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08152. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER. Examines the expansion of EFT systems, including the use and demand for ATM's and POS (point of sale) debit cards. Relative advantages and disadvantages to the financial institution and the consumer... (more) |
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08139. BUSINESS FORECASTING: CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES, COSTS, AND LIMITATIONS. Examines the state of business forecasting along the three subdisciplines of qualitative techniques, time series analysis and projection, and causal models. Analyzes the effectiveness of the model in... (more) |
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08130. THE ROLM CORPORATION: RATION ANALYSIS IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. A detailed analysis of the financial position of one of A.T.&T.`s rivals in the computerized communications industry based on an analysis of the companies capital ratio. Discusses overall prospects... (more) |
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08106. ACCOUNTING HARMONIZATION IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY. Examines the four-fold purpose of the EEC's Fourth Directive, adopted July 25, 1978. Discusses the benefits of the directive, including the impact of standardized accounting systems on shareholders,... (more) |
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08103. MARKETING IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY. A look at successful strategies in making a bank customer-oriented. Various experts are cited who encourage the development of a sales-oriented banking staff and emphasize the importance of... (more) |
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08070. FINANCIAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA. A case study of the problems faced by F.C.A. and steps taken to correct them. F.C.A.'s background, risky growth strategies, and an evaluation of the current situation are included. 10 pages, 7... (more) |
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08056. IMPLICATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL ILLINOIS CASE. The factors behind the neai collapse of Continental Illinois Bank and its subsequent rescuse by the F.D.I.C. are analyzed. Consider the effects of this case on the banking industry and banking... (more) |
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08018. CONTINENTAL ILLINOIS: ANATOMY OF A NEAR FAILURE. A study of the factors which led Continental Illinois Bank to the brink of bankruptcy and the F.D.I.C. reaction to the crisis. 11 pages, 10 footnotes, 5 bibliographic... (more) |
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08015. MUTUAL FUNDS. A consideration of the advantages and drawbacks of investing in mutual funds, with information on the performance of specific mutual funds in the past, and their prospects for the future. 9 pages, 31... (more) |
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08014. VENTURE CAPITAL. A study of the use of venture capitalism in the United States as a way to start a business. Includes history and analysis of venture capitalism, as well as charts indicating the increasing importance... (more) |
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07677. COMMERCIAL BANKS AND THE EMERGENCE OF NON-BANK FINANCIAL COMPETITORS. This paper provides a brief regulatory background of the commercial banking industry, dating to the l930s. This work then accounts for the emergence of non-bank competition during the l970s and... (more) |
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07666. SAFE HARBOR LEASING. Overview of this type of equipment financing, which was actually designed as a method of allowing unprofitable companies to transfer tax benefits they couldn't use to profitable companies; was legal... (more) |
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07625. HIGH INTEREST RATES AND THE ECONOMIC RECOVER OF 1983. Solid review of the problem of high interest rates in America in 1983, and the threat they pose to the future of the recover. Covers history of interest rates and inflation-adjusted interest rates in... (more) |
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07480. INTERNATIONAL BANKING: THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND OTHER TAX HAVENS. Good overview of the why and how of tax havens, using Cayman Islands and Switzerland as major examples. Legal aspects, history of tax avoidance in Switzerland and Caymans, tax and regulation... (more) |
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07460. STOCK INDEX FUTURES. Good overview of what stock index futures are and how they are used by investors. Includes history and mechanics to stock index futures contracts and stock index futures option contracts; hedging... (more) |
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07451. AN ANALYSIS OF INVENTORY. summary of basic principles of inventory management. Too little inventory has the cost of running short; too much inventory has the cost of too much money tied up unproductively. Types of inventory;... (more) |
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07448. THE SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION. History and comments on the SIPC, established by Congress -- but as a membership corporation not considered an agency of the U.S. government -- to protect customers of failed brokerages. Full details... (more) |
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07444. AMERICAN BANKS AND THE RISK OF BAD DEBTS. Overview of the almost bank panic of 1982. Includes banking basics, long-term deterioration of capital/asset ratios in 1970s, banking shocks of 1982; Penn Square as an example of imprudent domestic... (more) |
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07420. HOW DOES THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM CREATE MONEY? Good basic explanation of the three major tools that the Federal Reserve system uses to regulate the money supply: the reserve requirements, the discount rate, and open-market operations. 6 pages, 8... (more) |
