philosophes and values”; HSBS’s mission statement is ”Through an intentional network linked by advanced technology, including a rapidly growing e-commerce capability; HSBC provides a comprehensive rage of financial services; personal financial services; commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets; banking; and other activities.” Their mission statement is concentrated on what services it provides rather than in what ways will they provide to customers. It could be changed into…
What is the "big fleece?" No, it's not an oversized blanket you wrap yourself in when it's cold. The big fleece is a term many in the financial world use when they're talking about the pundits and experts in the equity markets who continuously promote "buy and hold" investments for the long-term in your 401k, 403b, IRA and other retirement savings accounts. They fancy the notion that governments can continue to spend their way to prosperity, so deficits don't matter, as long as they create…
simulation, my investment knowledge and in particular my stock market knowledge was limited. Throughout high school I gained preliminary understanding of the purpose of investing and as I received my first paycheques my family encouraged me to save to buy Canada Savings Bonds when they became available. Additionally, this past summer I became familiar with my RESP account as I gained access to put towards funding my education. The stock market was an entirely new concept with new terminology,…
strategy mainly came to an end by early 2000 when WorldCom was forced to discard a proposed amalgamation with Sprint because of antitrust objections. Ebbers felt the need to show increasing income and revenue. His only option to achieve this end was financial gimmickry.…
1) What is the relationship between GAAP/FASB and personal financial statements? Peavler, R. (2017). IFRS and FASB - What are Financial Reporting Standards? Retrieved September 25, 2017, from http://bizfinance.about.com/od/accountingandcash/a/IFRS-and-FASB-what-are-financial-reporting-standards.html) Both GAAP and FASB have rules and regulations that need to be followed in order to make sure everything is properly reported. GAAP deals with the income statement, balance sheet and statement of…
Sridhar Gogineni in his article The Stock Market Reaction to Oil Price Changes analyzed the stock market’s reaction to oil price changes. Considering the level of interest in oil prices and their supposed impact on the stock market, While the stock market is sensitive to oil price changes, financial media seems to over play the supposed impact of oil prices. Oil price changes most likely caused due to supply shifts, i.e., large price changes over a one-day horizon and price changes during the…
LaunchScore was founded in June of 2014 with the idea that small business entrepreneurs will have a better chance at succeeding when provided with scientific market research early on in the entrepreneurial decision making process. Normally, market research requires a considerable amount of resources whether it be money when using 3rd party companies or a lot of time when mining for data on their own. LaunchScore has created a website that eliminates this crucial business pain, but still is…
Another way of stating the advantage that global markets have over the domestic market is that the global market cash flows are more diversified than in that of the domestic market. It is important to note that international diversity comes with costs such as agency costs, political risk, and exchange rate risk (Bertomeu, 2015). Being listed in foreign stock markets may decrease the possibility of takeover by other firms. An acquiring company may worry about…
capacity. Should Tata be conservative risking to cede market to competitors or should they make an aggressive commitment? EVALUATIONS Tata worked years to develop a ULCC (Ultra Low Cost Car) targeting the bottom end of the pyramid of the Indian population. The development of Tata Nano was based on 3 main targets: cost lower than Rs 1 lakh, meet Indian domestic regulations, and performances meeting the minimum customer acceptance. The Indian potential market for such ULCC is estimated to be…
Vennett – The cocky Deutsche Bank salesman • Christian Bale as Dr. Michael Burry – one of the first investors. He predicted the 2008 US financial crisis. • Brad Pitt as Ben Rickert – another person who saw the breakdown of the housing market and made a lot of money from it too. • Steve Carell as Mark Baum – a man who was angry about the collapse of the housing market but also made a huge amount from it. Cinematography: The actors played their respective roles really well. The music and…