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Introduction One of the most fundamental concepts in finance is the relationship between risk and return, also known as the risk-return...
Dawid Assi
- Jul 7, 2021
- 6 min
Working Capital Management: The Basics
Introduction In June 2021, the British clothing retailer, Next plc published its yearly accounts. The statement of financial position...
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Dawid Assi
- Jun 3, 2021
- 3 min
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
Introduction Inventories, presented on a company’s statement of financial position, are classified as current assets and are an essential...
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Dawid Assi
- Jun 2, 2021
- 9 min
What Are Corporate Bonds?
Introduction When a company wishes to grow and expand its commercial activities, it needs funds to finance any new project or acquisition...
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Dawid Assi
- May 25, 2021
- 12 min
Analysing A Company’s Financial Performance Using KPIs
A business entity produces its financial statements at least once a year to satisfy relevant legal requirements. The income statement,...
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Dawid Assi
- May 13, 2021
- 7 min
Understanding Shareholders’ Funds
Shareholders’ equity or simply equity represents the claim to the assets of a corporation [1]. Thus, the equity is a firm’s liability to...
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Dawid Assi
- May 7, 2021
- 7 min
Calculating the Depreciation Expense
When a firm acquires a physical asset such as machinery or motor vehicle, their future value will likely deteriorate due to wear and...
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Dawid Assi
- May 1, 2021
- 3 min
Top 5 Must-Read Books in Economics
We may arguably say that the field of modern economics started with Adam Smith and his masterpiece 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes...
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Dawid Assi
- Apr 9, 2021
- 6 min
A Beginner’s Guide to Firm Valuation: Part 1
A Beginner's Guide to Firm Valuation. Part 1: Asset-Based Valuation This article is the first part of the Business Compendium's Beginner...
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Dawid Assi
- Apr 5, 2021
- 9 min
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
An exchange-traded fund (ETF), as the name suggests, is a fund whose shares are traded on a stock exchange. Shares of ETFs can be...
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Dawid Assi
- Mar 25, 2021
- 7 min
Characteristics of the UK Housing Market
The lack of food and adequate shelter are serious needs facing human beings around the world. Hence, the housing market and affordable...
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Dawid Assi
- Mar 23, 2021
- 6 min
Measuring the Performance of Shares
In this article, we will analyse some of the key basic investment ratios to measure shares' performance. For somebody whose knowledge...
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Dawid Assi
- Mar 20, 2021
- 5 min
The Rise and Fall of the Dutch East India Company
As of 2017, the Netherlands had a higher GDP per capita than Germany, France, Denmark, Italy, Belgium, Australia, Canada, Spain,...
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Dawid Assi
- Mar 19, 2021
- 7 min
The Impact of Corporate Actions
In our first article, Introduction to Private Equity, we discussed that private equity funds, to realise the return on their investment,...
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Dawid Assi
- Mar 14, 2021
- 8 min
Shares: An Introduction to Company Law
In capital markets, a firm can obtain funds in two ways. The most common method is to issue a debt instrument, such as a bond (Matthews...
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Dawid Assi
- Mar 11, 2021
- 8 min
UK Government Bonds
Governments issue bonds to close a gap between expenditure and revenue. UK public sector (central and local government) collect taxes...
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Dawid Assi
- Mar 9, 2021
- 6 min
Coffee Chat with Matthew Jones
We are pleased to introduce Matthew Jones, VP Content Acquisition & Strategy at Perlego - a rapidly growing eBook subscription platform...
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Dawid Assi
- Mar 8, 2021
- 5 min
Government Debt
Effects of the national debt on a country's economy. The European Union was created by the Maastricht Treaty, which entered into force on...
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Dawid Assi
- Mar 5, 2021
- 10 min
An Introduction to Money Markets
Money markets do not get as much attention in headlines and everyday press as other markets, e.g., capital markets where bonds and shares...
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Dawid Assi
- Feb 28, 2021
- 7 min
Liability Limited Partnership (LLP): A more partnership or a company?
This article will discuss the characteristics and formation of a legal entity, limited liability partnership, or LLP. We shall compare...
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