Publication date: 2005-08-31
List Price: $342.00
Price: $342.00
Review Central Bank Modernisation / Central Banking Publications:As central banks around the world upgrade their governance and strategic planning and manage major internal and external reforms, this new compilation of studies by leading experts shows how these challenges can be met. Introducing a new payments system. Modernising the process of monetary policymaking. Spurring national financial sectors to greater efficiency and competitiveness. Reorganising and streamlining their own functions. These are just some of the tasks on which a modern central bank is typically engaged. Because each central bank is the only institution of its kind in its national economy, there are no simple “roadmaps” to guide the reform. Central Bank Modernisation is the first complete analysis of how policymakers can confront and surmount these obstacles. It is edited by Peter Nicholl, former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and former governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and by Neil Courtis of Central Banking Publications. The book combines rigorous analysis with practical case studies to illustrate how many leading central bankers have in practice reformed their institutions.
Edition: 2nd
Publication date: 1830
Review On financial reform / J. Murray:
Creator: P. Coffey
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2000-05-31
Dewey code: 337.142
List Price: $171.00
Price: $165.39
Review Europe-Toward the Next Generation / Springer:This book is the third volume in the new series of books on International Regional Economic Integration published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. The Editor begins his examination with an extensive introduction which emphasizes the historic nature of the next enlargement of the European Union. The point of reference for enlargement is the European Commission's Agenda 2000, which covers all the policy areas which the new Member States will have to accept. Although this document is a very important one, it does not pay enough attention to the necessary policy changes and institutional changes which should be made in advance of enlargement. This volume tries to rectify this oversight by offering an assessment of the costs and benefits of enlargement to present and future EU Member States. In view of the importance of all these considerations, special attention is paid to the possible implications of the weak compromises made at the much-heralded Berlin Conference, held in March 1999. To that end, the volume presents an examination of the policy and institutional changes which must be made in advance of enlargement.
Publication date: 1992-02-01
Review Acctg Prin Aba 1 Sg 2 C 14-28 / Irwin Professional Publishing:
Creator: Christian Dunis
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 2000-05-15
Dewey code: 332.6
List Price: $171.00
Price: $165.60
Review Advances in Quantitative Asset Management (Studies in Computational Finance) / Springer:Advances in Quantitative Asset Management contains selected articles which, for the most part, were presented at the `Forecasting Financial Markets' Conference. `Forecasting Financial Markets' is an international conference on quantitative finance which is held in London in May every year. Since its inception in 1994, the conference has grown in scope and stature to become a key international meeting point for those interested in quantitative finance, with the participation of prestigious academic and research institutions from all over the world, including major central banks and quantitative fund managers. The editor has chosen to concentrate on advances in quantitative asset management and, accordingly, the papers in this book are organized around two major themes: advances in asset allocation and portfolio management, and modelling risk, return and correlation.
Publication date: 1985-09
Dewey code: 332.45
Price: $29.95
Review Currency Convertibility: The Return to Sound Money / Palgrave Macmillan:
Authors
- Imad A. Moosa
- Razzaque H. Bhatti
Dewey code: 332.45
Price: $95.00
Review International Parity Conditions: Theory, Econometric Testing and Empirical Evidence / Palgrave Macmillan:This book presents an extensive survey of the theory and empirics of international parity conditions which are critical to our understanding of the linkages between world markets and the movement of interest and exchange rates across countries. The book falls into three parts dealing with the theory, methods of econometric testing and existing empirical evidence. Although it is intended to provide a consensus view on the subject, the authors also make some controversial propositions, particularly on the purchasing power parity conditions.
Publication date: 2007-07-16
Dewey code: 657.3
List Price: $200.00
Price: $165.49
Review The Routledge Companion to Fair Value and Financial Reporting / Routledge:Comprising contributions from a unique mixture of academics, standard setters and practitioners, and edited by an internationally recognized expert, this book, on a controversial and intensely debated topic, is the only definitive reference source available on the topics of fair value and financial reporting. This book draws chapters from a diverse range of contributors and on different aspects of the subject together into one volume. Divided into three sections it:examines the use of fair value in international financial reporting standards and the US standard SFAS 157 Fair Value Measurement, setting out the case for and againstlooks at fair value from a number of different theoretical perspectives, including possible future uses, alternative measurement paradigms and how it compares with other valuation modelsexplores fair value accounting in practice, including audit, financial instruments, impairments, an investment banking perspective, approaches to fair value in Japan and the USA, and Enron’s use of fair value. An outstanding resource, this Companion is an indispensable reference that is deserving of a place on the bookshelves of both libraries and all those working in, studying or researching the areas of international accounting, financial accounting and reporting.
