...ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL MARKET OUTLOOK September 2015 Balancing Act: Pendulum swings toward US economy supporting global growth Global GDP growth Annual % change 8 Forecast 7 Emerging 6 5 4 World 3 Advanced 2 1 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Source: International Monetary Fund, RBC Economics Research The outlook for the global economy was muddied over the summer as the emerging market economies, led by China, weakened. Conversely, in many advanced economies, growth accelerated led by a robust increase in the US, a solid gain in the Euro area and rebound in the UK. Canada’s economy put in another weak performance in the second quarter although the monthly data augur well for a return to positive growth. On balance, the softening in the emerging market economies created downside risk to the world economy being able to maintain the 3.4% growth rate recorded over the prior three years. That said, the forecast was premised on activity in the advanced economies picking up sufficiently to offset a slowing in the emerging market growth and this appears to be playing out. China’s slowdown creates anxiety Market Volatility Index (VIX) Index 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 2013 2014 2015 Increased anxiety about China’s economy and the stability of its financial markets fuelled concerns about global growth and international trade. Reports of weakening domestic demand and export activity elicited...
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...Target 2.0 Economics - Cost and Prices Over the past 3 months the prices of oil have fallen steeply by around 22% from the same month last year, meaning the the price of oil has fallen to around US $78 per barrel. The graph shows a that in the first quarter prices fell, then picked up again in the second quarter and began to rise, however prices began to fall sharply in the third quarter and fourth quarter. The economic impacts to the UK means that production costs should falls so in microeconomic terms firms should be able to produce more for less, thus increase the capacity in the short term, therefore in macroeconomics terms this will lower the price level, as this would cause the SRAS to shift right. This will therefore put downward pressure on the headline rate of inflation. The sell-off reflects expectations of a continued market surplus owing to weak demand, large supply growth, higher stocks and little indication from OPEC that it will cut production to stem the price slide. Crude oil demand has been weak seasonally because of autumn refinery maintenance, and global oil consumption growth more broadly was very sluggish in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Surging oil supply growth is at the heart of the surplus, led by shale oil production in the U.S. which has forced out light oil imports from West Africa, and increasingly medium sour crude from the Middle East and elsewhere. A direct effect of lower oil prices might be seen in the form of lower prices paid by households...
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...on December 2, 2001, Enron filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Enron's $63.4 billion in assets made it the largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history until WorldCom's bankruptcy the following year. Many executives at Enron were indicted for a variety of charges and were later sentenced to prison. Enron's auditor, Arthur Andersen, was found guilty in a United States District Court, but by the time the ruling was overturned at the U.S. Supreme Court, the firm had lost the majority of its customers and had shut down. As a consequence of the scandal, new regulations and legislation were enacted to expand the accuracy of financial reporting for public companies. ❖ Bank of Credit and Commerce International The Bank of Credit...
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...Exclusive Summary Pan Asia Bank is one of the leading commercial bank in Sri Lanka. But after two years of it’s started, in year 1997 bank face serious financial and management issues. Due to this, bank went to collapse and “Valuable One” PLC acquires the bank and they did a massive change in order to overcome financial and management difficulties. In this Assignment I discuss how the change management happened in PABC and how it effects to organization’s design, culture, individuals and team working and how we can explain the change by theories and how to improve it towards positive. List of Abbreviations * PABC -Pan Asia Bank Cooperation * PR - Personal Relations * CFO - Chief Financial Officer * CIO -Chief information officer * CMO -Chief marketing officer * CRO -Chief Risk Officer * NTB - Nations Trust Bank * PLC -Public Limited Company Table of Contents Acknowledgement ii Exclusive Summary ii List of Abbreviations iii 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Company Profile 3 1.2 Vision and Mission 4 1.3 Organizational Structure 4 2.0 The change process 5 2.1 Why PABC required a change management? 5 2.2 Change Management 5 3.0 Management practices with regards to organizational change process 6 3.1 Re-Segmentation 6 3.2 New departments 7 3.3 Risk Management 7 4.0 Management practices with regards to cultural change process 8 4.1 The sales culture 8 4.2 “Whistling Blower” Policy 8 5.0 Management practices with regards to organizational design...
