Fixed Income Analysis for the Global Financial Market: Money Market, Foreign Exchange, Securities, and Derivatives

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This comprehensive new book explains and clarifies the essential building blocks underlying the pricing and risk analysis of fixed-income securities and derivatives - using mathematics lightly, to make things easier, not harder. The emphasis throughout is on how-to-do, on building operational knowledge from the ground up. There are more than 300 examples and exhibits based on current market data. You will find essential information on:
* The global money market
* Foreign exchange transaction and foreign exchange derivatives
* Bonds and zero coupon bonds - including a risk management-driven discussion of duration and convexity
* Interest rate swaps, currency swaps, and exchange-traded futures
* Stochastic models and option pricing
* Stochastic models of the yield curve

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Excellent source for fixed income analytics.......1999-08-23

I had the pleasure of having Mr. Questa as a guest lecuturer in a Fixed Income class. This book was used as the text, prior to its publication. The book is a great intro-intermediate fixed income book. It also covers the advanced stochastic models well. It is one of few books that also integrates the foreign exchange market into the analysis. In a few areas the book is difficult to follow however after a careful re-reading it sinks in.

Non è una recensione.......1999-02-21

Non ho avuto il piacere di leggere il libro ma il nome dell'autore mi piaceva tantissimo...... è il mio (omonimia) Giorgio Questa

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The definitive handbook for every benefits professional, providing you with new material on HIPAA and COBRA, key legislation, and more

The encyclopedic The Handbook of Employee Benefits is the essential reference in the human resources industry, helping you understand and select benefit plans that work best for both employers and employees. Important changes and additions to this sixth edition include new material on behavioral/mental health-care benefits, disease management, alternative medicine, and elder care. In addition, executive compensation plans in a pay-for-performance environment are covered for the first time, as are important changes in benefits following September 11, 2001.

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The Compensation Handbook
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The Compensation Handbook
Lance A. Berger , and Dorothy R. Berger
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: 0071343091

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Straight answers to your compensation questions An A-to-Z guide to compensation strategy and design, Compensation Handbook, Fourth Edition, has been completely revised and updated to keep you on top of the important changes that have taken place in this area. Editors Lance A. Berger and Dorothy R. Berger have assembled articles by leading compensation practitioners to give you authoritative solutions to a wide range of specific compensation problems. This important new edition shares with you the best thinking on attracting and retaining outstanding employees in a tight market...executive compensation...computers and compensation...how to use a mix of compensation devices...and much, much more.

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Great Reference.......2007-04-25

I found this book to be an invaluable reference for my research in the area of compensation. It covers all of the main topics in compensation management with articles from the best minds in the field. The trend summary and chapter introductions provide an overview that is interesting and insightful. That kind of analysis is hard to find. The information is surprisingly up to date, since change is slow in this field.

The book is essential for compensation professionals.

The Compensation Handbook.......2006-02-26

Received with thanks the Compensation Handbook in a very good condition. It is exactly the product I was looking for. I believe that it would be a very important reference to my business.

The Compensation Handbook.......2000-06-27

As a compensation consultant, I sought a comprehensive guide for all aspects of the field. The 4th edition of The Compensation Handbook provides simple and direct answers for every compensation problem. It is a virtual "who's who" of compensation professionals providing well-constructed, concise information on their area of expertise. No matter what information I seek -- from base compensation, variable compensation, executive compensation, performance and compensation, compensation and corporate culture, or international compensation -- I can find pertinent, practical guidance in this one book. Compensation issues that are currently challenging every company - regardless of size, age, or industry -- are especially well developed in The Compensation Handbook. The section on Corporate Culture containing chapters on "Culture and Compensation" and "Connecting Compensation, Behaviors, Culture, and Strategy to Win" by William M. Mercer consultants, "Rewarding Scarce Talent" by Patricia Zingheim, "Gaining a Competitive Edge by Improving the Return on Human Capital" by Peter LeBlanc, and "The Role of Work-Life Benefits in the Total Pay Strategy" covers issues that every compensation practitioner or human resources professional will grapple with in the forseeable future. Even the effect of technology and computers on compensation administration are handled in The Compensation Handbook. Information on global compensation strategies is relevant not only to practitioners but to anyone seeking employment on foreign soil or working for a foreign company. The Compensation Handbook is a winner.

The Compensation Handbook.......2000-06-26

As a compensation consultant, I sought a comprehensive guide for all aspects of the field. The 4th edition of The Compensation Handbook provides simple and direct answers for every compensation problem. It is a virtual "who's who" of compensation professionals providing well-constructed, concise information on area of expertise. No matter what information I seek -- from base compensation, variable compensation, executive compensation, performance and compensation, compensation and corporate culture, or international compensation -- I can find pertinent, practical guidance in this one book. Compensation issues that are currently challenging every company - regardless of size, age, industry -- are especially well developed in The Compensation Handbook. The section on Corporate Culture containing chapters on "Culture and Compensation" and "Connecting Compensation, Behaviors, Culture, and Strategy to Win" by William M. Mercer consultants, "Rewarding Scarce Talent" by Patricia Zingheim, "Gaining a Competitive Edge by Improving the Return on Human Capital" by Peter LeBlanc, and "The Role of Work-Life Benefit in the Total Pay Strategy" covers issues that every compensation practitioner or human resources professional will grapple with in the forseeable future. Even the effect of technology and computers on compensation administration are handled in The Compensation Handbook. Information on global compensation strategies is relevant not only to practitioners by to anyone seeking employment on foreign soil or working for a foreign company. The Compensation Handbook is a winner.

