...Study: Coca-Cola HBC Treasury Takes Control of Commodity Risk Management Dimitris Papathanasiou, Coca-Cola HBC - 11 Sep 2013 Coca-ColaHellenic Bottling Company standardised its approach to risk management by transferring commodity risk management into treasury, so this central and vital business process could be managed by experts on an integrated basis with other financial risks and overseen by the financial risk management committee. This case study explains how organisational changes, combined with the introduction of risk management technology, enabled the organisation to plan and execute a consistent, cost-effective hedging strategy, with reduced counterparty risk exposure levels, improved transparency and stronger levels of control. Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (Coca-Cola HBC) is the world’s second largest bottler of the Coca-Cola Company’s products and the largest in Europe. Net sales revenue for fiscal 2012 was €6.8bn. Coca-Cola HBC is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, and has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Athens Exchange. It serves approximately 581m people in 28 countries. The company decided to concentrate its commodity market risk management within the treasury department, in response to high levels of profit and loss (P/L) volatility and the relatively high credit risk with its suppliers. The ensuing project involved change management for transfer of the company’s commodity risk hedging to treasury...
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...Class of: 2013 Course Title: Financial Risk Management (FRM) Semester: III Credits: 3 Course Objective & Learning Outcome: This course gives students a working knowledge of derivative instruments and their applications in managing various types of financial risks. While doing so, students would understand the organizational aspects of those risk functions and their roles & responsibilities. The emphasis is on mechanics, properties and valuation of forwards, futures, options and swap instruments. In covering these instruments, cases, examples and notes would be sought from markets so as to provide a holistic view of the financial market structure i.e., currency, fixed income, equity and money markets. Cases discussed in the class would be contemporary in nature drawn from international experience. Pre-requisites: Students are advised to be through with Financial Management I, Financial Management II and Quantitative Methods. Students are expected to go through all the reading prescribed before every class and make a meaningful contribution through active class participation. The course is delivered through a combination of case discussions, problem solving, real life risk reports and simulation. The course would have an analytical and numerical flavor and hence students are required to bring their calculators/laptops to every class. Text Book: 1. Hull, John C. & Basu, S., Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 7th Edison, Prentice-Hall...
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...The role of writing in financial field Abstract As far as we are known, writing plays an important role in our daily life and is essential to all people from all walks of lives. Writing can prompt the fast development of the individual progress as well as their professional capacity as well. I am willing to come true this aim in the way of writing, so I do my best to interview a person, her name is Doris. We have the opportunity to pick up some techniques and significant skills in the way of giving question-- how to write in an appropriate way in some degree. Now, Doris is working in financial field. There is no doubt that we can learn some key points of how to write something in this field from her useful and important experiences. This assignment which is an informational report aims to give a brief introduction about the different genres of writings, then provide some useful instructions to her expected audience, what’s more, making those audience known that writing can convey unexpected reflection of our daily life in reality. The importance of writing in financial I have acquire that writing could promote her to achieve a lot of things during the process of her career such as data analysis, strategy decision making, and more about the international business. Moreover, Doris has spent 3 more years working in this field. And everyday, she takes one and a half to write. Meanwhile, she will try her best to finish her tasks, no matter how difficult the tasks are, she...
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...CPA Program The Practical Experience Guide EVE CHENG CPA SENIOR ANALYST BHP BILLITON Contents Practical experience requirement How to identify if your role is relevant Where do you fit? What skills areas do you need to demonstrate? Your mentoring relationship How to record your experience in the logbook The skills guide Personal effectiveness skills Leadership skills Business skills Technical skills 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 MICHELLE ROACH CPA 2 Practical experience requirement Did you know? Our studies show that members consistently perform better in their segments when they are enrolled in the practical experience requirement The practical experience requirement of the CPA Program gives you the opportunity to use the knowledge and skills gained in your education and apply them in your workplace. Combining your education with mentored practical experience will give you the opportunity to develop and demonstrate highly sought after technical and soft-skills that will benefit your entire career. Starting your practical experience requirement means that you are one step closer to your goal of becoming a CPA. CPA Australia recommends that you start the practical experience requirement and the professional level segments at the same time, if you are employed in a relevant role. What are the requirements? • complete a minimum of three years of relevant full-time or equivalent part-time work experience • demonstrate competence in 16 personal effectiveness...
