Riverstone Training

  Doing the right choice of directors is one of the most crucial decisions that shareholders make. The members of a company's Board have a say in the company's direction, hold the management to account and assist in safeguarding shareholders' interests. This makes the voting process that is employed when electing to the Board an important factor in determining who is elected. The most popular ones are straight voting and cumulative voting. They are both methods that enable shareholders to vote in director elections, but work differently and can lead to very different results. Investors, business owners and students will better understand the voting systems and how this affects corporate governance. Straight Voting Disadvantage The advantages of straight voting are that it is easy to comprehend, but it also has some drawbacks. In this form of organization, shareholders vote for one office for each office being voted on. They are not allowed to "transfer" votes fro...

  Every business regularly transmits and receives confidential information to and from employees, consultants, suppliers, investors and prospective business partners. All of this could be included in these discussions: financial records, customer information, product designs, business strategy, software, research findings or other valuable IP. That sharing information is sometimes essential doesn't mean that companies can't find a way of ensuring that it is not disclosed without permission. A confidentiality agreement, also known as a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), is one of the more frequently-used legal devices for this purpose. An NDA assists in setting out the ground rules for the use of confidential information and helps to prevent misunderstandings and preserve the interests of all parties involved. Confidentiality Non-Disclosure Agreement Confidentiality NDA is a legal agreement which obligates one or more parties to maintain confidentiality of information. The agreeme...

  According to the business's accounting records, it has $75,000 in cash, but its bank statement indicates that it has $72,800 in cash. The difference at a first glance may lead one to believe that there is a mistake. Truth is, variations such as these are quite normal as transactions can often not be recorded at the same time, by both the business and the bank. This will be helped by the bank reconciliation. It will reconcile the company's cash books to the bank statement, check for any discrepancies and ensure the cash books are correct after making the proper adjustments. One of the easiest measures to enhance the financial control and minimize the risk of financial errors is to conduct a financial reconciliation regularly. What Is a Bank Reconciliation Statement? A bank reconciliation statement is a statement which shows a comparison of the balance of the cash book with the bank statement for the same period. The intent is not to update the bank's records, but to give ...

  Not all investments that may seem to be good ideas will be value adding for a business. Projects could be the same size, but one may provide much higher returns over a long period of time. Thus, investment appraisal techniques are used by financial managers before deciding on investing the money of the company in any opportunity. Profitability Index (PI) is one of the most useful tools employed in the process of capital budgeting. The profitability index shows the value gained, per dollar invested, as opposed to the total profit which is the value gained in general. This is particularly valuable when the business doesn't have a lot of money, and the projects have to be done that provide the highest returns. Profitability Index Profitability index: It is a financial ratio, which compares the present value of future cash inflows against the initial investment in the project. Rather than considering profit alone, it is an indicator of the efficiency of the investment. PI > 1 indi...