Publication date: 1999-07
List Price: $245.00
Price: $238.88
Review The Euromoney Foreign Exchange Handbook 1999 / Euromoney Publications:This new edition combines studies of the key currencies and markets written by leading investment-sector professionals with a new re-designed directory, listing the contact details and currencies traded of all major foreign exchange intermediaries. Keep abreast with the changes in the market and ensure you can access the key operators with the user-friendly directory section. Comprehensive and authoritative, this book is an indispensable user's guide for traders, investors, treasurers, service providers and all those involved in foreign exchange options.
Creator: Ken Robbie
Publication date: 1997-04
Dewey code: 332.0415
List Price: $290.00
Price: $239.46
Review Venture Capital (International Library of Management) / Dartmouth Publishing Group:Venture capital has emerged as an important area of finance for academic researchers. It can be defined broadly as the investment by professional investors of long-term, risk equity finance where the primary reward is an eventual capital gain, rather than interest income or dividend yield. This review encompasses the range of investment stage activities undertaken by venture capitalists, which includes development capital, management buy-outs and management buy-ins. The book aims to draw together a set of readings which cover the principal issues raised in venture capital. The papers are grouped under five main headings: the institutional framework; the venture capital process - screening, valuation and contracting; venture capital monitoring; investment realization and performance; and alternative sources of venture capital - informal venture capitalists, corporate venture capital and relationship banking.
Edition: Lslf
Publication date: 2002-04
Dewey code: 658.15
List Price: $300.00
Price: $230.59
Review Training for Financial Awareness: Developing Essential Skills / Gower Publishing Company:At the Creative Kitchens management meeting Sharon Bentley, the company's management accountant, drops a bombshell. The bank has asked for a thorough review of the company's trading activities before they can sanction any further increase in the overdraft facility. This is an example of a scenario which should be familiar to many managers and in this book the situation is presented as a resource for teaching managers the basics of financial processes. As the story unfolds, so the exercises enable the participants to discover more and more of the financial jigsaw. The activities in the book include exercises both on compiling and using financial data and instructions for using the exercises, model questions and answers are provided to help build on the learning. There is also an overview of the key learning points to help the facilitator structure the exercise and ensure everything is covered.
Creator: Lane Hughston
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1997-01
Price: $234.26
Review Vasicek And Beyond Approaches to Building and Applying Interest Rate Models / Risk Books:*Essential reference guide including research papers on building yield curve models and valuing interest rate derivatives *Fundamental papers on the Ho-Lee, Heath-Jarrow-Morton and Cox-Ross-Rubinstein models *Comprehensive information of interest rate models from 1978 to 1996
Publication date: 2006-09-15
List Price: $238.00
Price: $238.00
Review Public-Private Partnerships / Globe Law and Business:Public-private partnership (PPP) projects are being used throughout the world as a solution to major public projects. This commercially focused title looks at each of the major sectors where Private Finance Initiative and PPP structures have been successfully applied over recent years. With contributions from leading practitioners in the field and featuring analysis of topical developments in key sectors, the book also features coverage of overarching issues such as the role of financing institutions, EU procurement and developments in the debt and equity financial markets relevant to PPP. If you need to know the latest techniques relevant to a particular sector in PPP, or if you want to understand how you might take answers developed in the United Kingdom and apply them to other jurisdictions, this new book will be an invaluable tool in your research. This book is essential reading for in-house and private practice lawyers, facility managers, technical advisers and those working in government departments and agencies.
Publication date: 2005-02-10
Review 2 Financial Times Guide to Using Financial Pages: AND Financial Times Guide to Using and Interpreting Company Accounts / Financial Times/ Prentice Hall:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1986-01-01
Dewey code: 336.014
Price: $44.95
Review Urban Public Finance (Fundamentals of Pure and Applied Economics, Vol 10) / Routledge:Considers such issues as the effect of local government policies on migration, the optimal size of cities, tax and expenditure capitalization, the economics of intergovernmental transfers, tax exporting and tax competition.