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...analytical and educational background Management experience Diverse work and life experience Experience 02/2010 – present Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Austria Credit management corporate, Director Counterparty credit risk and underwriting management in European emerging markets with special focus on Russia and Ukraine. 12/2008 – 01/2010 Structuring complex corporate credit transactions such as LBOs and investment loans. Developing an advanced internal tool for calculating Risk weighted assets under both standardised and IRB approaches. Developing and implementing industry concept in credit risk management. Reporting large and complex transactions to the bank’s Credit committee and Management board. Exercising my own approval competences for approval of credit transactions. Mentoring junior professionals and trainees in the department. Raiffeisenbank AD, Bulgaria Corporate credit risk, Head of department Managed a credit risk department of 10 risk professionals responsible for the largest corporate credit risk exposures. Was a voting member of the bank’s credit committee with own approval authorities. Steering the credit committee meetings. Participated in risk related projects originated in head office improvement, Data Quality management, Regular risk reporting). Met National Supervisory in terms of IRB application status of the bank. (Rating model 06/2008 – 11/2008 EFG Eurobank AD, Bulgaria Credit risk management, Head of department Managed...
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...Behavioural Finance Financial Risk Management Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Risk Management Paper ........................................................................................................ 2 1.1 Introduction and interpretation .................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Implementation ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.2.1 Aspects to consider ....................................................................................................................... 4 1.2.2 Implementation Process ............................................................................................................... 8 2 Appendix I – References ....................................................................................................... 10 Date: 24 of May 2012 th i Risk Management Paper 1 1.1 Risk Management Paper Introduction and interpretation If at the beginning of 2011, a highly respected person advised me that I was going to live through three major earthquakes within a year I would have struggled to believe them and justify arguing with the historical and scientific data, which clearly states the converse...
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...CPA Program The practical experience guide and logbook If you require further information about the practical experience requirement, or would like to notify us of a change, please contact CPA Australia: practicalexperience@cpaaustralia.com.au or contact your local office – details can be found on the inside back page of this guide. Disclaimer The material used in this booklet has been designed and prepared for CPA Australia’s practical experience requirement. It provides tailored guidance for mentors who are registered in CPA Australia’s practical experience requirement. The booklet and contents should not be used for any other purpose. CPA Australia, the publisher and the author of this booklet take no responsibility for any loss incurred by any person who relies on guidance offered in this booklet. Legal notice Copyright CPA Australia Ltd (ABN 64 008 392 452) (“CPA Australia”), 2010. All rights reserved. Save and except for third party content, all content in these materials is owned by or licensed to CPA Australia. All trade marks, service marks and trade names are proprietory to CPA Australia. For permission to reproduce any material, a request in writing is to be made to the Legal Business Unit, CPA Australia Ltd, 385 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000. CPA Australia has used reasonable care and skill in compiling the content of this material. However, CPA Australia and the editors make no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information in these...
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...A risky business Dodie: We are all here now. As you know that Zelal Sulen is our new boss now. After she took up the official post, she found that Hi-Style is out of touch with its target consumers and is losing direction. As the member of manager consultants, for this point, today we need to think out at least two options to advise her to improve the situation. Am I understood? And think a while... Okay, let's make a start. Who want to speak first? Lily: Well, in my opinion, Hi-Style could allocate £10m to new investment in the business. For example, it could improve distribution and sales through an exclusive agreement with a major retailer, which could provide a steady marketing channel. Second, to launch new product ranges with major advertising campaigns. Thus, new products will be known to customers. Hi-Style could definitely reach wide publicity. Thirdly, to employ brand development consultants so as to improve its image. Brand development consultants are more professional so that better brand image will be built, leading to its properous future. Fourthly, to hire a top retailing executive to run the business. Therefore, the business will be more smooth and sales will be increased. The last one is to commission City Associates to do a thorough review of all Hi-Style's activities, from which Hi-Style could catch a better understanding of the whole business to control its operation. Dodie: Good.Thanks. Lily. And what's your opinion, Serena? Serena: Well, I prefer the...
