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On the basis of research involving 25,000 forecasters and a million predictions, the authors identified a set of practices that can improve companies’ prediction capability: providing training in the basics of statistics, assembling teams of forecasters, tracking performance and giving feedback.
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Financial modelling code
(ICAEW, 2018)
Building on the earlier guide, the Twenty principles for good spreadsheet practice, this
thought leadership guide from ICAEW's IT Faculty sets out guidance on what the Faculty sees as the universal tenets of best
practice in the field.
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This book will help you understand financial modeling concepts using Excel, and provides you with an overview of the steps you should follow to build an integrated financial model.
A hands-on guide to using Excel in the business context. Contains step-by-step instructions of how to solve common business problems using financial models, including downloadable Excel templates, a list of shortcuts and tons of practical tips and techniques you can apply straight away.
A practical guide to financial modelling, demonstrating how to plan, design and build financial models.
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On the basis of research involving 25,000 forecasters and a million predictions, the authors identified a set of practices that can improve companies’ prediction capability: providing training in the basics of statistics, assembling teams of forecasters, tracking performance and giving feedback.
This paper examines whether financial statement information can predict future realized equity volatility incremental to market-based equity volatility forecasts. The paper uses an analytical framework to identify accounting-based drivers of realized volatility.
Finance teams have been moving from counting wealth and policing compliance to creating wealth and strategy, so they need to broaden and upgrade some of their skills. As well as traditional finance functions, senior finance executives and their teams are now often expected to do financial modeling, data analytics, consider cyber security, risk management and more. The authors present their framework to help finance executives develop their leadership abilities.
Financial modelling
(ICAEW, 2016)
Best-practice guideline from ICAEW's Corporate Finance Faculty, aimed at corporate financiers who need to prepare, use or review financial models for deals.
Next generation Excel modelling in Excel for analysts and MBAs (for Windows and Mac OS)
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
Covers advanced business decision making, financial, and accounting functions. The book demonstrates how to create models to boost efficiency and improve your forecasting ability.
Business and financial models
(Kogan Page, 2013)
A step-by-step guide to building a financial model, from formulating questions to monitoring performance. .
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