Index
abandonment risk
ABB
ABCP see asset backed commercial paper
Abertis
ABN-Amro
abnormal returns
Abu Dhabi
accounting
acid test ratio see quick ratio
additive valuation methods
see also sum-of-the-parts...
Adia
adjustable rate preference shares
Africa
agency theory
AGF
agreements in principle
AIG
Air France
Air Liquide
Alcan
Alcatel
Alitalia
Allianz
Altman, Edward
amortization
annuities
AOL–Time Warner merger
APV method
arbitrage pricing theory
Arcelor
articles of association
asset backed commercial paper (ABCP)
asset turnover ratio
assets
associated companies
AstraZeneca
at-the-money options
auditors' reports
audits
Autostrade
average strike options
B&S see Black and Scholes option pricing model
bad debts
balance sheets
Bangladesh
bank overdrafts
bankruptcies
banks
see also debt finance; institutional investors; securitization
bond offerings
business loans
cash flow management
commercial loans
competition
covenants
credit lines
investment banks
IPOs
loans
Barclays Bank
Basel II requirements
bear markets
Bear Sterns
behavioural finance
Belgium
beta coefficient
bid–ask spreads
bills of exchange
BIMBOs
binomial models
Black and Scholes option pricing model (B&S)
block trades of shares
BNP Paribas
boards of directors
bonds
see also convertible...; coupons; debt finance; exchangeable...; hybrid securities
banks
competitive bidding
credit ratings
offering techniques on primary markets
performance bonds
prospectuses
terms
bonus shares
Boo.com
book values
book-building
borrowings ...