Definition of Value at Risk (VaR) Value at risk is a statistical technique which measures the level of financial risk in a portfolio over a specific time frame. For example‚ if a firm states that it has a 1% one week value at risk of $5 million; this would mean that for any given week‚ the firm would have a 1% chance of losing $5 million. In order words‚ 1 out of every 100 weeks‚ the firm would expect to have a loss of $5 million. This can be viewed as the standard deviation of portfolio value
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Youth culture in Japan. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/print/PrintArticle.aspx?id=16654720 Title Annotation: Japan Enters the 21st Century Author: Kawasaki‚ Ken’ichi Date: Jun 22‚ 1994 Words: 7827 Publication: Social Justice ISSN: 1043-1578 1. The History of Youth Culture in Japan In order to understand youth culture in Japan‚ it is necessary to examine its history in comparison with youth in the United States and the United Kingdom. This article analyzes the main generational groupings
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RISK THEORY - LECTURE NOTES 1. INTRODUCTION The primary subject of Risk Theory is the development and study of mathematical and statistical models to describe and predict the behaviour of insurance portfolios‚ which are simply financial instruments composed of a (possibly quite large) number of individual policies. For the purposes of this course‚ we will define a policy as a random (or stochastic) process generating a deterministic income in the form of periodic premiums‚ and incurring financial
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Japan PEST Analysis “Despite the damage done to Japan’s infrastructure by a powerful earthquake and tsunami in March 2011‚ the Economist Intelligence Unit expects the quality of the country’s overall business environment to continue improving. Enhancements to the macroeconomic environment‚ market opportunities‚ and policy towards private enterprise and competition will support the improvement in the overall business environment. However‚ the business environment will be adversely affected by
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report 12 7.0 Conclusion 13 8.0 Reference 14 The effect of earthquake on buildings in Japan 1.0 Abstract The country of Japan is an island. The population in Japan is considered quite high‚ about 127‚817‚277 people in this small country. Therefore‚ this has made Japan became one of the most tightly populated country in the world‚ ranking the 36th placing. Earthquakes are very common in Japan. In fact‚ Japan had suffered more earthquakes compared to other. Therefore‚ engineers have put in a lot
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________________ BE110 FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS ___________________________________________________________________________ Time allowed: 3 hours The paper consists of EIGHT questions. FOUR in Section A FOUR in Section B Candidates must answer FOUR questions. At least TWO questions from Section A At least ONE question from Section B All questions carry equal weight. Candidates are permitted to bring into the examination room: Calculators (hand
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Summary of Article 1‚ Section 5‚ Clauses 1-4 Saydey S. Scholbrock Palm Beach Atlantic University The Founders’ Constitution Linda Raeder April 15‚ 2024. Summary of Article 1‚ Section 5‚ Clauses 1-4. Article one‚ section five of the United States Constitution covers a lot of important information on the rules and procedures that govern the functioning of Congress. To start with clause one states‚ “Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections‚ Returns and Qualifications of its Members‚ and a Majority
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Company‚ Inc. (A&P) suffered from continued loss on the net income from 2000 to 2003‚ which caused a general concern on its high risk of bankruptcy. However‚ conflicting with analysts’ estimation‚ the company’s third-quarter financial results surprisingly exceeded their expectation‚ and stock price rose 23% to $9.28 per share on six times average daily trading volume. At the same time‚ there is concern that shareholders failed to recognize the real performance of A&P‚ and they simply used
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THE STRATEGY EXECUTION SOURCE Article Reprint No. B0911A Risk Management and the Strategy Execution System By Robert S. Kaplan For a complete list of Harvard Business Publishing newsletters: http://newsletters.harvardbusiness.org For reprint and subscription information for Balanced Scorecard Report : Call 800-988-0866 or 617-783-7500 http://bsr.harvardbusinessonline.org For customized and quantity orders of reprints: Call 617-783-7626 Fax 617-783-7658 For permission
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1853‚ Western imperialism was at its height. It was spreading to several countries. British colonized India‚ the dutch colonized Indonesia‚ the United States colonized the philippines‚ and the french colonized vietnam. In 1929‚ the crash of the stock market brought a worldwide depression‚ known as the Great Depression. The depression caused instability in many countries. International commerce declined and tax revenues‚ profits‚ and personal income decreased. The great depression especially impacted
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