Public sector auditing

is it value form money?

Drawing on 20 years of experience as Comptroller and Auditor General, and head of the United Kingdom National Audit Office, "Public Sector Auditing: Is it Value for Money?" is Sir John Bourn's own account of the role and influence value for money auditing has ...

Introduction to econometrics

"Introduction to Econometrics" has been written as a core textbook for a first course in econometrics taken by undergraduate or graduate students. It is intended for students taking a single course in econometrics with a view towards doing practical data work. It will also be ...

Making critical decisions

a practical guide for nonprofit organizations

Roberta Snow and Paul Phillips present a clear and structured way to manage the challenges of limited resources, competing demands, and the need for accountability while remaining true to a nonprofit's mission. "Making Critical Decisions" offers nonprofit leaders a proven model for making hard ...

Scorecard best practices

design, implementation and evaluation

Leveraging scorecards to remain competitive and achieve lasting business success, "Scorecard Best Practices" provides best practice guidance on the design and implementation of scorecards. It outlines how organizations use scorecards to create an environment conducive to open communication of strategy, simple evaluation of operational performance ...

Hedge funds of funds

a guide for investors

"Hedge Funds of Funds: A Guide for Investors" is a comprehensive guide to investing in hedge funds of funds. Written by an experienced practitioner in clear, concise and jargon free language, this book gives an inside view of this often opaque area and empowers readers ...

How

why how we do anything means everything... in business (and in life)

The flood of information and unprecedented transparency reshaping today's business world has dramatically changed the rules of the game. It's no longer what you do that sets you apart from others, but how you do what you do. Whats are commodities, easily duplicated ...

Scenarios for risk management and global investment strategies

This book discusses scenarios for risk management and developing global investment strategies. What are the chances that various future events will occur over time and how should these events and probable occurrence influence investment decisions? Assessing all possible outcomes is fundamental to risk management, financial ...

Scenario planning

managing for the future

Despite the accelerating pace of change, there are methods for coping with unpredictability. The techniques described in this book will help you to think about uncertainty in a structured way, while new and updated case studies of scenario planning at work show that when theory ...

Synthetic and structured assets

a practical guide to investment and risk

Organized along product lines, the book will analyze many of the original classes of structured assets, including mortgage- and asset- backed securities and strips, as well as the newest structured and synthetic instruments, including exchange-traded funds, credit derivative-based collateralized debt obligations, total return swaps, contingent ...

Evaluating hedge fund performance

A comprehensive look at hedge fund performance issues In Evaluating Hedge Fund Performance, Dr. Vinh Tran gives readers the information they need to construct an efficient hedge fund portfolio based on their own level of knowledge. From evaluating hedge funds to picking the winners, Dr ...

Shake that brain!

how to create winning solutions: (and have fun while you're at it)

Joel Saltzman teaches readers how to create "surprising, yet inevitable" solutions, no matter the challenge or task at hand. Easily. Consistently. And economically. "Shake That Brain!" is a collection of creative and inspiring tips and tools for finding solutions in a variety of areas from ...

Fifty years in Wall Street

Author Henry Clews was a giant figure in finance during the late nineteenth century, and his firsthand account brings this colorful era to life like never before. This abridged version of an investment classic touches on a wide range of important financial issues, including: The ...

Silos, politics and turf wars

a leadership fable about destroying the barriers that turn colleagues into competitors

The bestselling management expert tells how to overcome the "silos" that divide work units and paralyze performance. Lencioni's fifth book offers solutions to a key leadership issue - the impact of turf wars and political infighting on organizational effectiveness written in the form of a ...

The liquidity theory of asset prices

In this new book, the authors bridge the gap between academic and practical experience by advancing the liquidity theory of asset prices. For many investment managers, liquidity is a crucial subject to which academics have paid too little attention. The book demonstrates that knowledge of ...

Fearless consulting

temptations, risks and limits of the profession

The history of consulting dates back to the original #intervention# of the serpent in the Garden of Eden, and today's consultants have just as dubious a reputation. They are tempted by flattery and over-assessment of their abilities, and run the risks of uncertainty, responsibility ...

Finite difference methods in financial engineering

a partial differential equation approach

Today's most complete and practical guide to finite difference methods and its applications to derivatives The application of finite difference methods (FDM), long popular in areas such as fluid mechanics and heat transfer, has become increasingly vital for pricing derivative products in today's ...

Built to change

how to achieve sustained organizational effectiveness

Don't manage change, create a change. Ready company Renowned management expert Ed Lawler and coauthor Chris Worley: show how to create an organization that encourages experimentation, learning about new practices and technologies, monitoring the environment, assessing performance, and a commitment to continuously improving performance ...

An introduction to fund management

"An Introduction to Fund Management" introduces readers to the economic rationale for the existence of funds, the different types available, investment strategies and many other related issues from the perspective of the investment manager. It gives an overview of the whole business and explores the ...

The futures bond basis

Table of Contents: 1 Bond futures contracts 2 The government bond basis 3 Basis trading and the implied repo rate 4 The fundamentals of basis trading App. A Repo financing and the concept of the 'special' App. B Relative value analysis : bond spreads App. C ...

An introduction to corporate finance

transactions and techniques

"An Introduction to Corporate Finance" provides the reader with a complete primer on the role of the investment banker in the corporate finance arena. The author, who is a corporate trainer and was formerly an investment banker, clarifies the role of the investment banker in ...

Mathematics of banking and finance

Throughout banking, mathematical techniques are used. Some of these are within software products or models; mathematicians use others to analyse data. The current literature on the subject is either very basic or very advanced. "The Mathematics of Banking" offers an intermediate guide to the various ...

A history of the theory of investments

my annotated bibliography

This is an invaluable resource on the history of investment research theory and asset pricing In this guide, a leading financial economist discusses the most important research in investment theory. Not only is this research referenced in the most comprehensive annotated bibliography in the field ...