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...SUMMER BUDGET 2015 HC 264 July 2015 SUMMER BUDGET 2015 Return to an order of the House of Commons dated 8 July 2015 Copy of the Summer Budget Report – July 2015 as laid before the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer when opening the Budget. David Gauke Her Majesty’s Treasury 8 July 2015 Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 8 July 2015 HC 264 © Crown copyright 2015 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk. Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. This publication is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at public.enquiries@hmtreasury.gsi.gov.uk Print ISBN 9781474122733 Web ISBN 9781474122740 ID 25061566 07/15 PU1820 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum Printed in the UK by the Williams Lea Group on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office The Budget report is presented pursuant to section 2 of the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 and in accordance with the Charter for Budget Responsibility...
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...based on concerns about production delays and rising opex and capex (see “Crossing the chasm is tougher than it looks”). The 4Q print validated many of those concerns. Behind an EPS loss of 13c vs. consensus +30c were several soft spots – Tesla missed 4Q deliveries and guided softly for 1Q’15, ZEV credits artificially boosted results, opex grew faster than expected, and capex was guided well ahead of our conservative model. The result reinforces that Tesla’s push to become a mass market OEM is much harder than it looks. We reiterate our EW rating and remain cautious on the stock near-term. Unchanged USD 190.00 Price Target lowered -5% from USD 200.00 Price (11-Feb-2015) USD 212.80 Potential Upside/Downside -11% Tickers TSLA 26681 Shares Outstanding (mn) Don’t get caught up with ambitious mid/long-term targets…: Despite the weak quarter, there was enough to keep the die-hard bulls interested. Our take - don’t get caught up in it. On the demand side, Musk noted Tesla could reach its ‘15 S/X delivery guide of 55k even ex. China, and has a “secret weapon” which could be deployed later this year. Model S gross margin was guided to 30% for 4Q, and management is confident it should be able to grow X gross margin to a similar level. Longer term, Musk cited confidence in generating significant cash flow and attaining op. margin of 1015%. For the real long-term fanatics, Musk’s comment about seeing a path to reaching Apple’s current market...
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...McKinsey Global Institute November 2013 QE and ultra-low interest rates: Distributional effects and risks Discussion paper The McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company, was established in 1990 to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving global economy. Our goal is to provide leaders in the commercial, public, and social sectors with facts and insights on which to base management and policy decisions. MGI research combines the disciplines of economics and management, employing the analytical tools of economics with the insights of business leaders. Our “micro-to-macro” methodology examines microeconomic industry trends to better understand the broad macroeconomic forces affecting business strategy and public policy. MGI’s in-depth reports have covered more than 20 countries and 30 industries. Current research focuses on five themes: productivity and growth; the evolution of global financial markets; the economic impact of technology and innovation; urbanization and infrastructure; and natural resources. Recent research covers job creation, infrastructure productivity, a new wave of disruptive technologies, trends in resource markets, and the shifting global company landscape. MGI is led by McKinsey & Company directors Richard Dobbs, James Manyika, and Jonathan Woetzel. Yougang Chen, Michael Chui, Susan Lund, and Jaana Remes serve as MGI principals. Project teams are led by a group...
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...THE EFFECT OF INTERNAL CONTROL ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY OF ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC) BY AMOO TEMITOPE GRACE ACT/2009/0036 ADEYIGA ADEBAYO ECN/2009/0005 BEING A RESEARCH PROJECT CARRIED OUT AND SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING, FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCES (B.Sc) DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING JULY 2013 1 CERTIFICATION It is certified that this research project, written by Amoo Temitope Grace with matriculation number ACT/2009/0036 was supervised by me and submitted to the Department of Accounting, Faculty of management sciences. Osun State University Osogbo, Okuku Campus. Mr J.O Oyewole Project supervisor Date PROF. Temi Ologunorisa Head of Department Date 2 DEDICATION This research work is specially dedicated to Almighty God in Heaven, the one who loves me dearly, unconditionally and eternally, the source and the strength with which I have been able to pull through the challenges that came with this work, for his protection and guidance over my life right from the inception and towards successful completion of this academic programme. Also, to my beloved parents; Mr and Mrs AMOO for their supports both financially and morally to accomplish the great task of passing through this practical project. My prayer to you is that you will eat the fruits of your labor in Jesus name (Amen). 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Nothing...
