Thesis(MPA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / Schools depend on the funds allocated by the government, parents and to an extent donation from Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO). According to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999), all public institutions must utilise funds in an effective, efficient and transparent manner. Schools as one of the public institutions are therefore expected to meet the expectations. To ensure compliance and smooth administration of public finances in schools, the government developed rules, legislations and policies as guiding tools in the administration of finances. In the school setup it is the responsibility of the school governing bodies guided by the principals to ensure proper and lawful usage of funds (South African Schools Act, 1996, Act 84 of 1996). Furthermore, South African Schools Act, 1996(Act 84 of 1996), stipulates that the responsibilities and the accountability of the finances rest on the shoulders of the Finance Committee. It is therefore necessary for the Finance Committees to have the necessary competencies in financial management and administration. The study aimed at investigating the competency of the Finance Committees in administering the financial resources in Phokoane Circuit schools. The study was guided by the Professionalism Theory to address the research problem. Professionalism theory also assisted in the methodology used to collect and analyse data to obtain trustworthy findings. The study is a qualitative research enquiry in nature. The study employed qualitative research methods in which data was collected through interviews and document study. Four no- fee schools were sampled. The treasurer, finance officer, SGB Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of each sampled school constituted the participants of the study. The study revealed lack of knowledge and skills in financial administration, non compliance of the legislation frameworks and the financial policies, insufficient accountability; control and monitoring of finances, lack of teamwork, incompetence of Finance Committees members, insufficient financial resources and overlapping of responsibilities between the principals and Finance Committees in schools. Based on these findings the study recommends that in-depth training of Finance Committee be undertaken, Finance Committee members are developed in financial legislative frameworks and policies. Furthermore, the study recommends that the Finance Committee be developed on programmes in accounting, monitoring and control of finances. Additionally, the study also recommends that teamwork on the financial activities be enhanced and that financial resources in schools be adequately available. Through the development of members of Finance Committee the overlapping responsibilities between the principals and the committee will be avoided.

The rapid expansion in the size and effectiveness of the British fiscal-military state between 1689 and 1713 has been analysed by historians such as John Brewer and Michael Braddick as the outcome of increasingly impartial, rational and professional bureaucratic administration. Yet recent work on state formation in Britain and Europe has emphasised that effectiveness often arose from practices usually dismissed as inefficient or corrupt. This thesis provides a new paradigm by comparing fiscal-military structures to contemporary commercial enterprises, which functioned by coordinating the efforts of suppliers and buyers. Coordination was achieved in turn through mutual trust, which overcame principal-agent problems and reduced transaction costs. This thesis suggests that by analogy, those polities that could encourage cooperation and mutual trust between autonomous officials, agencies and private contractors enjoyed the greatest success as fiscal-military states. In the mercantile or financial world trust was created through kinship and friendship, as well as common religious, ethnic or national identities, which contained inbuilt informal mechanisms for policing behaviour. This thesis examines the financing and supply of the British army in Ireland and Europe between 1689 and 1713 to conclude that these elements also served to create trust within state structures, and that even political partisanship – normally dismissed as a disruptive, even destructive, influence – generated a community of shared political interests that encouraged trust and improved coordination. It also demonstrates that officials, politicians and financiers constructed politicised networks that interlocked efficiently with each other, permitting the improved coordination of public and private credit, and even informal financial intermediation intended to maintain the liquidity of the army’s fiscal structures. It therefore concludes that the success of the British fiscal-military state during this period was the product of improved informal coordination rather than institutional change and bureaucratic reform, and that political partisanship was integral to this process.

