Business : Corporate Finance

An authoritative text on cost of capital for both the nonprofessional and the valuation expert - now revised and expanded. In endeavoring to practice sound corporate finance, there is perhaps nothing so critical, nor slippery, as cost of capital estimation. The second edition of Cost of Capital: Estimation and Applications combines a state-of-the-art treatise on cost of capital estimation with an accessible introduction for the nonprofessional. more...

Price: $125.00

Credit Risk Management is a comprehensive textbook that looks at the total integrated process for managing credit risk, ranging from the risk assessment of a single obligor to the risk measurement of an entire portfolio. This expert learning tool introduces the principle concepts of credit risk analysis…explains the techniques used for improving the effectiveness of balance sheet management in financial institutions…and shows how to manage credit risks under competitive and realistic conditions. Credit Risk Management presents step-by-step coverage of: The Credit Process_discussing the operational practices and structural processes to implement and create a sound credit environment; The Lending Objectives_explaining the credit selection process that is used to evaluate new business, and describing how transaction risk exposure becomes incorporated into portfolio selection risk; Company Funding Strategies_presenting an overview of the funding strategies on some of the more commonly used financial products in the extension of business credit; Company Specific Risk Evaluation_outlining some fundamental credit analysis applications that can be used to assess transactions through the framework of a risk evaluation guide; Qualitative Specific Risk Evaluation_offering additional approaches to risk evaluate a borrower's industry and management; Credit Risk Measurement_defining the role of credit risk measurement, presenting a basic framework to measure credit risk, and discussing some of the standard measurement applications to quantify the economic loss on a transaction's credit exposure; Credit Portfolio Management_exploring the basic concepts behind credit portfolio management, and highlighting the distinctive factors that drive the management of a portfolio of credit assets compared to a single asset; Credit Rating Systems_analyzing the pivotal role that credit rating systems have come to play in managing credit risk for lenders; The Economics of Cre more...

Price: $65.00

It has been a brave new world for investors, since the explosion of dot.coms onto the scene. What is their worth? How do you assess them as an investor? How do you apply traditional investment analysis to valueing them and what new analysis tools do you need? And what about companies that blend the old and new economies? How do you assess them as well? These are the frontiers on Valuation. more...

Price: $47.20

Exploring the history of dividend payments, this book traces the evolution of academic models on dividend policy. It reviews the models of symmetric and asymmetric information before analyzing academia's accomplishments in solving the dividend puzzle. it also talks about related subjects such as valuation, wealth distribution, and others. more...

Price: $73.95

Covers the key areas of IT and Internet technologies, as well as competitive trends in the world of banking and the development of existing as well as new banking products that Internet technologies have encouraged. Examples and lessons from some of the world?s most successful businesses, including SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications), the GSTPA (Global Straight Through Processing Association), BOLERO (Bills of Lading Electronic Registry Organisation), as well as ideas from the most innovative companies, including Citicorp, State Street and Charles Schwab. more...

Price: $12.99