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07412. THE CHANGING DEBT STRUCTURE OF AMERICAN BUSINESS. Focuses on how companies have made a long-term change towards greater use of debt financing (as opposed to equity). This occurred because of inflation and the perceived advantages of leverage;... (more) |
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07317. THE COMMERCIAL BANKING INDUSTRY: AN INDUSTRY ANALYSIS. Thorough study of the clash between banks and nonbanks. Overview of the development of nonbank competition, analysis of the strategies of some major bank and nonbank competitors, legal and financial... (more) |
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07316. INVESTMENT ANALYSIS OF INTEL CORPORATION. study in the use of various measures of financial health, such as current assets ratio, acid test ratio, inventory turnover, earnings per share, net income to sales ratio, price/earnings ratio as... (more) |
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07315. THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETITION IN BANKING. Study of the changes wrought by competition from nonbanks over recent decades. Includes the rise in the cost of funds, forms of nonbank competition, bank responses and attempts to increase... (more) |
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07162. THE SAVINGS RATE AND THE AMERICA ECONOMY, 1966-1981. Good, concise study of the savings rate: how it is defined, and statistics on what it has been. The savings rate is compared to other indicators such as real personal income, inflation rate,... (more) |
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07129. WELLS FARGO HOME COMPUTER BANKING. Detailed, professional feasibility and profitability study of introducing banking through home computers at a major Northern California bank. Analyzes competing efforts in other regions, demographics... (more) |
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07017. A PROJECTION FOR COMMERCIAL BANK ASSET ALLOCATION IN 1983. Today's unstable economic environment and the need for careful placement of bank assets (into stocks, bonds, mortgages, etc.); includes analysis of recent economic history, asset mix of last 10 years,... (more) |
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06806. THE INDONESIAN BANKING SYSTEM. A study of the banking system and banking relations of Indonesia, looking in particular at the dominant Central Bank of Indonesia, and the relations of the country with the World Bank and other... (more) |
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06786. AMERICAN TELFPHONE AND TELEGRAPH. A case study of the communications giant, looking at company background, industry and company analysis, and competition; the company's stock is valued on the basis of book and market prices. 10 pages,... (more) |
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06785. THE EXXON CORPORATION. A case study of the international oil corporation, looking at the world's largest oil company in terms of profits, operating income and sales. A valuation of the company's stock is calculated and an... (more) |
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06781. THE MORAL PROBLEM OF INTEREST. The history of the moral problem posed by the collection of interest is reviewed across the history of Western civilization; the Jewish tradition and the Christian tradition which developed out of it... (more) |
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06780. THE FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY LAW. The procedures for filing for bankruptcy and reorganization are described in this study, and recent advantages to consumers and bank creditors under Chapter 13 are noted. 9 pages, 8 footnotes, 5... (more) |
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06750. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER. Explains some of the basics of EFT, including the role of the Federal Reserve in funds transfers. Explains some workings of EFT from an institutional and consumer viewpoint. 10 pages, 9 footnotes, 7... (more) |
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06613. ALL SAVERS AND THE THRIFT INDUSTRY. A review of the current state of the savings industry, noting recent changes in the financial strucutre of thrift companies. The phenomenon of all-savers certificates, one year certificates of... (more) |
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06501. FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES. The basic mechanisms of foreign exchange trading and the complexities of this important form of international trade are studied in this report; types of forward foreign exchange purchase are noted,... (more) |
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06362. THE SWISS BANKING INDUSTRY. The types of business and the recent problems of the Swiss banking industry are examined in this report. The Chiasso affair and the state monopoly on banking are also remarked upon. 11 pages, 13... (more) |
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06333. EUROOBONDS. A well-researched study of the international financial market for borrowers and lenders known as Eurobonds. The market, offerings, interest rates and investment procedures of Eurobonds are looked at... (more) |
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06332. THE SPECIALIST STOCKBROKER. A look at the role of the specialist stockbroker in today's financial market, examining the history of the struggle between brokers and traders and the current operations of the New York Stock... (more) |
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06316. MORTGAGE FINANCING ALTERNATIVES. A detailed study of the new "creative financing" alternatives to conventional mortgage structures, noting the disappearance of long-term, fixed rate mortgage and comparing the various formulas of new... (more) |
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06066. PETRODOLLARS. Very good summary of renewed concern over huge financial surpluses of Arab nations in 1980 and the problems facing banks; the poor countries that need the money can't afford to borrow it at today's... (more) |
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05815. AUDITING. A discussion of the relationship between internal company controls and auditing procedures. The means by which such controls are evaluated and the corresponding amount of auditing work required are... (more) |