Publication date: 2005-09-15
Dewey code: 624
List Price: $595.00
Price: $238.00
Review The Engineering Income and Salary Survey: Trends, Analysis, and Policies and Practices / Engineering Income and Salary Publishing Group:This survey report provides the findings of the national compensation survey conducted by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). Its purpose is to provide the profession with the most comprehensive and valid compensation resource available. Readers can use this compensation survey to learn the value of engineers in today’s job market. The 2005 study is presented in three sections based on 9. 687 online questionnaires collected between April 2, 2004 and April 1, 2005. First, overall salary and income statistics are highlighted in the Executive Summary, followed by total compensations data for each engineering level, plus various cuts in Income Trends. Lastly, Policies and Practices features trends in prevalence for a number of top areas including: employment status, changes in base salary, promotion, compensatory time off and others. The survey includes! statistical analysis in the form of graphics and charts allowing information to be conveyed in an in-depth, easy-to-read format.
Publication date: 1999-12
Review Transfer Pricing / Butterworths Tolley:"Transfer Pricing: A UK Perspective is a practical handbook, which is designed to provide authoritative guidance on transfer pricing issues relevant to the UK. The book offers in-depth coverage of the legislation, practical guidance and other recent developments in this specialised field, including: A detailed analysis of the UK legislation How the legislation applies to companies in the UK, including practical worked examples throughout An examination of transfer pricing rules under the OECD Guidelines, which UK Taxpayers are now obliged to follow Coverage of tax planning techniques related to transfer pricing A detailed outline of the transfer pricing rules in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and USA An overview of transfer pricing rules in seventeen other countriesTransfer Pricing: A UK Perspective covers all the recent legislative developments including: Finance Act 1998 - UK Transfer Pricing Legislation (Schedule 28 AA Income and Corporation Taxes Act (ICTA) 1988) Finance Act 1999, including provisions in relation to Advance Pricing Agreements The effects on UK taxpayers of the new transfer pricing rules under corporation tax self-assessment".
Publication date: 2006-04-30
Dewey code: 336
List Price: $249.95
Price: $234.06
Review Going Public: The Financial, Legal, and Communications Aspects of an Initial Public Offering (IPO) (Executive Reports) (Executive Reports) / Aspatore Books:This 80-page research report written for startup executives and their advisors considering an initial public offering, examines all obvious and underlying aspects of going public. From determining whether an IPO is the right move, to the first things you need to line up to get started; from the essential advisors in the process, to understanding how they all must work together; and from the pre-filing, to the waiting and post-effective periods, this report covers the ins and outs of the IPO, touching on the important and highlighting the essential. Some areas explored include: 1) characteristics of the successful IPO candidate; 2) disadvantages of listing; 3) the role and responsibilities of the lawyer; 4) the role of the SEC and other regulators; 5) structuring the offering and compensating the underwriter; 6) the basics of disclosure; 7) the role of strategic communications; 8) how to determine IR program parameters; 9) mistakes and risks; 10) facts of life as a public company. This report outlines the important strategies and best mindset for approaching an IPO and how to do so effectively. This research report is written by: 1. Bruce A. Machmeier, Partner, Corporate Finance & Transactions Group Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP - "A Lawyer's Perspective on the IPO Process" 2. Margery Kraus, President and CEO APCO Worldwide - "The Art of the IPO 3. Mary A. Dunbar, Senior Vice President, Dix & Eaton" Chairman of the Board, National Investor Relations Institute - "How Investor Relations Can Help You Ensure That the Market Values Your Company Fairly" About Executive Reports: Executive Reports offer focused, hard-hitting advice from the leaders of some of America's top companies, packaged in a concise, readable format. [+]Each research report provides readers with 3 to 5 strategies that will have a direct financial impact on their business. While not meant as a comprehensive guide, each report includes quick-hit items that can immediately impact specific business strategies. Executive authors drill down to the central issues surrounding each topic area and dispense expert advice in concise, direct language. Executive Reports feature leading professionals selected by the Aspatore Editorial Board based on their experience, research, and standing within the professional community.
