trends in the hedge fund and private equity industry and the growing overlap between the two. - The line between some types of hedge funds and private equity LBO funds are being blurred in recent times. But most hedge fund strategies are still quite distinct from the LBO investing model. - In the early year’s hedge funds active in the LBO arena would try to buy defaulted or near default bonds and then resell them in weeks or months later at a profit. But in recent times hedge funds have started
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Utilitarianism or God‚ do we have to choose? During many years that question is being formulated and many scholars had a very difficult time to decide if it was possible to follow God’s will and the principle of utility maximization. The principle of utility maximization was a theory created by John Stuart Mill and presented in his book Utilitarianism (1863). Societies throughout the years have argued that those theories are hard to combine‚ since Utilitarianism seeks for self-development and
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Why should people adapt to Linux operating system. Name: Hai Fu Yu #:301171057 Section: D110 Final Version There are quite a few operating systems are being widely used. With 92% of the OS market share‚ Windows OS is dominating the OS market. Macintosh‚ the operating system only works on Apple computers‚ occupies 7% of the total share. Linux‚ the last widely used OS‚ has only 1% of the share now. The most difference between Linux and other operating systems is that Linux is an open-sourced OS
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In the course of this semester I’ve shaped my understandings of sex and gender through readings of diverse articles as well as discussions presented in class. Moreover‚ the cross cultural aspect of sex and gender allowed me to make changes to my previous beliefs about gender. The single life not only appeals to men‚ but to women. Historically‚ women do not enjoy access to the same opportunities as men‚ which limited them to marry just to make a better life for themselves. Today‚ I have more options
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sometimes called the "but for" test). There is an important exception to this rule. In the case of a "divisible" disease such as pneumoconiosis‚ the amount of dust inhaled operates cumulatively to cause the disease and determine its severity. If exposure to the dust is partly due to the defendant’s negligence and partly not‚ the defendant will be liable to the extent that his breach of duty has materially contributed to the disease. If there is more than one defendant‚ liability can be apportioned
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Motors: Transitional and Transactional Exposures” Issues: 1. Should multinational firms hedge foreign exchange rate risk? They should to better manage the foreign exchange risks. If not‚ what are the consequences? The gains in the foreign country would contribute less when the foreign currency depreciated against the home country’s currency. If so‚ how should they decide which exposures to hedge? The firm should focus on the importance of hedging exposures to the current market and the cost that
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Will you choose coed or single sex education? Both coed and single sex schools have pros and cons. How do the two types of schools compare? In this article find different factors to consider when choosing between single-sex and coed private schools. Maybe you or your child have already decided on whether co-ed or single-sex education is the right choice; maybe you’re still considering. Here are some of the important claims made for single-sex and coed education to help you know what the possible
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the most recent PPP exchange rates for the pound‚ yen and euro with their nominal exchanges rates. What differences do you observe? What accounts for those differences? PPP exchange rates are the converted currency rates that equalize the purchasing power of different currencies for a given basket of goods by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries. The following is the comparison of the PPP exchange rates for pound‚ yen and euro between their nominal exchange rates in 2009
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acquisitions (M&A) in recent years. The line between some types of hedge funds and LBO funds blurred in the last few years‚ but most hedge fund strategies remained quite distinct from the LBO investing model. For many years‚ hedge funds active in the distressed arena tried to buy defaulted or near-default bonds and then resell them weeks or months later at a profit. The blurring of the line between LBO and hedge funds began when hedge funds specializing in bankruptcy started hanging onto their distressed
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Part 1 Question a Provide examples of how real world multinational corporations (MNC) reduce their translation‚ transaction and economic exposures. Translation exposure is the effect of changes in exchange rates on the accounting values of financial statements (Shapiro‚ 2010‚ p.356). The translation exposure arises from the conversion the financial statements denominated in foreign currency from denominated in home currency. The MNCs could reduce their translation by using funds adjustment
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