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05663. INFLATION AND CAPITAL STRUCTURES. A comprehensive review of the impact of inflation on profits, expectations, accounting systems and corporate policies. Current cost accounting is seen as a possible answer to the problems outlined. ... (more) |
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05427. THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM: EVOLUTION, STRUCTURE, AND OPERATIONS. This paper gives a basic history of the Federal Reserve, its functions and structure. Open market market operations, manipulation of required reserve ratios, and the use of the discount mechanism are... (more) |
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05414a. CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY. This paper contrasts Milton Friedman’s free market views (“the social responsibility of business is to make a profit”) on corporate responsibility with those of the “social responsibility” school. ... (more) |
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05405a. THE EFFECT OF INVESTMENT ON BUSINESS CYCLES. This paper explores the relationship between investment and business cycles. Several theories and problems are discussed including: over-investment, both monetary and non-monetary, and the... (more) |
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05354. IMPACT OF MICROCOMPUTERS AND MICROPROCESSORS ON THE ACCOUNTING INDUSTRY. A research project looking at the impact of new technology (post 1977) on the industry. Traditional roles could be threatened but new fields will develop as a result of technological change. The... (more) |
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04743. UNITED AIRLINES: A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. Good basic study of the financial position of United; includes general introduction, problem of CAB regulation, analysis of assets, liabilities, liquidity, debt, capitalization. 15p., 8f.,... (more) |
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04377. AUDITOR'S INTERNAL CONTROL. Very detailed survey of the auditor's work in the company. Covers all phases of internal accounting controls, including POP systems. 16 pages, 41 footnotes, 13 bibliographic sources. ... (more) |
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04353. OPERATIONS RESEARCH. Good study of how mathematical techniques can be used to increase business efficiency; well-balanced discussion of the advantages and problems of attempting to apply math. models to real-life... (more) |
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04257. HISTORY OF COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS. Very good history of U. S. government attempts to define cost accounting standards in order to apply various regulations and achieve better measure of defense contracts, leading up to the... (more) |
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04256. CURRENT VALUE ACCOUNTING. Excellent survey of the advantages of keeping accounts based on current cost of items rather than usual system of actual historical cost of items. Accounting as a means of providing information, what... (more) |
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04140. ORIGIN OF THE DOUBLE-ENTRY ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. Good historical survey, concentrates on the work of L. Pacioli of 15th century Italy who wrote first double-entry accounting manual. 9 pages, 9 footnotes, 2 bibliographic... (more) |
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04071. THE USES OF OPTIONS. Good study of strategies on the options market; buying options ( calls), selling options (puts), risks, transaction costs, hedging strategies, usual rates of return on various strategies. 7p., 3f.,... (more) |
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03860. SIMULATION. How to use simulation techniques (random-based mathematical models) in solving business problems. Queuing problems, risk analysis, inventory control, and analysis of complex systems. Emphasizes... (more) |
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03827. AN EXPOSITION OF THE CHARACTER OF BANK PROFITS. Thorough and technical examination of bank profit rates. Large and small bank profit characteristics, profit growth since wwii, factors affecting rates of return, finds bank profits correlate best... (more) |
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03392. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTING AND ITS EFFECTS UPON COMMON STOCKS. Examines the radical shift in the past twenty years from a predominance of individual investors to a predominance of institutional investors. A sophisticated analysis concludes that market liquidity... (more) |
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03195. UNDETERMINANTS OF INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT. Computer analysis compares interest rates to industrial investment 58-69, finds no relationship, also discusses the literature on the subject. Includes 6p. of graphs and IBM 1130 printouts. 12p.,... (more) |
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01322. MODLIGLIANI-MILLER CONTROVERSY. An analysis of this financial controversy which centers around the question of whether there is an optimal financial mix of debt and equity that minimizes the cost of capital to a firm. Presents both... (more) |
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52345. WORKING CAPITAL. Basic overview of the sources and uses of working capital; how to insure that there's enough money in the treasury to meet the payroll. 13p., 24f.,... (more) |
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52343. DIVIDEND POLICY. Basic overview of stock dividends; begins with first stock exchange in Amsterdam, covers types of stock and dividends and the general considerations governing the size of dividends declared. 17... (more) |
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51908. INSTALLING A STANDARD COST SYSTEM IN MANUFACTURING. Very good, very thorough study of standard cost accounting; includes principles of costing, principles of standard cost systems, advantages and disadvantages, methods of calculation, implementing the... (more) |
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