Essays on Investment

Business analysis- Foreign banks in China 1. Introduction With the globalization of investment markets, foreign banks are seeking opportunity to incorporate in China. Because during global economic crisis, most enterprises are facing the low profit problem but China seems to be an exception. China still …

Introduction The objective of this paper is to discuss the root causes of financial crisis in the 1990s. In this light, the paper has identified financial liberalisations that occurred in the late 1980s as a principal cause of crisis in the 1990s. The paper begins …

Making investment is one of the most rational decisions which an investor has to take place because of the significant risks associated with the overall investment process. As a general principle, Investors/shareholders of ABC Ltd shall consider different benchmarks against which the investment decisions need …

The results suggest the theory that capital structure is the cumulative outcome of past attempts to time the equity market. Introduction Equity market timing” refers to the practice of Issuing shares at high prices and repurchasing shares at low prices. Equity market timing appears to …

The World Cup is truly one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Host countries invest huge amounts of resources to organize and build infrastructures. Such countries surely are expecting gains in return for the huge investments they made. However, past experiences show that …

An annuity is a type of investment which helps the investor make payments (single or installments) over a defined period of time (years) and in return receive a specific amount at fixed intervals (annually, semi-annually, fixed number of years etc.). Post the demise of the …

Overview of Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. is a holding company that provides securities brokerage, financing, investment, insurance, banking and advisory services, and related products in thirty seven countries throughout the world. It has 53,400 employees and 14,600 financial advisors that serve clients …

This assessment is part of Corporate Finance module in phase 1 in MSc Finance and Investment at University of Brighton 2008-2009. The main emphases of this assessment is to make written report that comments on a specific company’s financial performance and future prospects. The company …

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Cheung Kong holdings limited (CKH) is a real estate development and strategic investment company. The chairman of CKH is Lee Ka Shing (CKH, 2012). Cheung Kong Holdings is one of the largest developers of residential and hotel properties in Hong Kong. CHK actively developed in …

Capital allocation systems generally assume hat It Is the role of reserving policies to cover expected credit losses, while It Is that of economic capital to cover unexpected credit losses. Thus, required economic capital Is the additional amount of capital necessary to achieve the target …

Corning Inc., established about 150 years back, is a diversified technological company having three broadly defined operating segments: Telecommunications, Advanced Materials and Information Display. Headquartered in New York, Corning had revenue of $4.6 billion and net income of around $520 million in 1999. The telecommunication …

Sole proprietorships and partnerships are subject to fewer regulations, easy and less expensive, no corporate inc tax. Corporations easy to raise capital, transfer of ownership, limited liability, unlimited life.bThe conflicts between bondholders and stockholders can be reduced with the use of restrictive bond covenants. Stockholders …

Substantive Issue Ocean Carriers is a shipping company evaluating a proposed lease of a ship for a three-year period to a customer, beginning in 2003. The proposed leasing contract offers very attractive terms, but no ship in Ocean Carrier’s current fleet meets the customer’s requirements. …

Introduction Exchanges in various geographical locations have been established to provide a physical marketing place where the buyers and sellers of shares and other securities could meet to finalize the transactions mutually. In the last two decades of the 20th century the stock market operations …

Suggested end-of-Chapter Practice Questions: Chapter Seven Chapter 71, 2, 3, 7, 11, 13, 19, 22, 29, 32, 33, problem similar to HW 1. What is the process of asset transformation performed by a financial institution? Why does this process often lead to the creation of …

A Financial Analysis of Yum! Brands, Inc Restaurants are, and will continue to be, an extremely profitable business. As a result, shareholders who have interest in brands such as McDonalds and Starbucks need not to worry about negative implications for the food giants compared to …

Introduction The leveraged buyout phenomenon has been subject of many studies by a number of financial theorists, which have attempted to give an explanation of this trend during the 1980s, evaluating historic and financial aspects of that poque and previous. In this essay, we will …

From billion dollar garage startups to tech unicorns, investors globally are being bombarded with companies hoping to become the next industry disruptor. Amidst all the hype is a lesser-known niche known as search funds. In 1984, H. Irving Grousbeck, the Director of the Center for …

Stock Analysis Report Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) – August 15th, 2011 Industry Oil and Gas Operations Sector Energy Recommendation SELL Price $74. 29 (as of August 15th 2011, 4:00pm ET) Intrinsic Value $52. 10 or 42. 6% overvalued Fundamentals Grade A Investment Style Large Cap …

The decision in Scullion v Bank of Scotland plc (trading as Colleys) Is very welcome at a time when the surveying profession is already under attack from lender claims. The first instance decision extended the scope of a valuer’s duty, paving the way for disappointed …

The USAID/Nigeria Mission contracted the International Institute Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to conduct a study on identifying opportunities for increased commercialization and investment in Nigeria’s agriculture. IITA teamed up with the University of Ibadan to implement the study. The primary purpose of the Agriculture in Nigeria …

INDIAN AMUSEMENT PARKS INDUSTRY The amusement industry in India is at a growing stage currently with more and more developments happening in this industry all across the country. The size of the Indian Amusement Park business is estimated to be around Rs 4000 crores and …

Introduction Ratio analysis is the most popular and effective method of financial statement analysis. It involves the computation of various ratios using data from financial statements and interpretation of the calculated ratios for taking rational decisions. The present paper analyses the key financial features of …

Strategies for Resuscitating Foreign Exchange Market in a Depressed Economy (A Case Study in Nigeria) By Ijaiya Tahir Adeniyi B. sc (Hons) Econs From Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State, Nigeria CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. 1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Exchange rate arrangements in Nigeria have …

In a 2001 Graham and Harvey survey of 392 chief financial officers (CFOs) asked “how frequently they used different capital budgeting methods? ” Approximately 75% of the CFOs replied that they use net present value (NPV) or Internal Rate of Return (IRR) always or almost …

The term Demat, in India, refers to a dematerialised account. For individual Indian citizens to trade in listed stocks or debentures. The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) requires the investor to maintain a Demat account. In a demat account shares and securities are held …

Foreign Banks operating in India are banks of other countries having their branches in India. At present there are about sixteen such banks having a total of about 180 branches in most of the big cities of the country. These Foreign Banks have a flourishing …

Rhone-Poulenc 1) What are the goals of and constraints faced by the French State? Rhone-Poulenc? Its workers? of Bankers Trust? The goals of the French State: i. Reduce involvement of the state in French economy ii. Cut the budgetary deficit iii. Provide state-owned companies with …

In recent years the testing of market anomalies in stock returns has become an active field of research in empirical finance and has been receiving attention not only from academic journals but also from the financial press as well. Among the more well-known anomalies are …