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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio

Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio

The Open University

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.
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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio - Contemporary issues in finance

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07/15/09 • 0 min

An introduction to this album.
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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio - Developments in corporate governance

Developments in corporate governance

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07/15/09 • 3 min

Developments in corporate governance, its cost and possible impact on fraud and misuse of company assets.
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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio - Private equity

Private equity

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07/15/09 • 2 min

The driving forces behind the use of private equity within financial markets.
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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio - Hedge funds

Hedge funds

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07/15/09 • 5 min

A history of hedge funds, and what the future may hold for them.
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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio - Performance measurement

Performance measurement

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07/15/09 • 4 min

Marcus Davidson and Graham Honeybourne explore issues of performance measurement.
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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio - International financial reporting standards

International financial reporting standards

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07/15/09 • 13 min

The IFRS, Pension Funds and the impact its introduction has made.
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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio - Pension scheme deficits

Pension scheme deficits

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07/15/09 • 5 min

Marcus Davidson and Graham Honeybourne explore the issues.
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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio - Managing financial risks

Managing financial risks

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07/15/09 • 8 min

The various financial risks associated with businesses and how they can be managed.
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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio - Foreign exchange and currency unions

Foreign exchange and currency unions

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07/15/09 • 3 min

Possible future consequences of a single currency.
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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio - The use of derivatives

The use of derivatives

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07/15/09 • 6 min

The use of different derivatives within two businesses.
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Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio currently has 13 episodes available.

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The average episode length on Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio is 5 minutes.

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The first episode of Contemporary Issues in Finance - Audio was released on Jul 15, 2009.

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