goal is to provide a real return of 6%-7%‚ of which 4%-5% would be distributed annually to the university and the balance of returns would remain to allow for a real growth rate of spending. As of the second quarter of 2000‚ Harvard was actively considering creating an allocation to Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) in its Policy Portfolio. Harvard believed the portfolio weights should be changed due to changes in capital market assumptions and the rise of TIPS as an institutional-level
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requirement for its registrants (except for those that qualify as foreign private issuers) to have quarterly reviews of interim F/S by their independent public accountants. A decade later‚ the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) in Canada is considering whether interim F/S should be subject to mandatory reviews. The advantages and pitfalls associated with such a change can each be considered from the perspectives of the client and auditor. Benefits: One of the key benefits to both auditors and
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Ratio calculations ROTA (Return on total assets): ROTA = (PBIT * 100) / (Total assets - intangible assets) 2008 = (-7‚415 * 100) / (149‚918 – (36‚352 + 1‚571) = - 6.62% 2009 = (-12‚042 *100) / (134‚179-(34‚598-988)) = - 12.21% Profit Margin: Gross margin = (PBIT * 100) / Sales 2008 = (-7‚415 * 100) / 294‚414 = - 2.52% 2009 = (-12‚042 *100) / 267‚551 = - 4.50% Return on capital employed (ROCE): = PBIT / (Total assets-current liabilities) =2008 = (-7‚415
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Stock Exchange forecasting with Data Mining and Text Mining (Marketing and Sales Analysis) Full names : Fahed Yoseph TITLE : Senior software and Database Consultatnt (Founder of Info Technology System) E-mail: Yoseph@info-technology.net Date of submission: Sep 15th of 2013 CONTENTS PAGE Chapter 1 1. ABSTRACT 2 2. INTRODUCTION 3 2.1 The research problem. 4 2.2 The objectives of the proposal. 4 2.3 The Stock Market movement. 5 2.4 Research question(s). 6 2. Background 3. Problem
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Should auditors be held more accountable in uncovering financial fraud? Table of Contents Introduction Currently in the United States‚ the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) the International Auditing and Assurance Board (IAASB) are the most influential accounting standard boards able to influence fraud detection standard setting in financial reporting. In recent years‚ there has been a growing trend in financial scandals such as WorldCom‚ Enron and Madoff
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10-Year Average Annualized Return of 17.55% (1888 PressRelease) Eleven Two Fund Management’s investment strategy achieves multiple Top 10 Fund performances on Marketocracy; plans to offer free 30-minute phone consultation to new potential investors. Atlanta‚ GA - The Fundamental Stock picks on Marketocracy selected by Eleven Two Fund Management (ETFM) President Thomas Cloud Jr. CFP®‚ ChFC® have achieved average annualized returns of 17.55% since February 2003‚ outperforming all the major
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Leadership Change Biotech industry created by the late Don Ruiz. Don was looking to expand Gene One by transforming it to the public sector and therefore creating new jobs‚ new ground breaking products‚ and growing his business. Gene One was Don’s brainchild and continues to make staggering profits‚ and is one of the greatest up and coming businesses of all time. At the time of Don’s death his senior leadership team has different opinions about taking Gene One public. As one of Don’s siblings
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need are already in one place‚ thus‚ increasing the revenue. Disadvantages: The company will incur more expenses. 3. Advertise the housing project to the general public and persuade investors through presenting to them projected sales reports and studies pertaining to the project. Advantage: More investors may put in their money to the project and at the same time‚ knowledge of the site will enable others to buy lots ahead. As a result‚ capital for the project is
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values and cultural integrity. We have various entities prodding us toward opposite ends of the spectrum. Our foreign investors wish only for further industrialization and perhaps political stability to further their own aims while certain conservative elements at home fear we our losing our cultural identity. A modernist approach would align itself with that of our foreign investors and MNC’s operating within our country. The theory claims that our society suffers from being traditional in so far
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Chapter 3 – Measuring Yield 2. What is the effective annual yield (EAY) if the semiannual periodic interest rate is 4.3%? Periodic rate = r = 4.30% m = 2 EAY = (1 + r)m – 1 = (1.0430)2 – 1 = 8.7849% 3. What is the yield to maturity of a bond? The YTM is the discount rate that equates the cash flows to the price. It is the “promised yield” from holding the bond IF the bond is held to maturity and the coupons are reinvested at the YTM. 4. What is the yield to maturity calculated on a bond-equivalent
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