The asset allocation process is somewhat like a Russian nesting doll. What appears as a sole, simple object actually comprises a great deal. Like each doll, one after the next, a portfolio consists of ...

From clean toilets to working computers, your company incurs many costs that it cannot assign to one particular "cost object" -- a product, project, department or service. You must nonetheless cover ...

It is essential for board members, executive officers, CFOs, auditors and private equity investors to comprehend option-pricing models used to determine the per-share values of common and preferred ...

This article reports on development of a methodology for the back-allocation of natural gas and condensate at natural gas processing facilities. This methodology is based on energy and weight balance ...

This paper introduces a novel approach for allocating a bank’s risk capital across individual portfolios and transactions. This allocation is pivotal for various capital applications, including ...

A problem which exists in a large research laboratory is the allocation of professional people to work on research projects. Each department manager must allocate his personnel so that effectiveness, ...