Este trabalho avalia a influência da securitização de ativos sobre os indicadores financeiros e o beta das empresas que utilizam esse tipo de operação estruturada, por meio da aplicação de modelos teóricos e testes empíricos que relacionam conceitos de finanças corporativas com elementos da teoria de carteiras. Os resultados indicam que há uma implicação entre o nível de endividamento e os critérios de rating de crédito e que é possível se estimar a força dessa implicação. A amostra desse estudo é composta por empresas que realizaram operações de securitização de recebíveis e também apresentaram ações negociadas na Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo durante o período compreendido entre 2000 a 2005, período em que se encontra a maior concentração do número de empresas que realizaram essas operações estruturadas de securitização. Para verificar a relação entre os indicadores financeiros e o beta de mercado com a securitização de recebíveis foram selecionados, além dos principais indicadores financeiros, o grau de alavancagem financeira, o grau de alavancagem operacional, o grau de alavancagem total, o beta de mercado das ações e o beta alavancado. A hipótese de existência de relações lineares entre essas medidas foi verificada por meio da aplicação de ferramentas matemáticas, testes estatísticos de associação e regressões simples e múltiplas, bem como a relação implicativa estatística fuzzy. Este trabalho também encontrou fortes evidências de que a securitização de ativos implica na melhora do rating de crédito das empresas que a utilizam. / This research analyzes the influence of asset securitization over the financial indicators and the beta of corporations which use this kind of structured operation. This influence is studied through the application of theoretical models and empirical tests which relate corporate finance concepts to portfolio theory elements. The results indicate a relationship between corporate leverage and the credit rating criteria and the possibility to estimate the significance of such relationship. The research sample is composed of corporations which executed operations of receivable securitization and also had their stocks traded at the São Paulo Stock Exchange from years 2000 to 2005. Such sample period contains the largest number of corporate receivable securitization operations. To analyze the relationship between receivable securitization and financial indicators and between receivable securitization and market beta, the following variables were selected: financial leverage, operational leverage, total leverage, equity beta and asset beta. The fuzzy statistical relation and the linear relationship hypothesis between the dependent and independent variables, and between the independent variables themselves was tested through the application of mathematical tools, of statistical tests of association and of simple and multiple regression models. This research also found strong evidences that asset securitization leads to an improvement in credit rating, for the companies which adopt such structured operations.

Este trabalho avalia a influência da securitização de ativos sobre os indicadores financeiros e o beta das empresas que utilizam esse tipo de operação estruturada, por meio da aplicação de modelos teóricos e testes empíricos que relacionam conceitos de finanças corporativas com elementos da teoria de carteiras. Os resultados indicam que há uma implicação entre o nível de endividamento e os critérios de rating de crédito e que é possível se estimar a força dessa implicação. A amostra desse estudo é composta por empresas que realizaram operações de securitização de recebíveis e também apresentaram ações negociadas na Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo durante o período compreendido entre 2000 a 2005, período em que se encontra a maior concentração do número de empresas que realizaram essas operações estruturadas de securitização. Para verificar a relação entre os indicadores financeiros e o beta de mercado com a securitização de recebíveis foram selecionados, além dos principais indicadores financeiros, o grau de alavancagem financeira, o grau de alavancagem operacional, o grau de alavancagem total, o beta de mercado das ações e o beta alavancado. A hipótese de existência de relações lineares entre essas medidas foi verificada por meio da aplicação de ferramentas matemáticas, testes estatísticos de associação e regressões simples e múltiplas, bem como a relação implicativa estatística fuzzy. Este trabalho também encontrou fortes evidências de que a securitização de ativos implica na melhora do rating de crédito das empresas que a utilizam. / This research analyzes the influence of asset securitization over the financial indicators and the beta of corporations which use this kind of structured operation. This influence is studied through the application of theoretical models and empirical tests which relate corporate finance concepts to portfolio theory elements. The results indicate a relationship between corporate leverage and the credit rating criteria and the possibility to estimate the significance of such relationship. The research sample is composed of corporations which executed operations of receivable securitization and also had their stocks traded at the São Paulo Stock Exchange from years 2000 to 2005. Such sample period contains the largest number of corporate receivable securitization operations. To analyze the relationship between receivable securitization and financial indicators and between receivable securitization and market beta, the following variables were selected: financial leverage, operational leverage, total leverage, equity beta and asset beta. The fuzzy statistical relation and the linear relationship hypothesis between the dependent and independent variables, and between the independent variables themselves was tested through the application of mathematical tools, of statistical tests of association and of simple and multiple regression models. This research also found strong evidences that asset securitization leads to an improvement in credit rating, for the companies which adopt such structured operations.

