...Financial Performance Management Discover how to invest in opportunities that allow you to control costs, determine the best strategy, and use real-time data to make immediate adjustments. o Make better financial decisions faster using real-time data o Cascade your strategy across all levels of the banking organization o Deliver accurate costing information to make more informed decisions Less • Risk and Compliance Management Proactively monitor risks and internal controls to align strategy and operations, improve predictability, and sustain profitable growth. o Access all data via other systems, resulting in fewer disparities and lower costs o Manage risk proactively across multiple business lines with on-time, compliant monitoring o Reduce costs and improve efficiency with simple, integrated reporting interfaces Less • Sustainability Set sustainability strategies and execute against your objectives of minimizing risk and improving opportunities. o Tap into data companywide with analytics, dashboard, and reporting - for easier compliance o Reduce energy consumption by consolidating IT assets o Minimize e-waste with sustainable sourcing, recycling, and contamination prevention Less • Customer Service Contact Center Effectively manage call center activities and connect with your entire banking organization. o Track customer requests through multiple channels, for more "one and done" tickets o Provide call agent scripting and knowledge management tools to up-sell...
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...International Financial Management – 6E - 2011 Chapter 19 1. An effective cash management system should be based on a cash budget that projects expected cash inflows and outflows over some planning horizon. It provides for the orderly receipt and disbursement of cash. It also provides for funds organization, where cash shortages are covered by borrowing at the most promising rates and surplus funds are invested at the most beneficial rates. Within an MNC the complexity of the cash management process is compounded because the firm does business in a variety of currencies and the cost of foreign exchange transactions. is an additional measurement to be accomplished. 2. Under a centralized cash management system, the cash manager will have a global view of the cash necessities of the MNC. There will be less chance that funds will be misallocated, like, denominated in the wrong currency. Additionally, under a global view, transaction exposure for the MNC can be more professionally managed. A centralized system readily allows for investing excess cash at the most beneficial rates and borrowing to cover cash shortages at the most favorable rates. Under a decentralized system, the local cash manager is given more responsibility for managing the cash needs of the affiliate than under a centralized system. Consequently, the local cash management position serves as good training for higher level positions within the affiliate or MNC. Also, under a decentralized system, local bank...
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...engineering and high accuracy analysis. On the other hand, the Letsgo Travel Trailer Company is experiencing challenges with quality, cash flow and a performance review and reward system. This is happening due to lack of integrative planning across different functions. Each functional unit is trying to maximize their own performance, which in turn is hampering the overall performance. The current appraisal and reward system is increasing this isolated and non-cooperative working of the different functional units. ▪ The sales department to improve their sales want to have high finished goods inventory ▪ The production department wants to have high inventory of raw material to have uninterrupted production schedule. They are not interested in implementation of Just-in-time inventory methods to reduce the overall cost. ▪ The current control and reporting system does not provide enough good quality data to guide management decision process. For example, no record for work in process is kept in the company. ▪ The accounts department is making the budget without getting any information from functional units. This way the budgets are not realistic and reflect only an accounting necessity rather than a decision making and control tool. ▪ The cash management system of the company is not good and company is facing the cash management problems. Validity and Reasonableness of Letsgo’s Sales Projections: Table-1: Actual and Projected Sales Growth | ...
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...of New York and Henry C. Lucas, Jr. Graduate School of Business Administration New York University November 1986 Center for Research on Information Systems Information Systems Area Graduate School of Business Administration New York University Working Paper Series CRIS #I41 GBA #86-109 Center for Digital Economy Research Stem School of Business IVorking Paper IS-86-109 IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ABSTRACT This paper presents a framework for the implementation of strategic information systems. The framework draws on past research on implementation and takes into account the unique circumstances of strategic applications. The framework is illustrated with a case study of a money-center bank's cash management system based on a microcomputer. microcomputer provides a powerful front end to the bank's traditional transactions processing system for a corporate treasurer who is a client of the bank. The impact of the The system appears to be positive and the framework offers one model for viewing the implementation of strategic systems. INTRODUCTION A 1982 paper proposed a classification of information systems into three different categories: those which support the business, applications which support strategic planning and s y s t e m s w h i c h a r e a p a r t of a f i r m ' s Turner, 1982). s t r a t e g y (Lucas and This third type of system has received a Books and great deal of attention in the past five years. papers...
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...easy as one two three. An interested owner that deals with selling of pharmaceutical products need determination to operate business, the guts to get it going, the power to motivate his employees and the financial commitment to make it happen. You should also be competitive, a positive thinker and a goal minded person in order for you to make the business successful. One of the ways to be successful in business is to manage the cash properly and wisely. Cash management is a marketing term for certain services offered primarily to larger business customers. It may be used to describe all bank accounts (such as checking accounts) provided to businesses of a certain size, but it is more often used to describe specific services such as cash concentration, zero balance accounting, andautomated clearing house facilities. Sometimes, private banking customers are given cash management services. Cash management is a broad area having to do with the collection, concentration, and disbursement of cash including measuring the level of liquidity, managing the cash balance, and short-term investments. If at...
