QFinance: The Ultimate Resource

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Compiled by more than 300 of the world's leading professionals, visionaries, writers and educators, this is THE first-stop reference resource and knowledge base for finance. QFINANCE covers an extensive range of finance topics with unique insight, authoritative information, practical guidance and thought-provoking widsom.

Contributors include:

Jim Rogers, Co-founder of the Quantum fund with George Soros in 1970 and author of the best-seller Investment Biker

Aswath Damodaran - Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University and author of Valuation, Corporate Finance, and Investment Management books.

Sir Howard Davies - Director of the London School of Economics & Political Science.

Frank Fabozzi - Professor of Finance at Yale School of managemen and author of many acclaimed books.

Fred Hu - Chairman of Greater China at Goldman Sachs. Mark Mobius - Joint Chairman of the World Bank and author of Mobius on Emerging Markets

Riccardo Rebonato - Global Head of the Quantitative Research Team at RBS

Paul Wilmott financial consultant, author of a number of quantitiative finance books and launched www.wilmott.com

Unmatched for in-depth content, QFINANCE contains more than 2 million words of text, data analysis, critical summaries and bonus online content.

 Created by Bloomsbury Publishing in association with the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority, QFINANCE is the expert reference resource for finance professionals, academics, students, journalists and writers. QFINANCE: The Ultimate Resource  Special Features: Best Practice and Viewpoint Essays Finance leaders, experts and educators address  how to resolve  the most crucial issues and challenges facing business today. Finance Checklists Step-by-step guides offer problem-solving solutions including hedging interest-rate risk, governance practices, project appraisal, estimating enterprise value and managing credit ratings. Calculations and Ratios Essential mathematical tools include how to calculate return on investment, return on shareholders equity, working capital productivity, EVA, risk-adjusted rate of return, CAPM, etc. Finance Thinkers and Leaders Illuminating biographies of 50 of the leading figures in modern finance including Joseph De La Vega, Louis Bachelier, Franco Modigliani, Paul Samuelson, and Myron Scholes  Finance Library digests Summaries of more than 130 key works ranging from Against the Gods to Portfolio Theory & Capital Markets and The Great Crash .  Country and Sector Profiles In-depth analysis of 102 countries and 26 sectors providing essential primary research resource for direct or indirect investment. Finance Information Sources A select list of the best resources for further information on finance and accounting worldwide, both in print and online, including books, journal articles, magazines, internet, and organizations  Finance Dictionary A comprehensive jargon-free, easy-to-use dictionary of more than 9,000 finance and banking terms used globally. Quotations  More than 2,000 business relevant quotations.  Free access to QFinance Online Resources (www.qfinance.com):  Get daily content updates, podcasts, online events and use our fully searchable database.