Master Thesis Department of Business Studies MSc in Finance & International Business Valuation of Holcim Ltd A Building Materials Industry Based Company Author: Christian Ryf Exam #: 402749 Advisor: Baran Siyahhan‚ Associate Professor‚ PhD Place‚ Date: Aarhus‚ July 2011 Abstract What is the fair value of Holcim Ltd‚ a Swiss based building materials company? This is the central question of the following paper. Before the valuation will be performed‚ one has
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Question 1 a. The dollar is presently weak and is expected to strengthen over time. These expectations affect the tendency of U.S investors to invest in foreign securities because the value of U.S dollar decrease will lead to the U.S company get less profit and earn less money. Consequently‚ U.S companies will pay fewer dividends for investors who invest in these companies. So‚ investors will tend to invest in foreign securities where they can get higher dividend. On the other hand‚ a weak currency
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Value vs. Growth Strategy Professor: Dr. M. Kamstra Class: FINE 6500 A Due: November 23‚ 2014 Students: Harivan Jaffer 213882279 Jeremy Foster 207012370 Zefu Chen 213160999 In the traditional finance theories‚ investors are thought to act rationally so as to maximize their return and that emotions and behavior have no real affect on the trading of equities and other investments. However‚ there are ways and strategies that take advantage and prevent some of these cognitive shortcomings
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Chapter 5 Currency Derivatives 1. Kalons‚ Inc. is a U.S.-based MNC that frequently imports raw materials from Canada. Kalons is typically invoiced for these goods in Canadian dollars and is concerned that the Canadian dollar will appreciate in the near future. Which of the following is not an appropriate hedging technique under these circumstances? A) purchase Canadian dollars forward. B) purchase Canadian dollar futures contracts. C) purchase Canadian dollar put options
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PRINCIPLES OF BANKING AND FINANCE MT.KENYA UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTIONS Answer at least TWO questions from section A and TWO others from section B SECTION A 1. a. Compare and contrast the main features of the financial systems of US and Germany. 15 marks b. Discuss the reasons for the internet bubbles of the late 1990s
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thank you for giving us the opportunity to prepare this report under your sincere guidance and cooperation. Thank you‚ Sincerely yours‚ Acknowledgement A lot of concentration‚ effort‚ responsibility and study have been involved in preparing this paper into realty. In preparing a report one need a number of assistance and guidance from reliable sources. This report also stands on the basis of such efforts. I have pleasure to express my gratitude to my grope members. In preparing the report‚ I received
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Behavioural Finance Petere Dybdahl Hede Behavioural finance is an add-on paradigm of finance‚ which seeks to supplement the standard theories of finance by introducing behavioural aspects to the decision-making process. Behavioural finance deals with individuals and ways of gathering and using information. Martin Sewell Behavioural finance is the study of the influence of psychology on the behavioural of financial practitioners and subsequent effect on markets. Anastasios Konstantinidis
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INTERNATIONAL FINNACE: International Finance is an area of financial economics that deals with monetary interactions between two or more countries‚ concerning itself with topics such as currency exchange rates‚ international monetary systems‚ foreign direct investment‚ and issues of international financial management including political risk and foreign exchange risk inherent in managing multinational corporations. OR International finance is the branch of economics that studies the dynamics of
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- CHAPTER 1 V HOUSING FINANCE SCHEMES IN INDIA - AN ANALYSIS House is a basic necessity. Everyone‚ rich or poor‚ whether in rural areas or urban areas‚ needs a house to protect his life and property and also to promote his well-being. Houses do a great deal more than housing the people. They channel human relationship and are an integral part of the society. A house is not an isolated structure but forms part of the neighbourhood and the total community. Housing does not mean the construction
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Corporate finance: Corporate finance is an area of finance dealing with the financial decisions corporations make and the tools and analysis used to make these decisions. The primary goal of corporate finance is to maximize corporate value while managing the firm’s financial risks. Although it is in principle different from managerial finance which studies the financial decisions of all firms‚ rather than corporations alone‚ the main concepts in the study of corporate finance
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