1st Edition

Accounting for Financial Instruments A Guide to Valuation and Risk Management

438 Pages 94 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

438 Pages 94 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

438 Pages 94 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Accounting for Financial Instruments is about the accounting and regulatory framework associated with the acquisition and disposal of financial instruments; how to determine their value; how to manage the risk connected with them; and ultimately compile a business valuation report. Specifically, the book covers the following topics, amongst others: Accounting for Investments; Bills of... Read more

Part I: Accounting Fundamentals  Chapter 1. Introduction  Chapter 2. Financial Reporting Instruments Chapter 3. The Accounting Process  Part II: Accounting for Financial Instruments  Chapter 4. Relevant Accounting Standards  Chapter 5. Accounting Treatment for Financial Instruments  Chapter 6. Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes Part III: Business and Financial Analysis of Organisations  Chapter 7. Financial Risk Management Principles Chapter 8. Financial Risks Management Applications Chapter 9. Business and Financial Analysis Chapter 10. Valuation of a Business Chapter 11. Business Valuation Report and Related Issues Part IV: Money Laundering: The Curse of Financial Services Chapter 12. Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Issues

Biography

Emanuel Camilleri was the Director General (Strategy and Operations Support) at the Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment, Government of Malta. He has had a long career in the Australian defence industry public sector related to ICT and Operations Research applications, and has managed large projects related to accounting applications and Public Service reforms at the Inland Revenue and VAT Departments in Malta. He is a visiting senior lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, University of Malta. In 2016 the Government of Malta) appointed Dr Camilleri as Chairman, Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools, which has the responsibility for the schools building and maintenance programme of Government’s Public Education sector with a major aim of introducing reforms related to accounting controls and project management.

Roxanne Camilleri is currently a senior auditor with a leading global accountancy firm, RSM. Previously, she held a position of senior auditor with Grant Thornton. Roxanne has conducted accounting audits of many types and sizes of entities both in the private and public sector in Malta and many other European countries for the last six years. Roxanne has a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours) in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brooks University, UK and an Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business from ACCA. Currently, she is undertaking the final ACCA study unit in Taxation Accounting. She is fluent in four languages; Maltese, English, French and Italian.