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  • Developing People and the Corporate Culture in Financial Services

    • 1st Edition
    • Vlad Stanic + 1 more
    • English
    To succeed in fast-moving markets, financial services organizations have to manage change in organizational culture in order to harness the commitment as well as the competences of their human resources. Changing the 'corporate mind' is a fundamental survival skill for the new leaders as well as the basis for market dominance in the future.Developing people and the corporate culture in financial services describes the personal views and direct experience of practitioners working with a variety of organizations. It focuses on the fundamental requirements for transforming corporate cultures and describes the ways to bring out the best efforts and commitment of the people employed.

  • Driving Strategic Change in Financial Services

    • 1st Edition
    • Bernard Taylor + 1 more
    • English
    Technology. Deregulation. Privatisation. Globalisation. No financial service business is immune to these forces, as they feed on each other in a whirlwind of change. These changes will require a revolution in the way all organizations are managed, demanding:New competitive strategiesAlliances and mergersBusiness intelligenceRisk managementQuick responsesDriving strategic change in financial services outlines the important trends and political decisions which have transformed the financial services industry. It examines how organizations are responding to the new industry models by implementing new strategies, new structures and new management systems. Five senior executives describe how they have each helped to create and implement a practical vision for their organizations.

  • Achieving Transformation and Renewal in Financial Services

    • 1st Edition
    • Rohit Talwar
    • English
    The rules for survival and success have never been so unclear, the choice of strategies so uncertain and the pressure to act quickly so immense. Achieving transformation and renewal in financial services focuses oncases and concepts that describe how leading players in financial services have addressed the challenges of organizational transformation and renewal.It is a practical handbook providing a rich and diverse set of case examples on how companies have been rethinking and reshaping their business operations to ensure they remain competitive into the 21st century.Rohit Talwar also considers some of the strategic implications of competing in a continuously changing 'wired world' and how to survive and thrive in such a turbulent environment.

  • Electronic Banking and Treasury Security

    • 2nd Edition
    • Brian Welch
    • English
    This edition takes into account the very latest advances in electronic banking and treasury security. The electronic transmission of funds from companies to banks means that companies are responsible for high levels of risk previously covered by the bank's own security systems. This book is the definitive source of advice for all finance professionals.Electr... banking and treasury security covers everything from the systems themselves to the new documentation and includes contributions from leading figures in the banking, treasury and computing communities. This book is invaluable to corporate treasurers, finance directors, bankers and the financial advisory community.

  • Comprehensive Natural Products Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Derek Barton + 2 more
    • English

  • Offshore Financial Services Handbook

    • 2nd Edition
    • Bill Brown
    • English
    Reputable offshore financial centres play a legitimate and integral role in international finance and trade, offering a huge advantage in certain situations for both corporations and individuals. Offshore financial services handbook provides an informative and comprehensive survey of the legitimate uses of offshore financial services.Based on his own wide-ranging experience in several offshore centres, Bill Penman Brown comprehensively reviews the development, practice and availability of financial services in the offshore environment. The result is a clearly written, practical guide which will continue to be essential reading for both professionals and their clients.

  • Metals Trading Handbook

    A Market Companion for Users of the London Metal Exchange
    • 1st Edition
    • Paddy Crabbe
    • English
    Metals Trading Handbook, by Paddy Crabbe, offers an invaluable training manual and reference source for anyone working within the non ferrous metals industry or trading on the London Metal Exchange. At the core of its thorough analysis lies the principle that simple explanation and minimal jargon are invaluable to the practitioner.Metals Trading Handbook offers positive advice and stimulation to those concerned with the pricing and delivery risks of non ferrous metals. It starts with simple fundamentals and moves onto more complex situations. Its central aim is to give the reader essential building blocks with which to develop a more proactive approach to solving everyday problems. The text examines the way the LME operates, how prices are formed, the significance and timing of "official settlement" prices, how risk in the forward markets occurs and changes, how risk builds up, methods of recognition and hedging the exposure to priced metal, the impact on valuations (marking to market), profit and loss and cashflow.This is essential for those already involved in the metals business and also for the financial, investment and advisory community internationally.

  • Framework, Households and Firms

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35A
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English

  • Economic Growth and Short-Term Equilibrium

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35B
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English

  • The International Banana Trade

    • 1st Edition
    • Julian Roche
    • English
    The unique characteristic of the international banana trade is distinguished from other commodity trades by the intensity of its politics and the importance of a small number of companies which have dominated the trade for overa hundred years.This book provides a comprehensive guide to the trade in the world's most popular fruit. Covering all aspects of the trade from patterns of production and consumption to pricing trends, from details of the companies involved to consideration of international political constraints.Analysts and policy makers within the trade or governmental organisations, economists, food retailers, marketing professionals and students of international affairs need look no further for a reliable reference guide to this complextrade.

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