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- Spotlight on Risk and Capital Management for Insurers
- In the wake of high profile business failures and tougher regulations, insurers are under pressure to improve their risk and capital management. Falling interest rates and share prices have led to dramatic reductions in capital levels, and many organizations have been unprepared for new risks such as environmental disasters and...
- White papers 2004-09-22
- The Insurative Model
- The article explains the Insurative Model which is useful in risk management. Capital management and risk management are two sides of the same coin. Conventional finance theory treats them separately. Capital management focuses on delivering the optimal balance sheet, composed of equity and debt, that minimizes the cost of capital....
- White papers 2001-08-01
- The Forces of Change
- Article deduces that organizations need to rethink the roles of key financial instruments such as equity, debt and insurance as capital management tools, in order to maximize shareholder value. Competition has transformed the financial services industry, forcing financial service companies to invent a stream of new products and supply their...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Insurative Model: Integrating Risk Management and Capital Management
- Capital management and risk management are two sides of the same coin. Conventional finance theory treats them separately. Capital management focuses on delivering the optimal balance sheet, composed of equity and debt, that minimizes the cost of capital. It is the domain of the CFO. Currently, the term "risk management"...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Optimizing Financial Performance in 2003: Profitability in the Balance: Why Working - Capital Management Matters
- A successful financial performance is a masterful balancing act, and the treasurer walks a financial tightrope to ensure success. Today's economy has tipped the scale away from aggressive revenue streams. Yet companies seek profitability comparable to the days of double-digit, top-line revenue growth. Adaptability in the business world means ever...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator At this time, we'll open the floor for questions. Operator instructions Our first question comes from Frederick Kirby [ph] with EverKey Global. Sir, you may begin. Frederick Kirby – EverKey Global Hi, thank you. Congratulations guys on the fantastic results. It's Fred Kirby from EverKey...
- Earnings calls 2008-08-24
- Arrowhead Research Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator (Operator's instruction) Your first question comes from the line of Bill Boutin - Indusino Capital Management. Bill Boutin - Indusino Capital Management Real quick, could you guys go over again your plan, just on the Company, until the end of the year? Dr. Christopher Anzalone Sure, we...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-09
- Atlas America Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Leon G. Cooperman - Omega Advisors, Inc. Leon G. Cooperman - Omega Advisors, Inc. Two questions. One, could you review the significance if any of President Obama’s tax plan as it regards intangible drilling costs and the significance to...
- Earnings calls 2009-03-03
- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Certainly. Operator Instructions And we will go to Will Lauber with Sterling Capital Management. William Lauber – Sterling Capital Management Yes. On the wireless side trend you, as reconciled, I see the billed revenue per subscriber is going up a little bit and the data portion is...
- Earnings calls 2009-07-29
- Ambassadors Group Inc Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Lisa Rapuano - Lane Five Capital Management. Lisa Rapuano – Lane Five Capital Management I was wondering if you could comment on your intensions for use of free cash flow in the coming year. Are there still a...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-06
- Growth and Stability in China: A Q&A with UBS's Chief Asia Economist
- Will the country's economic fortunes fade as growth elsewhere declines? Jonathan Anderson doesn't think so. Even before the financial crisis descended on Wall Street in mid-September, the persistent slowdown of Western economies had observers in developed markets increasingly worried that the malaise would inevitably...
- Articles 2008-12-12
- Why the Crisis Hasn't Shaken the Cost of Capital
- The cost of capital hasn't increased so far in the downturn – and didn't in past recessions. The cost of capital for companies reflects the attitudes of investors toward risk—specifically, the reward they expect for taking risks. If they become more averse to risk, companies...
- Articles 2009-01-12
Additional Resources
- Human Capital Management: How CFOs Manage Investments in Their Company's Biggest Asset
- The corporate finance axiom was rarely uttered in human resources departments. But now it's increasingly familiar to HR executives, many of whom face growing pressure to manage the enterprise's largest asset with much greater financial rigor. The finance and human resources functions typically view human capital management from different and...
- White papers 2004-10-01
- GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance Leads ''Whopper'' of a Deal with $50 Million Sale-Leaseback; Simmonds Restaurant Management Takes Advantage of Low Capital Rates
- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A $50 million sale-leaseback for 34 Burger King locations is the largest of the year for GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance. The funding allows Simmonds Restaurant Management, a Nebraska-based company, to simplify their loan structure and re-capitalize the business to prepare for future growth.
- Research articles 2006-05-11
- Equipment Leasing and Finance Companies at a Crossroads
- Article discusses the four elements fundamental to success in today's equipment leasing and finance business such are: a sound business plan including a description of the company's market, how it will position itself in that market, business goals, how it will originate business and a description of the resources necessary...
- White papers 2000-06-27
- Argent Capital Management adds to staff
- Thomas E. Leritz, CFA, has joined Argent Capital Management L.L.C. as managing director, providing customized stock portfolio management for endowments, foundations, pension funds and affluent individuals. Prior to his appointment, he was capital goods/transportation analyst for Banc of America Capital Management. Frequently cited on such national media programs as the...
- Research articles 2004-07-03
- Adam R. Willkomm Named Treasurer Of ACA Capital Holdings, Inc
- NEW YORK -- ACA Capital Holdings, Inc. ACA announces that Adam R. Willkomm, has been named Treasurer of ACA Capital. Mr. Willkomm joined ACA Capital as a director in the finance department in 2001. He is primarily responsible for corporate finance initiatives, capital management and investment activities. Prior to...
- Research articles 2005-02-16
- Investors Capital Advisory Services Adds Berkeley Capital Management CIO David Ruff to Investment Committee
- LYNNFIELD, Mass. -- Investors Capital Advisory Services ICAS, the Registered Investment Advisor of Investors Capital Holdings (AMEX: ICH), is pleased to announce the addition of Berkeley Capital Management Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager David Ruff to its Investment Policy Committee. Mr. Ruff, a magna cum laude Finance graduate...
- Research articles 2008-03-12
- Risk Management Lessons From Long Term Capital-Management
- The 1998 failure of Long term Capital Management is said to have blown up the world's financial system. For such a near catastrophic movement, the finance profession has precious little information to draw from. By piecing together publicly available information, this paper draws risk management lessons. These strategies are analyzed...
- White papers 2000-01-01
- LNR Property Corp.(Miami Beach)(will be acquired by Cerberus Capital Management)(Brief Article)
- MIAMI BEACH -- LNR Property Corp. (NYSE-LNR)) has agreed to be acquired by New York-based investment firm Cerberus Capital Management in a $3.8-billion deal that will take the company private. LNR Property Corp., a ... MIAMI BEACH -- LNR Property Corp. (NYSE-LNR)) has agreed to be...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
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