An adequate rate of return on capital yielded by the regulated firms is a central issue related to the new cost-based approach adopted by the Brazilian Telecommunication Regulatory Agency (Anatel). In this context, careful attention must be given to the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)...

One of the fundamental principles of the bank activity is prudence. This principle manifest on one hand in substance of the reglementations regarding bank activity at national, european and international level and, on the other hand, in operational activity of each bank institution and, implicit...

In this paper we discuss the several aspects involved in the determination of the cost of capital of the telecommunications industry in Brazil. The cost of capital determination for regulated industries is extremely important, both to regulators and firms, since through the pertinent rate of...

The current methodology adopted by the Aneel to estimate the rate of return (cost of capital) applied in the periodic tariff revision is improved via some modifications in the following parameters: country risk, exchange rate risk and regulatory risk. We recommend the global CAPM methodology...

The development of the activity by the banking companies, in normal conditions, imposes on that these ones should dispose on a certain volume of proper funds, determined in accordance with their size, the profile of operations and the assumed risks. The specific of banking activity imposes on...

The non-banking financial institutions take an extremely important place inside the financial market and therefore play an apprecialble role in the economy. Taking into account the specific nature of the operations that these operators are authorized to develop, it is necessary for their...

The activity of bank institutions is subjrcted to a range of risks, and therefore these indtitutions are supossed to deal with their administration to the highest possible. An efficient administration of risks of the credit institutions supposes, among others, identification of considerable...