FTX4086F ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS TIME: 180 MINUTES 4 June 2012 MARKS: 140 PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY: 1. PLEASE DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE OVER UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. 2. Ensure that your name and student number appears on the cover of each Answer Book. Please complete this before the test commences. 3. Each Section is to be answered in a separate answer book and the answer book must be clearly marked. 4. All Answers must be done in ink‚
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Inflation : measurement ‚ causes and consequences Measuring Inflation The main measure of inflation is the consumer prices index (CPI) : a measure of changes in the price representative basket of consumer goods and services . Differs from retail prices index (RPI) in methodology and coverage. - It forms the basis for the inflation target that the government requires the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to achieve. - It is also the main measure used in the rest of the European
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There can be no trade-off between inflation and unemployment whether in the short or the long run. Comment. Inflation is a major challenge; the world is facing today and has become an impediment to robust growth. However‚ this problem is not new. In 1981‚ The Gallup Organisation in the US conducted opinion polls asking people‚ what is the most important problem‚ their country was facing‚ and a majority named inflation. Although governments in different countries have been using
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Depression of the 1930s has involved a continuing effort by the government to find a mix of fiscal and monetary policies that will allow sustained growth and stable prices. That is no easy task‚ and there have been notable failures along the way. Inflation‚ however‚ has proven more intractable. Prices were remarkably stable prior to World War II; the consumer price level in 1940‚ for instance‚ was no higher than the
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During the whole process of life‚ people want to make so many decisions. When students graduate from the degree of bachelor‚ they have to make decisions if they need to continue their master degree. When girls go shopping together and see the beautiful goods which they really like but not necessary‚ they want to think about if they require buying that. When children have many problems to face about their real life‚ parents should think about if they would overcome the problems together with their
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Grade inflation has been a topic of heated debate for quite some time now. According to Brent Staples‚ "Grade inflation is in full gallop at every level." Every university and school in the United States struggles with this topic. Teachers are vulnerable‚ students are desperate‚ and school boards are wrecking their brains for a solution. Some people argue that the inflation of grades is necessary to help students get ahead in the competitive job market. However‚ in reality‚ the effects of grade
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Solution to Case 02 Risk and Return Flirting With Risk Questions: 1. Imagine you are Bill. How would you explain to Mary the relationship between risk and return of individual stocks? I would explain to Mary that risk and return are positively related‚ i.e. if one expects to earn higher returns‚ then one has to be willing to invest in stocks whose price can vary significantly from year to year or in different economic conditions. For example‚ in the table
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issuance of corporate debt. e. None of the above. 3. An increase in expected inflation causes demand for money to a. fall because of a higher return on alternative assets. b. fall because of a lower return on alternative assets. c. rise because of a lower return on alternative assets. d. rise because of a higher return on alternative assets. e. None of the above. 4. A large open economy increases its investment demand. This causes the world real interest rate to __________ and the country’s
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A STUDY ON FOOD INFLATION IN INDIA CAUSES AND REASONS By: Introduction: India is the world ’s second largest producer of food next to China‚ and has the potential of being the biggest food and agricultural sector. The total food production in India is likely to double in the next ten years and there is an opportunity for large investments in food and food processing technologies. India is one of the world’s major food producers but accounts for less than 1.5 per cent of international
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