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...obr11544_ch10_359-411 9/8/06 11:33 AM REAL WORLD CASE F Page 386 2 Harrah’s Entertainment, LendingTree, DeepGreen Financial, and Cisco Systems: Successes and Challenges of Automated Decision Making or over half a century, the field of artificial intelligence (AI) has promised that computers would relieve managers and professionals of the need to make certain types of decisions. Computer programs would analyze data and make sound judgments whether it be to configure a complex computer, diagnose and treat a patient’s illness, or determine when to stir a big vat of soup with little or no human help. But automated decision making has been slow to materialize. Many early artificial intelligence applications were just solutions looking for problems, contributing little to improved organizational performance. In medicine, for example, doctors showed little interest in having machines diagnose their patients’ diseases. In the business sector, even when expert systems were directed at real issues, extracting the right kind of specialized knowledge from seasoned decision makers and maintaining it over time proved to be more difficult than anticipated. But now, automated decision making is finally coming of age. The new generation of applications, however, differs from prior AI-based decision support systems in several important respects. To begin with, the new systems are easier to create and manage than earlier ones, which leaned heavily on ...
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...AUTOMATED POOPER SCOOPER. The Automated Pooper Scooper is a product that many business owners will use for there pet. New business owners frequently encounter difficulties managing their cash flow as a result of seasonal credit demands and time gaps between capital needs and revenue realization. Lines of credit accommodate the seasonal credit demands of your business along with ups and downs in your cash flow. They also enable you to purchase inventory in anticipation of future sales. The following information will is important for new business owners to consider before opening any kind of business. Busineness Essential/ Ronald J. Elbert, Ricky W. Griffins. 8th edition. * Investment Banker: They manage the issuance of bonds, recommend and execute strategies for taking over and merging with other companies, and handle selling a company’s stock to the public. They also help develop financials plans as we as helping implementing them. * Stock Market: Is a system which share the stock by a public own company that is open to anyone to buy there share. Investors can profit gain from the company. * Financial Management: This person is responsible of planning, directing, organizing and controlling the monetary or the organization. * Risk Financing: is a term used to describe the consumption of resources that occurs when a company sustains financial losses in the course of conducting business. The financing has to do with securing resources that can be used...
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...the company has effective internal control over financial reporting. Entity controls vary in nature and include; Controls that are related to the control environment- the editor must evaluate the control environment of the company because they are important they are important to effective internal control over financial reporting. The following is assessed as part of evaluating the control environment; whether there is promotion of effective internal control over financial reporting by the management’s philosophy and operating style, whether there is development and understanding of the sound integrity and ethical values particularly on top of management, and whether there is exercising and understanding of the oversight responsibility over financial reporting and internal control by the Board or audit committee. Certain control environment controls, have an important, but indirect, effect on the likelihood that a misstatement will be detected or prevented on a timely basis. These controls might affect the other controls the auditor selects for testing and the nature, timing, and extent of procedures the auditor performs on other controls. Controls over management override- these are important to effective internal control over financial reporting for all companies, and may be particularly important at smaller companies because of the increased involvement of senior management in performing controls and in the period-end financial reporting process. For smaller companies, the...
