|
" Reading and understanding the Financial Times : "
Kevin Boakes.
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
768385
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b588371
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Kevin Boakes.
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
Reading and understanding the Financial Times : : updated for 2010-2011\ Kevin Boakes.
|
| Edition Statement
|
:
|
2nd ed
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2010
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
xxii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0273731815
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780273731818
|
| Contents
|
:
|
About the authorPrefaceOnline web contentThe podcastsA message to readers . . .A message to teachers . . . The podcastsAcknowledgementsPublisher's acknowledgementsTopic 1Introduction to corporate finance: the goals of companies.Poor communications puts Sport's Direct off trackArticle 1 Sports Direct warning stumps investorsLucy Killgren and David BlackwellFinancial Times, 27 April 2007Activist shareholders demand change at LogicaArticle 2 Logica's chief quits in wake of warningRoger BlitzFinancial Times, 28 May 2007Article 3 Investors expecting change at LogicaCMGMaija PalmerFinancial Times, 30 May 2007Not so easy for Sir Stelios!Article 4 Sir Stelios spells out fears for EasyJetKevin DoneFinancial Times, 24 November 2008Topic 2Financial institutions featuring investment banksFinancial markets watch the new Fed ChairmanArticle 5 Bernanke to give a taste of more transparent FedAndrew BallsFinancial Times, 14 February 2006The roller coaster life of an investment bankerArticle 6 How long can the good times last? Bankers cautious despite bids and bumper bonusesPeter Thal LarsenFinancial Times, 27 November 2006Article 7 JPMorgan to cut prop trading deskFrancesco Guerrera, Justin Baer and Jeremy GrantFinancial Times, 4 November 2008More transparency needed at the Bank of EnglandArticle 8 Bank to give better guidance over ratesChris Giles and Scheherazade DaneshkhuFinancial Times, 3 May 2007Topic 3Financial marketsAt 1.30 p.m. in London all eyes are on the screensArticle 9 Surprising US job creation data rally stock markets and dollarFT ReportersFinancial Times, 2 June 2007Financial markets standing at a crossroadsArticle 10 Bond yields spark credit concernsMichael Mackenzie, Richard Beales and Joanna ChungFinancial Times, 8 June 2007Article 11 Bond market sell-offLex ColumnFinancial Times, 8 June 2007Topic 4Debt financeGreek government launches new bond issueArticle 12 Athens prepares 50-year bond issue worth 500 1bnKerin HopeFinancial Times, 18 January 2007Japanese convertibles back in fashionArticle 13 Convertibles stage a return to fashionDavid TurnerFinancial Times, 8 February 2007.Bulldog, Yankee and Samurai bonds . . . Article 14 Record samurai deal by CitigroupMariko SanchantaFinancial Times, 6 September 2005European bond markets start to diverge. Article 15 Flight to liquidity pushes eurozone bond yields apartJoanna Chung Financial Times, 27 February 2008Topic 5Capital structureMyTravel on the brinkArticle 16 MyTravel Shareholders offered 4% in GBP800m debt-to-equity restructuringMatthew Garrahan Financial Times, 14 October 2004.Blacks Leisure hit by global warmingArticle 17 Blacks Leisure falls into the redTom Braithwaite and Maggie UrryFinancial Times, 4 May 2007Looking for the 'right' way forwardArticle 18 UK investors dig in over pre-emption rightsKate BurgessFinancial Times, 22 October 2007Topic 6Equity financeHargreaves' founders float all the way to the bankArticle 19 IPO values Hargreaves at GBP750mSarah Spikes and Lina SaigolFinancial Times, 12 May 2007Article 20 Hargreaves Lansdown soars on debutSarah SpikesFinancial Times, 16 May 2007Good value at Sainsbury's?Article 21 Valuing Sainsbury'sLex columnFinancial Times, 17 May 2007As Woolworths died we try speed-dating for the last time!Article 22 Woolies investor opposes saleTom BraithwaiteFinancial Times, 20 November 2008Topic 7Stock market efficiencyCompany share split down the middleArticle 23 Stock splits: time to query decades of dogmaJohn Authers Financial Times, 8 April 2007Topic 8Private equity finance featuring management buyoutsPrivate equity firm fills its BootsArticle 24 Boots provides takeover acid testChris Hughes, Tom Braithwaite and Andrew TaylorFinancial Times, 21 April 2007.Economic slowdown provokes unease at private equity firmArticle 25 3i chief Yea quits following steep fall in sharesMartin ArnoldFinancial Times, 29 January 2009Topic 9Dividend policyHave share buybacks gone too far?Article 26 Shareholders taking a stand on handoutsChris HughesFinancial Times, 19 May 2007Printing money pays big dividends for De La RueArticle 27 De La Rue pays a special dividendTom GriggsFinancial Times, 23 May 2007Topic 10Mergers and acquisitionsSophisticated European company into hot metal seeks more sympathetic partner to rescue them from a very unhappy prospective partner. No time wasters please. Call 0905 560 4000Article 28 Discussions unlikely to yield white knightMariko SanchantaFinancial Times, 2 February 06 Article 29 Mittal goes on Arcelor charm offensivePeggy HollingerFinancial Times, 31 January 2006 Can Japanese sauce spice up US Hedge fund?Article 30 Poison Pill's strength under analysisMichiyo NakamotoFinancial Times, 15 June 2007Topic 11Risk management and hedge fundsThe
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
This text incorporates a selection of topical FT articles with recurrent themes relating to some of the most important issues in the world of corporate finance. The chosen articles are analysed in-depth, leaving you armed with a new vocabulary of key financial terms, ready to conduct your own analysis next time you read the FT.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Corporations -- Finance.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Finances.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Financial times (London, England)
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
Kevin Boakes
|
| |