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Basel II: Operational Risk in Financial Institutions
Soley, Jorge; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTechnical Note FN-537-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis note explains the concept of operational risk in financial entities. This new concept has been introduced by Basel II as a new requirement in the calculation of the own funds required by financial entities in order to achieve a more solvent financial system. Operational risk is understood to mean "The risk of losses resulting from inadequate and/or erroneous internal processes, personnel, systems or external events." Companies' results, and ...Starting at €8.20
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State Finance Agencies
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-400-EFinanceIn many countries; in practically all of Europe, most of Latin America, and even in the U.S., there are financial agencies, which normally act as credit agencies, and which are used to finance: Medium to long-term credit operations in strategic projects in the country, and as development banks, supporting the formation of fixed capital and the intermediation of companies, especially SMEs.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Governance of Credit Institutions
Soley, Jorge; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTechnical Note FN-544-EFinanceThe note reviews the main corporate governance rules worldwide for listed banks: the OECD Principles, the IOSCO (International Organization of Securities Commissions) Principles, the Financial Services Action Plan in the EU, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the US. It continues with a discussion of the Basel Committee recommendations on corporate governance in banks. The application of the general rules to the particular circumstances of the banking...Starting at €8.20
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Value at Risk (VaR) as a Risk Measure in the Treasury and Capital Markets Area
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-433-EFinanceThis note analyzes the VaR (Value at Risk) method used to evaluate risks incurred by credit institutions' financial and capital market activities. It explains the different methods used for calculating VaR, and the contributions of VaR to compliance with the regulatory framework, the measurement of market risks, the evaluation of the management and of the limits on negotiation portfolios.Starting at €8.20
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Private Equity
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-301-EFinanceThis note explains the characteristics of the risk capital sector in Spain and other countries. It discusses the different ways in which risk capital is managed, and the legal and fiscal framework of risk capital in Spain, depending on its form: risk capital funds and companies. The case also presents a broad outline of the different types of risk capital players: private capital companies and funds, regional industrial development societies, and...Starting at €8.20
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Operating Leases
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-428-EFinanceThe note refers to the operating leases regulated in IAS 17, as an alternative to financial leasing (full pay-out lease). Commercial features are analyzed (we need to bear in mind that operating leases are known in Spain as "renting" and, in France, as a "location longue durée"), focusing especially on the automobile and technology sectors. It also factors in the accounting aspect, from the standpoint of both lessor and lessee.Starting at €8.20
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Change Management in Coaching
Larburu A.; Poelmans, StevenTechnical Note DPON-68-ELeadership and People ManagementOne of the key skills in successful coaching is change management in third parties. Managing the changes affecting the coached party is the essential content or objective of the process: the coached party's change and learning process. To this end, we will work on the management of: 1) the real context (the day-to-day environment of the coached party, i.e., action); 2) the mental context (the perceptions the coached party constructs, based on rea...Starting at €8.20
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The Action Orientation of the Coach
Larburu A.; Poelmans, StevenTechnical Note DPON-69-ELeadership and People ManagementAgroinnovation is a European business that is part of a worldwide group that is the market leader in seed and plant protection and which produces products essential in modern agriculture. In recent years there have been two important changes: the use of new technologies in the client interface (B2B) and the move to an open-plan office. Technological change has simplified and streamlined many of our systems. They open new ways of offering services...Starting at €8.20
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Communication in Coaching
Larburu A.; Poelmans, StevenTechnical Note DPON-67-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen implementing a process, a coach uses many different tools. However, all the techniques, theories and processes the coach applies have one thing in common: communication. Communication is a fundamental skill in coaching. The aim of this note is therefore to delve into the communication process and the variables involved in communication, and to review the different communication techniques in the different phases of the coaching process: unde...Starting at €8.20
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MIFID (Market in Financial Instruments Directive)
Soley, Jorge; Zozaya E.Technical Note FN-550-EFinanceThis technical note talks about the European directive MiFID (Markets in Financial Instrument Directive) (*) which has completely changed its operation models in capital markets. (*) This directive became effective on Nov.1, 2007. The objectives are the following: -To protect the client and the individual investor. -To regulate the behavior of investment service companies. -To complete the European Union financial services market Main new points ...Starting at €8.20