Creator: John M. Quigley
Publication date: 1995-07
Price: $78.50
Review Perspectives on Local Public Finance and Public Policy / JAI Press:
Publication date: 2008-03-01
Dewey code: 346.0821753
List Price: $335.00
Price: $264.01
Review The Law of Multi-Bank Financing: Syndicated Loans and the Secondary Loan Market / Oxford University Press, USA:This work provides analysis of the legal and regulatory facets of syndicated loans, secondary loan market practice and other related financial practices. Acknowledging the dynamic growth in the secondary loan market, Mugasha covers loan trading, credit derivatives, collateralised debt obligations, mezzanine and hybrid debt solutions-all topical issues for finance lawyers.
Authors
- Leading International Law Firms
Dewey code: 346.5082
List Price: $230.00
Price: $211.83
Review Financial Services Regulation in Asia Pacific (Global Financial Services Regulation) / Oxford University Press, USA:This book provides a comprehensive explanation of the financial services regulatory framework in 17 countries in the Asia Pacific region, provided by leading commercial law firms in the jurisdictions. The analysis includes a description of the nature of the regulatory regime; recent regulatory developments; analysis of the regulatory bodies, their policies, operational activity and relationships; scope of regulatory responsibilities, their application and legal basis; explanation of the international context; future developments expected.
Edition: 2
Publication date: 1999-10-08
Dewey code: 382.41374
List Price: $239.95
Price: $234.79
Review The International Cocoa Trade, Second Edition / CRC:Presents a history of the European and North American development of cocoa, covering agronomics and marketing, the actuals and futures markets and their contracts, supply and demand of the product, its quality and its processing.
Creator: Richmond Law & Tax
Publication date: 2005-03-01
Dewey code: 346.0922
List Price: $365.00
Price: $257.24
Review Securities Regulators (Global Financial Services Regulation) / Oxford University Press, USA:Rapid growth in financial services regulation in many countries has led to demand for high quality data about agencies and institutions involved in national and international regulation of securities markets. This major new publication provides detailed, consistently presented information for some 400 institutions globally. It covers organizations with regulatory responsibilities, whether primary or secondary, for the securities markets on both national and international levels. Invaluable data provided for each institution include: - Scope of Regulation - Legal Basis - Financing - Key Personnel and Organizational Structure - History - Current Regulatory Developments - Regulatory Objectives - Activities and Implementation - Measures to Ensure Compliance - Accountability - Complaints and Redress - Relationships with other Regulatory Bodies - Principal Publications The information provided for each regulatory body has been reviewed by a leading law firm in each jurisdiction.
Creator: Steven D. Gold
Publication date: 1995-06
Dewey code: 336.01373
Price: $42.50
Review The Fiscal Crisis of the States: Lessons for the Future / Georgetown Univ Pr:
Creator: Mollie B. Mudd
Edition: 28th
Publication date: 1996-05
Price: $390.00
Review Foundation Reporter 1997: Comprehensive Profiles and Giving Analyses of America's Major Private Foundations (Annual) / Taft Group:
Publication date: 1995-01-31
Dewey code: 620
List Price: $245.00
Price: $239.00
Review Financial Management Information and Analysis for Retail Banks / Woodhead Publishing:This book fills a gap in the market by providing practical advice on financial management information systems for banks and will be essential reading for retail banking finance directors and officers, management accountants and financial advisers.
Publication date: 2005-11
Dewey code: 332.41
List Price: $595.00
Price: $591.00
Review The Economics of Deflation (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics) / Edward Elgar Publishing:This collection of seminal papers examines how economies behave under deflationary conditions. The volumes cover both theoretical and empirical aspects of this important subject. The editor presents articles exploring whether, and under what conditions, deflation can lead to beneficial economic outcomes, and also articles emphasizing that deflation should be avoided at all costs. Further sections examine specialized topics of the economics of deflation; including wage rigidities, the liquidity trap, and the zero lower bound of interest rates. A selection of important case studies of economies in deflation completes this comprehensive collection. It includes 48 articles, dating from 1918 to 2003.
Authors
- Benjamin S. Blanchard
- Wolter J. Fabrycky
- Benjamin S. Blachard
Dewey code: 658.1553
Price: $96.00
Review Life-Cycle Cost and Economic Analysis (Prentice Hall International Series in Industrial and Systems Engineering) / Prentice Hall:
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