Creator: Organization for Economic Cooperation &
Publication date: 2001-03
Dewey code: 950
List Price: $117.00
Price: $98.10
Review Bond Market Development in Asia (Oecd Proceedings) / Organization for Economic Cooperation & Devel:
Authors
- Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward Francois M. de Visscher
Publication date: 1995-10
List Price: $21.95
Price: $180.00
Review Financing Transitions: Managing Capital and Liquidity in the Family Business / Business Owner Resources:If a family-owned company is to endure and provide the maximum potential opportunity for future generations, it must plan for provision of both adequate shareholder liquidity and sufficient business capital. Many believe their options are limited: restrict money available to the family; sell the business; or go public. Rather than allowing financial pressures to destroy the family business, careful planning and sophisticated use of the growing collection of financial techniques can help the family retain business control and make wise choices among many available alternatives. Francois deVisscher, one of the nation's leading authorities on family business finance, joins Drs. Aronoff and Ward in producing this volume. Financing Transitions: Managing Capital and Liquidity in The Family Business is a guide to: * anticipating and managing capital and liquidity needs; * understanding how the "Family Effect" can be a family business' greatest asset-or its greatest threat; * evaluating two dozen up-to-date, sophisticated financial solutions for providing liquidity and capital for the family business; * recognizing how predictable family business transitions can erupt into family crises; * avoiding the downward liquidity spiral; * keeping patient capital from becoming impatient; * controlling the family business's cost of capital; and much more. Financing Transitions: Managing Capital and Liquidity in the Family Business gives business owners the financial insight and understanding needed to provide future generations with the fullest possible opportunity to enjoy the unique benefits of business ownership.
Publication date: 2004-02-21
Dewey code: 658.15244
List Price: $240.00
Price: $172.80
Review Corporate Treasury and Cash Management (Finance and Capital Markets) / Palgrave Macmillan:The book is an analysis of corporate treasury and cash management with the principal financial instruments used by the corporate treasurer. The objectives of the book are to describe how corporate treasury departments should establish a framework for the identity, measurement and management of risk and to describe how corporations should manage and control the operation of their treasury function. Robert Cooper brings his extensive experience as Corporate Treasurer of a large multinational to bear in this comprehensive work.
Creator: Michael D. Shields
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2007-01-04
Dewey code: 657
List Price: $215.00
Price: $174.26
Review Handbook of Management Accounting Research, Vol. 1 / Elsevier Science:Volume one of the Handbooks of Management Accounting Research sets the context for both Handbooks, with three chapters outlining the historical development of management accounting as a discipline and as a practice in three broad geographic settings. The bulk of the first volume then draws together a series of contributions that analyse the scholarly literature in terms of distinct intellectual and theoretical social science perspectives. The volume includes a chapter which looks at work informed by psychology as a base discipline. The volume also includes a set of chapters that seek to evaluate and explain issues of research method for the different approaches to research found within management accounting. Special pricing available if purchased as a set with Volume 2. *Documents the scholarly management accounting literature*Publishing both in print, and online through Science Direct*International in scope.
