A Guide to Executive Protection is essential reading for those responsible for staff safety and security. Following the proven steps outlined in this guide can help to ensure that the appropriate measures have been implemented. Topics covered include: security plans; selection and training; organizational issues; vulnerability analysis; surveillance; equipment; conducting inspections; explosive detection; emergency plans; communication; threat assessment.
Strategy, Value and Risk - The Real Options Approach (Finance and Capital Markets)
by J. Rogers
In the 1990s shareholder value was applied to all aspects of corporate strategy and management decisions as a result of intense competition, globalization, advances in technology, deregulation and the financial markets. As we enter the twentyfirst century the business environment is one of increasing creative destruction, where competitive advantage is much harder to sustain. Real Options , a type of advanced financial analysis, applies financial option theory to real assets and offers a strateg...
Parimutuel Applications In Finance (Finance and Capital Markets)
by Ken Baron and Jeffrey Lange
Financial intermediaries typically offer derivatives to their customers only when they can hedge the exposures from these transactions. Baron and Lange show that parimutuel auctions can be used by financial intermediaries to offer derivatives without exposing themselves to risk.
The book addresses the vital issue of how business leaders can prepare themselves to deal with the impact of unexpected events. It raises key questions for leaders to address if they are to avoid being distracted by crisis and remain in touch with a wider context that is subject to constant uncertainty and change.
Basel III, the Devil and Global Banking (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
by D. Chorafas
The banking industry extensively lobbied against Basel III and governments have been keen to delay its full implementation. Chorafas' latest book takes a well-rounded approach on Basel III's strengths and weaknesses and explains how, without deep restructuring of the global banking industry, (like Basel II) Basel III will fail.
Emerging Markets and Sovereign Risk
Emerging Markets and Sovereign Risk provides case studies, commentary and analysis on the financial risk management and measurement in the context of frontier and developing counties from international experts covering three key areas of emerging market investments, the rating sovereign risk and managing sovereign risk.
The International Corporate Governance System (Global Financial Markets)
by F. Lessambo
The recent global economic crisis has highlighted the importance of strong corporate governance systems. The failure of many of the 'gatekeepers' (i.e. auditors) to protect the efficiency of the financial markets has left many wondering whether there exists a sound model of corporate governance and if so, what the features of such a model are. The International Corporate Governance System: Audit Roles and Board Oversight provides a comprehensive legal, economic and financial approach to corporat...
This book explains how financial institutions, such as banks and finance houses, manage their portfolios of credit cards, loans, mortgages and other types of retail credit agreements. The second edition has been substantially updated, with new chapters on capital requirements, Basel II, scorecard and portfolio monitoring.
Progress-Driven Entrepreneurs, Private Equity Finance and Regulatory Issues
by Z. Mikdashi
Durable business performance is crucially dependent on a stakeholders' strategy and accessible entrepreneurial finance available within macro-economic and regulatory environments. These reflections on issues and policies of progress are mainly concerned with enabling entrepreneurial risk-takers to operate within an optimal business environment.
Paul Wilmott on Quantitative Finance (Frontiers in Finance)
by Paul Wilmott
This text provides an analysis of all aspects of derivatives and does not require a prior detailed knowledge of financial markets. In each chapter, the reader is first introduced to the market segment or particular product being discussed before having simple maths and market practice explained. Thereafter, issues of complex modelling are examined with, where applicable, visual basic code fragments (computer programming implementing the calculations and modelling covered) and screen dumps of spr...
A hands-on guide to navigating the new fuel markets Fuel Hedging and Risk Management: Strategies for Airlines, Shippers and Other Consumers provides a clear and practical understanding of commodity price dynamics, key fuel hedging techniques, and risk management strategies for the corporate fuel consumer. It covers the commodity markets and derivative instruments in a manner accessible to corporate treasurers, financial officers, risk managers, commodity traders, structurers, as well as quantita...
Derivatives and Internal Models (Finance and Capital Markets)
by H. Deutsch
This book provides a thorough introduction to pricing and risk management of modern financial instruments formulated in precise mathematical language, covering all relevant topics with such a depth of detail that readers are enabled to literally develop their own pricing and risk tools. Accompanying website with hundreds of real world examples.
Credit Risk Management
Financial Management Best Strategies for Small Business Owners
by Genalin Jimenez
Financial Digitalization and Its Implications for ASEAN+3 Regional Financial Stability
Personal Finance Book (Intelligent Entrepreneur, #1)
by Alejandro Rivera