Essays and Research Papers on Money & Banking

This 5 page paper considers what factors need to be looked at before a company decides upon, and implements a new management accounting information system. Factors discussed include functionality, current and future information needs, the decision whether to buy or lease and influence and impact on employees. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 13 page paper, including a 1 page executive summary, looks at the way in which ethics will impact on corporate governance and financial management. The paper shows how the different ethical approaches will influence the financial management decision making process and reflect in the results companies report. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

This 10 page paper considers financial management and the use of financial tools in medium and large companies looking at areas of differences. The bibliography cites 15 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing how Southwest Airlines applied the concepts of activity-based costing to its cargo business, with the result that it was able to reduce cargo-related expenses by 70 percent. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6-page paper examines the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, what prompted the legislation and how it is likely to impact the accounting profession. Also included are discussions about advantages and disadvantages of the act. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing the interest that a financial institution is likely to have in value-based management and value chain assessment for decision-making purposes. Value-based management rests on the concept of the value chain, consisting of the inbound logistics; operations; outbound logistics; marketing and sales; and service (The Value Chain, 2005) activities of ...

This 9 page paper looks at the way in which fund managers might welcome the use of hedge funds. The paper defines hedge funds and discusses the potential benefits for both fund managers and investors that may result from the correct use of his investment vehicle. Included in the paper is a discussion of the ...

This 6 page paper considers the way in which a retail firm may implement enterprise risk management as advocated by The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The paper looks at the each of the elements of ERM and how they can be incorporated into company practices. The bibliography cites 4 sources. ...

This 4 page paper looks at the differences between financial accounts and management accounts, considering the different types of users that will refer to them, the divergent purposes and the accounts, their differing characteristics and the types of decision making that they support. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses the way that a manufacturing firm could introduce an enterprise risk management system based on the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission framework (COSO). The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the Disney Corporation between the years 2005 and 2007. The changes in the levels of the current assets and current liabilities are considered in terms of cash management and a projection is made regarding impacts that a 20% increase in revenue will have on the cash management. The bibliography ...

This 5 page paper looks at some issues seen in financial management. The paper discusses sources of capital and the impact of sources on capital structure, market efficiency and agency theory. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 3-page paper examines the concept of management accounting and explains its role in organizations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page discuses the following quote "Enterprise wide risk management as an assurance tool is increasingly being mandated as either principle or requirement within developed markets and economies". To discuss this the concept if Enterprise Wide Risk Management (EWRM) is defined and compared to traditional risk management, the way in which it has become ...

This 3 page paper argues that the primary cause of price wars is mismanagement and that this is why there are so few price wars seen in the real world. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 9 page paper looks at the different approaches that a fund management for an investment portfolio manager may adopt where the investments are 100% in property. The general investment approaches of passive, active and post modern portfolio manager are considered along with their viability for a property fund manager. The bibliography cites 7 sources. ...

A paper which looks at the way in which the 1999 Bank Powers Bill (the Gramm/Leach/Blyley Bill) addressed the issue of insurance underwriting and related matters in terms of the discrepancy between national and state banks, and attempted to redress the inequalities and discrepancies between the two.

The 17-page paper examines the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Statements on Auditing Standards 99 (SAS 99) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Paper determines potential impact of these Acts and rules on future audits. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses similarities and differences between the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Also a discussion about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses the legalities and culture of Enron Corp., and how these added to its failure. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page discussion of legal issues and considerations in bank mergers. Primary focus is upon the Federal Bank Holding Company Act and Bank Merger Act. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, also known as the American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002, was passed in response to the many accounting scandals in private sector corporations. There are provisions in this Act that apply to everyone, however. This essay discusses how nonprofits are being affected by the ...

A 17 page paper that begins with the background and purpose of the Truth in Lending Act adopted in 1969 as Title I of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, including the subsequent amendments to the Act. The writer explains that the Federal Reserve Board adopted Regulation Z to implement this Act. The FRB subsequently adopted ...

A 14 page paper which discusses the current conditions and controversies concerning the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 as it relates to issues of financial institutes and issues of deregulation. The history of the act is presented in helping to establish the reasoning behind the action. This is followed by a brief illustration of what has taken place in relationship ...

This 5 page paper considers the impact of this act, also known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The paper examines the argument that the act will result in a few large financial superstores with oligopoly characteristics. The paper then discusses whether the limitation of assets of these larger companies may be seen as a single limitation ...