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Diversification Questions
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This 8 page paper answers question set by the student. The first looks at the value of diversification in an investment portfolio and explains this with a mathematical table. The second part of the paper explains the he Markowitz efficient frontier and how this fits in with the theories of diversity. The last two parts of the paper choose five diversified shares from the FTSE 100 and looks at their performance over a 1 month period. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEdiversc.rtf

Diversification, Mergers and Acquisitions in the Banking Industry
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This 12 page paper looks at the push and pull factors for diversification as well as merger and acquisition in the banking industry. The paper considers the way in which these strategies may increase value in the companies and looks at how this may, or may not, occur. The bibliography cites 13 sources.
Filename: TEbankmrg.rtf

Dividend Distributions
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This 3 page essay examines a fictitious company that plans to distribute a $20 million dollar dividend. An overview of implications concerning dividend distributions as it relates to business law and taxes is included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Divdist.wps

Dividend Policies
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14 pages in length. A finance director believes that the market price of the company's existing ordinary shares will not change even if the company changes the dividend policy that has been maintained for the past thirty years. The finance director could be wrong in his belief, however; in order to determine whether this is the case, this paper will focus on investment strategies, dividends policies, and will include examples. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Dividend Policy at the House of Fraser
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This 10 page paper examines the dividend policy of the UK retail company House of Fraser. The paper starts by looking at the dividend history and policies of the company. The paper then considers models of behaviour that can be applied to investors that may explain different behaviour patterns. The last part of the paper than looks at how the dividend policy is used to satisfy the needs of then investors through tools such as dividend signalling and why this policy can be used as a defensive and a proactive tool for the benefit of the company. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEfraser.rtf

Dividend Signalling
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This 5 page paper considers the way that dividend signalling is used and how it differs in UK companies compared to German or Japanese companies. The writer argues that this is due to the differing models of corporate governance in each country, with the UK using the Anglo-American model of capitalism, with short term goals and individualism taking priority, compared to the longer term, stakeholder approach of the Germans. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEdivsig.rtf

Do "Extraordinary Items" Affect Investors' Choices?
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A 6 page paper discussing investors' willingness to accept the statement, "excluding extraordinary items." Exclusion of extraordinary items is a valid approach to considering them, according to researchers and nearly every analyst working today. Stockholders in VeriSign and Rite Aid seem to be saying that they hold a much different view than do any of these researchers and analysts, however. Annual results that appear to glow can be changed dramatically when considering extraordinary items, which can turn positive business results into negative ones. It may well be that investors will begin using examination of extraordinary items as an indicator for their investment decisions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSacctgExtra.rtf

Do Pure Play Internet Banks Create Value?
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This 58 page paper looks at the way in which pure play internet banks, such as First Direct and Egg, may be able to create value. The paper presents a full dissertation style paper, with an introduction and objectives followed by an in-depth literature review. The literature review examines the role of the banks, examines the way that they compete and the importance and place of internet banking in the banking industry. The potential ways that pure play internet banks may add value studied from a theoretical perspective. After a section on methodology primary research using questionnaires is then simulated; assessing the perspective of internet banking using a sample made up of customers of the HBSC subsidiary; First Direct. The results are presented and then discussed. The bibliography cites 43 sources.
Filename: TEPureint.rtf

Does a Risk Manager Need to Understand a Firms Finances?
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This 10 page paper discusses the way that a risk manager should know and understand the financials of the company they are working for in order to perform their job and achieve their objectives. The paper looks at a range of tools and approaches that a risk manager may use and how both the risk assessment as well as the decisions which are made to reduce or protect the company form risk will influence and be influenced by the financial status and performance of the company. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TERMfinance.rtf

Does Activity-Based Costing method give companies a competitive edge?
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This 20 page paper is a research proposal to assess whether or not the use of activity based accounting can give a company a completive edge. The paper outlines why the research is worthwhile, presents a literature review and then proposes quantitative and qualitative research. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
Filename: TEedgeABC.rtf

Does Activity-Based Costing Method Give Companies a Competitive Edge? - Case Study Research
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Large numbers of companies use activity based costing, but this is not always visible from their accounting procedures. This 50 page paper looks at 12 case studies to assess the reason why and the ways in which companies use, and benefit from, activity based costing. The case studies are chosen across a ranger of industries and are made up of both large and small companies. The majority of cases show that the activity based costing approach is able to give businesses a competitive edge, either directly supporting a competitive advantage or helping the development of competitiveness and the realisation of other strategies such as growth and profit maximization. However, it is only a tool, and its’ use does not automatically result in success, for this reason a case sturdy where the use was not fully successful is also included, the main issue is the way in which the data is used, with the most value added and the greatest competitive edge being obtained when the approach is used in conjunction with other tools and approaches, such as with the balanced scorecard and considering the human aspects for both employees and customers. The case studies include Bluemont Nurseries, Xerox, Coca-Cola, Mobil Oil, A&W and Hyde Park Electronics. The bibliography cites 41 sources.
Filename: TEABCFedge.rtf

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