Este é um trabalho teórico-empírico que visa principalmente verificar o estado da literatura científica no que diz respeito à consideração dos custos de financiamento da necessidade de capital de giro (NCG) aplicado em mercadorias (NCGp), especialmente em relação aos aprimoramentos do modelo do lote econômico de compras/produção (LEC/LEP). A revisão de literatura mostra diversos modelos aprimorados do LEC/LEP que usam as técnicas de valor presente líquido e fluxos de caixa descontados para considerar o custo do capital no tempo, mas, segundo diversos autores, a diferença entre o LEC original e o uso de tais técnicas é desprezível. Além do mais, o uso destas técnicas não significa que tais modelos tenham incorporado o custo do financiamento da NCGp. Alguns trabalhos, mais recentes, já trazem simulações que levam em consideração o NCGp, outros até já exibem a fórmula NCGp = Estoquesp+Clientesp+Fornecedoresp. Neste trabalho foram feitas 128.000 simulações estocásticas de um modelo dinâmico, de onde se extraíram as variáveis da DRE de cada membro de uma cadeia de suprimentos (CS) hipotética. Foi testada a hipótese de ser este modelo aprimorado, porque incorpora o custo do capital de giro empregado nas mercadorias, mais correto que o modelo que não o incorpora. Para fazer este teste, foi feita uma modelagem (em Excel R) de uma CS contendo dois fornecedores industriais, uma fábrica, um atacadista e um varejista. O modelo recebe como inputs as demandas agregadas do varejista nos dias de cada simulação, que são 360 dias. Os dados foram importados no software estatístico R e as variáveis de saída foram então analisadas nos diversos cenários, regimes e tipos de demanda. Os resultados da análise dos diferentes cenários mostram que é importante considerar os custos financeiros da NCGp. / This is a theoretical and empirical work that primarily aims to check the status of scientific literature with regard to the consideration of the costs of financing the working capital needs (WCN ) applied to goods (WCNp), especially in relation to improvements of economic order/- production quantity (EOQ/EPQ) models. The literature review shows several EOQ/EPQ enhanced models that use net present value and discounted cash flows techniques to consider the cost of capital over time; but according to several authors, the difference between the original EOQ model and with the use of such techniques is negligible. Moreover, the use of these techniques does not mean that such models have incorporated the cost of financing the WCNp. Some latest papers make simulations that consider the WCNp, others have even used the formula WCNp = Inventoriesp +Receivablesp +Payablesp. In this study we made 128,000 stochastic simulations of a dynamic model, from where the were obtained the result\'s variables for each member of a hypothetical supply chain(SC).We tested the hypothesis that this enhanced model, because it incorporates the cost of working capital employed in goods, is more correct than the model that does not. For this test, we made a model (in Excel R) of a CS containing two industrial suppliers, a factory, a wholesaler and a retailer. The model takes as inputs the aggregated demands of the retailer in the days of each simulation, which is 360 days. Data were imported into R statistical software and the output variables were then analyzed in different scenarios, regimes and types of demand. The results of the analysis of different scenarios showed that it is important to consider the financial costs of WCNp, maybe incorporating them into an enhanced EOQ/EPQ model.

