Finance
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FINANCE SECTOR
Risk is an everyday hazard that faces banks, funds and insurers. It can usually be mitigated, but it is rarely eliminated completely. There are some cases where a positive “hazard” is a very good thing to have – each business faces a risk or probability of making profits. Millions of people buy lottery tickets each [...]
Forensic accounting
Forensic accounting is a potentially rich source of value-added in financial environments. Part of forensic accountancy is an art, part science and the rest is detective work. There are three ways in which it can provide a valuable service in organisations: 1. Investigate a case post facto to see where a loss has occurred within [...]
General Observations
The stock market is likely to be on firmer footing when strength in the daily- and, weekly-based advance-decline lines confirm strength in the various indices that reflect different sectors of the stock market. In other words, new highs in indice such as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index should be confirmed by new highs in [...]