a market leader in three personal care categories—exfoliants, skin whitening lotion and hair coloring based on December 2013 report of AC Nielsen. SkinWhite is the number 1 whitening lotion with 24 percent share by value and 20 percent by volume. Maxi-peel Exfoliant Solution has 79 percent share by volume and Kolours is the number 1 hair dye product with 31 percent share by volume and 25 percent by value. In 2011, the Splash Group acquired Barrio Fiesta Manufacturing Corporation to gain a foothold
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STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Master thesis within Finance Evaluating the Performance of Socially Responsible Investment Funds: A Holding Data Analysis H. Camilla Stenström* Jessica J. Thorell** Abstract: This paper investigates the performance of regular mutual funds compared to Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) mutual funds, over the time period of January 2001 to September 2007. The paper extends the research on the performance of SRI funds by using holding data of regular funds to
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confidence. China's stock market is an emerging market, the market fluctuation characteristic of high risk is particularly prominent. Therefore, to our country stock market fluctuation characteristic analysis contributes to the stability of our financial market, to promote economic development. This article from the research background and significance, reviews the long memory theory development as well as the predecessors research results. In the second chapter explains the theoretical base, such
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Financial Accounting for Decision Makers Visit the Financial Accounting for Decision Makers, sixth edition Companion Website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/atrillmclaney to find valuable student learning material including: G G G G G Self assessment questions to test your learning A study guide to aid self-learning Revision questions and exercises to help you check your understanding Extensive links to valuable resources on the web Comments on case studies to aid interpretative and analytical skills
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On Accounting Flows and Systematic Risk Neil Garrod University of Glasgow Dusan Mramor University of Ljubljana Address for correspondence: Neil Garrod, Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Glasgow, 65-71, Southpark Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LE, Scotland, U.K. Tel: 00-44-141-330-5426 e-mail: n.garrod@accfin.gla.ac.uk On Accounting Flows and Systematic Risk Abstract The body of
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The codes of ethics for both associations complement each other in several ways. The first way in which the complement each other is through confidentiality. Both handle confidential in similar ways, the Institute of Internal Auditors code states that auditors will keep all information confidential unless there is a professional or legal obligation to otherwise disclose the information. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners code states that examiners will not disclose confidential information
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1991, the residual between actual and forecast is 924,000, which is a very big different. These excess inventories became illiquid assets, thus increased the liabilities which have a negative effect on the company’s financial health. Nevertheless, with lack of previous years’ financial data in addition to the unpredictable recession of the economy, it is hard to say whether or not these data were exaggerating. 2. Risk assessment a. Liquidity – as of March 1991, the current and cash ratio of Dynashears
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Corporate governance practices Code of ethics Controls and procedures Principal accountants’ fees and services Memorandum and Articles of Association 141 Financial statements 142 Consolidated financial statements of the BP group 150 Notes on financial statements 228 Supplementary information on oil and natural gas (unaudited) PC1 Parent company financial statements of BP p.l.c. 111 Directors’ remuneration report 112 Part 1 Summary 114 Part 2 Executive directors’ remuneration 120 Part 3 Non-executive
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portfolio differ from those of individual securities combining to form a portfolio. The investor tries to choose the optimal portfolio taking in to consideration the risk return characteristics of all possible portfolios. As the economy and the financial environment keep changing the risk return characteristics of individual securities as well as portfolios also change. This calls for periodical review and revision of investment portfolios of investors. An investor invests his funds in a portfolio
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Tunisia E-mail: Elleuchj@yahoo.fr Abstract This paper examines whether a simple fundamental analysis strategy based on historical accounting information can predict stock returns. The paper’s goal is to show that simple screens based on historical financial signals can shift the distribution of returns earned by an investor by separating eventual winners stocks from losers. Results show that historical accounting signals can be used to improve the entire distribution of future returns earned by an investor
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