Accounting

With globalisation, deregulation and the advent of derivatives, credit institutions and the treasury operations of manufacturing, merchandising and service companies are finding that their traditional tools for management control no longer suffice.

This book provides a thorough analysis of risk management in emerging markets.

This is the 29th edition of the leading guide to taxation in Britain.

This book addresses key topics relating to international trade; letters of credit mechanism, collections of bills, trade customs and practice.

A principal theme of the book is a plea for ' real venture capital', with the venture capitalist adding substantial value to companies and their founders through a wide knowledge of business, in contrast to the purely financial skills required in other sectors of the private equity field, such as leveraged buy-outs.

This book explores country case studies and works that detail the exact transmission mechanisms through which financial development can enhance pro-poor development in order to derive best practices in this field.

Fragile Finance examines financial crisis in the era of global credit.

This book provides a detailed insight into the role of IT in European banking and investigates whether IT investments in hardware, software and other IT services have influenced bank performance.

Starting from the economic modelling of the organization, this innovative book proposes a mapping of all types (conventional and ABC) of cost systems currently in use.

In easy to understand terms and journalistic style, Read describes the reasons for global financial unrest arising from the sub-prime mortgage crisis and economic meltdowns.

The book presents arguments that are critical of the Basel II Accord, particularly the advanced measurement approach to operational risk.

This practical guide on the theory and practice of Investor Relations combines the art and science of marketing, financial analysis and financial communications in a single source.

During the last 30 years, finance has increased not only its share of economic activity but also of people's aspirations.

Margins of Error in Accounting covers the main reasons why published company accounts cannot be completely 'accurate' and the likely extent of the resulting errors.

This book traces the historical rise of private equity finance in the US and UK over the last 40 years.

Hong Kong SAR is now highly unusual as a large economy running a currency board system that pegs the Hong Kong Dollar to the US Dollar.

This collection of exclusive articles presents the latest research in the area of mergers and acquisitions.

The 37th annual edition of the leading guide to taxation in Britain.

Just plain greedy?

Mergers and acquisitions are about rapid growth.

Sub-Saharan Africa, the poorest and least integrated region of the world, now has fifteen stock markets.

Four years after the debacle, the term 'Enron' has earned its place in the everyday vocabulary of business ethics.

This book provides the first summary and critical appraisal of the thinking that currently informs the management of business relationships, from the perspectives of both the buyer and supplier.

This book is a revised and updated guide to some of the most important issues in the capital markets today, with an emphasis on fixed-income instruments such as index-linked bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities and related products such as credit derivatives.

The rapid advancement of technology and of Internet commerce in a globalized market has brought change at an unprecedented rate.

The authors of this book are top executives in the luxury goods industry.

The taxation of equity derivatives and structured products is analyzed in detail by Tony Rumble and his contributors, Mohammed Amin and Ed Kleinbard.

India has realised, later than many other nations, that in order to prosper in the new world economy it will need to successfully manage its knowledge assets.

Utz-Peter Reich addresses economists interested in a sound empirical foundation for their theoretical concepts.

This book describes how the rules of accounting are developed.

The successful first edition provided an introduction to the valuation and risk management of modern financial instruments, formulated in a precise mathematical expression and comprehensively covering all relevant topics using consistent and exact notation.

Gary Burn examines how in 1950s London, City bankers invented a new form of money and escaped offshore, beyond the jurisdiction of monetary authority.

This is the 30th anniversary edition of the leading guide to taxation in Britain.

Updated and revised, the third edition frames strategy as delivering firm value in both the short and long term while maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage.

A review of the literature on environmental taxes, focusing on European experiences, and analysing how such taxes can contribute to green causes as well as reducing the tax burden from "e;ordinary"e; taxation.

This dynamic study of the business of football considers its income and cost drivers, its capital structure and its accounting policies through UK examples and international comparison.

An introductory guide to finance and the financial markets, designed to help professionals and students understand the complex finance industry.

Read examines probability, risk, and uncertainty through the contributions of John von Neumann, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Kenneth Arrow and Harry Markowitz.

The Trustee Guide to Investment is a unique and refreshingly practical guide to the expanding range of markets, investments, tools and techniques to which pension scheme trustees must now become familiar.

This book introduces the reader to the 'world of finance', more exactly to one core activity: investment banking.

Management accounting has undergone significant evolution moving away from rigid budgeting programs and static output measures to comprehensive approaches of value identification and measurement.

The banking industry extensively lobbied against Basel III and governments have been keen to delay its full implementation.

While there may be a consensus in the industry that hedge funds clones will bring better liquidity and lower fees, it is still debatable whether replication products should serve as a complement in the hedge fund allocation decision or as a replacement.

This book offers a comprehensive view on bancassurance from its origin to future challenges and opportunities, considering the relevant changes currently interesting the financial services industry.

Updated and revised, this second edition applies advanced financial analytics within a strategic framework that recognizes an environment where sustainable competitive advantage is a progressively more difficult task.

A comprehensive review of contemporary research in management accounting.

Forecasts predict that those in need of long-term care in Europe will double in the next 50 years.

The financial crisis focused unprecedented attention on ethics in investment banking.

A survey of past financial crises, starting with the great banking collapses of the interwar period.

Discovering the Total Cost of Security to the Enterprise is a video presentation.