Do IFRS have a share of responsibility in the current financial crisis?
Essay - 13 pages - Accounting
The fourth quarter of 2008 witnessed a stock market crisis without precedent, perhaps the most violent ever known in the history of capitalism, as its aftereffects rippled throughout world economy. The implosion of the ‘sub-prime' mortgage market in the US caused major...
Alibaba business values
Case study - 10 pages - Economy general
On the 6th of last November, one week after its introduction, the Alibaba stockmarket was quoted for the first time: it acquired 190% of its introduction price . Other than being a testimony that both China and the internet have a habit of going to the heads of investors, Alibaba was created...
The General society
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Since the 1990s, new features of the banking market have created a mutation in the banking business: not only the technological change and computerization of the data but also the internationalization of trade and customers that cause the emergence of new financial tools. The computer...
Initial Public Offerings: an Outlook through Game Theory
Essay - 16 pages - Finance
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) have a very special place in contemporary economics and finance. They represent the entrance on a deep and liquid market with access to almost unlimited reserves of capital from all over the world. But IPOs appear also as a short-term fund-raising tool,...
In your opinion what was the primary cause of the financial crisis/recession of 2008-2009?
Case study - 3 pages - Government finance
I believe that the main reason for the economic depression that happened to United States in 2008-2009 was as a result of failure by the insurance companies and banks. The cri8sis was mainly as a result of a combination of global macroeconomic imbalances and weaknesses that were so sever in the...
'The monetary history of the United States', chapter 7: Great Depression, 1929-1933 (Friedman and Schwartz)
Book review - 5 pages - Economy general
The Great Depression is considered as the most severe economic depression in the history of the United States. In terms of the economic and monetary unions, it had meant: a decrease of more than half of US GDP (current prices) and over a third of US GDP (constant prices) between 1929 and 1933 - a...
A study on the futures trading at Kotak Securities Ltd
Case study - 47 pages - Finance
Kotak Securities Ltd. is India's leading stock broking house with a market share of around 8%. Kotak Securities Ltd. has been the largest in IPO distribution. The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include Finance Asia Award (2004)- India's best Equity...
Country Differences, Cross-Border Trade and Investment Chapter (2-8)
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
History gives enough evidence to show that emerging economies are responsible for the shape of trade and investment in the international market for the last one decade. Emerging economies have continued to relate with each other and engage in free emerging markets. This essay...
Legal aspects of international mergers and acquisitions: Sacyr/Eiffage
Essay - 6 pages - International law
The Sacyr/Eiffage case involves two public construction companies, the Spanish Sacyr Villehermoso and the French Eiffage. First, let's introduce those two companies. Sacyr is a leading Spanish construction company based and listed in Madrid. It is publicly traded and part of the IBEX 35, the...
Dooms day in Europe
Thesis - 4 pages - Economy general
The advent of globalization has significantly reduced the international trade barriers. However, we have fallen prey to a host of other related issues as well. One major issue is the recent financial crisis which was triggered off by the stock market crash of January 21, 2008. It...
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...
A detailed report on Bajaj Allianz Life insurance and its competitors
Case study - 41 pages - Finance
Every individual's ultimate goal is to seek financial security for himself and his family members. In today's world of rising prices and uncertain markets, the resources available to fulfill needs and aspirations are limited. A planned approach helps to realize almost all dreams, needs and...
The consequences of the financial crisis on theory and practical aspects of asset management
Dissertation - 55 pages - Finance
2007 is going down in history with the subprime phenomenon which came as a surprise to all market observers. According to P. Artus, Director of the Economic Research at Natixis , the word subprime was mentioned in 6,000 articles in the international press in 2006, 32,000 during the first 6...
Analysis of Michelin's strategies and recommendations
Case study - 40 pages - Business strategy
254% - this is the performance level of Michelin since March 2003; such high-flying results have enabled the company to emerge as the leader in a very competitive market where rivals such as Bridgestone and Goodyear are on the lookout for the slightest weakness of the French manufacturer....
Strategy of Nike (2008)
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
Nike is an American multinational, currently established internationally. Its activity is specialized in clothing, shoes and sports material. This company has been in competition for several years with large companies such as Adidas, Asics, and Reebok, and was unique with its perpetual capacity...
