Introduction to Financial Institutions, Markets, and Risk - Group Project on Tesla
Financial analysis - 7 pages - Finance
After having selected a company, Tesla, and then 4 others (BMW, Porsche, Ford et Mercedes), the document performs a statistical analysis of average returns and volatilities on each stock. Then, it creates an equally weighted portfolio with the selected stocks, and analyzes the returns. This Excel...
Introduction to Investment Risk Management
Presentation - 9 pages - Finance
Investment risk management is the process of identifying, analyzing, and addressing potential risks that could have an adverse impact on investment portfolios. It involves implementing strategies to minimize the negative effects of such risks, thereby safeguarding the invested capital and...
Valuation of a Swiss company in the fuel sector
Litterature review - 13 pages - Finance
The Swiss fuel industry can be characterized by its focus on the quality, innovation, and sustainability of its processes. (Roland Stulz, Stephan Tanner and René Sigg, 2011) To illustrate this idea, SOCAR Energy Switzerland targets the distribution of high-quality fuel, the development of...
Global Partners LP's financial statements
Financial analysis - 1 pages - Finance
This task evaluate Global Partners LP's financial statements to determine the likelihood of misrepresentation, which could be in the form of fraud or earnings management. Global Partners LP is an energy supply company established in 1933 and known for its operations focused on importing and...
Financial Analysis of Vivint Smart Home
Financial analysis - 1 pages - Finance
Vivint Smart Home is a company that operates in the United States and specializes in smart home and security systems. There are several indicators to assess the audit risk related to the likelihood of misrepresentation, possibly due to fraud or earnings management.
To what extent do companies and Private Equity funds benefit from LBO operations considering the impact of the Covid-19 health crisis?
Dissertation - 33 pages - Finance
This dissertation aims to understand how companies and Private Equity funds can benefit from LBO operations while this mechanism is considered risky. On the one hand, the literature review will bring an academic view to, first, understand the potential benefits of LBO operations, then consider...
Panel Data Analysis - Empirical Financial Modelling
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Finance
We formulate the following three hypotheses after reading the literature: H1: There is a positive relationship between bank loans and ROAA. H2: There is a negative relationship between bank loans and the business climate dBSI. H3: There is a positive relationship between bank lending and GDP...
Principles of Finance
Worksheets - 3 pages - Finance
This document proposes a list of formulas to know for a finance exam.
Crowdfunding for sustainable energy projects: the criteria of selection by platform managers and competition between investors
Thesis - 25 pages - Finance
Despite the contributions of research on the crowdfunding phenomenon, there is a lack of knowledge on the link between crowdfunding and sustainability and renewable energies in particular and also a lack of understanding from the point of view of investors and managers of crowdfunding platforms:...
Exploring Volatility Dynamics in Financial Markets
Tutorials/exercises - 11 pages - Finance
This project aims to investigate and analyze volatility in financial markets using Python. Volatility is a critical parameter in finance, influencing risk management, pricing models, and investment strategies. The project focuses on developing Python-based tools to measure, model, and analyze...
Trainee position in the finance sector
Sample letter - 1 pages - Finance
I'm writing to draw your attention to a trainee position in the finance sector, and more specifically in financial auditing.
Financial Analysis - Airbus
Financial analysis - 24 pages - Finance
Airbus Group is the European leader in aeronautics, space and defense. The group was founded in 2000 following the merger of three companies of German, French and Spanish origin. It is present throughout the world and, along with the American Boeing, is positioned as one of the two leaders of...
Bond Markets
Worksheets - 2 pages - Finance
This document is a review of the bond markets.
Introduction to Hedging and Derivatives
Course material - 3 pages - Finance
A firm establishes a contract in the form of a loan. The firm borrows in one currency, converts it to another, invests that currency. When the loan comes due, the firm receives payment from its operations and uses that money to repay the loan.
Introduction to Sustainable Finance
Course material - 2 pages - Finance
Green Finance: financial investments flowing to sustainable development projects, initiatives, environmental products, policies encouraging the development of a more sustainable economy.