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...Abstract This report aims to identify the business value of information system in an organization. The organization that has been focused is HSBC Bangladesh. The CRM department of HSBC Bangladesh had recently incorporated a new software, namely “Credit Exception Tracking System”. This report primarily focuses on the situation of the bank prior to the incorporation of this information system in the CRM department, and it expands with a qualitative and quantitative analysis of benefits being received from the new IS . The major emphasis of these analysis has been the users of the IS, and both the analysis are subject to their response. The report also contains a brief description of the technical aspects of the IS. The hardware setup and the software support that are needed to operate the IS are described briefly. The cost of implementing the project, including the purchase of additional hardware, software and training is also mentioned. Although it is always critical to assess the amount of value addition that a particular IS brings into effect, CETS has had very lucid and prominent impact in improving the operation and efficiency of the organization. These impacts are pointed out clearly throughout this report. Introduction The pace of globalization has influenced all businesses to undergo sufficient changes in their operational procedures. Often businesses need to automate their existing operations in order to cope up with the rest of the business world...
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...Working Capital Management in a Post-Recession Environment: The View from Europe A report prepared by CFO Research Services in collaboration with The Royal Bank of Scotland TM Working Capital Management in a Post-Recession Environment: The View from Europe A report prepared by CFO Research Services in collaboration with The Royal Bank of Scotland TM Working Capital Management in a Post-Recession Environment: The View from Europe Contents Executive summary Cash, liquidity and credit during an uncertain recovery Pursuing improvements in working capital An opportunity to expand the toolkit Investing in working capital improvements Conclusion Sponsor’s perspective 2 3 5 7 11 12 13 © 2010 CFO PUBLISHING LLC SEPTEMBER 2010 1 Working Capital Management in a Post-Recession Environment: The View from Europe Executive summary In June and July of 2010, CFO Research Services (a unit of CFO Publishing LLC) conducted an electronic survey among senior finance executives representing mid-size to large companies in Europe. Our goal was to understand finance executives’ concerns with working capital management in the wake of global recession, as well as their plans for improving working capital performance. We asked finance executives a series of questions about the impact that the recession had on their working capital management, which areas of working capital their companies would focus on during the course of economic recovery and whom their companies worked...
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...| Page No | Executive Summary | 2 | Chapter 1- Introduction | 3-4 | Objective | 3 | Scope | 4 | Chapter 2- Contribution of MICR cheques & Automated Clearing House over our economy | 5-18 | New era in Bangladesh Banking | 5 | Old payment and settlement system | 7 | Clearing activities in old system | 7 | Difficulties in old system | 9 | New payment and settlement system | 10 | About MICR cheques, its processing ,benefits and strength | 11-14 | About automated clearing house | 14 | Overall contribution over our economy | 16 | Chapter3 - Criticism | 19 | Chapter4 - Conclusion | 20 | Chapter5 - References | 21 | 1. Introduction 2. About Bangladesh banking and the new era 3. Old payment and settlement system 4. Difficulties of old system 5. New payment system Executive Summary This Term Paper is about the “contribution of MICR cheques & Automated Clearing House over our economy”. It is great pleasure for us that banking industry of Bangladesh is growing and modernizing its activities to a great extent. So in my term paper I have...
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...shrinkage control are two main functions of inventory system. Promoting the sales function deals with availability of sufficient products for the customers whereas shrinkage control function deals with monitoring the occurrence of damage loss, or theft, etc. of the products. Another very important function of inventory control systems is asset valuation; that establishing the value of the products on the shelf for tax purposes at the end of the tax year. According to the Small Business Administration, all inventory systems strive to strike a balance between managing costs and the business advantages of a broad selection of goods to offer to customers. All inventory systems, regardless of technology, require some element of visual inventory management. The proposed system is a combination of an Inventory System for the King Dnarmsa Spirulina Int. The benefits of this system definitely outweigh any negative side effects the system may have. Inventory Systems also help businesses out because they help the specified site with the upkeep of their inventory and all their sales. This is beneficial to the business because doing things manually is very hustle. Inventory control requires the tracking of all parts and materials purchased, products processed, and products stored and ready for shipment. Having a sophisticated tracking system alone does not improve your bottom line, it is how you use the information that your system provides. The King Dnarmsa Spirulina Int. should have an efficient...
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