Analysis of the structure of the Ups company
Case study - 4 pages - Management
The UPS Company was founded in 1907, and is currently the leading express carrier and largest package delivery company. As a multinational company, it is currently active worldwide and employed 430 000 people (including 2,000 in France), has 147 000 vehicles and 500 planes. It is the ninth...
Concepts in investment analysis and portfolio management
Thesis - 32 pages - Finance
Making money is easy however loosing it is easier. One look at the chart for the Indian Stock Market would reveal that the markets are cyclical going up and down from time to time. Markets are also very volatile, something you will realize if you look at the last 3...
A look at American Depository Reports
Thesis - 15 pages - Finance
Since 1980, the value of U.S.investment in non- U.S.equities has grown approximately 100-fold to $1.9 trillion .The first ADRs were introduced in the United States in 1927 when JPMorgan issued receipts for the British retailer Selfridges. Prior to the 1980s,ADRs primarily were used by foreign...
A study on the role of derivatives and investors perceptions on it
Case study - 55 pages - Finance
A derivative is a generic term for specific types of investments from which payoffs over time are derived from the performance of assets (such as commodities, shares or bonds), interest rates, exchange rates, or indices (such as a stock market index, etc). This performance can...
Is it time to move away from the UK/American pattern of ownership shares in companies?
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
United Kingdom and USA have a system where private shareholders have ownership of their companies. Lots of companies in these countries are quoted in stock market. The way they can finance their companies is by opening their capital to private investors. As USA has a great influence...
Corporate bonds: A term paper
Thesis - 3 pages - Finance
Corporate Bonds are debt obligations issued by corporations as an alternative to issuing stock when raising capital. They are an alternative to issuing new shares on the stock market, and they are a form of debt finance. Companies of all sizes issue corporate bonds. In the...
Standard and poor's multiple indices
Case study - 3 pages - Services marketing
The stock market is one of the defining and extremely influential drivers of many economies, and proves instrumental in gauging the economic health of the global and the subsequent country and especially with respect to financial and cooperate sector. Here there is need to monitor...
The 1929 crisis in Latin America
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
Herbert Hoover, when assuming the office of the President of the United States, said in March 1929: "I have no fear for the future, it shines with hope." Unfortunately, Thursday, October 24, 1929 is also called the "Black Thursday", the world economy plunged into the chaos as Wall Street, the...
The global financial crisis (2007/2008)
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
During the 2007/2008 period, the world experienced a financial crisis that rivaled the great depression experienced in the late 1920's. According to Turner, the total cost of the crisis undoubtedly exceeds trillions using any of the major currencies . The crisis resulted in the collapses of...
The subprime crisis
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
Edward Gramlich in his presentation during the Jackson Hole yearly central bankers symposium of August 31, 2007, said that, 'productivity often improves in fits and starts, in other words, booms and busts play a prominent role. In the 19th century, the United States benefited from the canal...
Corporate finance
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
Luxury Automotive Supply is trying to enter the California market which represents a lucrative market for automobiles owing to its pleasant climate. As the company's luxury automobiles are driven throughout the year due to the climate, the company feel the annual demand for car...
Porter's Five Forces - Netflix
Case study - 4 pages - ICT marketing
Netflix was founded in 1997 in Scotts Valley. The service was only set up and made available about 1 year later, on April 14, 1998. In France, it was not until 2014 that the famous platform was finally launched. The worldwide launch took place in 2016, almost 20 years after its creation. It is...
Morrisons going to China
Case study - 26 pages - Services marketing
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc or Morrisons, as it is commonly known, was founded by William Morrison in 1899, and is now led by his son Ken Morrison. From an egg and butter stall in Bradford, the company developed into market stalls until 1985 when a small store was opened in the town...
Business strategies: The Carrefour group
Case study - 16 pages - Business strategy
The Carrefour Group is the leading European retail group, and is the second largest in the world after Wal-Mart. Although it is still poised as a leader, it continues to develop amid tough competition on European markets as well as the global markets, even as the demands of the...
The current financial crisis compared with the 1929 crisis
Essay - 10 pages - Economy general
The growing number of newspapers and magazines citing similarities between the 1929 crisis and the current crisis raises questions about the relevance of these comparisons. Since the 1930s, the world has experienced other crises, but the magnitude that one is now experiencing, explains the key...