Financial Markets and Institutions: Financial Intermediaries
Course material - 2 pages - Finance
This document contains a course on Financial Markets and Institutions.
Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions
Course material - 2 pages - Finance
This document contains an introduction course to Financial Markets and Institutions.
Financial statement 2019-2021 - Christian Dior SE
Case study - 5 pages - Finance
Christian Dior's profitability has been decreasing over the last three years, but it is less and less consistent. This negative profitability remains unchanged from 2019 to 2020 and then falls from 24% to 9% the following year. This negative profit is induced by the decreasing operating...
The Impact of Reinforcement Learning on Financial Trading
Case study - 9 pages - Finance
Reinforcement learning has established itself in recent years as an essential topic in artificial intelligence research. Like other machine learning methods, the reinforcement techniques used are not new (the Q-learning algorithm was introduced in 1989), but have been revealed in the eyes of the...
Medium-term Perspectives RMB Exchange Rate
Case study - 3 pages - Finance
Since the 2008 financial crisis, and the consequent global recession that followed, Chinese policymakers started to formulate policies designed to shift China's economy away from exports, and focus more domestic consumption and expenditure. Ever since the country opened up to the rest of the...
The Profitability of a Company Product
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Finance
A company manufactures and sells two types of products: "A" model and "B" model. - Calculate for each product, the level of activity (in volume) that allows covering its direct fixed costs. - What two actions can we suggest to increase the Contribution Margin in order to cover the specific costs...
Finance: Science, Securities Intermediation, and Secured Lending Efficiency
Essay - 3 pages - Finance
This document encompasses three essays delving into the finance sphere, the efficacy of secured lending, and the practice of securities intermediation.
Financial Statement Analysis - BMW
Case study - 12 pages - Finance
The Liquidity and Solvency section aims to analyze the financial situation of BMW through two different perspectives: Firstly, by analyzing its liquidity, which indicates the ability to pay its short-term liabilities, and secondly, by evaluating its solvency, which indicates the ability to pay...
Central Bankers and Interest Rates
Course material - 9 pages - Finance
Inflation was a major problem in the 1970s. The 1971 collapse of the Bretton-Woods agreement gave governments latitude to alter their currency exchange rates. The previously locked exchange rates had the effect of taming inflation. There were also "oil shocks" in 1973 and 1979, which caused oil...
The application of an EIB to address environmental challenges in urban Belgium
Thesis - 96 pages - Finance
Cities face increasing environmental challenges including, but not limited to; air pollution, CO2 emissions, energy, transport and waste management. The success of Social Impact Bonds (SIB) by solving social issues in a public-private partnership has been the driver for the development of the...
Corporate Valuation - Domino's Pizza
Financial analysis - 5 pages - Finance
Domino's Pizza is one of the leading fast-food companies in the world, acting on the Quick Service Restaurant market. They have approximately 18 500 stores over the world, in more than 90 countries. The company's history started in the 60's in the USA, and the group initially remained...
Fostering sustainable global growth through green finance
Dissertation - 5 pages - Finance
The ideas and goals of the United Nations (UN) in the areas of environment and development are at the origin of environmentally friendly finance, or green finance. In 1992, 178 countries met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to discuss environmental and development issues for the 21st century....
Economic and Financial Management - Jaguar Land Rover
Case study - 9 pages - Finance
This report entails an analysis of Jaguar Land Rover's financial statement. This report explores the firm's financial performance regarding the different financial ratios, including liquidity, profitability, leverage and net profit margin. A comparative analysis of the firm's financial ratios for...
Financial Risk Management - In which circumstances should you hold gold?
Essay - 9 pages - Finance
The universal crisis of capitalism that shook the world in the year 2008 showed that speculative business, especially mortgage loans, are at high risk, because in the long term they triggered a crisis due to the bursting of the bubble financial. They have thus shown that there is no way to...
Financial Market and Sustainable / Green Finance
Dissertation - 18 pages - Finance
In April 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report focusing on the mitigation of climate change. The experts underline the emergency of a new way of life in order to limit global warming to 1,5°C. To respect the agreement taken during the COP 21, the IPCC proposes...
