Financial analysis is an essential skill in today... more

Financial analysis is an essential skill in todays highly competitive business world, where success is ultimately measured in cash flow terms. Even though computer spreadsheets have reduced the drudgery of financial calculations, it is critical that you understand and be comfortable with the meaning, context, and limitations of the key financial techniques and measures you apply to solving business problems of any kind.Techniques of Financial Analysis continues to serve as the clearest, most concise, and most practical guide to the key concepts, measures, and issues of applied managerial finance. Emphasizing the linkage of managements investment, operating, and financing decisions to business results, Helfert gives you the tools for understanding the nature of funds flows, analyzing financial reports, developing financial projections, evaluating capital investment decisions, assessing financing choices, and deriving the value of the business or a security.... less

Financial statements cannot be intelligently anal... more

Financial statements cannot be intelligently analyzed without ratio analysis. They: Assist in analyzing the performance of the company and comparing the performance with that of other similar companies; Highlight the relative strengths and weaknesses of a company - whether it is profitable, financially sound or in a state of decline; Help in determining whether the company has earned sufficiently on the funds invested and its debt servicing ability; Enable the forecasting of future performance.This book written for businessmen, financial managers, investors and students has been published in England and in India. In this completely revised reprint, Raghu Palat explains the magic of ratio analysis clearly and lucidly in non technical language with several examples.This book is recommended reading in several universities in the United States and in India and has been hailed as a must read and a boon for financial analysis by the Financial Press.... less

This newly revised text is designed to cover the ... more

This newly revised text is designed to cover the financial element of the new CIPD Managing Information for Competitive Advantage module as part of the new Leadership and Management standards. The text is also suitable for any student taking a finance-for-non-specialists module on an HR degree programme. It offers clear, accessible coverage of all issues relating to the management of financial information, from the very basics, to ensure an understanding of all key elements of financial management.... less

Incorporates The Latest Amendments In The Finance... more

Incorporates The Latest Amendments In The Finance Bill 2007A Complete Guide For The NRI covers in detail all the rules and regulations applicable to Non-resident Indians. It bridges the gap that exists a gap between an inadequate understanding of the laws as they relate to NRIs and the NRI himself. This book is a must for every NRI, persons intending to become NRIs, financial consultants, bankers and students. In this book, Mr. Raghu Palat a highly-regarded banker, investment adviser and tax consultant, Raghu Palat, opens up the world of the Non-Resident Indian. In clear and lucid terms, he explains all that an NRI needs to know in order to manage his affairs well. Who is an NRI What must he be aware of with regard to taxes Where and how should he invest in India Whether he can avail of loans Against his NRI account and from others What can he bring into the country with concessions or dutyfree... less

The biggest lie you ever heard about Money is, Mo... more

The biggest lie you ever heard about Money is, Money is not important in life. Money is as vital as mothers milk to a new born baby or blood flowing in our body. Whether you love it or hate it, you simply cannot live without it.Every product you buy has an instructions manual that helps in troubleshooting and also ensures the perfect handling of the product. Shouldnt Money also have an instructions manual? Do you have the original instructions manual of Money?This book is all about Money the most neglected and rarely spoken about. Discover the original instructions manual of Money and you will stumble upon the Ultimate Secrets of Money. When you pay attention to money it starts growing.You are not holding this book by mistake or by chance. Something within you has made you pick this book, call it fate or destiny. Carry this home and make I Love Money a life long companion. You are holding a very powerful future in your hands.... less

Credit Risk Management is occupying centre stage ... more

Credit Risk Management is occupying centre stage in Indian commerce at the moment especially in the commercial banking industry mainly due to the heightened focus of the international regulatory authorities. This book covers all the important facets of credit risk in an integrated manner, with an added emphasis on the internal credit rating mechanism, industry profile studies and credit audit, with examples/case studies relevant in the Indian context. These aspects are considered to be the pillars of an enterprise-wide credit risk management architecture under Basel Accord II.... less

Advances in technology and risk modeling have boo... more

Advances in technology and risk modeling have boosted derivative markets. The resulting increase in arbitrage activities has narrowed profit margins in all financial markets. Consistent risk methodology is now an essential tool for overcoming competitive pricing and for anticipating the consequences of market turbulence.It is now possible to calculate the potential impact of every major deal on the overall risk profit of the firm. Market risk and credit risk can be quantified and considered against the expected contribution to share-holder value or return on capital. These measurements create a theoretical framework for harmonizing activity at financial firms.In practice, todays markets and technologies evolve so rapidly that the requirements and the capabilities shift before any reengineering cycle can be completed. A quagmire of data seriously confounds the task of extracting reliable information for risk management. The data problem becomes acute when you move to global risk management, because a flaw anywhere affects the whole process and is much harder to trace.... less

What if you could understand financial risk manag... more

What if you could understand financial risk management without immersing yourself in high-level mathematics? In this straightforward, readable guide which requires only a working familiarity with financial spreadsheets Nersesian explains what financial risk management is, describes its various forms, and shows how to anticipate and cope with it. Nersesians approach is truly new. He combines cost/benefit analysis with probability distributions, so you can easily grasp the concepts and mechanics of financial risk reduction, and his examples are expressed in familiar business terminology.His illustrations, built on the widespread and popular Excel spreadsheet, are equally familiar or easily grasped by computer-friendly novices. As a result, Nersesian shows that risk management can be appreciated and dealt with by people with no access to risk management specialists, or specialists whose jargon and analytic methods are seldom understood by anyone but themselves.... less

The book, Risk Management Contemporary Trends an... more

The book, Risk Management Contemporary Trends and Practices, deals essentially with basics of risk pursuits in the light of needs and usages in contemporary times. It covers not merely aspects of evaluation, assessment and the like in financial arena, but also some of its emerging facets. That risk is a compelling area to be heeded to even in the scenario affected by continuing perturbations, is also discussed. The book, as a whole, provides exposures also to those who need to go in for in-depth analysis on risk management. Key Features Re-conceptualization of risk in terms of contemporary tenets Provides motivation to modeling and simulation in financial scenarios in banks, insurance, etc. Glimpses through basics of environmental risks, climate risks and management thereof Discussion on different aspects of risk for encountering current decision... less

Valuation and Risk Management, by David A. Dubofs... more

Valuation and Risk Management, by David A. Dubofsky and Thomas W. Miller, Jr., enables students to acquire a strong working Knowledge and thorough understanding of the rapidly growing field of financial derivatives. Students will learn essential risk management skills, such as how markets in these securities can be used to shift risk away from or toward the user.... less