Este é um trabalho teórico-empírico que visa principalmente verificar o estado da literatura científica no que diz respeito à consideração dos custos de financiamento da necessidade de capital de giro (NCG) aplicado em mercadorias (NCGp), especialmente em relação aos aprimoramentos do modelo do lote econômico de compras/produção (LEC/LEP). A revisão de literatura mostra diversos modelos aprimorados do LEC/LEP que usam as técnicas de valor presente líquido e fluxos de caixa descontados para considerar o custo do capital no tempo, mas, segundo diversos autores, a diferença entre o LEC original e o uso de tais técnicas é desprezível. Além do mais, o uso destas técnicas não significa que tais modelos tenham incorporado o custo do financiamento da NCGp. Alguns trabalhos, mais recentes, já trazem simulações que levam em consideração o NCGp, outros até já exibem a fórmula NCGp = Estoquesp+Clientesp+Fornecedoresp. Neste trabalho foram feitas 128.000 simulações estocásticas de um modelo dinâmico, de onde se extraíram as variáveis da DRE de cada membro de uma cadeia de suprimentos (CS) hipotética. Foi testada a hipótese de ser este modelo aprimorado, porque incorpora o custo do capital de giro empregado nas mercadorias, mais correto que o modelo que não o incorpora. Para fazer este teste, foi feita uma modelagem (em Excel R) de uma CS contendo dois fornecedores industriais, uma fábrica, um atacadista e um varejista. O modelo recebe como inputs as demandas agregadas do varejista nos dias de cada simulação, que são 360 dias. Os dados foram importados no software estatístico R e as variáveis de saída foram então analisadas nos diversos cenários, regimes e tipos de demanda. Os resultados da análise dos diferentes cenários mostram que é importante considerar os custos financeiros da NCGp. / This is a theoretical and empirical work that primarily aims to check the status of scientific literature with regard to the consideration of the costs of financing the working capital needs (WCN ) applied to goods (WCNp), especially in relation to improvements of economic order/- production quantity (EOQ/EPQ) models. The literature review shows several EOQ/EPQ enhanced models that use net present value and discounted cash flows techniques to consider the cost of capital over time; but according to several authors, the difference between the original EOQ model and with the use of such techniques is negligible. Moreover, the use of these techniques does not mean that such models have incorporated the cost of financing the WCNp. Some latest papers make simulations that consider the WCNp, others have even used the formula WCNp = Inventoriesp +Receivablesp +Payablesp. In this study we made 128,000 stochastic simulations of a dynamic model, from where the were obtained the result\'s variables for each member of a hypothetical supply chain(SC).We tested the hypothesis that this enhanced model, because it incorporates the cost of working capital employed in goods, is more correct than the model that does not. For this test, we made a model (in Excel R) of a CS containing two industrial suppliers, a factory, a wholesaler and a retailer. The model takes as inputs the aggregated demands of the retailer in the days of each simulation, which is 360 days. Data were imported into R statistical software and the output variables were then analyzed in different scenarios, regimes and types of demand. The results of the analysis of different scenarios showed that it is important to consider the financial costs of WCNp, maybe incorporating them into an enhanced EOQ/EPQ model.

