Essays and Research Papers on Finance

This 5 page paper looks at a scenario where a sum of money needs to be maximised for capital growth over a five year period. In order to understand how to best do this we consider the macro as well as the micro economic factors and the way on which these will influence the investment ...

7 pages in length. The writer discusses the impact Internet banking serves to have on staffing. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at this company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, examining the dividend policy and then looking at the way that policy will influence the company in a myriad of ways such as share price, cash flow, loans and ratios. The paper includes three graphs and cites 5 sources.

This 10 page paper considers the issue of banks selling insurance. It looks at the types of insurance they sell, the differences between bank insurance and traditional insurance company policies, regulations faced the reasons for this commercial strategy to have been adopted by the banks and the likely future. The paper specifically considers ...

A Two Company Comparison; This 8 page paper looks at the way that share prices in two particular companies have moved in the short term and the use, calculation and definition of ratio's. The companies are Ford and Fiat, and the paper gives examples and instructs on how to calculate and use the ratio's. ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the role of central banking in the market system as it applies to the Federal Reserve Bank. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 12 page paper looks at various aspects of international investment, such as exchange rates, risk and reward expectations, the benefits of international investment and the potential concerns such as political risk and barriers to investment. The paper finishes with consideration of portfolio benchmarking. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

A 7 page paper discussing the Big 5's reactions to changes in SEC auditing rules that now disallow accounting firms from acting as consultants to the same firms they audit. It has divided the industry, with the AICPA and three firms vehemently opposed to SEC interference, while the other two firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young) have taken ...

This 5 page tutorial paper aids the student with some specific questions about the use of IS in a company and accounting and security aspects such as auditing and security policy. The paper also answers questions to do with a mini case study where there have bee security violations and restructuring and disciplinary issues ...

This 8 page paper consider the four levers of control as described by Robert Simons in his book 'Levers of Control : How Managers Use Innovative Control Systems to Drive Strategic Renewal'. Each of the levers is looked at individually and placed into an accounting perspective. The bibliography cites two sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the importance of budget and budgetary controls. The paper apply the theory that lies behind budget controls in a company to Royal Dutch Shell to show how it can be seen as relevant to all layers of management to play a role in the budget control and monitoring. The ...

This 8 page paper is a tutorial paper that demonstrates to the student how to conduct an analysis of a set of company accounts, Corporate Express. As it is a tutorial paper it explains the way that ratio's can be calculated and what they mean as well as giving examples. The report looks at the ...

This 8 page paper looks at the IVAX Corp and uses the last two years results to forecast the next two years. This is discussed and results presented in the form of charts. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 12 page paper looks at absorption, marginal and activity based costing. The paper starts with the basics of absorption costing, followed by marginal costing and activity based costing, and then uses the information to analysis the different advantages and weaknesses of each system and assess which management accounting technique would be best utilised for ...

A 5 page paper. Savings and Loans Associations fall under different regulations than commercial banks. This essay provides an overview of this type of financial institution and briefly discusses the problems in the 1980s and the reasons for the collapse of so many of these institutions. Bibliography lists 7 sources. wps

This 7 page paper looks at the concept of job order costing, considering what it is, how it should be used, how it is calculated, and the benefits it may bring. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the role of the finance director in a corporation and some of the necessary concerns he or she must deal with, especially in relationship to taxation. This paper is based on an interview with a woman who serves as the finance director of a national retail corporation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

8 pages. The banking crisis of the 1930's led to the development of federal insurance for deposits which is currently administrered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Also discusses the re-opening of the banks and the development of the FDIC.

This 8 page paper undertakes a financial analysis of Advest using different ratios as well as forecasting some future results. The paper also includes 4 graphs. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the role of the intermediary in financial markets and justifies their role as a matchmaker bringing together the different requirements of the borrowers and the lenders in a form that can bridge the different needs. The role of the intermediary financial adviser as an is also considered and justified ...

This 5 page report discusses large bank consolidation and the impact it has had on smaller community banks. Despite the fact that community banks were touted as the hope of the banking future for consumers and praised as one way that the American public could and would regain its confidence in the banking system, financial institution mergers are still ...

This 5 page paper examines the extent of the independence of the Bank of England. Since the Bank of England was given independence in 1997 the decisions regarding monetary policy have been made by the monetary policy committee and the government has only retained a veto to be used in extreme circumstances. This paper considers ...

This 7 page report discusses a fictious company called “Brackett Heating and Air.” The company has been able to survive the various fluctuations of the economy and the technological changes and advancements, as well as changing regulatory environment, in the heating and air conditioning industry. Brackett has been a successful, family-owned company since the late 1960s and its owners ...

This 10 page paper highlights International Accounting Standard (IAS) No.22 bulletin, Accounting for Business Combinations. Questions, inclusive of case studies, are posed and answers are provided. The paper focuses on mergers, acquisitions and subsidiaries. Pooling is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the performance and accounts of these two companies and considers their performance by consideration of the annual accounts using ratio analysis to make a recommendation of which would be the better company to invest in. The paper includes 2 graphs and the bibliography cites 6 sources.