Every project is fundamentally made up of cash flows. An investor may rent a factory, buy raw materials, hire workers, manufacture a product or fund an advertising campaign, all with the purpose of selling a product or service to make a profit. Every part of the project or investment opportunity...

In this paper we review corporate and project finance techniques used to maximize investor returns and create superior growth strategies. We review the corporate finance concepts and tools used to evaluate investor returns and compare projects. Time value of money concepts can be used to...

We have performed a series of five strategic analyses of Japanese Megabanks. This paper is the last analysis in the series, where we compare RUFG and key competitors using a ‘strategy canvas' to assess competitiveness. Furthermore we evaluate the prospect of finding ‘blue ocean'...

We perform a series of five strategic analyses of Japanese Megabanks. This paper is the fourth analysis in the series, where we analyse the financial service industry dynamics to assess how Japanese Megabanks and RUFG should best position themselves to exploit opportunities, protect against...

We perform a series of five strategic analyses of Japanese Megabanks. This paper is the third analysis in the series, where we explore to what extent Japanese Megabanks and RUFG have a ‘core competencies' that are valuable, rare, inimitable, non-substitutable and whose benefits are...

We perform a series of 5 strategic analyses of Japanese Megabanks. This paper is the second analysis in the series, where we carry out a macro scenario analysis of financial services relevant to Japanese Megabanks. We look to study the implications such a scenario analysis has for corporate...

We perform a series of 5 strategic analyses of Japanese Megabanks. In this paper we review how changes in relative prioritization of stakeholders may impact corporate strategy at Japanese Megabanks. We look to answer the following questions via a case study with reference to RUS Megabank.Which...

This document provides a summary of the more detailed cross pricing paper, see "https://ssrn.com/abstract=3278907" https://ssrn.com/abstract=3278907.We present a PowerPoint overview of cross currency swaps (Xccy Swaps) and the pricing formula as seen from a trading perspective. Firstly we...

A Cross Currency Swap (CCS) is a financial instrument that allows investors to exchange a set of cashflow liabilities for an equivalent set in another currency, often USD. Investors trade CCS to secure cheaper funding, hedge FX exposures, manage liquidity risk and of course for speculative...

The Vasicek model (1977) is one of the earliest stochastic models of the term structure of interest rates. This model, though it has it's shortcomings, has many advantages, such as analytical tractability and mean reversion features, and may be viewed as a short rate model template.Several short...