Isère
Isère , department (1990 pop. 1,025,300), SE France, in Dauphiné . Grenoble is the capital.
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Deep-water sedimentation in the Alpine Basin of SE France; new perspectives on the Gres d'Annot and related systems.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 12/1/2005; 162 words
; 1862391483 Deep-water sedimentation in the Alpine Basin of SE France; new perspectives on the Gres d'Annot and related systems. Ed. by P. Joseph and S.A. Lomas. Geological Society Pubg. House 2004...
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Become a master of capital management. (includes related articles on low investment rate of return accompanying low cost of capital)
Magazine article from: Directors & Boards; 6/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; Lowering your cost of capital is a critical corporate strategy of the future. Here are the benefits of having a cost-of-capital advantage over your competitors. Reducing cost of capital is the largest controllable source of costs that...
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Moving capital through the supply chain: changing process definitions can help create efficiency.(CAPITAL GAINS)
Magazine article from: Healthcare Purchasing News; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Mismanagement of capital can be a crime with punishment that can last for...why it's important to begin a detailed dialogue on capital acquisition and management, discussing what capital is and how it can--or should--be able to move more...
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Analysis claims First Capital can afford its debts. (First Capital Holdings Inc.)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 3/16/1992; ; 700+ words
; Bankrupt life insurance holding company First Capital Holdings Inc., subsidiaries of which were...optimistic. The $8.46 billion-in-assets First Capital, based in Century City, ran two life insurance...Bankers Life and the San Diego-based First Capital Life, which invested about 40 percent...
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Formulas or supervision? Remarks on the future of regulatory capital.
Magazine article from: Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; INTRODUCTION How much capital should a bank have? There was a time...confidence now in the accuracy of the capital assessments? We must bear in mind two...address those questions. First, regulatory capital has never been a mindless game played...
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Do we need CAPM for capital budgeting?
Magazine article from: Financial Management; 12/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; A key input to the capital budgeting process is the cost of capital. Financial managers most often use the CAPM to estimate the cost of capital for which they need to know the market risk premium. Textbooks advocate using the historical value for...
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The latest on First Capital flap: 'That it was sunk by junk is bunk.' (First Capital Holdings Inc.)
Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal; 3/2/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...and shareholders are furious over First Capital Holdings Inc.'s recently proposed reorganization...own 60 percent of San Diego-based First Capital Life Insurance, while Citibank would own...would probably also end up owning First Capital Holdings's other company, Fidelity Bankers...
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Auditing and bank capital regulation.
Magazine article from: Economic Quarterly; 9/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; Capital regulations for banks are based on the idea that the riskier a bank's assets are, the more capital it should hold. The international 1988 Basel Accord among bank regulators set bank capital requirements to be a fixed percentage of the face value...
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A world in which 'frugal capital' reigns.
Magazine article from: Directors & Boards; 1/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; With capital scarce and demands limitless, the main untapped source of...following opportunities and challenges confronting the global capital markets. The United States needs capital to finance economic recovery and rebuild aging infrastructure...
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OBJECTIVE RISK ADJUSTMENT IMPROVES CALCULATED ROI FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
Magazine article from: Healthcare Financial Management; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; The weighted average cost of capital although widely used in financial...are inadequately compensated. When capital projects are being considered, factoring...adjustment to the projected cost of capital can increase the calculated return...
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Grande Chartreuse
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, mountainous massif, Isère dept., SE France, in the Dauphiné Alps; Chamechaude Peak (6,847 ft/2,087 m) is the highest point. There in a high valley St. Bruno...
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Grenoble
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, city (1990 pop. 153,973), capital of Isère dept., SE France, on the Isère River at the foot of the Alps. It is the hydroelectric center of France and has an important nuclear-research center. Metals, electrical equipment, chemicals, and food...
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Vienne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
town (1990 pop. 30,386), Isère dept., SE France, on the Rhône River. It is a farm trade center with textile, metallurgical, and footwear industries. The capital...
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Dauphiné
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, region and former province, SE France, bordering on Italy. It is now divided into three departments, Haute-Alpes, Isère, and Drôme. In the east the Alps culminate in the Barre des Écrins; their magnificent scenery attracts many tourists. The...
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Albertville
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Rhone-Alps region, close to the French-Italian border. Located in the Alps on the Arly River just above its influx into the Isère, Albertville is a transportation and commercial center in a winter sports region. The town was the central site for the 1992...
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