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Taking an international perspective to corporate finance, the latest edition of Corporate Finance and Investment is a highly-regarded and established text for students who want to understand the principles of corporate finance and develop the key tools to apply it. The 9th edition has been revised to include topical issues in valuation, working capital, capital structure, the dividend decision, Islamic finance, risk and risk management, and behavioural finance. With its focus on strategic issues of finance in a business setting, this text uses the latest financial and accounting data, articles and research papers to effectively demonstrate how, and to what extent, the theory can be applied to practical issues in corporate finance. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Corporate Finance and Investment

• Title Page


• Copyright Page


• Brief Contents


• Contents


• List of figures and tables


• Preface


• Authors? acknowledgements


• Publisher?s acknowledgements


• Part I A FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCIAL DECISIONS


• Chapter 1 An overview of financial management


• 1.1 Introduction


• 1.2 The finance function


• 1.3 Investment and financial decisions


• 1.4 Cash ? the lifeblood of the business


• 1.5 The emergence of financial management


• 1.6 The finance department in the firm


• 1.7 The financial objective


• 1.8 The agency problem


• 1.9 Managing the agency problem


• 1.10 Social responsibility and shareholder wealth


• 1.11 The corporate governance debate


• 1.12 The risk dimension


• 1.13 The strategic dimension


• Summary


• Key points


• Further reading


• Useful websites


• Questions


• Chapter 2 The financial environment


• 2.1 Introduction


• 2.2 Financial markets


• 2.3 The financial services sector


• 2.4 The London Stock Exchange (LSE)


• 2.5 Are financial markets efficient?


• 2.6 Reading the financial pages


• 2.7 Taxation and financial decisions


• Summary


• Key points


• Further reading


• Useful websites


• Appendix: Financial statement analysis


• Questions


• Chapter 3 Present values, and bond and share valuation


• 3.1 Introduction


• 3.2 Measuring Wealth


• 3.3 Time-value of money


• 3.4 Financial arithmetic for capital growth


• 3.5 Present value


• 3.6 Present value arithmetic


• 3.7 Valuing bonds


• 3.8 Valuing shares: the dividend valuation