 12 2 Probabilistic forecaster 13 3 Calibration (also known as reliability) 13 4 Resolution 14 5 Proper score function 15 6 Audit point: Judging probabilities 17 7 Probability interpretations 17 8 Degree of belief 18 9 Situation (also known as an experiment) 19 10 Long run relative frequency 20 11 Degree of belief about long run relative frequency 21 12 Degree of belief about an outcome 22 13 Audit point: Mismatched interpretations of probability 24 14 Audit point: Ignoring uncertainty about probabilities 25 15 Audit point: Not using data to illuminate probabilities 25 16 Outcome space (also known as sample space, or possibility space) 26 17 Audit point: Unspecified situations 27 18 Outcomes represented without numbers 28 19 Outcomes represented with numbers 29 20 Random variable 29 21 Event 30 22 Audit point: Events with unspecified boundaries 31 23 Audit point: Missing ranges 32 24 Audit point: Top 10 risk reporting 32 25 Probability of an outcome 33 26 Probability of an event 34 27 Probability measure (also known as probability distribution, probability function, or even probability distribution function) 34 28 Conditional probabilities 36 29 Discrete random variables 37 30 Continuous random variables 38 31 Mixed random variables (also known as mixed discrete-continuous random variables) 39 32 Audit point: Ignoring mixed random variables 40 33 Cumulative probability distribution function 41 34 Audit point: Ignoring impact spread 43 35 Audit point: Confusing money and utility 44 36 Probability mass function 44 37 Probability density function 45 38 Sharpness 47 39 Risk 49 40 Mean value of a probability distribution (also known as the expected value) 50 41 Audit point: Excessive focus on expected values 51 42 Audit point: Misunderstanding ‘expected’ 51 43 Audit point: Avoiding impossible provisions 52 44 Audit point: Probability impact matrix numbers 53 45 Variance 54 46 Standard deviation 55 47 Semi-variance 55 48 Downside probability 55 49 Lower partial moment 56 50 Value at risk (VaR) 56 51 Audit point: Probability times impact 58 Some types of probability distribution 61 52 Discrete uniform distribution 62 53 Zipf distribution 62 54 Audit point: Benford’s law 64 55 Non-parametric distributions 65 56 Analytical expression 65 57 Closed form (also known as a closed formula or explicit formula) 66 58 Categorical distribution 67 59 Bernoulli distribution 67 60 Binomial distribution 68 61 Poisson distribution 69 62 Multinomial distribution 70 63 Continuous uniform distribution 70 64 Pareto distribution and power law distribution 71 65 Triangular distribution 73 66 Normal distribution (also known as the Gaussian distribution) 74 67 Audit point: Normality tests 77 68 Non-parametric continuous distributions 78 69 Audit point: Multi-modal distributions 78 70 Lognormal distribution 79 71 Audit point: Thin tails 80 72 Joint distribution 80 73 Joint normal distribution 81 74 Beta distribution 82 Auditing the design of business prediction models 83 75 Process (also known as a system) 84 76 Population 84 77 Mathematical model 85 78 Audit point: Mixing models and registers 86 79 Probabilistic models (also known as stochastic models or statistical models) 86 80 Model structure 88 81 Audit point: Lost assumptions 89 82 Prediction formulae 89 83 Simulations 90 84 Optimization 90 85 Model inputs 90 86 Prediction formula structure 91 87 Numerical equation solving 93 88 Prediction algorithm 94 89 Prediction errors 94 90 Model uncertainty 94 91 Audit point: Ignoring model uncertainty 95 92 Measurement uncertainty 96 93 Audit point: Ignoring measurement uncertainty 96 94 Audit point: Best guess forecasts 97 95 Prediction intervals 97 96 Propagating uncertainty 98 97 Audit point: The flaw of averages 99 98 Random 100 99 Theoretically random 101 100 Real life random 102 101 Audit point: Fooled by randomness (1) 102 102 Audit point: Fooled by randomness (2) 104 103 Pseudo random number generation 104 104 Monte Carlo simulation 105 105 Audit point: Ignoring real options 109 106 Tornado diagram 109 107 Audit point: Guessing impact 111 108 Conditional dependence and independence 112 109 Correlation (also known as linear correlation) 113 110 Copulas 113 111 Resampling 114 112 Causal modelling 114 113 Latin hypercube 114 114 Regression 115 115 Dynamic models 116 116 Moving average 116 Auditing model fitting and validation 117 117 Exhaustive, mutually exclusive hypotheses 118 118 Probabilities applied to alternative hypotheses 119 119 Combining evidence 120 120 Prior probabilities 120 121 Posterior probabilities 120 122 Bayes’s theorem 121 123 Model fitting 123 124 Hyperparameters 126 125 Conjugate distributions 126 126 Bayesian model averaging 128 127 Audit point: Best versus true explanation 128 128 Hypothesis testing 129 129 Audit point: Hypothesis testing in business 130 130 Maximum a posteriori estimation (MAP) 131 131 Mean a posteriori estimation 131 132 Median a posteriori estimation 132 133 Maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) 132 134 Audit point: Best estimates of parameters 135 135 Estimators 135 136 Sampling distribution 138 137 Least squares fitting 138 138 Robust estimators 140 139 Over-fitting 140 140 Data mining 141 141 Audit point: Searching for ‘significance’ 142 142 Exploratory data analysis 143 143 Confirmatory data analysis 143 144 Interpolation and extrapolation 143 145 Audit Point: Silly extrapolation 144 146 Cross validation 145 147 R2 (the coefficient of determination) 145 148 Audit point: Happy history 147 149 Audit point: Spurious regression results 147 150 Information graphics 148 151 Audit point: Definition of measurements 148 152 Causation 149 Auditing and samples 151 153 Sample 152 154 Audit point: Mixed populations 152 155 Accessible population 152 156 Sampling frame 153 157 Sampling method 153 158 Probability sample (also known as a random sample) 154 159 Equal probability sampling (also known as simple random sampling) 155 160 Stratified sampling 155 161 Systematic sampling 156 162 Probability proportional to size sampling 156 163 Cluster sampling 156 164 Sequential sampling 157 165 Audit point: Prejudging sample sizes 158 166 Dropouts 159 167 Audit point: Small populations 160 Auditing in the world of high finance 163 168 Extreme values 164 169 Stress testing 165 170 Portfolio models 166 171 Historical simulation 168 172 Heteroskedasticity 169 173 RiskMetrics variance model 169 174 Parametric portfolio model 170 175 Back-testing 170 176 Audit point: Risk and reward 171 177 Portfolio effect 172 178 Hedge 172 179 Black–Scholes 173 180 The Greeks 175 181 Loss distributions 176 182 Audit point: Operational loss data 178 183 Generalized linear models 179 Congratulations 181 Useful websites 183 Index 185
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