Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio
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The complex field of finance is relevant to everybody in one way or another and is particularly relevant to all aspects of management. Representatives from Boots, De La Rue and ABN Amro offer insights into the various issues surrounding risk – what kinds of risk their companies are concerned with; how those risks are managed; their companies' differing attitudes to those risks. The album also explores developments in single currency, pension scheme deficits and corporate governance and explains what’s meant Forward Rate Agreement and Efficient-Market Hypothesis. This material forms part of The Open University course B821 Financial strategy.
Developments in corporate governance
Developments in corporate governance, its cost and possible impact on fraud and misuse of company assets.
Private equity
The driving forces behind the use of private equity within financial markets.
Performance measurement
Marcus Davidson and Graham Honeybourne explore issues of performance measurement.
International financial reporting standards
The IFRS, Pension Funds and the impact its introduction has made.
Managing financial risks
The various financial risks associated with businesses and how they can be managed.