“Critically discuss whether the CAPM makes portfolio theory redundant.” Introduction This assignment will explore whether CAPM makes portfolio theory redundant. The following areas will be discussed; Stages involved‚ functions and roles‚ important components‚ formula of cap-M‚ positive and negative aspects of Cap-M‚ all while drawing to the conclusion to whether Cap-M makes portfolio theory redundant. (ref:2) Definition CAPM is defined as Capital asset pricing model. It is an economic theory
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addition to this paper the explanation of relationship between BHP Billiton Limited for the provision of safety related services via a Corporate Service Agreement and specifies responsibilities and accountabilities for the parties. SCOPE The objective of Workplace Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS) is to provide the outline of a system which exceeds the requirements of AS4801 Workplace Health & Safety Management Systems. BHP Billiton Limited WHSMS is intended to ensure the safety of
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Part A Section (i) The articles chosen for this essay paper were “Corporate Environmental Reporting: A test of legitimacy theory” by Trevor D. Wilmshurst and Geoffrey R. Frost and “The Stakeholder Theory: Concepts‚ Evidence and Implications” by Thomas Donaldson and Preston Lee. There were several factors that contributed to my choosing these particular articles for my study. First and foremost‚ these articles were both peer reviewed and the journals they were sourced from‚ namely the
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Executive Summary The objective of this report is to construct and evaluate two portfolios‚ index tracking portfolio and speculative capital growth portfolio both began their lives on 21st April 2008 and ended on 20th May 2008. The purpose of the former portfolio is to replicate the return on the ASX/S&P 500 New All Ordinaries price index and the latter one is formed aiming at outperforming the market and maximizing the capital gains. 11 stocks have been selected for the tracker portfolio.
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Summary of a World without Water A brief summary of this article as below: - The River Nar is suffering water scarcity because outdated licensing rules have allowed it to become overused and fertilizer run-off from farms‚ where Coca-Cola would want to have anything to do with it. - The main reasons of the warning of a looming water crisis around the world are: 1. a surging population; 2. a growing global middle class and 3. a changing climate. - Water investment is essential to companies because
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opportunities and challenges. The article ‘BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto: Seizing opportunities in China’s Dragon Economy’ written by Breda McCarthy encapsulates this transition; extrapolated through the variances in the economic state and rate of progression‚ which is directly intertwined with the variances in political‚ cultural and legal perspective. The rapid progress in China’s economy has made it the ideal target market for Australian mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto‚ as per “World Bank
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The BHP OK Tedi Mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has raised many environmental‚ ethical and social responsibility issues regarding organisational management on many fronts. There have been many approaches in an attempt to confront and address the varying factors which encompass both past and present business practices. The mine was an open pit gold and copper mine located in the western province of PNG the operation of which resulted in collateral damage‚ affecting up to 50‚000 people in the nearby
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Communications BHP Billiton Limited GPO Box 2012 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 September 1‚ 2012 Ms. Sunaina Gowan Executive of the Australasian Local Network PO Box 111 Sydney NSW 2000 Dear Ms. Sunaina Gowan‚ BHP Billiton is world’s largest producers of major metals‚ including copper‚ iron ore‚ manganese and so on. We were established on Australia and provide employment positions for 60‚000 Australian employees (BHP Billiton 2012). In July 2003‚ BHP Billiton participated
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Research paper ----------OK Tedi Mining Ltd. Case Study MAA350 ETHICS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES To Felicity Fallon From Student’s Name: Meng Lin Student’s ID: 900330168 Introduction The Ok Tedi mine Limited is one of the major copper concentrate producer in the world. They owned smelting market in Asia‚ Europe‚ such as Germany‚ Korea and Japan‚ etc. The corporation concentrated on social responsibilities‚ including providing education and
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cal/whatsnewguides/9db3989542e0f210VgnVCM3000001c56f00aRCRD.htm) and also how the MRRT will be imposing on profits from coal and iron ore mining projects on BHP. Therefore this essay will discuss about how the introduction of carbon price mechanism results in a number of financial reporting considerations on an Australian mining company‚ BHP Billiton. (http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_AU/au/services/assurance/accountingtechnical/whatsnewguides/9db3989542e0f210VgnVCM3000001c56f00aRCRD.htm.
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