International Financial Markets

Corporate governance is a set of actions used to handle the relationship between stakeholders by determining and controlling the strategic direction and performance of the organization. Corporate governance major concern is making sure that the strategic decisions are effective and that it paves the way towards strategic competitiveness. (Hitt, Ireland, Hoskisson, 2017, p. 310). In today’s corporation, the primary objective of corporate governance is to align top-level manager’s and stakeholders interest. That is why corporate governance is involved when there is a conflict of interest between with the owners, managers, and members of the board of directors (Hitt, Ireland, Hoskisson, 2017, p. 310-311).

The primary objective of the manager is to please the stockholder by maximizing stockholder wealth.

Management-Specific Learning Goals: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of all business functions, practices, and related theories and be able to integrate this functional knowledge in order to address business problems. More specifically, students will gain competency and knowledge in solving complex business problems.

The effective control of cost of funds and operating and administrative expenses has resulted in continuously growing trend in profit margin. Both the slightly increasing in total assets turnover trend and highly growing trend in profit margin trend has resulted in continuously improving ROA (Return on Assets). The broadening of equity base and high retention ratio has resulted in growing trend in owner equity. The bank average collection period has dropped which shows the efficiency of the bank.

In a profit maximizing firm when the marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost the firm should increase production. If there is extra production that increases revenue and doesn’t add to cost, then of course profits will increase. When there is increase revenue profits will go up, and with no additional cost to the increase. This is something that is very ideal to a business. When this happens it’s almost to perfect. Increase in profit with no cost to

The financial manager establishes goals that will help to reach the organizations objectives, then creates steps in which they will use to achieve those goals.

According to Gitman, the goal of the firm, and therefore of all managers and employees, is to maximize the wealth of the owners for whom it is being operated (2009). The financial manager is responsible for acquiring sources of financing and allocate amongst competitive investment alternatives. The ultimate goal is to invest in projects yielding higher returns than amount of financing used to invest, so profits can be used satisfy claims and increase shareholder wealth. The issues facing financial managers are therefore to 1) increase sources of financing from investors and 2) increase shareholder wealth while maintaining a

· What happens when there is a surplus of imports brought into the U.S.? Cite a specific example of a product with an import surplus, and the impact that has on the U.S. businesses and consumers involved. When there is a surplus of imports brought into the U.S. it means that the price of the product(s) will drop. U.S. companies that are competing with the Chinese made products will suffer from price drops of the goods. With consumers it will benefits the consumer with the lower price on goods. Large screen LCD/HDTV is a good example. Since the recession there has been a surplus of large screen HDTV. Not many people can afford or buy them since the prices were high. Now large screen LCD/HDTV is much cheaper than what it was 4 years ago.

Phenomenal growth of interest in corporate governance has emerged in recent years. The body of literature on the subject has grown markedly in response to successive waves of large corporate failures. Furthermore, there have been numerous attempts to define what constitutes ‘good corporate governance’ and to provide guidelines in order to enhance the quality of corporate governance.

DQ 1: Summarize the most important benefits and risks associated with diversification into global markets.

Ways of improving performances that will make the bank the leading financial institution in the world.

This is the first pace in financial. It is the duty of financial manager to primarily recognize the goals of the company. The subsequently responsibility is to decide on the suitable steps that have to be applied achieve the goals of the company (Baker and Baker, 2007, p. 6).

International business contains all business transactions private and governmental, sales, investments, logistics, and transportation that happen between two or more regions, nations and countries beyond their political limits. Generally, private companies undertake such transactions for profit governments undertake them for profit and for political reasons. It refers to all those business activities which involve cross border transactions of goods, services, resources between two or more nations. Transaction of economic resources includes capital, skills, and people. for international production of physical goods and services such as finance, banking, insurance, and construction.

Quality NZ is a niche supplier of New Zealand’s first quality products and services to the rapidly expanding Indian market, with a specific focus on the food and Beverage, Tourism and Education sectors . Quality NZ has ownership of a number of subsidiaries that represents us in both NZ and India (through our Indian based import Company) there products are all personally selected to ensure only the finest Quality is presented to our customers in india . With the deep passion India’s have for Cricket , Quality NZ is privileged to have Sir Richard Hadlee as our Patron ( and a shareholder ) and Company Ambassadors , Stephen Fleming Daniel Vettori and Brendor McCullana The networks and relationships formed through our cricketing representatives and our Indian based staff provide us with significant credibility to the Indian market.( www.qualitynz.com)

One often stumbles upon such statements while reading about shareholders value or maximization of shareholders wealth. This is also a typical answer to questions such as “what is the best and primary objective of a company in a competitive market”. But should it be the only and most important objective in a firm? Must it be fulfilled first and foremost, or is there the possibility of generating more wealth for company, shareholders and stakeholders with other, different approaches? It has