Creator: A.M. El-Agraa
Publication date: 1993-10-06
Price: $132.34
Review Public and International Economics / Palgrave Macmillan:This collection of papers covers a wide range of topics in public and international economics, written by various contributors to honour Professor Hirofumi Shibata. A number of papers provide original mathematical treatment of certain subjects. The book gives a balanced mixture of purely theoretical papers and analytical, but non-technical papers. Other works by Ali El-Agraa include "Theory of Customs Unions" (with A. L. Jones), "The Theory of International Trade", "Trade Theory and Policy", "Japan's Trade Frictions", "International Trade", "The Theory of Measurement of International Economic Integration", "The Economics of the European Community", "Britain within the European Community", "Protection, Co-operation, Integration and Development" and "International Economic Integration". The contributors include: Larry Benvensite, Richard M. Bird, John Boyd, Anthony J. Culyer, Peter Drysdale, Theodore A. Georgakopoulos, Stuart I. [+]Greenbaum, Koichi Hamada, Tatsuo Hatta, Brian Hiindley, Theodore Hitiris, Toshihiro Ihori, Robert E. Kohn, Martin C. McGuire, Takashi Negishi, Yusuke Onitsuka, Alan T. Peacock, John Posnett, James A. Roumasset, Rubin Saposnik, Kazuo Sato, Carl S. Shoup, Kotaro Suzumura, Akira Takayama, Vito Tanzi, Alan Williams, Jack Wiseman.
Authors
- Luc Thevenoz; Rashid Bahar
Dewey code: 346
List Price: $166.00
Price: $162.00
Review Conflicts of Interest: Corporate Governance and Financial Markets / Kluwer Law International:Conflicts of interest arise naturally in all walks of life, particularly in business life. As general and indeed inevitable phenomena, conflicts of interest should not be prohibited but properly managed. This book presents indepth analysis of such management in three areas of corporate governance where the conflict-of-interest problems are particularly acute: executive compensation, financial analysis, and asset management. "Conflicts of Interest" presents the results of a two-year-long research project bringing together academics and practitioners in both law and finance from Europe and the US under the auspices of the Centre for Banking and Financial Law of the University of Geneva. This book discusses the following issues: the duty of loyalty; remedies, such as disclosure, incentives, organizational measures; regulation and enforcement; and market considerations. With its intense focus on the material effects of actual conflicts of interest at the core of modern corporate governance and financial markets, this incomparable book will inform not only business people, practitioners, and academics, but also legislators, regulators, and all concerned with the far-reaching ramifications of conflict-of-interest management.
Publication date: 1986-08-14
Review Retail Banking: The New Revolution in Structure and Strategy / Blackwell Publishers:In recent years the banking world has undergone unprecedented changes in terms of structure, competitive conduct and regulatory environments. In turn, there has been a shift towards a more sophisticated and considered assessment of the business of banking and its options. Perhaps the most dramatic impact has been in the field of retail banking. This book tackles the retail banking revolution, and looks at who the bankers are, what environment they operate in, changes in regulation and competition, the issues they must face in the latter part of the century, and the strategic options available to them.
Publication date: 1970-06
Dewey code: 332.66
Price: $100.00
Review Investing and Risk Management (Library of Investment Banking Series) / Irwin Professional Pub:
Creator: Cecilia Van Zyl
Publication date: 2003-01
Review Understanding South African Financial Markets / J. L. Van Schaik:
Authors
- Henry Brooke Parnell Congleton
Publication date: 1832
Review On financial reform / J. Murray:
Publication date: 1936
Review Capital surplus and corporate net worth, / The Ronald Press Company:
Publication date: 2008-05-01
Dewey code: 332
List Price: $165.95
Price: $165.94
Review Computational Finance Set / Academic Press:This set contains two books on computational finance:Computational Finance presents a modern computational approach to mathematical finance within the Windows environment. George Levy illustrates how numeric components can be developed by Financial Analysts that allow financial routines on the computer to be more easily performed. In Computational Finance Using C and C#, Levy raises computational finance to the next level using the languages of both standard C and C#. The inclusion of both these languages enables readers to match their use of the book to their firm's internal software and code requirements. Levy also provides derivatives pricing information for equity derivates, interest rate derivatives, foreign exchange derivatives, and credit derivatives. *Shows how to incorporate advanced financial modelling techniques in Windows compatible software * Includes CD-ROM with adaptive software * Aids the development of bespoke software solutions covering GARCH volatility modelling, derivative pricing with Partial Differential Equations, VAR, bond and stock options*Complete financial instrument pricing code in standard C and C# available to book buyers on companion website * Provides software design patterns in C and C# and the use of SQL server.
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