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...A PROJECT ON STUDY OF CASH MANAGEMENT AT STANDARD CHARTERED BANK SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF BACHELORS OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES L S RAHEJA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND COMMERCE UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011 SUBMITTED BY: BINAY ROY PROJECT GUIDE: PROF. NAVEEN ROHATGI DECLARATION This is to certify that the project report ‘Study of Cash management at Standard Chartered Bank’ is submitted by me in partial fulfillment of the requirement of Bachelors of Management Studies in the academic year 2010-2011. The information it comprises of is true and original as per my research and observation. ----------------------------- Signature of the Student (Name of the Student) CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Mr. Binay Roy has completed the project ‘Study of cash management at standered chartered bank’ under the guidance of Prof. Naveen Rohatgi in the academic year 2010-2011 and has submitted the same to the University of Mumbai in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the Bachelors of Management Studies courses. -------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Signature of the Principal Signature of the Project Guide (Dr. Ms. M.B.Madlani) (Prof. Naveen Rohatgi) ------------------------------------------ Signature of the External Examiner. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would...
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...primary focus for any business hoping to create sustainable growth. Lawrence Sports, a fictional company, is presently in need of capital management analysis and methodology overhaul. Included in this paper is a discussion of the issues, opportunities, values and solutions that the firm should be considering. The 9 step problem solution model is the format used to take the reader through critical identification, evaluation and implementation of elements that will transform a problem into new growth opportunity. Lawrence Sports is a $20 million dollar revenue company that assembles and distributes sporting goods. The focus of the scenario is to provide the opportunity for the student to develop solutions to trade off issues, thus establishing stability for the firm. Mayo, who is a retailer responsible for 95% of sales, is hindering Lawrence from paying raw materials suppliers. Unfortunately, this cash positioning problem is direct result of the Lawrence credit policy and the Mayo request to delay payment until the week of April 14-20. Borrowing money to deal with supplier payables is not an option, due to the $1.2 million dollar maximized bank limit. Therefore, this paper will strategize from the perspective of a financial manager who will turn a working capital problem into the chance to design a new credit policy, implement cash management models and introduce risk mitigation techniques. A credit policy that is too liberal will continue to cause damage to Lawrence Sports...
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...lending arrangements with banks, yet they add to the cost of financing for the borrower. Why, then, borrowers agree to such terms? What other types of alternative financing are available? The borrowers agree to such terms because they use the compensating balance to pay for non credit bank sources such as cash management services must major firms have now negotiated for banks to use the corporations collected funds for compensation and use fees to cover any short fall. The other types of alternative financing that available is letters of credit that common arrangement in International Finance, account receivable financing, a secured short-term loan that involks either the assignment or the factoring of receivables. Inventory loan, a secured short-term loan to purchase inventory. QUESTION 2 (15 MARKS) KKRE Company is producing customized cardboard boxes in a variety of sizes for different customers. The company currently has a cash balance of RM 8,000 and it plans to purchase a new machinery in the next month (November) at a cost of RM 50,000. In order to take advantage of the discount offered, purchasing of the machinery will be made in cash. KKRE maintains a minimum cash balance of RM 6,000 for unforeseen contingencies. Following is the information regarding company’ projected sales. | |August |September |October |November |December | | |RM |Rm ...
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...8—Absorption and Variable Costing, and Inventory Management TRUE/FALSE 1. Variable costing and absorption costing income statements may differ because of their treatment of fixed factory overhead. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy OBJ: LO: 8-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic STA: AICPA: FN-Measurement | IMA: Performance Measurement | ACBSP: APC-27-Managerial Accounting Features/Costs KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge NOT: 1 min. 2. Inventory costs under variable costing include only direct materials, direct labor, and variable factory overhead. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy OBJ: LO: 8-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic STA: AICPA: FN-Measurement | IMA: Cost Management | ACBSP: APC-27-Managerial Accounting Features/Costs KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge NOT: 1 min. 3. Inventory under absorption costing includes only direct materials and direct labor. ANS: F Inventory under absorption costing includes direct materials, direct labor, variable factory overhead, and fixed factory overhead. PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy OBJ: LO: 8-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic STA: AICPA: FN-Measurement | IMA: Cost Management | ACBSP: APC-27-Managerial Accounting Features/Costs KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge NOT: 1 min. 4. If the number of units produced in a period is larger than the number of units sold in a period, absorption costing income will be higher than variable costing income. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy OBJ: LO: 8-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic STA: AICPA: FN-Measurement | IMA: Cost Management | ACBSP: APC-27-Managerial Accounting Features/Costs...
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...Financial Modeling Copyright 2009 Investment Banking Institute www.ibtraining.com Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Spreading Historical Financial Statements III. Deriving Historic Ratios, Trends and Variables IV. Financial Statement Projections V. Integration of Financial Statement Projections / Revolver Modeling 2 Introduction Uses for Financial Models in Investment Banking and Private Equity Investment bankers and Private Equity Professionals often must create financial models that illustrate historic financial statements along with integrated income statement, balance sheet and cash flow projections for evaluating various types of transactions such as: Sale of the Company Merger of the Company Public or Private Placement of new capital (bank loans, high yield issue, IPO or secondary equity offering, private equity or debt placement, etc.) Leveraged buyouts / Management buyouts Restructuring / Bankruptcy In these cases, the associate or analyst is expected to construct the financial model with guidance from the management team on assumptions and projections. Typically, the associate and analyst are responsible for “running the model”, including the ability to run base-case, upside, downside and alternate capital structure scenarios. For pitches and other cases where there is no access to the management team, projections from research reports (equity research reports, high yield research reports, credit rating agency reports, etc) can be used. 3 ...
