Bøger af Nuno Fernandes

The book Finance for Executives: A Practical Guide for Managers meets the needs of global executives, both finance as well as non-financial managers. It is a practical and fundamental finance reference book for any manager, as it makes a perfect balance of financial management theory and practice. It focuses on corporate finance concepts from value creation to derivatives, including cost of capital (and WACC), valuation, financing policies, project evaluation, and many other essential finance definitions. Finance for Executives makes finance simple and intuitive, through the use of real world data (brief company case studies and empirical examples of concepts), Excel financial modelling tools, and practical short chapters.Target AudienceThis finance book is appropriate for business executives, from all backgrounds, seeking toFocus on the links between financial management and the strategy of their company, be it a private or publicly traded companyDiscover how to create value for their company and boost its financial performanceUnderstand the key topics of corporate finance for non-financial managers Create a cost of capital culture within a companyRefresh and broaden their understanding of the latest financial concepts and toolsLearn about financial management for decision makers - including financing and dividend policies, company valuation, mergers and acquisitions (M&As), project evaluation, cost of capital (WACC) estimation, or risk management and derivativesFinance for Executives is suited as a finance textbook for corporate finance programs, executive education courses, as well as in MBA, master's, and executive MBA programs. Indeed, the book is based on many years of executive education and consulting with world-class corporations from all continents of the world.What Is This Book About?Finance should be fun, and practical as well. With this book at hand, you will have access to a set of tools that will help you develop your intuition for solving key financial problems, improve your business decisions, and formulate strategies.This finance for managers' reference book is based onSimplicity - The core concepts in corporate finance are simple, and will become intuitively clear after using this bookConciseness - The chapters are short and self-contained to appeal to busy executives who are keen on value-added activitiesPractical focus - The key concepts of financial management are explained (and linked to Excel modelling tools), while you learn to identify the problems and pitfalls of different managerial choicesApplication of theory to practice - It highlights key academic research results that are relevant for practitionersReal-world focus - The book includes empirical data on several companies and industries around the world. Working with real-world problems and real-world data is more fruitful than theoretical discussions on formulasExcel TemplatesAn Excel spreadsheet containing all the financial models used in the different chapters is available for download from the book's website. Practitioners will find the file easy to customize to their own requirements. It is useful in a variety of situations: value creation and its decomposition into managerial drivers or key performance indicators (KPIs), cost of capital (WACC) estimation, project evaluation, mergers and acquisitions, company valuation, derivatives valuation, etc.

If your work deals with finance, you must understand how the real-world impacts of climate change are reshaping stakeholders' expectations. Businesses cannot sit back and be passive spectators of the government's actions. Rather, they need to participate in efforts to combat climate change and contribute in different ways. Many long-term investors are increasingly concerned that failure to act could endanger the long-term returns on their assets. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has already issued several warnings in letters to shareholders.Climate Finance will help you act in a positive way. It provides a comprehensive overview of climate-related financial issues. Finance is about linking demand for capital to suppliers of capital. Defined in this broad sense, finance (including financial players such as shareholders, debtholders, capital markets, regulators/central banks, and boards) has an important role to play in tackling the challenges ahead. The book covers every aspect of climate-related finance and disentangles the complex layers of decision-making around it.Climate Finance: Provides an in-depth understanding of the various aspects of climate finance, from the risks and opportunities, to the demand and supply of capital, to the impact of global policies.Presents frameworks for readers to help them better understand the field, and how finance and climate are linked.Covers all the financing activities of companies, both through the debt side and the equity side, while addressing the financial market aspects of these activities (including green finance instruments, sustainability-linked products, ESG investment, climate financing, institutional investors, ESG ratings, activist investors, etc.).Allows reader to assess their contributions, risks, opportunities, and personal role in the coming transitionHelps investors and companies make more informed capital allocation decisions by appropriately incorporating all risksProvides empirical evidence for the links between financial actions and climate related risks and opportunitiesHighlights relevant frameworks and evidence from markets, academic research, and practical case studies featuring leading companies and investors.In addition to being a useful guide for finance leaders and practitioners, this book can also be used in business education (MBA, master's, and executive education programs). It is based on many years of teaching and consulting with world-class corporations from all continents of the world.A big funding gap exists between what we have right now (the Paris Agreement signatures) and what we need in the future (the actual infrastructure, supply chains, and corporate frameworks to deliver on those agreements). It is clear that bridging this gap should now be the priority for executives, board members, and investors. Climate Finance will help you be part of the solution to the greatest challenge facing humankind today. The book will help you make the right choices and take meaningful action to protect the long-term interests of your organization against the financial threats posed by climate change.

The story of a young man¿s sensitive and sentimental ¿journey¿ to succeed in life! A story full of overcoming and conquest! I wanted to share this, my secret world, but humankind don¿t know how to live in a world of words, deeds and magic and that¿s how I am!This book is adressed to people, who see the world as it is, with lots of differences in societies, as the money with a big gap and growing, between rich and poor and to reflect their conscious and take some ideas to put in their daily activities.To all the lost ¿souls¿, all who want to work in own self-improvement, to feel that they aren¿t alone and everything is possible, as soon as you put your mind to it! Believe and mainly on yourself!

To date, analyses of the M&A failure rate tend to focus on individual causes - e.g., culture clashes, valuation methods, or CEO overconfidence - rather than examining the problem holistically. The Value Killers is the first book based on a holistic analysis of successful and unsuccessful transactions.