Investment management

Good governance and Indonesian state asset management According to Hughes (2012,) Governance is about framing rules and organizations with the intention of providing accountability. Within the context of Indonesian state asset management, good governance principles are defined based on the list of good governance principles as listed by the National Development Agency, which include principles such as transparency, accountability, regulatory compliance, professionalism and competency, efficiency and effectiveness, and partnership between public and private sector (Bappenas, 2007). The implementation of good governance on Indonesian state asset management can be seen from the orderliness of government offices in the reports on state asset that…

AIG is a multinational corporation that offers a wide variety of services to its customers. From property and casualty services to investment funding, AIG’s broad range of services helps them be ahead of its competition in certain areas. These services are offered to individuals and also businesses, which allows them to focus on two different target markets. With tough competition such as Allianz SE and Zurich Insurance Company, AIG has to keep up with its competitors by offering better value to…

of investments. They are permitted to redeem the remaining value of profits after fulfilling the claim and premiums. Furthermore (Coopers, 2008) states that the main difference between contemporary insurance models and Takaful is that, Takaful participants have the right to receive surplus profits. While the participants in a given Takaful mudarabah have the right to share the surplus profits generated, at the same time they are liable for additional sums if the initial premiums paid during a…

How iRebal on Veo has Automated Investment Management and Increased Revenues For One Firm, and Can Do the Same For You! The adoption and implementation of iRebal on Veo brought about a fundamental paradigm shift for the firm Avocet Capital Management. This shift is represented by the firm’s ability to substantially increase efficiency and productivity, institutionalize and systematize the investment decision making process, while also proving successful in providing better value to clients and…

Capital investment decisions are essentially made by top level management such as the CEO or president of the company as this is where strategic decisions usually are conducted (Reference for Business, 2016). Therefore, capital investment decisions generally have to be made by the top executive level management individuals that are used to making decisions on investments that have a long term impact on the company’s performance and productivity. Additionally, capital investment decisions are…

1-3 Concept of Working capital management Working capital management according to Smith (1987) is significant and affects mutually liquidity and profitability of the business. It includes forecasting and monitoring current assets and current liabilities in a way that reduces the risk of lack of ability to meet due short term debts on the one hand and prevent extreme investment in these assets on the other hand (Eljelly, 2004). Lamberson (1995) said that working capital management has become one…

capital structure, working capital management and capital budgeting. A financial Manger has to decide on the type of projects that the company should undertake (Siegel & Shim, 2009). Financial managers help the company make decisions on how the company invests their funds; company has to have a diversity of real assets in order to operate successfully. Most of the company’s assets are tangible, meaning such things as machinery…

assets allocation and portfolio management of different types of securities. The essay also discuss about the risk attached to foreign issued money market and other relevant consideration to be taken wherever needed. Introduction: Investing in different assets is a risky and challenging task of finance market. It is generally practiced with the concept of how much risk an investor is willing to take. For example, is an investor a high risk averter or low risk averter? It also depends upon…

THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON BUSINESS According to Sarah Ganly (2010), “Globalization has also impacted management because it has led to many employees transfers to international locations. This causes the need for more management and forms of communication. This also requires management to consider the needs of employees in other countries and to offer compensation for relocation. Thus, management must consider a much larger market, more competition, and international employees.” With…

GLP’s closest investment peers? "Obviously, there’s the MGM entity whose name escapes me. Then there are collections of other triple-net lease REITs out there whose names I don’t know well." Q13 Relative to its investment peers, do you consider GLP’s common stock to be overvalued, undervalued, or do you think it’s valued about right? "Valued about right. It’s valued about right given the peers much higher organic growth. That’s the main difference, the organic growth rates. Some of them are…