1. Strategy – search for above normal performance 2. What strategy supports growth? Sustained CA- Not easily duplicated‚ or cost of duplication is higher than the returns Temporary CA- creates value‚ rare‚ but easily imitable. 3. Core competency- basic corporate principle around which all your resources are aligned‚ which builds your CA and differentiates you from your competitor. * Creates value‚ very few of your competitors can do‚ and grants you sustained competitive advantage.
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iExaminers’ commentaries 2011 Examiners’ commentaries 2011 23 Investment management Important note This commentary reflects the examination and assessment arrangements for this course in the academic year 2010–11. The format and structure of the examination may change in future years‚ and any such changes will be publicised on the virtual learning environment (VLE). Specific comments on questions – Zone A Candidates should answer FOUR of the following EIGHT questions. All questions carry equal
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Zeus Asset Management Inc Executive Summary Zeus Asset Management Inc is an asset management firm with more than $1.7 billion in asset under management. Zeus is well known for relationship-oriented that served both individual and institutional investors with the investment philosophy of believing that they could get a superior return over the long run using a conservative‚ risk-averse and quality-oriented approach. Zeus have been measuring it’s return in an absolute basis however Abbott demanded
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RUNNING HEAD: RISK Risk and Return Tradeoff Memo The process of portfolio construction can be quite complex. Analysts go through reams of statistics – past performance‚ future potential‚ and industry knowledge and rely on personal insights into the market to arrive at the final list (UOP‚ 2009). Every investor aims to maximize returns while minimizing risk. Individual securities must be evaluated not only on the risk-return trade-off in isolation but also on their contribution to the
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COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY RESEARCH PROPOSAL ON: “Portfolio Analysis of Commercial Banks Investment on Share Market” SUBMITTED TO: DR. MD. RAFIQUL ISLAM PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF BANKING‚ FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES‚ SUBMITTED BY: DEWAN ABDUL KADER ZILANI EMBA‚ 09TH BATCH‚ ROLL: 50609037 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA DATE OF SUBMISSION : March 7‚ 2011 Research Proposal Title : Portfolio Analysis of Commercial
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IRJC International Journal of Marketing‚ Financial Services & Management Research Vol.1 Issue 7‚ July 2012‚ ISSN 2277 3622 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES IN INDIA DR. SARITA BAHL*; MEENAKSHI RANI** *Associate Professor‚ P.G Department of Commerce and Management‚ Arya College‚ Ludhiana. **Research Scholar‚ Department of Commerce‚ Kurukshetra University‚ Kurukshetra‚ Haryana. ABSTRACT The present paper investigates the performance of 29 open-ended‚ growth-oriented equity schemes
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GE-M C K INSEY M ATRIX MS-Excel & MS-Word Templates User Guide The GE/McKinsey Matrix is a nine-cell (3 by 3) matrix used to perform business portfolio analysis as a step in the strategic planning process. The template allows the user to generate the matrix using MS-Excel. The MSWord template allows the user to tabulate and present the results of portfolio analysis in a Word document. www.business-tools-templates.com 11/1/2009 Page |1 11/1/2009 GE-MCKINSEY MATRIX MS-Excel & MS-Word
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Week 2 Text Problem Set Candy Wungnema FIN/571 February 5‚ 2013 Kathleen O’Keefe Week 2 Text Problem Set Chapter 5 4. Define the following terms: bond indenture‚ par value‚ principal‚ maturity‚ call provision‚ and sinking fund. • Bond indenture: A contract for a bond defining specified terms for interest and borrowed capital to be repaid to the lender. • Par value: “Specifies the amount of money that must be repaid at the end of the bond’s life‚ which is also called face value
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BA – 316 Project Part 1 Identify a company Look at financial statements (from previous years‚ at least one year) Conduct ratio analysis. Use Dupont equation from results.. Make a financial statement Organize and Analyze Statements Make recommendations – how will you improve the forecast Strengths‚ weaknesses‚ etc. Part 2 Forecasting – Statistical Analysis Standard Goal of 10% Determine location of new funds (borrowing‚ issuance of stocks‚ capital)
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1. On one half a page review what does our traditional finance framework and the CAPM model‚ for example‚ have to say about risk? What is it? How is it approached? The traditional finance framework uses discounted expected future cash flow to determine the NPV of the project. The amount of the opportunity cost is based on a relation between the risk and return of some sort of investment. People are rational and adverse to risk and need incentive to accept risk. The incentive in finance comes in
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