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Dawid Assi
Jul 30, 20216 min read
Trade Receivables Management
Introduction One of the most fundamental concepts in finance is the relationship between risk and return, also known as the risk-return...
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Dawid Assi
Jul 7, 20216 min read
Working Capital Management: The Basics
Introduction In June 2021, the British clothing retailer, Next plc published its yearly accounts. The statement of financial position...
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Dawid Assi
Jun 3, 20213 min read
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
Introduction Inventories, presented on a company’s statement of financial position, are classified as current assets and are an essential...
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Dawid Assi
Jun 2, 20219 min read
What Are Corporate Bonds?
Introduction When a company wishes to grow and expand its commercial activities, it needs funds to finance any new project or acquisition...
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Dawid Assi
May 25, 202112 min read
Analysing A Company’s Financial Performance Using KPIs
A business entity produces its financial statements at least once a year to satisfy relevant legal requirements. The income statement,...
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Dawid Assi
May 13, 20217 min read
Understanding Shareholders’ Funds
Shareholders’ equity or simply equity represents the claim to the assets of a corporation [1]. Thus, the equity is a firm’s liability to...
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Dawid Assi
May 7, 20217 min read
Calculating the Depreciation Expense
When a firm acquires a physical asset such as machinery or motor vehicle, their future value will likely deteriorate due to wear and...
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Dawid Assi
May 1, 20213 min read
Top 5 Must-Read Books in Economics
We may arguably say that the field of modern economics started with Adam Smith and his masterpiece 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes...
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Dawid Assi
Apr 9, 20216 min read
A Beginner’s Guide to Firm Valuation: Part 1
A Beginner's Guide to Firm Valuation. Part 1: Asset-Based Valuation This article is the first part of the Business Compendium's Beginner...
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Dawid Assi
Apr 5, 20219 min read
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
An exchange-traded fund (ETF), as the name suggests, is a fund whose shares are traded on a stock exchange. Shares of ETFs can be...
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Dawid Assi
Mar 25, 20217 min read
Characteristics of the UK Housing Market
The lack of food and adequate shelter are serious needs facing human beings around the world. Hence, the housing market and affordable...
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Dawid Assi
Mar 23, 20216 min read
Measuring the Performance of Shares
In this article, we will analyse some of the key basic investment ratios to measure shares' performance. For somebody whose knowledge...
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Dawid Assi
Mar 20, 20215 min read
The Rise and Fall of the Dutch East India Company
As of 2017, the Netherlands had a higher GDP per capita than Germany, France, Denmark, Italy, Belgium, Australia, Canada, Spain,...
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Dawid Assi
Mar 19, 20217 min read
The Impact of Corporate Actions
In our first article, Introduction to Private Equity, we discussed that private equity funds, to realise the return on their investment,...
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Dawid Assi
Mar 14, 20218 min read
Shares: An Introduction to Company Law
In capital markets, a firm can obtain funds in two ways. The most common method is to issue a debt instrument, such as a bond (Matthews...
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Dawid Assi
Mar 11, 20218 min read
UK Government Bonds
Governments issue bonds to close a gap between expenditure and revenue. UK public sector (central and local government) collect taxes...
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Dawid Assi
Mar 9, 20216 min read
Coffee Chat with Matthew Jones
We are pleased to introduce Matthew Jones, VP Content Acquisition & Strategy at Perlego - a rapidly growing eBook subscription platform...
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Dawid Assi
Mar 8, 20215 min read
Government Debt
Effects of the national debt on a country's economy. The European Union was created by the Maastricht Treaty, which entered into force on...
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Dawid Assi
Mar 5, 202110 min read
An Introduction to Money Markets
Money markets do not get as much attention in headlines and everyday press as other markets, e.g., capital markets where bonds and shares...
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Dawid Assi
Feb 28, 20217 min read
Liability Limited Partnership (LLP): A more partnership or a company?
This article will discuss the characteristics and formation of a legal entity, limited liability partnership, or LLP. We shall compare...
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