the mutual funds and their influence on funds’ performance on the example of Centras Securities Investment Company Instructor: M Mujibul Haque‚ Ph.D. Prepared by: Jumasheva Sulushash‚ 20070299 Sergey Savinykh‚ 20074290 Fall 2009 Table of Contents Acknowledgement 3 Introduction 4 1. Investment opportunities in Kazakhstan 5 2. Mutual funds in the world
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Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which one of the following invests in a portfolio that is fixed for the life of the fund? A. Mutual fund B. Money market fund C. Managed investment company D. Unit investment trust 2. ______ are partnerships of investors with portfolios that are larger than most individual investors but are still too small to warrant managing on a separate basis. A. Commingled funds B. Closed-end funds C. REITs D. Mutual funds 3. A
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Impairment of Notes Receivables US GAAP requires entities to assess whether financial assets are impaired and recognize the impairment. If a note receivable is impaired‚ the loss is measured by the creditor as the difference between the investment in the loan (usually the principal plus accrued interest) and the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s historical effective interest rate. US GAAP recognizes the uncollectible amount through an allowance account. Unlike IFRS‚ US GAAP prohibits the
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1. Choose 1 fund from the Globe and Mail 15-Year Mutual fund Review issue [on internet] as follows: 1. fund names start with the same letter as your surname [or as close as possible] 2. 1 Canadian fund (equity or balanced) 3. fund should have 15 years of data. 1. Prepare a 5-6 page typewritten report on the fund you have chosen - Title Page: Your name‚ Student ID Number‚ etc. Names of the Fund
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Goncalves-Pinto – Sem 1‚ AY 14/15 Guidelines for: “Dimensional Fund Advisors” (Case Study HBS 9-203-026) This case uses DFA as a setting to introduce you to the latest research in academic finance‚ as well as to show you how you can turn new findings into productive investment strategies. This case pays particular attention to the cornerstones of the DFA approach: the “size effect” and the “value-growth effect.” To this end‚ the case presents detailed information on recent research in capital
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1) DFA’s investment strategy is based on their belief in the principle that stock market is efficient. They attempt to match a broad-based‚ value-weighted small-stock index and position themselves in the market as a passive fund manager that still claimed to add value by capturing specific dimensions of risks identified by financial science. DFA’s investment strategy incorporates elements of both passive and active management. It is passive in the sense that like many other index managers‚ it
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the demand for consumer loans. For example‚ generally within the first quarter of the year consumers are receiving their tax returns. If there is a consumer has borrowed a payday advance and they receive a payday loan they are more than likely going to pay off their loan‚ instead of re-borrowing‚ because they have more disposable income and no longer needs a payday advance. So that can generate a time period that the payday lending companies can expect to process less loans. There are also times where
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No-Load Mutual Funds Mutual funds can be classified into two types - Load mutual funds and No-Load mutual funds. Load funds are those funds that charge commission at the time of purchase or redemption. They can be further subdivided into (1) Front-end load funds and (2) Back-end load funds. Front-end load funds charge commission at the time of purchase and back-end load funds charge commission at the time of redemption. Large cap funds Large cap funds are those mutual funds‚ which seek capital
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INVESTIGATING MUTUAL FUNDS IN GHANA: IT’S RISK‚ RETURN AND PERFORMANCE ABSTRACT Over the years‚ investors have been attracted to mutual funds. This study seeks to do an-depth analysis of the Ghanaian mutual fund industry between the years 2006 and 2010. An exhaustive literature review on mutual funds and portfolio diversification will be conducted. An assessment of the performance of mutual funds will be done using the Sharpe and Sortino ratios as well as the Jensen Alpha. Comparisons will be made
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The Risk and Return of Venture Capital John H. Cochrane1 Graduate School of Business‚ University of Chicago March 19‚ 2004 School of Business‚ University of Chicago‚ 1101 E. 58th St. Chicago IL 60637‚ 773 702 3059‚ john.cochrane@gsb.uchicago.edu. I am grateful to Susan Woodward‚ who suggested the idea of a selection-bias correction for venture capital returns‚ and who also made many useful comments and suggestions. I gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Shawn Blosser‚ who assembled the
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