Financial institutions, markets, and money

Securitization

structuring and investment analysis

INDICE PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO SECURITIZATION. Chapter 1. The Role of Securitization. Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Structuring. Chapter 3. Fundamentals of Investment Analysis. Chapter 4. Historical Performance of Asset-Backed Securities and Mortgage-Backed Securities. PART TWO: AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES. Chapter 5. Mortgage Loans. Chapter 6. Agency ...

Credit portfolio management

Investment risk management

Recent market boom-busts have happened, and will continue to happen partly because apparently reputable institutions oversell risky or worthless investments. Following Enron, Worldcom, Equitable Life and other scandals it is apparent that a new investment methodology is required to protect investors. Rather then relying on ...

Strategic marketing

in the customer driven organization

Dealmaking

using Monte Carlo and real options analysis

Real Options Analysis (ROA) and Monte Carlo Analysis (MCA) are two of today#s most significant tools in the valuation and negotiation of high- potential-value, high-ambiguity deals. Dealmaking Using Real Options and Monte Carlo Analysis outlines a new approach for creating flexible, practical valuation models ...

Recent trends in valuation

from strategy to value

Conventional valuation techniques take little account of the unexpected outcomes and uncertainties of real life. Real options are one method of tackling these problems in order to give a realistic view in practice rather than simply in the theoretical world. This text contains interviews with ...

Citizen brands

putting society at the heart of your business

The cure

Enterprise medicine for business: a novel for managers

Market research in the Internet Age

leveraging the Internet for market

The market research industry is undergoing momentous change as it begins to leverage the possibilities created by the Internet. This book provides an analysis of the industry's direction. It looks through an integrative framework to define the future of the industry

Awakening the leader within

a story of transformation

Kevin Cashman offers a fable about discovering meaning in life and the path to personal leadership and aligning our personal and professional goals and aspirations. In the form of a business fable, the book draws on Cashman's renowned executive coaching techniques to lead the ...

The Maverick and his machine

Thomas Watson, Sr., and the making of IBM

This biography offers insight and information on one of the 20th century's greatest business figures: Thomas J. Watson, founder of IBM. The information is derived from Watson family papers, IBM's archives, and Watson's personal files.

What I learned before I sold to Warren Buffett

an entrepreneur's guide to developing a highly successful company

In 1994 Barnett Helzberg sold his company, Helzberg Diamonds, to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in what was hailed as a merger of two great entrepreneurial cultures. In this title, Helzberg shares his 30 years of experience in running a successful business. His wisdom, divided ...

Buzz

harness the principles of influence and create demand

In this text, Marian Salzman and Ira Matathia reveal how buzz is created and how marketers can identify and control the key influencers that trigger it. They use case studies to explore the role urban centers play in trendsetting, how influence works, shock ads, and ...

Dangerous markets

managing in financial crises

The financial and social costs of rebuilding an economy after a financial crisis are wide reaching. From consumers and businesses to outside investors, everyone pays for the crisis through devalued currency, higher taxes, loss of employment and savings, and investment losses. This text presents an ...

Credit derivatives pricing models

model, pricing and implementation

The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in credit risk modelling as applied to the pricing of credit derivatives.

Option theory

Table of contents Preface Part 1. Elements of option theory 1. Fundamentals 2. Option basics 3. Stock price distribution 4. Principles of option pricing 5. The back scholes model 6. American options Part 2. Numerical methods 7. The binomial model 8. Numerical solutions of the ...

IAS 2003

interpretation and application of International Accounting Standards

As the International Accounting Standards Committee makes progress towards widespread acceptance and use of its standards, the "Wiley IAS 2003" provides the tools for understanding those standards and offers expertise on how to use and implement them.

The passionate economist

finding the power and humanity behind the numbers

Understanding economics enables individual investors to make more intelligent investing and voting decisions. Diane Swonk explains the nature of economics and how it is more important to understand the humanity in this science rather than simply doing calculations.

Valuation

maximizing corporate value

This text outlines an effective evaluation methodology which enables business owners, managers of all types of organizations and ordinary employees to assess the value of any organization. The book also suggests methods to accelerate the achievement of explicitly stated goals through external means, and it ...