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...HMV Group plc Annual report and accounts 2010 Contents Overview 1 2 4 6 8 Introduction Strategic progress and future focus Market overview Chairman’s statement Business review The basics Inspirational brands HMV and Waterstone’s are renowned for their specialist appeal, offering the widest ranges of entertainment and books in their markets. Our stores and the people who work in them strive to be always passionate and inspirational about the products we sell, and provide great service and value for money to ensure that our customers get closer to the entertainment they love, or feel every word between the covers of a good book. We attract the most enthusiastic customers in our markets, with over 4 million loyalty card holders across both brands. Business and financial review: 18 Financial review Governance 24 Board of Directors 26 Corporate governance 30 Directors’ remuneration report 40 Corporate responsibility 46 Directors’ report 51 Independent auditor’s report to the members of HMV Group plc Financial statements 52 Consolidated income statement 54 Statements of comprehensive income 55 Balance sheets 57 Statements of changes in equity 59 Cash flow statements 60 Notes to the financial statements 103 Group financial record HMV In-store Online & digital Live HMV is evolving rapidly as an entertainment brand. Our market-leading retail businesses operate through 417 stores in the UK, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore and transactional local territory websites...
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...The return of financial repression CARMEN M. REINHART* Professor Peterson Institute for International Economics Periods of high indebtedness have historically been associated with a rising incidence of default or restructuring of public and private debts. Sometimes the debt restructuring is more subtle and takes the form of “financial repression”. Consistent negative real interest rates are equivalent to a tax on bond holders and, more generally, savers. In the heavily regulated financial markets of the Bretton Woods system, a variety of financial domestic and international restrictions facilitated a sharp and rapid reduction or “liquidation” of public debt from the late 1940s to the 1970s. The restrictions or regulatory measures of that era had their origins in what would now come under the heading of “macroprudential” concerns in the wake of the severe banking crises that swept many countries in the early 1930s. The surge in public debts that followed during the Great Depression and through World War II only made the case for stable and low interest rates and directed credit more compelling to policymakers. The resurgence of financial repression in the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crises alongside the surge in public debts in advanced economies is documented here. This process of financial “de-globalisation” may have only just begun. * Research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. ...
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...TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0. INTRODUCTION 2 2.0. INTEGRATED MARKETING 3 3.0. INTERNAL MARKETING 5 4.0. RELATIONSHIP MARKETING 7 5.0. PERFORMANCE MARKETING OR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MARKETING 8 6.0. CONCLUSION 10 7.0. REFERENCE 11 1.0. INTRODUCTION Holistic marketing concept is based on the development, design and implementation of marketing programs, process and activities that recognize their breadth and interdependencies. Holistic marketing recognizes that everything matters with marketing and that a broad integrated perspective is necessary to attain the best solution. Holistic Marketing is a great tool for any business whether you are a therapist, practitioner, consultant, or any other type of business one wishes to market effectively. The first step in Holistic Marketing is to start to the soul searching process. You need to look inside yourself in order to figure out what is going on in your life and what you wish to accomplish. Ask questions that will help figure out what inner strengths that you may possess, then figure out how to draw on those strengths. Another step is to figure out what you and the potential clients have in common. Clients need to be able to feel comfortable and trust who they are doing business with, no matter what field of expertise it might be. No one is going to see a doctor if they don't feel comfortable with them. The next part of Holistic Marketing is that the individual marketing their skills or product needs...
