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Factoring As A Financing Option In Turkey : A Comparative Study, Hasmet Sarigul Jun 2012

Factoring As A Financing Option In Turkey : A Comparative Study, Hasmet Sarigul

Hasmet Sarigul

Factoring is a form of short-term commercial finance based on the selling of trade debts at a discount from one party to another. Factoring is one of the oldest methods of business financing in developed countries. The Factoring operations in Turkey began in late 1980s as a product of commercial banks and started to become the activity of separately established factoring companies in the early 1990s. The basic frame of this study constitutes an empirical comparison of factoring companies in Turkey as bank subsidiaries and independent factoring companies in terms of some selected financial ratios in 2009 and 2010 years. …


Individual Investors Perception Of Dividends: Pakistan's Perspective, Muhammad Naeem Akhtar May 2012

Individual Investors Perception Of Dividends: Pakistan's Perspective, Muhammad Naeem Akhtar

Muhammad Naeem Akhtar

This research paper argue that there exists a strong preference for dividends among investors. The main purpose is to find the factors that lead individual investors to reveal their preference for either cash or stock dividends. The most important dividend theories are employed to test the behavior of Pakistani individual investors towards dividends. The results reveal strong evidence that individual investors in Pakistan want dividends either in the form of cash or stocks. They also have a strong preference for dividend even if a company has to pay it by borrowing.


Film Financing: Thrilling Scenes And Investing Schemes, Charlotte Moore May 2012

Film Financing: Thrilling Scenes And Investing Schemes, Charlotte Moore

Accounting Undergraduate Honors Theses

This thesis discusses investing in independent films and researches whether or not it is a scam by looking at techniques to draw in investors, accounting practices, and professional advice.