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Risk Oversight: What Every Director Should Know
Ormazabal, GaizkaArticle ART-2818-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, StrategyThe public and political perception that excessive risk-taking was to blame for the global financial crisis has led to a number of legislative and regulatory actions concerning the role of the board in risk oversight. This article discusses the main factors driving the pressure on boards to oversee corporate risk and the potential consequences of this emphasis on risk oversight. The author describes how companies are responding to the higher dema...Starting at €8.20
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Variance Analysis
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiTechnical Note CN-226-EAccounting and ControlIn this technical note we explain how to analyze deviations from a budget. We call this procedure variance analysis. The purpose of this analysis is to better understand the sources of variation between the budget and the actual performance of a company. To illustrate the methodology, we use an example of a company in the textile industry. In the second part of the technical note, we explain how to conduct a variance analysis when there is a vari...Starting at €8.20
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Basel III: Toward a new financial architecture
Soley, Jorge; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Cutillas, SergiTechnical Note FN-583-EFinanceBasel III, some details of which are still to be worked out, marks another step by supervisors toward a stable and solvent banking sector. The technical note focuses not only on the specific features of Basel III but also on complementary regulations. It looks at the strategic impact on the banking sector, as in many people's view Basel III heralds a "new financial architecture".Starting at €8.20
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Shadow Banking
Soley, Jorge; Sánchez de León, CarlosTechnical Note FN-617-EFinance, Innovation and Change, StrategyThis note explains the growing phenomenon of shadow banking as a non-regulated part of the financial system. In the United States, shadow banking is more important than the traditional banking sector in terms of assets used and it is experiencing high growth rates in Europe as well. The note asks whether shadow banking has more advantages than the traditional banking system because it is not regulated; whether it is more or less transparent; whe...Starting at €8.20
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Banca de Inversión
de Heredia, Tomás; Cutillas, Sergi; Sánchez de León, Carlos; Soley, Jorge; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTechnical Note FN-424FinanceEsta nota proporciona una perspectiva general de los orígenes y principales actividades de la banca de inversión. Explica las diferencias que existen entre la banca de inversión y los bancos comerciales, así como también quiénes son los clientes habituales, qué instrumentos financieros usan y cómo está evolucionando para adaptarse a un cambiante marco regulador.Starting at €8.20
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El Banco Asturiano: ¿Un banco digital
Soley, JorgeCase F-908Finance, Innovation and Change, StrategyEl caso trata de la implantación de la tecnología informática en la banca, el concepto de multicanalidad y la realidad de la banca de las operaciones online. Se explica la evolución de la banca tradicional a la banca digital en un periodo mínimo de cinco años.Starting at €8.20
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Bank Payment Systems
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-464-EFinanceBesides catering to their clients financial requirements, banks provide a structure for domestic and international payment systems.Starting at €8.20
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Precios de transferencia
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiTechnical Note CN-227Accounting and ControlEn las empresas multidivisionales, es frecuente la transferencia de productos entre sus divisiones. Por ejemplo, algunas divisiones están especializadas en la fabricación de productos intermedios, que después se transfieren a otras divisiones especializadas en productos terminados. El precio que la división de fabricación cobra a otras divisiones por los productos intermedios se denomina "precio de transferencia". Aunque pueda parecer que las tra...Starting at €8.20
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Banco Sabadell - TSB
Soley, Jorge; Eufinger, Christian; Linage Juan de, LaliCase F-913-EAccounting and Control, Economics, FinanceEl caso analiza la compra del TSB por el Banco de Sabadell. Se analiza: La estrategia de esta entidad bancaria, los distintos sistemas de valoración, la valoracion de la entidad bancaria, la bondad del sistema de valoración elegido, el efecto sobre los estados financieros tanto del vendedor como del comprador.Starting at €8.20
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Investment Banking
de Heredia, Tomás; Cutillas, Sergi; Sánchez de León, Carlos; Soley, Jorge; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTechnical Note FN-424-EFinanceThis note provides an overview of the origins and main activities of investment banks. It explains how they differ from commercial banks, who their main customers are, what financial instruments they use, and how they are evolving to adapt to changing regulatory framework.Starting at €8.20