Designing a Not-for-Profit Compensation System

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Designing a Not-for-Profit Compensation System
JoAnn Senger
Manufacturer: Wiley
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ASIN: 047165776X

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"JoAnn Senger has gone out of the box to address fundamental compensation issues too-often ignored in the public and not-for-profit sectors. She peels away the 'second-class citizen' label and provides effective compensation structures that reward top performers."
—Jonathan Fraser Light Senior Partner, Nordman, Cormany, Hair & Compton

A step-by-step plan to design and manage a compensation system for not-for-profit organizations

Written by recognized not-for-profit human resource specialist JoAnn Senger, Designing a Not-For-Profit Compensation System provides a step-by-step method to help human resource professionals design and manage a successful compensation system for any public or not-for-profit organization.

When it comes to compensation systems, the not-for-profit sector is rife with complexities, including legislative approval requirements and the board of directors' direct involvement in compensation matters. Addressing these and other unique obstacles, Designing a Not-For-Profit Compensation System:

Defines various types of not-for-profit and public organizations
Identifies current types of compensation structures
Identifies organizational characteristics influencing the usefulness of each structure, including the organization's budgeting and accounting processes and timetables
Covers maintenance for all compensation structures and the interaction among organizational units
Details the usefulness of each compensation structure, including midpoint calculations, rate adjustments, variable pay, and market surveys

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Designing a Nonprofit Compensation System defines the various types of nonprofit and public organizations, lists and briefly describes the current types of compensation structures, and identifies the organizational characteristics influencing the usefulness of each structure. In addition, it addresses the maintenance of each compensation structure and the interaction between organizational characteristics and the usefulness of each structure.

The Complete QDRO Handbook, Second Edition: Dividing ERISA, Military, and Civil Service Pensions and Collecting Child Support from Employee Benefit Plans

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The Complete QDRO Handbook, Second Edition: Dividing ERISA, Military, and Civil Service Pensions and Collecting Child Support from Employee Benefit Plans
David Clayton Carrad
Manufacturer: American Bar Association
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The Military Divorce Handbook: A Practical Guide to Representing Military Personnel and Their Families

ASIN: 159031378X

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Written for family lawyers, judges, and plan administrators, this is a comprehensive resource for effectively handling QDROs and working with all of the parties involved.

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Hope you find it helpful.......2000-12-21

This book will also be useful to people going through a divorce, or whose divorce is several years old but they have never had a QDRO done. Getting a QDRO prepared and accepted by the plan is ESSENTIAL; your divorce decree or separation agreement alone is not enough to obtain your share of your former spouse's pension benefits. Further information is available from the author at QDRO Solutions, Inc. in Augusta, Georgia (706) 650-7028.

Trustees Handbook: A Basic Text on Labor-Management Employee Benefit Plans

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Trustees Handbook: A Basic Text on Labor-Management Employee Benefit Plans
Marc Gertner , and Mary Brennan
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Unemployment and disability compensation programs (O'Brien's California employer-employee benefits handbook series)

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Unemployment and disability compensation programs (O'Brien's California employer-employee benefits handbook series)
David W O'Brien
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Way Out of Date
Don't waste your money

The Handbook of 401k Plan Management

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The increase in the number of employees participating in 401(k) plans has been astonishing and continued growth is a certainty. Written for anyone involved in the design, implementation, and day-to-day operation of 401(k) plans, this book is a guide to understanding the strategic and fundamental issues involved in successfully managing a plan. In addition to demystifying the complex tax and legal environment in which these plans must operate, this book guides the reader in designing an appropriate 401(k) plan and in managing operational issues such as plan investments and administration. The Handbook of 401(k) Plan Management includes: Communicating to plan participants to help them get the most from their 401(k) plan participation; Dozens of examples, graphs, and tables that simplify complex legal, financial and administrative issues; Strategies for increasing the value of 401(k) plans for both employee and employer.

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Way Out of Date.......2005-01-07

As far as pension industry books go, anything published over two to three years ago can be considered obsolete. This being published in 1992 missed all the changes that have affected 401(k) and pension plans, especially EGTRRA. You are better off finding something either written in the current year or something written after 2002.

