Financial Times Handbook of Corporate Finance: A Business Companion to Financial Markets, Decisions and Techniques

THE authoritative introduction to the principles of corporate finance and the financial markets.

* An explanation of value-based management.
* Mergers and problem of merger failures.
* Investment appraisal techniques.
* How to enhance shareholder value.
* How the finance and money markets really work.
* Controlling foreign exchange rate losses.
* How to value a company.

The second edition of this bestselling companion to finance has been thoroughly updated to ensure that your decisions continue to be informed by sound business principles. New sections include corporate governance, the impact of taxation on investment strategies, using excess return as a new value metric, up-to-date statistics that reflect the latest returns on shares, bonds, and merger activities and a jargon-busting glossary to help you understand words, phrases, and concepts.