By looking at the case as a whole and using the capability matrix assessment as a baseline for my analysis‚ I would recommend Brian Trelstad to invest in Ecotact. Ecotact’s mission is well aligned with that of Acumen’s.. Ecotact’s founder‚ David Kuria’s goal was to make a social impact through providing sanitation facilities in the underprivileged areas of Kenya. Acumen’s core goal is to invest in ventures that make an impact in the Base of Pyramid sector and that show potential to scale while bringing
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Hedge Fund A Hedge Fund is a portfolio of investments hoping to reduce the risk of investment and expanding the maximum return an investment could bring. A firm instead of individuals usually manages it. Usually‚ hedge funds are only offered to a number of investors and requires a large amount of initial minimum investment‚ it’s usually 1 million dollars in the USA. Adding on‚ investors are usually required to keep their initial investment in the fund for at least a year. Hedging is usually
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Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which one of the following invests in a portfolio that is fixed for the life of the fund? A. Mutual fund B. Money market fund C. Managed investment company D. Unit investment trust 2. ______ are partnerships of investors with portfolios that are larger than most individual investors but are still too small to warrant managing on a separate basis. A. Commingled funds B. Closed-end funds C. REITs D. Mutual funds 3. A
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Q1. Why is it difficult to establish a new fund? Why is track record so important in fund raising? The main concern is to convince the investors to invest their money in Gobi. Therefore‚ it is necessary to raise a rational-sized fund. To raise a new fund is not an easy thing to do as everything including the fund structure‚ team‚ approach‚ LP base‚ and amount of capital have to be defined appropriately. The general partners also need to contribute their own money in order to convince the investors
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PROJECT REPORT ON MUTUAL FUND PRESENTED TO: Arpita Ma’am PRESENTED BY: Khushboo Sharma Tanuja Joshi Shaluni Khetwani Nidhi Gandhi
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A pension fund shall be a pool of assets‚ established under a contract and not having legal personality‚ owned jointly by several persons in a partial ownership and the ownership shares represented by units in the pension fund. Each unit shall represent the ownership of a proportional part of the assets held in the pension fund structure. The pension fund shall be managed by a management company according to a pension fund contract with the unit-holders‚ with the objective to increase the
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development of stock markets through a corporate governance channel‚ i.e. pension funds become large shareholders of publicly traded firms and therefore have the incentives to monitor managers and improve investor protections. This paper reviews the literature on the corporate governance channel associated with pension reforms in developing countries‚ and asks what we know and need to know about it. We know that pension funds are not yet large shareholders of publicly traded firms in developing countries
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Hofstede 1 Running Head: HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS: THE BASICS AND THE CRITICISMS ra oi M Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions: E. The Basics and the Criticisms Moira E. Hanna H Clemson University na an Hofstede 2 Abstract Hofstede’s model (1980) has been used widely in research in the past two decades. The culture-based model consists of four dimensions: power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism-collectivism‚ and masculinity-femininity. Each of these
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Mr. Idris decided to have a detailed investigation on MTT by outsourcing to external auditor‚ Mr. Agoos Bagoos. During investigation‚ Agoos found out that MTSB only had a few staff and the company operations were severely curtailed due to lack of funds. Besides‚ there were no relevant documents related to investment in MTT and MTSB did not have any effort
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T he National Tertiary Retirement Fund offers both death and medical disability benefits to contributing members of the Fund. These benefits are referred to as Risk Benefits within the Fund. It is however important that members understand the different benefits structures offered by the Fund before choosing a Risk Benefits option. Kindly refer to your member benefits statement which specifies your current Risk Benefits structure. In brief the Rules of the NTRF allow the following Risk Benefits
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