Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 18, University of St Andrews (School of Management), course: Alternative Investments, language: English, abstract: The following industry and market analysis is primarily based on the most recent Islamic Financial Services Industry Stability Report (2014) provided by the Islamic Financial Services Board. The total amount of assets in the Islamic financial industry was approximately $1.8 trillion by the end of 2013. The Islamic financial industry includes 4 major subcategories,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensfuhrung, Management, Organisation, Note: 1,5, Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien (Management), Veranstaltung: Change Management, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im betriebswirtschaftlichen Sinne bedeutet Sanierung im Allgemeinen die Rettung eines Unternehmens aus der Krise beziehungsweise auch die Wiederherstellung der nachhaltigen Ertragskraft eines Krisenunternehmens. Der erste Teil der Arbeit beschaftigt sich mit theoretischen Modellen rund um Sanierungsmanahmen, um dem Leser ein besseres Allgemeinverstandnis rund um die Thematik der...

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 17, University of St Andrews (School of Management), language: English, abstract: The delivery service industry includes mail and package deliveries for commercial and consumer use by road, air and ship. This report will concentrate on the package and express delivery industry, since the conventional postal and letter business is declining and mostly operated by state-‐owned companies, which are hard to compare with private-‐owned companies. Four large companies,...

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Banking, Stock Exchanges, Insurance, Accounting, grade: 17 (1,3), University of St Andrews (School of Management), course: Investment and Portfolio Management, language: English, abstract: Empirical evidence of stock return predictability obtained by financial ratios or macroeconomic factors has received substantial attention and remains a controversial topic to date. This is no surprise given that the existence of return predictability is not only of interest to practitioners but also introduces severe...