In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007, there has been a great deal of debate regarding the key underlying causes. For example, when people discuss the collapse of the financial markets, the most frequently mentioned word is subprime mortgagewhich is considered as the culprit of the crisis. Yet, is subprime mortgage the root of the crisis? If it was, then the question would be how this type of financial product, which is only marginal part of the financial market, could cause such a
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countries: Russia alone accounted for almost 9% of 1995 sales. Polaroid does not have a large installed base in these countries, and the Polaroid brand name may not be as strong as in the United States. Although Polaroid uses international lines of credit and possibly other hedging techniques to reduce currency risk, doing business in developing nations poses an increased market risk. The growth in international business is a logical move for Polaroid given that U.S. sales are flat and net margins
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the debt financing and $6 billion in the bridge loans and the another $1.5 billion of credit lines. FCX’s two equity related transactions were led by JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch as joint book-runners. Big risk happened to the FCX interests and these two firms. FCX’s book running and M&A were controlled by the two firms which facilitated M&A transaction. Than, the two firms equally shared fees and league table credit for these transactions. It is a risker way to commitment to provide bridge loans. 2
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Financial Analysis AMBITIOUS Robert Blaauw 0801654 Denise Doolhof 0785802 Remco Taal 0801584 Class CEV3 Strategic Business game Commissioned by Mr Wijnia Study Commercial Economics Institute for commercial management Rotterdam University Rotterdam, April 1st 2010 EARNINGS PER SHARE At the beginning of the game in year 10 Ambitious had earnings per share (EPS) of $ 2.50. In year 11 the EPS drastically dropped to $ 0.72. This was because the net profit that year was only $
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ICRA Indonesia Comment June 2013 Minimum Capital Provisioning for Credit Risk – a Comparative Study of Basel I and Basel II Contact: Pradnya Desai Manager– Rating Analyst +62 21 576 1516 desai.pradnya@icraindonesia.com Drafted in 1988 and 2004 respectively, Basel I and II have, through quantitative and technical benchmarks, helped develop a level playing field in the banking The “Basel Committee on Banking Supervision” (BCBS) is comprised of the central banks and regulatory
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A Summer Training Report On CREDIT APPRAISAL & CREDIT RISK RATING At Punjab National Bank Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Master of Business Administration (MBA) Amity University, Gurgaon (Manesar) Under the Guidance of: Submitted By: Name: Mr. A.K. Rastogi Mohit Batra Senior Manager MBA: 3rd Semester A50050213025 Amity Business School Amity University Gurgaon
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America Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' On Political Risks And Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative Primary Credit Analyst: Nikola G Swann, CFA, FRM, Toronto (1) 416-507-2582;nikola_swann@standardandpoors.com Secondary Contacts: John Chambers, CFA, New York (1) 212-438-7344;john_chambers@standardandpoors.com David T Beers, London (44) 20-7176-7101;david_beers@standardandpoors.com Table Of Contents Overview Rating Action Rationale Outlook Related Criteria And Research Ratings List www.standardandpoors
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Evaluate of the Merton Model for credit risk analysis The KMV-Merton model proposed by Robert Merton(1974)is an application of classic option pricing theory and as a logical extension of the Black-Scholes(1973)option pricing framework.Merton’s approach assess the credit risk of a firm by characterizing the firm’s equity as a call option on the underling value of the firm with a strike price equal to the face value of the firm’s debt and a time-to-maturity of T.By put-call parity,the value of the
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Extensive literature has been written about the “true” level of non performing loans (NPL’s) in the Vietnamese banking system over the last 18 months. The ongoing commentary has been both absorbing and humorous. The first red flag was raised by ratings agency Fitch in August, 2011. At the time, reported system NPLs for Vietnamese banks was about 2.7 per cent. But, Fitch estimated that 13 per cent was a more realistic number. The State Bank governor acknowledged late last year that the real number
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Comparative Rating Index for Sovereigns (CRIS): An update following recent rating events using both Moody’s and S&P’s ratings. [From the Economic Division, Ministry of Finance: This is the latest update on the comparative credit ratings scores of nations, using Moody’s as well as Standard and Poor’s ratings data following recent ratings events, and using a formula developed by our researchers. The detailed work (not for dissemination) occurs in a paper by Kaushik Basu, Anil Bisen, Supriyo De, Rangeet
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