News
I went out for a coffee and started reading various news articles
A selection of what I read
Reports in a newspaper of potential major store closure in local shopping mall
Patisserie Valerie reported to be experiencing financial problems and reports of alleged accounting manipulation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45824285
A number of major Equity Indices showing sharp falls this week
The IMF Global […]
This won’t be the last article on Trade Wars! Much of the commentary has, understandably, focused on the adverse consequences, and uncertainties arising from, Trade Wars. An interesting article published by the World Economic Forum entitled “Trade Wars won’t fix globalization. Here’s why” can be accessed via this hyperlink https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/trade-wars-wont-fix-globalization-tariffs/
I believe that the discussions on […]
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Or a combination of the traditional and the new?
In his book, The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell outlined the key characteristics of “The Tipping Point “. This is the point of critical mass, where an idea goes from interesting to a few to must-have for everybody.
In the training world is 2018 the year […]
Some companies will face financial difficulties. At a time of deep and rapid disruption in the business environment , identifying and dealing with problem credit exposures early and rapidly will be more important than in previous business cycles.
In the presentation in the link to the file below some aspects of the implications for corporate credit […]
Many commentators believe we are approaching the end of the upwards phase of the current business cycle. When the cycle turns negative are companies’ capital structures appropriate when the impact of a normal business cycle will also be affected by disruptive changes in the business environment?
The file accessible via the link below presents 5 areas […]
At a time when there is rapid change in the business environment how reliable are published financial statements? What are some of the signs of “fake financials”?
Please click on the link to the file , Part 3, Financial statements, below for some observations on the limitations of financial statements at a time of rapid disruption.
Part […]
Numbers reflect the results of actions taken by companies. Particularly at a time of rapid and disruptive change, Corporate Credit Analysis should however be focusing more on the impact of a rapidly changing business environment, and management’s willingness and ability to adapt to fast moving business conditions.
Please following the link below for a free presentation on […]
Particularly since the onset of the Global Financial Crisis there has been massive, far reaching and fast growing disruption in the business environment. So what are the implications in analysing, structuring and pricing corporate credit transactions? Are the traditional tools of corporate credit analysis still fit for purpose?
In the link below I have summarised 6 key […]
Opportunities: In the area of Project Finance, the growth in PPP and Renewable Energy globally present enormous opportunities.
To assess project viability and an appropriate structure it is however essential to ask some key questions about risk assessment, potential returns, the structuring of any project and the capital structure, such as:
Where are we in the economic and credit […]
The business environment is, as we know, rapidly changing . How this will affect Large scale Real Estate Investments – positively or negatively – will of course be a function of specific geographic markets, Real Estate sectors and specific properties. Below is a link to a document – Real Estate roadmap – that summarises some […]
