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Belarus jails 600 for election protests
Belarus on Tuesday jailed 600 demonstrators detained during a mass rally against the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko, defying fierce Western condemnation of the bloody crackdown.

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Student loans firm charges too much
The Student Loans Company (SLC) has taken more than £15 million in overpayments from former students, according to new research.

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Ex-Anglo Irish managers face disciplinary action
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s main accountancy body may discipline the former chairman, chief executive and finance director of nationalised Anglo Irish Bank over directors’ loans and deposit transfers. …

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Written for consumer banking or similar financial institutions staffs, Risk Management in Consumer Financial Institutions by Jesus Cornejo shares the brass tacks of the consumer finance industry products and services. Surprisingly accessible and written in laymen’s terms, this guide is clear, succinct, and practical. Broken into three main sections with a strong focus on risk management, readers will learn essential methodologies and key variables of risk management in consumer financial institutions, such as Portfolio Management techniques and Credit & Collections state-of-art processes.

RISK MANAGEMENT in Consumer Financial Institutions: Modern Tools & Guidelines for all Business Units, Including Country Managers and CEO´s

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Outside of the accounting and finance departments, not many business people are interested in the finer points of financial reports. But every manager must have a thorough understanding of what their finance and accounting staffs do, why they do it, and what these reports really mean.

This indispensable book demystifies the role that accounting and finance play in a corporation and demonstrates how financial decisions are manifestations of company goals. The author’s crystal-clear examples show how managers can connect corporate financial information directly to their own strategies and actions. To demonstrate these connections, the author covers such essential topics as:

* Balance sheets and income/cash flow statements * Reading and understanding annual reports * Fixed-cost and variable-cost issues * Financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting.

The Essentials of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers

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• ISBN13: 9780071425469
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A fully revised guidebook on the basics of accounting– updated to cover an increasingly complex financial arena

In the wake of recent accounting scandals, most managers now realize they need to know more about the inner workings of finance. Many, however, don’t know where they will find the time. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Finance for Non-Financial Managers is designed to give readers a working mastery of all finance essentials in just 36 hours and has now been updated to help readers understand the substantial regulatory and practical changes that have taken place in the new world of business accounting. This hands-on workbook delivers its information in accessible and reader-friendly style, including self-study questions and case studies for each chapter. Information new to this edition includes:

• Key updates to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Sections detailing what auditing is and what auditors do
• Entirely new sections on pro forma financial statements, stock options as an expense, and more

The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course In Finance for Non-Financial Managers

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This is the most practical financial management text for those who need basic financial management knowledge and a better understanding of healthcare finance in particular. Using actual examples from hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home health agencies, this user-friendly text includes practical information for the nonfinancial manager charged with budgeting. New to the Third Edition: New chapter on Operational Budgeting, New chapter on The Financial Impact of Electronic Records, New chapter on The Financial Impact of Information Input (covers the federally mandated transition to ICD-10.), An expanded explanation of typical forms and terms of financing and equity, New Mini-Case Study A Facility s Conversion to Electronic Records. Thoroughly updated instructor supplements including PowerPoints, Excel Spreadsheets, and Instructor s Manual

Health Care Finance: Basic Tools for Nonfinancial Managers

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• ISBN13: 9780738208183
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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The definitive guide to the principles of finance and accounting–revised and updated and including access to interactive worksheets online.

Mastering the fundamentals of financial management is a must for those with a stake in their company’s and their own professional future. Packed with step-by-step examples and illustrative case studies, and fully updated to reflect the latest changes in tax laws and accounting requirements, Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers is one-stop shopping for managers, entrepreneurs, seasoned executives, teachers, and students alike.
Reading a balance sheet
Mastering the accounting cycle
Making long-term investment decisions
Conducting breakeven analysis for profit planning
Calculating cost of capital
Evaluating closely held companies

Finance And Accounting For Nonfinancial Managers: All The Basics You Need to Know

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• ISBN13: 9781578518760
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Harvard Business Essentials

Your Guide and Mentor to Doing Business Effectively

In the faced-paced world of business today, everyone needs a personal resource-a place to go for advice, coaching, background information, or answers. Bosses and colleagues aren’t always available when you need them-and they might not always have the most reliable solutions to your business problems right at hand.

The Harvard Business Essentials series fills the gap. Concise and straightforward, these books provide highly practical advice for readers at all levels of experience. Whether you are a new manager interested in expanding your skills or an experienced executive looking to stay on top, these solution-oriented books give you the reliable tips and tools you need to improve your performance and get the job done. Harvard Business Essentials titles will quickly become your constant companions and the trusted guides you’ll turn to throughout your business career.

Finance for Managers Calculating and assessing the overall financial health of the business is an important part of any managerial position. From reading and deciphering financial statements, to understanding net present value, to calculating return on investment, this book provides the fundamentals of financial literacy. Easy to use and non-technical, this helpful guide gives managers the smart advice they need to increase their impact on financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.

Finance for Managers

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Financial reports speak their own language, and managers without a strong finance background often find themselves bewildered by what is being said.

Finance for NonFinancial Managers helps managers become familiar with essential financial information, showing them how to “speak the language of numbers” and implement financial data in their daily business decisions.

In addition, it clarifies how and why financial decisions impact business and operational objectives.

Finance for Non-Financial Managers

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