Q1‚ While pension funds hold bonds as their asset‚ they also have obligations as liability. Lower interest rate‚ namely a lower discount rate‚ on one hand‚ increases bonds’ return‚ on the other hand‚ it also increase pension funds’ liabilities‚ which is the discounted value of future obligations. Moreover‚ bonds in asset side are usually in shorter term than long-term liabilities‚ and therefore are less sensitive to interest rate change. As a result‚ the increase in liability exceeds the value increase
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09/08/2011 SITUATION ANALYSIS/ TARGET MARKET IDENTIFICATION Curtin College Ms. Desiree Jones Trimester 2‚ 2011 Situation Analysis/ Target Market Identification SITUATION ANALYSIS/ TARGET MARKET IDENTIFICATION 1.0 Situation Analysis/ Current marketing Mix 1.1 Current Product A rnott‟s Tiny Teddy is a brand of sweet biscuits which has children aged between 3 – 7 years old as a primary focus market (Ryan 2002). Each biscuit is small in size and formed as a tiny bear which kids
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Hedge Fund A Hedge Fund is a portfolio of investments hoping to reduce the risk of investment and expanding the maximum return an investment could bring. A firm instead of individuals usually manages it. Usually‚ hedge funds are only offered to a number of investors and requires a large amount of initial minimum investment‚ it’s usually 1 million dollars in the USA. Adding on‚ investors are usually required to keep their initial investment in the fund for at least a year. Hedging is usually
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Leonardo Quiñones Psychology 09/24/2010 Chapter 4 Essay What I found to be very interesting from chapter four was the importance of raising a child correctly. If a child is neglected and abused‚ the consequences a child has may not be detected at first but can show up later on when they grow up. There are different forms a child can be abused‚ they can be physical‚ psychological and behavioral. One of the common forms a child is physically abused is by being shaken. The injuries that
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Target Market Junction 8 has a wide range of target market‚ as there are many different tenants. One of its target markets is the people of center salary and family sections of the retail market that goes to Junction 8 for dining or a movie together with the family. The shopping mall also targets residents in nearby housing estates‚ office workers in the area and students from close-by schools aged from 7 to 65 years old. Positioning Location Strategy Junction 8 is placed in a high-density residential
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Target Audience The target audiences will be divided into three segmentations which is geographic segmentation‚ demographic segmentation‚ and psychographic segmentation. First of all‚ we will set mother and father who are in age range between 25-30 years old as our target audiences. This is because most of the time‚ the parents will usually to purchase diapers for their babies. The reason why we choose mother and father who are in between age 25 to 30 is because‚ according to a survey by the National
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The generic competitive strategy of Amazon is the target market. The target market is a broad group of people all over the world. Amazon has customers since the beginning. People shop at Amazon for the price‚ the convenience‚ and value. The market targets people such as young‚ middle age‚ and older people with individual needs‚ and people with family needs. New parents are Amazon target market because they can order everything the baby need such as diapers and other items. The convenience that parents
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Chapter 17 1. Why are mutual funds popular with individual investors? Able to enjoy economies of scale by incurring lower transaction costs and commissions. Provide opportunities for small investors to invest in a liquid and diversified portfolio of financial securities. 2. What is the purpose of index funds? How does this differ from other equity mutual funds? Why are index funds growing in popularity? Index funds are funds in which managers buy securities in proportions similar to those
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Running Head: FUND ALLOCATION Fund Allocation Grand Canyon University ED533 May 12‚ 2010 The finance systems for public schools throughout the United States are different from state to state. This is due to the property tax rate setup by the local school districts‚ local officials‚ and directly by the citizens in a certain area. Depending on the location and area of the schools and their districts‚ funding can be abundant or scarce in numbers. This means that if the school is located within
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Segmentation and Target Market Paper Christopher Reynolds MKT/571 November 11‚ 2013 Bernie Cerasaro Segmentation and Target Market The flooring industry is a very competitive one‚ and this paper will discuss the market segmentation within the flooring industry while also determining the target market of O’Boyle Flooring. Market segmentation is a tool that is used to identify ways to improve the services of the company while growing revenues (Zuckerman‚ 2002). Market segments fall into
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