24/02/2013 1 25721 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Lecturers: Sean Anthonisz Nadima El-Hassan Jianxin Wang Brandon Zhu Subject Coordinator: Jianxin Wang Objectives 2 Why do you take this subject? What do you expect to learn? How much did you pay for this subject? Is this a good investment? Investment Decisions 3 How much should I invest in risky assets? How much should I invest in different risky assets? How many risky assets should I hold? When not to diversify? How to determine
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What is Investment Banking “A specific division of banking related to the creation of capital for other companies. Investment banks underwrite new debt and equity securities for all types of corporations. Investment banks also provide guidance to issuers regarding the issue and placement of stock.” An investment bank is a financial institution that helps companies take new bond or stock issues to market‚ usually acting as the intermediary between the issuer and investors. In addition to the services
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Introduction to Investment Banking An investment bank is not a bank in the usual sense. It doesn’t have checking or savings accounts‚ nor does it make auto or home loans. It is a bank in the general sense‚ in that it helps businesses‚ governments‚ and agencies to get financing from investors in a similar way that regular banks help these organizations get financing by lending money that the banks’ customers have deposited in the banks’ savings‚ checking‚ and money market accounts‚ and CDs. In other
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Case study: Manufacturing Supply Chain Logistics & Inventory Control A specialty chemical company with worldwide operations serving the electronics‚ surface finishing‚ and decorative industries engaged Daniel Penn Associates to improve its supply chain logistics and inventory control systems. At the time‚ the company had 14 manufacturing site‚ six R&D facilities‚ sales‚ and distribution centers worldwide and employs 1‚300 people. In their efforts to reduce finished goods inventories and expenses
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Apollo and Daphne The myth of Apollo and Daphne is about a god who falls in love with a water nymph. It all had started when Apollo decided to make fun of Cupid about how he’s just a child‚ and his weapons are nothing in comparison to those of Apollo’s. Cupid got angry and then shot Apollo with the arrow of love‚ and Daphne with the arrow of disgust. Daphne was a water nymph who wanted to be like Artemis‚ and remain a virgin. While Apollo chased Daphne proclaiming his undying love for her
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COLGATE - PALMOLIVE CO. FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND OF COLGATE Colgate was founded as a small business which mainly in New York in 1806‚ Colgate Palmolive (CL) never stops its step on developing and improving its business‚ at the same time‚ the exploration of Colgate has ever never stopped as well. Through acquisition and expansion strategies‚ according to Forbes‚ Colgate has become the 65th largest company in the world
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CASE: Managing Offshore Investments: Who’s Currency?1 The Offshore Investment Fund (OIF) was incorporated in Fairfield‚ Connecticut‚ for the sole purpose of allowing U.S. shareholders to invest in Maltese securities. The Fund is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The custodian of the Fund is the Shady Rest Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut (“Shady Rest”)‚ which keeps the accounts of the Fund. The question very quickly arose as to the currency in which the books of the fund were to be
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the revenues that come after their products are sold. d. Do not forget working capital requirements. Net working capital aka working capital is the difference between a company short term assets and liabilities. Most projects entail an additional investment in working capital‚ which should be recognized in your cash flow forecasts. e. Include opportunity costs. Is the cash it could generate for the company if the project were rejected and the resource were sold or put to some other productive use
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Apollos chariot at Busch Gardens is one of their largest attractions being a high speed roller coaster ride reaching speeds of up too 70+ miles per an hour. The ride wipes around corners and has many drops to simulate a chariot going into battle flying around as it is pulled by a horse. This large attraction mimics when Apollos son Phaethon lost control of his horses and the chariot was taken up high into the sky than diving quickly to the earth several times. Apollo was the Greek god of light
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Infection Control Case Study If it is suspected tuberculosis then Mr. Vargas should be isolated. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease transmitted by suspended droplet nuclei or residue in air during coughing or sneezing‚ talking or come in contact with a susceptible host. He needs to be placed in a private room with negative-pressure airflow through a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter. Since he would be under airborne precautions‚ when he is being transported he would have to wear
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