US quantitative easing
Case study - 9 pages - Finance
Through 3 phases of QE implementation, QE1, QE2 and QE3, more than 1 billion dollars has been flood out to the market by Fed. Although the effects of QE are still somehow confusing, the QE application in the US proves a positive situation in financial market. Over-using of this method may pose...
International finance
Case study - 6 pages - Finance
When we study the international economy, like domestic activity, requires money and the same forces which lead to convergence on a single domestic money lead to convergence on a single domestic money lead the world to convergence on a limited number of international monies. Before World War I,...
Theories of International Financial Management
Case study - 5 pages - Finance
The purpose of this management report will be to critically examine the main theories of international financial management and assess the extent to which these theories can be used in the real world. This will be a critical examination of any empirical evidence that exists on the theories used...
Role of high frequency trading in modern financial markets, and Volcker Rule and its impact on proprietary trading
Case study - 8 pages - Finance
The financial markets play an important role in the financing of the real economies of the different countries of the world. It is important to note that the financial markets channel the savings as well as the investments. They also play an important role in the facilitation of the formation of...
Personal finance plan objectives
Case study - 2 pages - Finance
The main objective of any personal financial plan is to maintain financial security by ensuring financial inflows are able to meet expected current and/or expected outflows. Personal financial plans are also essential in meeting financial obligations such as capital, annuities or savings. In...
Summary note on definition of investor
Case study - 2 pages - Finance
Since the provision on the settlement of disputes in the BIT offers to the investor a choice between local courts and ICSID arbitration only, we have to look to these two sources for a definition of investor that is relevant to the needs of the present case. Evidently, in the former alternative...
How responsible is China for the financial crisis, and to what extent is China the solution?
Case study - 5 pages - Finance
The severity of the recent financial crisis is self-evident: it may have started out as a housing market crisis in the US, but today its reach has extended all across the globe. Across the Pacific Ocean, for example, the rising economic giant China has seen its GDP drop from the usual...
Finances
Case study - 2 pages - Finance
Funding is the most important thing to any program. Without funding there is no program because they cannot operate or provide services. Finding consistent funding to keep the program operational is important as well. This means finding reliable sources in which to get the funding from. These...
Individual stakeholder influences
Case study - 1 pages - Finance
Many people have an interest in social programs and can influence they way they are ran and services which are provided. Some of these people can include the program administrators, the director, staff, those providing the funding, the community, and clients. The most influential of all would be...
Advanced corporate finance - published: 24/05/2013
Case study - 5 pages - Finance
An Efficient Markets Hypothesis is an investment theory saying that all relevant information is always reflected in a security's market place by the security price and its trends. In other world, it states that it is impossible to beat the market because stock market efficiency causes stock...
Investment banking sector: a look into the future
Case study - 15 pages - Finance
Disappointing economic performances reported by main banking players in the last couple of years are expected to continue in the near future, reflecting an overall stagnating economic environment not only in Europe, but potentially also in U.S. (dependent on fiscal cliff starting in January...
Analyzing financial statements of Sanofi
Case study - 10 pages - Finance
Sanofi is a French multinational pharmaceutical company that was formed in 2004 with the merger of Sanofi-Synthélabo and Aventis. The company is specialized in research and development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products. It is the world's fourth larger company by prescription...
Analyzing financial statements: Pepsi and Coca-Cola (2011)
Case study - 12 pages - Finance
In this final assignment we are going to analyze the financial statement of two historic competitors on the drinks market. The case will be organized as followed: at first before each calculation we are going to define the ratio and then see the general formula we used during the course. Then we...
Barclays bank: Strategic management
Case study - 6 pages - Finance
Barclays is a British bank based in London UK and is over 100 years old. Its history began in 1896 when several small London banks decided to join their forces to form a new bank that takes the name of Barclays & Company. In this area, it represented 182 new bank branches, now it has 4800...
Analyzing financial assignments
Case study - 14 pages - Finance
Current Assets: The current assets are coming from three mains accounts in balance sheet of the financial year of a company. Indeed, the current assets show us a picture of the financial state of the company at the end of this year: -At first the amount of cash or in other words the money earned...
Financial analysis of Microsoft
Case study - 30 pages - Finance
Microsoft, a global company in the informatics system, was founded in 1975 by two American students, Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Microsoft hires almost 80000 people in more than 100 countries. Its most important activity is to develop informatics system for computers with revenues worth 70...
