Kevin concludes the topic of dividend policy. It compares two recent The Financial Times articles on the payment of dividends. The first looks at an increase in dividends at Lloyds TSB (The Financial Times 31 July 2007). The second looks at the use of innovative trading of dividends by Investment Banks (The Financial Times 11 July 2007).

Dividend Policy - dividends as a signal and innovative trading of dividends

Kevin introduces the topic of Dividend Policy. It examines the impact of dividends on the share price. It features a recent article on dividend payments by AIM companies (The Financial Times 4 Oct 2007).

Dividend Policy - the impact of dividends on share price

Kevin examines the issue of financial distress. He examines this topic with the example of Eurotunnel plc

Capital Structure - financial distress

Kevin looks at the topic of capital structure. In this episode we see why debt finance is normally much cheaper for companies than the alternative of issuing equity finance. We also examine various measures of gearing.

Capital Structure - gearing and why debt finance is cheaper

Kevin introduces the dividend valuation model. This is the key technique used for company valuations. We see how this can be used to place a value on the shares in the Pearson Group.

Share valuation techniques

Kevin talks about share valuations. This podcast considers share valuation in the light of a number of current news stories including that of Northern Rock, who's shares have peaked and troughed recently.

Share Valuations

Kevin considers the weighted average cost of capital

The weighted average cost of capital

The Cost of Capital

Kevin presents a brief update on Northern Rock and then continues with his discussion on the bond markets

Northern Rock, Convertibles and Syndicated loans

You might have seen discussion in the papers/TV/radio of the current problems in the UK money markets. This is a great topic to cover as it relates well to a number of previous markets that Kevin has covered in this series.

Crisis in the UK Money Markets

Essentials of Corporate Financial Management podcasts have been recorded by Kevin Boakes of Kingston University. These podcasts accompany the textbooks Essentials of Corporate Financial Management and Corporate Financial Management by Glen Arnold, which are published by Pearson Education.

This podcats introduces Debt Finance by looking at the problems in the subprime market in the US. This is clearly a current issue of great importance for Financial Markets. Kevin also looks at an article from the FT on the impact on UK Banks.

Debt Finance

Kevin walks the listener through how to read the financial pages of the FT, specifically talking about the role of figures in the financial pages.

Financial Times Data and Stock Market Indices

This podcast sets out the key characteristics of bond instruments. It also defines convenants and suggests two useful self-review questions from the textbook.

Bond Instruments

Looks at the London Stock Exchange

Preference shares

Introducing the Equity Market

Kevin looks at Diversification, Unsystematic Risk ,Systematic Risk

Portfolio Theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model

Sets out the new issue process

Kevin examines the efficient market hypothesis

Examines the efficient market hypothesis

In this podcast Kevin looks at the impact of risk on investment decisions

Risk and project appraisal

Essentials of Corporate Financial Management by Glen Arnold - podcasts

In this podcast Kevin looks at two main issues: 1) Incremental cashflows; 2) The payback technique

Practical project appraisal

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