Don't waste your money.......1999-07-17

Too basic and outdated

California employer-employee benefits handbook

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California employer-employee benefits handbook
David W O'Brien
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Canadian handbook of pension and welfare plans, 1956

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Canadian handbook of pension and welfare plans, 1956
William M Mercer
Manufacturer: CCH Canadian
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Domestic Partner Benefits: An Employer's Guide (2nd Edition)

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Domestic Partner Benefits: An Employer's Guide (2nd Edition)
Joseph S. Adams
Manufacturer: Thompson Publishing Group, Inc.
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ASIN: 1930872062

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Providing domestic partner benefits is a growing - and controversial - trend among employers. Domestic Partner Benefits - An Employer's Guide 2nd Edition helps you investigate the benefits and drawbacks of offering pension and welfare benefits to employees' domestic partners.

This new softbound book from the Pension and Benefits editors of Thompson Publishing Group, Inc. addresses such issues as…

-- How "domestic partner" should be defined
-- How federal and other laws affect the provision of domestic partner benefits
-- Whether benefits should be offered only to same-sex domestic partners and what, if any, proof should be required to receive benefits
-- What administrative issues, such as taxes, payroll/withholding, FMLA, COBRA and HIPAA, are involved when offering domestic partner benefits

This one-of-kind book guides you through the process of establishing a domestic partner benefits program. It features a model launch and timeline, model policies, notices, forms and affidavits. You get an entire implementation strategy - no need to hire expensive consultants … the guidance you need to make important decisions is right inside your copy of Domestic Partner Benefits - An Employer's Guide 2nd Edition.

Plus, the Domestic Partner Benefits - An Employer's Guide 2nd Edition summarizes important court decisions in this rapidly developing area of the law and profiles employers' experiences in setting up and running domestic partner benefits programs.

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Very Informative!.......2000-05-31

This book was very informative! I learned a lot from reading this!

Very Informative!.......2000-05-31

Enjoyed reading the options and information this book offered.

Very Informative!.......2000-05-31

very inforative book, enjoyed learning options and information.

An Excellent Resource!.......2000-04-22

This book is an excellent resource!

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Capital-intensive projects throughout the world -- including large-scale energy, infrastructure, toll road, solid waste, and recycling projects -- rely on project finance as the most important financing technique available. But the complexity of project finance requires that the practitioner predict and resolve a number of potential risks involving bankruptcy, currency, and political issues, among others, and often in emerging economies. Drawing on the author's 15-plus years of experience in all types of project finance, The Law and Business of International Project Finance is the first comprehensive, multi-discipline book to address these risks and their resolution and to detail each of the elements necessary for a successful project financing. Mirroring the structure of an actual project finance deal, this all-in-one handbook examines each step of the process, from the rationale for the project finance, through risk allocation and mitigation, to dispute resolution. Topics discussed include financing sources, environmental issues, bilateral and multilateral support, contract aspects and typical contract terms, project contracts as credit support, project finance loan documents, collateral documents, and permits. All participants in a project financing -- including lenders, developers, investors, host governments, governmental agencies, multilateral and bilateral agencies, off-take purchasers, input suppliers, contractors, and operators -- can turn to The Law and Business of International Project Finance as an accessible tool and a reliable research database. Its unique combination of practical features includes + a checklist of key considerations to assist the practitioner in structuring, negotiating and reviewing a project finance transaction; + a detailed glossary of project finance terms; + references to legal and business books and articles relating to project finance; and + sample project finance clauses and provisions with discussion and suggestions for implementation. These features enable practitioners and non-practitioners at all levels to understand the components and language of project finance and to recognize and avoid potential pitfalls.

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Excellent.......1999-04-28

We bought a copy for our project finance/infrastructure finance dept. at our bank. It's excellent, especially the due diligence checklist

Brilliant.......1998-10-20

This is the one project finance book I keep at my desk and take with me on business trips. It is invaluable. The book is filled with important information I need when working on a project finance deal (sample contract provisions; explanations of currency risks; financing sources; World Bank lending characteristics; political risk insurance; and on and on. The author manages to do the impossible--he combines legal and business aspects of project finance in an easy-to-use format, from a real life perspective. Each part of a project finance deal is addressed in separate chapters.

My only criicism is that the author uses the European-favored expansive table of contents, rather than a detailed index. Yet, the book is so well organized that the information is easy to find.

It's clearly the best legal and business book on project finance available. It gives me, as a business person, a real edge.

Excellent and comprehensive.......1998-10-02

A well thought out treatise on project finance covering not just the legal issues, but also from a commercial perspective. One of the better books on the subject

The Law and Business of International Project Finance - A Resource for Governments, Sponsors, Lenders, Lawyers, and Project Participants

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The Law and Business of International Project Finance - A Resource for Governments, Sponsors, Lenders, Lawyers, and Project Participants
Scott L. Hoffman
Manufacturer: Kluwer Law International
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ASIN: 9041195629

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Covering topics of radio astronomy, this book contains graduate-level problems with carefully presented solutions. The problems are arranged following the content of the book "Tools of Radio Astronomy" by K. Rohlfs and T.L.Wilson (also available in the this series) on a chapter-by-chapter basis. Some of these problems have been formulated to provide an extension to the material presented in "Tools of Radio Astronomy".

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