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...demonstrate the importance of oil energy as well as challenges that do come with oil energy. Lastly, the project study plan will show on the project time frame along with the projected budget that will be used to carry out the research. Although a shallow clarification the study shall also explain more on this. Thus, the technique used in conducting the study will comprise of descriptive figures along with the use of questionnaires. Keywords GDP: gross domestic product U.N: United Nations. U.K: United Kingdom N.R: Nonrenewable energy Table of contents Contents Aim 2 Abstract 3 Keywords 4 Background Information 6 Introduction 6 1.3 The problem 8 1.4 Specific Objectives 8 2.0 Background to the problem 8 3.0 Research design 10 4.0 Anticipated results 10 5.0 Ethical Considerations 11 6.0 Work Plan 11 7.0 Budget 11 7.0 Project management technique 12 8.0 Conclusion 12 References 13 Background...
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... DR. RUSSELL ZWANKA BUS 429-01 Marketing Strategy Monday, November 16, 2015 Table of Contents ● Executive Summary………………………………………………………… 2 ● Stop & Shop Description…………………………………………………… 3 ○ Overview, History and Successes of Company ● Stop & Shop Strategic Plan and Focus………………………………….. 4 ○ Mission/Vision ○ Financial and Nonfinancial Goals ○ Core Competencies and Sustainable Competitive Advantage ● Situational Analysis………………………………………………………….. 6 ○ Microenvironment ○ Macroenvironment ○ SWOT Analysis (Macro and Microenvironment Factors).... ● Market-Product Focus……………………………………………………… 10 ○ Growth Strategies ○ Target Markets ● Marketing Program Strategy and Tactics……………………………….. 12 ○ 4 Elements of Marketing Mix Strategy ● Financial Projections……………………………………………………….. 16 ○ Sales,Profits, Market Share, Unit Volume ○ Breakeven Analysis & Return On Investment (ROI) ○ Five Year Projections for Revenue, Costs, Profits ● Implementation Plan………………………………………………………… 18 ○ Time Frame of Objectives, How to Monitor, Resources needed ● Evaluation and Control……………………………………………………... 19 ○ How to Monitor and Correct...
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...languages, and so forth. All of these factors create complications and challenges for multinational firms. In spite of these challenges, there is a strong trend among corporations to “go global.” The primary motivation is profit—many firms can increase their rates of return on investment, and their stock prices, by going global. Some do it primarily to get raw materials; oil companies are an example. Others go global to expand their markets, which helps them cover huge development costs; this is true for producers of movies like Lord of the Rings. Others go global because production costs are lower overseas; this is true for most electronics firms. Still others buy from foreign suppliers; Wal-Mart and Nike are examples. Finally, banks, accounting firms, and other service companies are going global because their customers are doing so, and they must follow their customers or lose them. 27-2 (See the BOC model for data and examples of exchange rates.) From a U.S. perspective, an exchange rate tells us: a. Direct quotation: Number of dollars required to buy one unit of a foreign currency. b. Indirect quotation: Number of units of the foreign currency that can be bought with one dollar. Thus, the direct quotation for the euro in December 2005 (see the BOC model) was 1.18740, meaning that it took $1.19 to buy a euro, and the indirect quote was 0.8422, meaning that a dollar would buy 0.8422 euros. The direct and indirect quotes...
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...Harvard Business School 9-799-131 May 4, 2001 European Monetary Union In the spring of 1999, Romano Prodi, newly designated chairman of the European Commission, prepared to help create an economically integrated Europe. Since the introduction of the euro on January 1, Europe had been operating with a single currency—at least for business-tobusiness transactions. Despite some technical problems with the changeover and an 8% depreciation of the euro against the dollar, this extraordinary step toward integration had gone fantastically well. Western Europe continued to experience healthy growth—in excess of 2% annually—and the Commission was expanding its plans to further integrate Europe’s markets. But before real integration could be achieved, many more reforms would be needed. While the Commission recently concluded that “thanks to the Single Market Programme, today’s European 2 product markets work much better than they did in the 1970s,” they still exhibited wide price differentials, diverse regulations, and a lack of inter-European investment and competition. Capital markets had moved further, as members of the European Union had dropped regulations and encouraged competition across national borders. But even here, prices and margins remained high, and inter-European rationalization had only just begun. Finally, the markets for labor had barely begun to integrate. Here, high minimum wages, payroll taxes, unemployment benefits and diverse restrictions on flexibility...
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