Im ersten Abschnitt der Arbeit werden, neben dem grundlegenden Ablauf, die unterschiedlichen Factoring-Formen und Funktionen erläutert. Es erfolgt eine Abgrenzung zu anderen kurzfristigen Finanzierungsformen. Für diese Arbeit wurden Geschäftszahlen der Jahre 2008 bis 2018 von 106 Factoring-Unternehmen über die elektronische Ausgabe des Bundesanzeigers erhoben. In dem darauffolgenden Abschnitt erfolgt die Arbeit mit den empirischen Daten. Die Daten werden diskutiert, aufbereitet und anschließend ausgewertet. Es werden Entwicklungen am Arbeitsmarkt und der Gesamtwirtschaft beobachtet und im letzten Abschnitt der Arbeit die aktuellen Entwicklungen der Fintechs betrachtet. Dabei wird der Begriff „Fintech“ zunächst definiert und die Unterschiede zu klassischen Geschäftsmodellen kritisch analysiert. Abschließend erfolgt eine Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse.:1 Einleitung 2 Definition und Abgrenzung des Factorings 2.1 Definition und Formen des Factorings 2.2 Bedeutung und Funktionen des Factorings 2.3 Alternative kurzfristige Finanzierungen und deren Kosten 3. Entwicklung des Factoring-Marktes in Deutschland 3.1 Erhebung und Herkunft der Daten 3.1.1 Statistische Beurteilung – Qualität der Daten 3.1.2 Regression – Schätzen fehlender Werte 3.1.3 Interpretation der Daten 3.2 Einteilung der Unternehmen 3.2.1 Nach Unternehmensgröße laut HGB 3.2.2 Nach Rechtsform 3.2.3 Nach Standort 3.2.4 Nach Gründungsdatum 3.2.5 Nach Wirtschaftsbranche der Factoring-Kunden 3.3 Positionen der Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung 3.3.1 Zinserträge / Provisionserträge 3.3.2 Zinsaufwendungen / Provisionsaufwendungen 3.3.3 Allgemeine Verwaltungsaufwendungen 3.3.4 Wertberichtigungen auf Forderungen 3.3.5 Sonstige Gewinn- und Verlustrechnungspositionen 3.3.6 Ergebnis aus normaler Geschäftstätigkeit 3.4 Positionen der Bilanz 3.4.1 Forderungen und Verbindlichkeiten 3.4.2 Sonstige aktive Bilanzposten 3.4.3 Eigenkapital 3.4.4 Sonstige passive Bilanzpositionen 3.5 Arbeitsmarkt / Anzahl der Mitarbeiter 3.6 Entwicklung der Factoring-Quoten, Kundenzahlen 3.7 Historische Entwicklung und regulatorische Einflüsse 4 Entwicklungen in der Fintech-Branche 4.1 Definition von Fintechs 4.2 Dienstleistungsunterschiede zu klassischen Factoring-Anbietern 4.3 Börse für Factoring 4.4 Kritische Auseinandersetzung 5 Zukünftige Entwicklung 6 Fazit / This bachelor thesis evaluates the development of the german factoring market between the years 2008 and 2018. For the evaluation key figures of annual financial statements, employment market and the factoring branch in general are compared between 164 factoring companies.The thesis also discusses the latest innovation of fintechs and draws a comparison to traditional factoring companies. In conclusion, the results clearly show a growth of the industry within the evaluation period.:1 Einleitung 2 Definition und Abgrenzung des Factorings 2.1 Definition und Formen des Factorings 2.2 Bedeutung und Funktionen des Factorings 2.3 Alternative kurzfristige Finanzierungen und deren Kosten 3. Entwicklung des Factoring-Marktes in Deutschland 3.1 Erhebung und Herkunft der Daten 3.1.1 Statistische Beurteilung – Qualität der Daten 3.1.2 Regression – Schätzen fehlender Werte 3.1.3 Interpretation der Daten 3.2 Einteilung der Unternehmen 3.2.1 Nach Unternehmensgröße laut HGB 3.2.2 Nach Rechtsform 3.2.3 Nach Standort 3.2.4 Nach Gründungsdatum 3.2.5 Nach Wirtschaftsbranche der Factoring-Kunden 3.3 Positionen der Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung 3.3.1 Zinserträge / Provisionserträge 3.3.2 Zinsaufwendungen / Provisionsaufwendungen 3.3.3 Allgemeine Verwaltungsaufwendungen 3.3.4 Wertberichtigungen auf Forderungen 3.3.5 Sonstige Gewinn- und Verlustrechnungspositionen 3.3.6 Ergebnis aus normaler Geschäftstätigkeit 3.4 Positionen der Bilanz 3.4.1 Forderungen und Verbindlichkeiten 3.4.2 Sonstige aktive Bilanzposten 3.4.3 Eigenkapital 3.4.4 Sonstige passive Bilanzpositionen 3.5 Arbeitsmarkt / Anzahl der Mitarbeiter 3.6 Entwicklung der Factoring-Quoten, Kundenzahlen 3.7 Historische Entwicklung und regulatorische Einflüsse 4 Entwicklungen in der Fintech-Branche 4.1 Definition von Fintechs 4.2 Dienstleistungsunterschiede zu klassischen Factoring-Anbietern 4.3 Börse für Factoring 4.4 Kritische Auseinandersetzung 5 Zukünftige Entwicklung 6 Fazit