Asquith‚ P. and Mullins‚ D.W. Jr. (1983) “The Impact of Initiating Dividend Payments on Shareholders’ Wealth”‚ The Journal of Business‚ 56 (1)‚ pp.77-96. Baker‚ H.K. (2009) Dividends and dividend policy. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. Bodie‚ Z.‚ Kane‚ A. and Marcus‚ A. (2009) Investments‚ Hoboken: McGraw Hill Professional. Brealey‚ R Burberry (2011) Annual Reports and Accounts‚ [online] Available at: www.burberryplc.com/bbry/results-centre/respre/rep2011/ [Accessed 6 February 2012]. Fama‚ E
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curve. From statistics you should understand mean‚ standard deviation‚ covariance‚ correlation‚ and regression models. Familiarity with Excel is also expected. Required Course Materials Textbook: (BKM) Investments (with Connect)‚ by Bodie‚ Kane‚ and Marcus‚ 10th or 9th edition (Irwin/McGraw-Hill)‚ 2013‚ Connect subscription is required for homework and practice problems. It comes with the book or can be purchased separately. The connect website for the course is http://connect.mcgraw-hill
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Contents I. Overview 2 II. Economic/ Financial System 2 III. Politics 3 IV. U.S. Relations 4 V. SWOT Analysis 4 VI. Demographics/Labor Force 5 VII. Outlook 6 VIII. Investment Decisions and Conclusions 7 IX. Works Cited 8 I. Overview South Africa is the most southern country on the continent of Africa with a population of nearly 52 million. Much of its most recent history has been shrouded in the racial segregation movement known as Apartheid. After years of struggle‚ South Africa held its first
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international investing involves securities denominated in foreign currencies (currency exchange risk)‚ therefore‚ invest in UK market maybe the good choice. My risk tolerance level of 22 is moderate to aggressive (coefficient of risk aversion A=2.5) (Bodie‚ Kane‚ Marcus‚ 2001) and I am looking for safety of principal and growth of capital and accept moderate amount of risk. The expected high returns for this portfolio at least 6% or more. I have decided to allocate my assets among stocks; bonds and cash following
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no. 2‚ June‚ pp 446-63. Blackburn‚ V‚ Doran‚ M and Shrader‚ C 1994‚ ‘Investigating the Dimensions of Social Responsibility and the Consequences for Corporate Financial Performance’‚ Journal of Managerial Issues‚ vol 6‚ no. 2‚ pp 195-218. Bodie‚ Z‚ Kane‚ A and Marcus‚ A 2002‚ Investments‚ 5th Edition‚ McGraw-Hill Companies‚ New York. CAMAC‚ Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee 2006‚ The Social Responsibility of Companies‚ December‚ Sydney. Crook‚ C 2005‚ ‘The union of concerned executives’‚ The
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help you make more informed and‚ hopefully‚ more profitable investment decisions. To help you develop a theoretical foundation for future coursework in finance. Required Materials Required Text: Required Reading: Essentials of Investments‚ by Bodie‚ Kane and Marcus‚ 9th edition‚ Irwin/McGraw-Hill‚ 2012. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) 1 EXAM DATES AND GRADING Midterm Exam I Midterm Exam II Midterm Exam III Final Exam Quizzes Project 1
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COVENTRY UNIVERSITY M07EFA Institutional investments Coursework Course Leader: Karen McGrath Word Count: 1820 Student’s Name: LI XIAO LIN 5453418 Topic 5 1.Introduction The rapid growth of the pension schemes has a dramatic institutional effect on national labor and financial markets in past several decades and this upward trend will probably continue in the future. So we will embark on a study of pension plans. Enterprise annuity plan is a system that according to enterprise’s
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UNIT OF STUDY GUIDE PRE-REQUISITES BAO1101 and BAO 3307 CREDIT POINTS 12 MODE OF DELIVERY On-campus UNIT COORDINATOR NAME Dr Hassan Tanha EMAIL hassan.tanha @vu.edu.au PHONE 9919 4637 OFFICE LOCATION G3.38‚ Footscray Park OTHER TEACHING STAFF NAME Mr Abdi Hassan EMAIL abdi.hassan@vu.edu.au PHONE 9919 4631 OFFICE G3.29‚ Footscray Park RATIONALE This subject is for students seeking an understanding of the fundamentals of investment management and analysis
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the underlying problems of the model respectively. Finally‚ after in-depth analysis of the key problems of the CAPM‚ the possible solutions to overcome such shortfalls of the CAPM will be made. 1. The advantages of Beta and CAPM According to Bodie et al 2011‚ Brealey et al 2011‚ Fama and MacBeth (1973) ‚ the CAPM play a particularly important role in assessing security portfolios in term of mean-variance preferences. There are
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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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