FIN 527 Alternative Investments | Private Equity | Project 1. | | Wei Chen‚ Ye Zhang | | | Part 1. Performance Measurement for Private Equity a) Summary statistics for venture capital and buyout returns: Histograms of returns: The return distribution of venture capital has a kurtosis of 23.25 and a skewness of 3.63‚ which means it is leptokurtic and skews to the right. It is not close to normal distribution. Mainly due to the high returns in late 1990s during the
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Chapter 9: Creating Brand Equity GENERAL CONCEPT QUESTIONS Multiple Choice 1. At the heart of a successful brand is ________‚ backed by creatively designed and executed marketing. a. price b. promotion c. a great product or service d. a great slogan e. a brand concept Answer: c Page: 273 Level of difficulty: Easy 2. The strategic branch management process involves four main steps. Which of the following would NOT be among those steps? a. Measuring consumer
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EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND PUBLIC POLICY: COMPARING RESULTS FROM 16 COUNTRIES By Joel D. Sherman and Jeffrey M. Poirier UNESCO Institute for Statistics‚ Montreal‚ 2007 UNESCO The constitution of the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was adopted by 20 countries at the London Conference in November 1945 and entered into effect on 4 November 1946. The Organization currently has 191 Member States and six Associate Members. The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute
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Shareholder’s Equity Samantha Partida ACC 306 Ashley Harper December 10‚ 2012 Shareholder’s equity‚ also known as stockholder’s equity‚ is essentially the amount of equity directly from stock. The calculation to determine shareholder’s equity is quite simple as outlined further in this paper. In order to figure out where the numbers are located for this figure‚ just look for the shareholder’s equity financial statement. Comprehensive income also plays a role in equity. Shareholder’s equity is also
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1974‚ pp. 48-54 Stancu‚ S.‚ Predescu‚ M.O.‚ „The Choice of an Optimal Portfolio on the Romanian Capital Market under Uncertainty and Risk Terms‚ in the Actual Era of E-Business”‚ The Proceedings of the ninth international conference on informatics in economy‚ Bucharest‚ Romanian‚ 2009‚ pp. 206-211 Stancu‚ S.‚ Predescu‚ M.O.‚ „Genetic Algorithm for the Portfolio Selection Problem on the Romanian Capital Market”‚ Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering an Meta-Engineering‚ Orlando‚ USA
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Case Study –Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital FIN202a-Spring 2011 1. Please define Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). Write down the WACC formula‚ and discuss its components. WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) is a market weighted average‚ at target leverage‚ of the cost of after tax debt and equity. It is a critical input for evaluating investment decision‚ and typically the discount rate for NPV calculation. And it serves as the benchmark for operating performance‚ relative to
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Cost of Capital questions and practice problems Questions 1. What does the WACC measure? 2. Which is easier to calculate directly‚ the expected rate of return on the assets of a firm or the expected rate of return on the firm’s debt and equity? Assume you are an outsider to the firm. 3. Why are market-based weights important? 4. Why is the coupon rate of existing debt irrelevant for finding the cost of debt capital? 5. Under what assumptions can the WACC be
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Two terms that are import to sport and closely linked are equality and equity. While being closely linked and sometimes though the mean the same both have different meaning in relation to sport. Firstly the term equality refers to a situation where individuals as well as groups are equal and have the same rights and ability to access opportunities. Secondly the term equity can be studied to determine whether resources are distributed fairly to all members of a society. Both of these terms can be
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meaning of the term “cumulative”. (1 mark) 5. The share capital of Murdoch Ltd consists of: 52 000 Ordinary A shares @ $2.50‚ fully paid $130 000 15 000 Ordinary B shares @ $1.50‚ paid to 80c 11 000 On 28 June 2012‚ the directors declared a 7c per share final dividend. Shareholder approval is not required to pay dividends. Required Prepare the journal entries to record the dividend‚ show all workings. (2 marks) 6. Eyre Ltd’s share capital consists of 65 000 ordinary shares of $2.30 each‚ fully
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FE1 EQUITY & TRUSTS NIGHT BEFORE NOTES 8 Key Topics for Revision • • • • • • • • Maxims Injunctions‚ particularly Interlocutory Quia Timet Injunctions and Anton Piller Orders Rescission Secret Trusts Charitable Trusts Resulting Trusts Trusteeship Tracing 1. MAXIMS This topic is usually examined as one part of a three part question‚ where candidates have to attempt two parts. It has always been a straightforward essay style question. In some years‚ the Examiner asked about their contemporary relevance
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