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Corporate finance9 min readFour kinds of responsible investing, and what DWS tells a buyer
For anyone about to put money in a 'responsible' fund and wanting to know what the label means. The post sets Louche and Lydenberg's four strategies beside DWS's $25m SEC settlement to show which claims a buyer can check from public documents, and which hardly at all.
Corporate finance10 min readA funding map for a new venture: what each source costs you
For a founder who has spent their own money and must choose the next source. Each group of sources charges a different price: ownership, a repayment schedule, delivery duties to backers, or time. Includes a hypothetical worked example, arithmetic and a worksheet.
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Internal capital markets: does a group allocate its own cash well?
For a CFO or owner dividing the investment budget across several businesses. Head office has control rights a bank lacks, so it can pick winners, but one model suggests weak divisions can lobby their way to extra capital. Both sides, plus a table for questioning your own budget.
- Corporate finance10 min read
Unilever and ice cream: the BCG matrix as a capital tool, not a verdict
For a finance director or owner of a multi-line group deciding where the next dong of capital goes. The BCG matrix ranks units by market growth and relative share to allocate cash, but it cannot explain why Unilever separated its ice cream.
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