Why is the cost of resolving insurance company failures so high? Evidence in this article suggests that the state insurance regulatory bodies in charge of the liquidation process turn over an average of only $0.33 for each $1.00 of pre-insolvency assets to the guaranty funds (the state agencies responsible for paying claims). This very low “recovery rate” could result from ex ante regulatory fa...

L Finitely many growth options 30 L.1 Optimal policy in the waiting period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 L.2 Optimal strategy for a firm with a growth option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 L.3 Proofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 L.4 Solution to Problem 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 L.5 Solu...

This article describes an expert system for cash flow analysis called CFA--Cash Flow Analyzer. which uses knowledge based on ratio analysis and the budgetary statement of changes in cash flow. The system uses "If ••• Then ••• " rules to capture the expertise necessary to diagnose the source of cash flow problems and make recommendations on how to mitigate those problems. 1. AN EXPERT SYSTEM FOR...

The authors develop a conceptua] framework of the marketing-finance interface and discuss its implications for the theory and practice of marketing. The framework proposes that marketing is concerned with the task of developing and managing market-based assets, or assets that arise from the commingling of the firm with entities in its external environment. Examples of market-based assets includ...

We model the interplay between cash and debt policies in the presence of financial constraints. While saving cash allows constrained firms to hedge against future cash flow shortfalls, reducing current debt – “saving borrowing capacity” – is a more effective way of securing investment in high cash flow states. This trade-off implies that constrained firms will allocate cash flows into cash hold...

In order to obtain SEO (Secondary Equity Offering) qualification, china listed companies would do different levels of earnings management centering on accounting earnings indicators. While previous researches on earnings management are mainly focused on enterprise management authorities’ accruals manipulation. In fact, in order to avoid losses, the user of statements would pay more attention to...

Cash takeover bids financed from internally generated cash reserves could be a function of capital market imperfections (Myers and Majluf 1984) or symptomatic of “free-cash-flow” problems (Jensen 1986, 1988). We find that bids financed from cash reserves outperform those that use debt financing. Further, ‘free cash flow’ firms outperform ‘non-free cash flow’ firms. The majority of cash bids are...