MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY Faculty of Business and Economics AFIN828 International Investment and Risk Assignment Semester 1 / 2013 1) Using the price series provided in the spreadsheet assignment_data.xls calculate the monthly returns for Westpac (WBK)‚ Wesfarmers (WES) and Rio Tinto (RIO) for the considered time period from January 2nd‚ 2012 to January 1st‚ 2013. (25 Marks) a) Considering a possible investment in WBK and WES‚ calculate the mean (monthly) return‚ the standard deviation of return and
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Organisational Learning Risks and benefits of social media on a Multinational Corporation Student Name: Tan Pei Si Jalyn Student Number: 31726715 Date Due: 9th July 2012 Lecturer Name: Mr Gerard Chan Word Count: 2366 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 SOCIAL MEDIA 3 USAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS 4 CREATE KNOWLEDGE SHARING 4 BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL 5 SUPPORT INNOVATIONS 5 AID PROBLEM SOLVING 5 APPLYING THE THEORY 6 RECOMMENDATIONS 7 RISK AND BENEFITS 8 CONCLUSION 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Jean David Nicholas Poussin 712 SFI Strategic Financial Issues Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 2 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO TELSTRA.................................................................................................... 3 2.0 RATIOS ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................... 4 3
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The role of a fund manager is to stick to a clear mandate and the role of an advisor is to advice clients on suitability of various products‚ at different times‚ for different circumstances‚ for different investors. In this scenario‚ can a mutual fund product also offer an element of advice within the product itself? How can you embed advice into a mutual fund? What are embedded advice products? How do they work and how do they benefit investors? The traditional view in the MF industry - in India
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Introduction: Apex Investment Partners was founded in 1987 by James A. Johnson and the First Analysis Corporation. In its eight-year life‚ the VC had raised three funds. The two first which are already closed had‚ together‚ a committed capital of around $70M. There were mainly concentrated in four areas: • • • • Telecommunication‚ information technology and software. Environmental and industrial productivity-related technologies. Consumer products and specialty retail. Health-care and related technologies
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Stock-Trak Evaluation When our investments class first started I knew very little about stocks‚ mutual funds and options but with every class that I took I started to understand exactly what each meant. This became very important in my research of companies to choose for stocks‚ mutual funds and options. I took a few things into consideration: the economy‚ the time of season‚ and the products the company is best known for; also from the companies chosen I look at their three month six month and
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[pic] Student I.D: I070972 ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Office use only INDICATIVE MARK All marks are subject to ratification at the appropriate Examining Board. Surname: Al-lawati First Name: Ali Module Code: VMA Module Name : Valuation of Merger and Acquisition Programme: MSc Finance Submission Date : 19th April 13 Assignment Title: individual assignment STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A HARD COPY AND E-MAIL AN ELECTRONIC
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1 M A R C H 2 012 s t r a t e g y p r a c t i c e How multinationals can win in India Companies should avoid simply imposing global business models and practices on the local market. Vimal Choudhary‚ Alok Kshirsagar‚ and Ananth Narayanan 2 Over the past 20 years‚ multinational companies have made considerable inroads into the Indian market. But many have failed to realize their potential: some have succeeded only in niches and not achieved large-scale market leadership‚ while
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“Financial Management for Services” INVESTMENT PACKAGE Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY C.I.G. Exclusive Resort is today the leading resort hotel on the island. It is acknowledged both by its guests and its competitors as the one way stop for tourists who seek high quality services at a stunning natural environment. Our collection of distinctive rooms and villas categories and the chain-branded name addresses successfully the demands
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CHAPTER 19 Property Management » 19.01 INDIVIDUAL MANAGERS VS. MANAGEMENT COMPANIES The financial success of any lodging facility is largely dependent on the skill and ability of on-site management. Hotel operators face a number of unique problems‚ ranging from booking convention business to running a high-energy lounge to installing night audit financial controls. While the skills needed to handle such problems can be acquired through college-level training and operational experience
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