Author: Ward, Anne MarieBrand: Chartered Accountants IrelandEdition: 3Number Of Pages: 864Release Date: 11-08-2014Details: Anne Marie Ward's textbook has become the seminal text for the study of finance for both professional and academic courses. With particular relevance to students in Ireland and the UK, but also internationally, the author clearly presents the theory behind finance, provides practical worked examples to illustrate this theory and integrates real-world business examples and academic research to provide a deeper understanding of the subject. Finance: Theory and Practice: Explains the factors that can impact on financial decision-making, particularly the impact of the current economic environment. Explores the various theories for influencing or improving financial decision-making. Considers current research findings and interprets these in light of the theory. Uses simple examples to review and explain the theory being considered, building up to examination standard questions at the end of each chapter. Uses examples from Irish and UK companies to explain finance decision-making.This new edition: has more real-world examples illustrating practical application of the subject; is updated for regulatory changes; contains more case study and exam questions in each chapter; splits the chapter on risk into three shorter chapters, covering commodity price risk, exchange rate risk and interest rate risk, with more worked examples in each area; is more reader-friendly - using colour and wide range of diagrams to emphasise key information, blocks of text are broken up and reader engagement enhanced.EAN: 9781908199485Languages: EnglishBinding: paperbackItem Condition: New