Strategy marketing of the companies Carriere and Nivert
Case study - 6 pages - Finance
The two companies in this study are quite similar. The family canneries were created centuries ago in the Loire Valley. They preserve the same type of vegetables, and cater to the same type of customers. Their production methods differ and are targeted towards the upstream market. The company...
Financial statement of the Nestle group
Case study - 14 pages - Finance
A financial analysis aims to make an assessment of the financial position, market position and performance of a company in order to analyze the possible problems, make recommendations and to inform both the internal (staff, manager) and external stakeholders (investors, general public) of the...
Analysis of the results of the Volkswagen automobile Company
Case study - 12 pages - Finance
The automaker Volkswagen's range of activities includes the design, manufacturing and marketing of automobiles. This division includes the brands Volkswagen, Bentley, Lamborghini, Scania, Audi, Skoda, Seat and Bugatti. The finance division is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group and Volkswagen...
Analysis of Pernod-Ricard
Case study - 7 pages - Finance
In this document, we will develop the various aspects of Pernod-Ricard with particular emphasis on the security industry. This company was chosen because it is listed on the CAC 40, and it represents an interesting topic in its evolution and its various changes and finally it affects us, because...
The expansion of Clarins in India
Case study - 18 pages - Finance
The Clarins group was created in 1954 by Jacques Courtin-Clarins. It is a public company with a supervisory board and a Board of Directors, with a capital of around 325 million Euros divided into 40.6 million shares. In the beginning, Jacques Courtin first opened a beauty parlor in Paris. He...
Internationalization with a concrete example of the IKEA group
Case study - 70 pages - Finance
In specialty marketing and strategy management, in order to acquire the basic knowledge necessary for any manager, we studied the strategic concepts and phases of internationalization of a large group of Sweden: IKEA. Thus, by using personal research and theoretical concepts seen in class, we...
Diagnosis of the Credit Management
Case study - 11 pages - Finance
The business center of Credit Agricole has enabled one to appreciate the concept of credit risk business, when the bank decided to support the company by funding needs for its operations, and on the other hand when, it decided to withdraw in order not to pursue a policy of support to ailing...
Study of the LVMH group
Case study - 21 pages - Finance
LVMH group, founded in 1987 by the merger of Moet Hennessy and Louis Vuitton is the world leader in luxury, with a unique portfolio of over fifty brands. There are more than 60,000 employees, nearly 1700 stores across the world, a turnover of 910 million euros in 2005. It is partly for these...
L'Oreal Group: Economic and Financial analysis
Case study - 55 pages - Finance
The L'Oreal group, created in 1909 as a small family business, has grown exceedingly since its IPO (initial public offering) on October 8, 1963. Held by the Bettencourt family (27.5%) and Nestle (26.4%), the Group is now a part of the CAC 40. World leader in cosmetics, L'Oreal has a...
Evaluation of the plan of Employee Stock Option of L'Oreal Group
Case study - 18 pages - Finance
The L'Oreal group was initially started in 1909 in a small family business, and initiated its IPO on October 8, 1963. Held by the Bettencourt family to the tune of 27.5% and 26.4% by Nestle, the group is now a component of the CAC 40. As a world leader in cosmetics, L'Oreal has a...
American Airlines vs. Southwest Airlines
Case study - 10 pages - Finance
The Airline market is facing problems across the years. Before, national companies were leader in their countries, but with the opening of the airline market, the deregulation of the industry and the globalization phenomenon thousand of new airlines have borne. What does it mean? Traditional...
Financial Analysis of Carrefour
Case study - 10 pages - Finance
This report is the financial analysis of a EU-listed consolidated group, the Carrefour group. This company, operating on the retail sector, seemed to be an interesting company for us to analyze. Majority of the companies in this industry are characterized by a negative working capital requirement...
Corporate Finance - comparison between "McDonalds" and "Burger King", two leading fast food chains
Case study - 11 pages - Finance
The two companies have been present in the fast food market for a long time and they produce different types of food. The turnover of Burger King amounts to US$2.234 billion and that of McDonald's amounts to US$ 22.79 billion, which reveals that both the companies are very important and powerful...
Marketing Audit Report: Case Study of Penton Ltd
Case study - 7 pages - Finance
This report presents an extensive study of the main components and principles of a marketing audit with specific reference to the firm ‘Penton Ltd'. Penton Ltd. is a medium sized DIY manufacturer which has been facing declining profit margins and stagnant sales in recent years. A detailed...
