Analyzing a company’s inventories and receivables is a reliable means of helping to determine whether it is a good investment play or not. Companies stay efficient and competitive by keeping inventory levels down and speeding up collection of what they are owed. In this article, we’ll take you through the process step by step.
Getting Goods Off the Shelf
As an investor, you want to know if a company has too muc [...]
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KSE Managemenet has issued a notice for implementation of Risk Management system (RMS). It lists the changes identified in RMS as approved by the KSE Board of Directors and SECP.
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The Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Statistics has directed the SECP to regulate strictly and vigilantly so that eventualities like the stock market crash of March-2005 could be avoided in future.
The Committee, which met at the Parliament House on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Senator Ahmed Ali, directed the SECP to plug the loopholes in the system, protect the interest of small and medium in [...]
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There is a lot to know about investing. It all depends on what type of investing you are interested in as well. There are many different types of investment options out there. So what is investing, specifically?
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As a mutual-fund investor, you’ve probably heard over and over again that you should always consult a mutual fund’s prospectus before handing over your money. It’s also no secret, however, that the size of this document and the type of information inside can be hard to tackle. But don’t be too overwhelmed. Here is a guide to what a prospectus is, why it is important and what items should be [...]
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At the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (“SECP”), Diligence USA, LLC (“Diligence”) conducted a forensic examination of certain alleged manipulative and/or illicit activities related to the stock market events of March 2005, as
transacted on the Karachi Stock Exchange (“KSE”). The primary allegations examined related to the withdrawal of regulated COT (“Carry Over Transacti [...]
Human error caused a technical fault in trading software (KATS) at KSE following Arif Habib Securities bonus announcement. The fault contributed 84.11 points to the total decline of 275.21 points in 100-Index on Monday, The news learnt.
KSE press statement added that Arif Habib Securities Limited (AHSL), a component of KSE-100 Index had announced a 122.22 per cent bonus at the time of sending their financial result [...]
One of the best kept secrets in trading is that of reduced margin spreads. You cannot name a trading method that provides more safety or a greater return on margin than does a reduced margin spread, while also being one of the least time- consuming ways to trade. Have you ever asked yourself why it is that many of the largest, most powerful traders trade spreads? I’m going to show you why!
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Board of Directors of CresBank has approved foreign equity investment of Rs6 billion and it is expected the injection of this amount will help in strengthening and widening the business activities of the bank.
CresBank on Friday officially communicated the brief decision of the board of directors to the three stock exchanges of the country.
It said “the board of directors of Crescent Commercial Bank Ltd (CCBL) in [...]
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has imposed an aggregate penalty of Rs10 million on Clearshore Ltd, its directors and directors of Ahmed Spinning Mills Limited (ASML) for violation of Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of Voting Shares and Takeovers) Ordinance, 2002.
The directors of ASML, acting in concert with Clearshore, disposed of the company’s investment in shares of United [...]
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