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...Earned Value Cost Modeling For Professor Douglass Smith By Integrated Project Process Management (MSPM - 6120 - 2) Week 2 Application Spring Session Section B March 12, 2012 Abstract Theoretically, cost modeling is a set of assumptions about future project conditions that guide the projects for organizations of cash flows (Sanghera, 2010). Financial models that are utilized in project finance oft-times are troubled with diverse array problems. The reason for failure in projects is mainly due to not clearly defining and segregating various elements of the model; as well as the failure to include crucial information pertaining to the project. It is good practice to have the person who will be responsible for performing a specific activity to estimate the costs associated with the activity (Gido and Clements, 2010). In this paper we were asked to utilize quantitative analysis to perform 5 year and 10 year cash flow calculations utilizing internal rate of return IRR and Net present value to strategically determine which analysis yields the best fit for the project at hand. Keywords: cost modeling, cash flows, projects, quantitative, analysis, IRR, Internal rate of return, NPV, Net Present Value Developing a baseline schedule for a project is important; in addition the aforementioned it’s also necessary to develop a baseline budget. Baseline cost components of a project depend on the nature, size and location of the project as well as the management organization,...
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...arises, which financial ratios are informative among the hundred ratios available? Material below will identify and support particular ratios of focus. Research also suggests that in order to accurately forecast future financial performance, accounting information needs to work alongside other variables (i.e. firm size, economic trends, and industry specific ratios). Beyond the microeconomics of the company, analysis should also consider relevant macroeconomics that can have a direct correlation on a firm’s success. Based on all findings included, there has been no distinct criticism of using accounting information beyond the time horizon of four years as a mechanism to predict longer term horizon performance. But a more succinct and focused modeling approach of evaluating accounting and non accounting data over an extended time period for the sole purpose of understanding preemptive trends on firms that have been successful and those that have failed. INTRODUCTION We understand that financial...
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...meet deadlines and maintain strict confidentiality of documents. Dedicated team player who possesses excellent analytical, problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills. On visit visa with and available for immediate employment. * STRENGTHS * Well experienced Professional * General Ledger preparation * Receivables-Payables Handling * Trained in QuickBooks, Advanced Excel & Financial Modeling * Competencies in Accounting Functions * Excellent Numerical & Computing skills * Possess strong Team playing attitude * Excellent command over spoken & written English(IELTS 5.5) * QUALIFICATIONS * CMA (Certified Management Accountant-US) Processing... Institute of Business Leadership (IBL)-Islamabad (Pak) * PEARSON EXTENDED LEVEL 7 (Pearson Extended Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership (QCF- UK) in Sep 2015) Institute of Business Leadership (IBL)-Islamabad (Pak) * PEARSON PGD Level 7 (Pearson BTEC PGD Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership (QCF- UK) in April 2015) Institute of Business Leadership (IBL)-Islamabad (Pak) * HDA...
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...Managerial Finance | Use of Real Options Theory in Financial Management/Modeling | Tiffany Allen | BUS 650 | Prof. Achilles | 11/14/2011 | | Abstract In business, as in life, you always have options to choose from. In today's extremely unstable market, managers realize how incredibly risky some investment opportunities can be, and how useful a flexible strategy can be. Using real options theory, managers can more effectively analyze opportunities to pursue, delay, modify, or abandon projects as events unfold. This paper analyzes the use of real option theory in financial management and modeling. It discusses issues included in the implementation of the theory in financial management and modeling. It explains new learning in real option theory and a case study that was able to apply the theory along with the application of the theory to my current business which has helped me understand real option theory. Use of Real Options Theory in Financial Management/Modeling The Real Option Theory has struck some interest with managers in the last couple of decades. Back in the day, companies had plenty of time to make decisions to make changes when they felt it was necessary. Now, if they take their time deciding on changes, chances are by the time they finally make a decision, another company has already made the move. Times have change and especially with how the economy is today, it’s a “Dog Eat Dog World” and in this competitive market, you...
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...S ANITA NORRIS MODEL MANAGEMENT w 9B10D013 Authorized for use only in the course BSAD 471 Strategic Management at St. Francis Xavier University taught by Brad Long from Jan 05, 2015 to Apr 17, 2015. Use outside these parameters is a copyright violation. Prashob Menon and Paul Lee wrote this case under the supervision of Professor John Haywood-Farmer solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors might have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmission without its written permission. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2010, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation Version: (A) 2010-09-10 On March 17, 2010, Anita Norris, owner of Anita Norris Model Management (ANMM) of London, Ontario was contemplating the future of her business. In the two years since Norris started ANMM, the business had grown quickly through her efforts to pursue any revenue stream that presented...
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