Private capital markets

valutaion,capitalization,and transfer of private business interests

"Paul Volcker may be the most important figure of our time on the U.S. economic scene. In his book, Paul Volcker: The Making of a Financial Legend, Joseph Treaster has captured the man, his time, and his influence with exceptional insight, clarity, and readability ...

Designing strategic cost systems

how to unleash the power of cost information

One of the key principles I learned in my years as an auditor (both internal and external) was to #let the numbers speak to you.# Through a practical and accessible approach, Lianabel Oliver confirms this idea and then takes it further. She challenges us to ...

Accounts payable best practices

"Given the rapidly changing responsibilities of accounts payable operations, it#s critical to have a resource to keep you up to date#Accounts Payable Best Practices is that resource. Each chapter covers one area, identifying and explaining best practices and pinpointing worst practices that you ...

A complete guide to technical trading tactics

how to profit using pivot points,candlesticks & other indicators

Praise for A complete guide to Technical Trading Tactics "John Person does an excellent job of explaining how to apply technical analysis to the futures markets. Since futures trading is short-term in nature, it demands precision timing tools. A lot of those tools can be ...

CRM unplugged

releasing CRM's strategic value

The authors supply countless examples of companies that have successfully implemented CRM, and show us the way to do the same." #Philip Kotler author of Marketing Insights from A to Z "CRM is no silver bullet, but it is a golden opportunity for companies that ...

Mobile disruption

the technologies and applications driving the mobile internet

* A disruptive technology is a technology or innovation that results in worse product performance different from the expected or predicted performance; an example is that the Internet accessible mobile phone was thought to be a portable substitute for the PC-the actual applications of mobile phones ...

Risk and financial management

mathematical and computational methods

Financial risk management has become a popular practice amongst financial institutions to protect against the adverse effects of uncertainty caused by fluctuations in interest rates, exchange rates, commodity prices, and equity prices. New financial instruments and mathematical techniques are continuously developed and introduced in financial ...

Financial derivatives in theory and practice

Originally published in 2000, Financial Derivatives in Theory and Practice is a complete, rigorous and readable account of the mathematics underlying derivative pricing and a guide to applying these ideas to solve real pricing problems. It is aimed at practitioners and researchers who wish to ...

Risk transfer

derivatives in theory and practice

INDICE: PART ONE: The Economics of Risk Transfer. CHAPTER 1: The Determinants of Financial Innovation. CHAPTER 2: Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit. CHAPTER 3: Methods of Controlling Risk and Uncertainty. CHAPTER 4: Risk Transfer and Contracting Structures. CHAPTER 5: The Evolution of Derivatives Activity. CHAPTER 6 ...

Levy processes in finance

pricing financial derivatives

Financial mathematics has recently enjoyed considerable interest on account of its impact on the finance industry. In parallel, the theory of Lévy processes has also seen many exciting developments. These powerful modelling tools allow the user to model more complex phenomena, and are commonly applied ...

Foundations of risk analysis

a knowledge and decision-oriented perspective

Everyday we face decisions that carry an element of risk and uncertainty. The ability to analyse, communicate and control the level of risk entailed by these decisions remains one of the most pressing challenges to the analyst, scientist and manager. This book presents the foundational ...

Financial and economic analysis for engineering and technology management

Expert guidance for fiscally responsible engineering and technology managers Written for practicing project engineers, students, and technical managers with no previous background in accounting or finance, Financial and Economic Analysis for Engineering and Technology Management, Second Edition provides a thorough grounding in accounting and introductory ...

Inflation-indexed securities

bonds, swaps and other derivatives

The global market for inflation-indexed securities has ballooned in recent years, and this trend is set to continue. This book examines the rationale behind issuance and investment decisions, and details the issues facing anyone who designs indexed securities, illustrating them wherever possible with actual examples ...

Hedge funds

quantitative insights

An excellent book, providing deep insights into the complex quantitative analysis of hedge funds in the most lucid and intuitive manner. A must-have supplement to Lhabitant's first book dealing with the mystical and fascinating world of hedge funds. Highly recommended

Wiley IAS 2004 on CD-ROM

interpretation and application of International Accounting and financial Reporting Standards

Interpretation and Application of International Accounting Standards 2004 A tool for understanding, implementing, and using the new standards Uniform accounting practices reduce the costs of preparing financial statements and facilitate assessors of business results. This volume clearly explains the latest updates of International Accounting Standards ...

Foundations of multinational financial management

Focusing on real-life decision making in an international context, this text demystifies and simplifies multinational financial management in a conceptual framework. The approach is to treat international financial management as a natural and logical extension of the principles and valuation framework provided by domestic corporate ...

The guru guide to marketing

a concise guide to the best ideas from today's top marketers: Philip Kotler, Jack Trout, Malcom Gladwell, Seth Godin and more

To find the answers to these and scores of other questions, turn to the experts at the pinnacle of the profession#the gurus of marketing. They see tomorrow#s trends today, understand the new informed consumer, and are shaping the future of marketing. Now you ...

High perfomance leadership

creating, leading and living in a high perfomance world

The CFO as business integrator

Companies are undergoing constant structural change as the result of new business models, mergers, acquisitions and de-mergers. This book explains why the CFO is in a unique position to integrate business systems and shape the corporation of the future.

Kellogg on integrated marketing

This cutting-edge book#with contributions by the star faculty of the Kellogg School of Management and the Medill School of Journalism#s Integrated Marketing Communications department at Northwestern University#offers the latest thinking on the art and science of integrated marketing. A must for today ...