1. What are the most important reforms made to the structure of NI’s pension fund between 1976 and 1979 and why are they undertaken? (1) NI established a separated Pension and Retirement Committee (PRC) to substitute the old Executive Committee of the Board of Directors in making investment decisions. Because the Board of Directors found it was difficult to allocate much time and effort to the pension area. (2) They selected a policy of 70:30 equity: bonds as an appropriate long-run average
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unrealized profits. He sees a bullish economy returning in the near future but would like to ensure that his profits are maintained even through minor volatility for the next six months. He plans to do this through investing in options and is considering several different strategies. 1. Assessment of the Six-Month Outlook for the Market Only four years prior to Michael’s considerations‚ there was a significant market crash lowering the average value of the Toronto Stock Exchange by 20%. A steep rise
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Keller Case 1. To analyze the profit and loss possibilities inherent in the option investment strategies‚ please perform the following analyses for call and put options on Lotus’s common stock that mature in February 1994 and that have an exercise price of $55 per share. a. Compute net profits and losses per share (actual dollar profit and losses‚ not rates of return) at expiration (February 19‚ 1994) for the following investment strategies: Buying a call option on Lotus’s stock; Writing
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FUNDAMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING INVESTMENT IN MUTUAL FUNDS - EIC APPROACH - A CASE STUDY OF RCAML - Prof. K.Viyyanna Rao* - Ms. Nirmala Daita** ABSTRACT The Indian mutual fund industry is witnessing a rapid growth as a result of infrastructural development‚ increase in personal financial assets‚ and rise in foreign participation. There are many of factors contributing to this phenomenon.
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Design an Investment Strategy using Behavioral Finance Concepts Introduction Traditional economic and finance literature assumes that investors approach risk and return rationally. However‚ in real life‚ the emotions drive investors to make many fundamental missteps during investment. After study Behavioral Finance this year‚ I understand how people actually make decisions and ways in which they tend to deviate from full rationality. Understanding of these biases can help me to avoid some
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Investment Strategy and Portfolio Management - Case of study: Kaplan Capital Introduction For organisations operating in unpredictable and competitive markets‚ it becomes a challenge for fund managers to create an optimal investment portfolio for their companies and their clients. Fund managers are presented with various prospects in emerging markets‚ equities‚ real estate‚ corporate bonds‚ government bonds‚ hedge funds‚ financial derivatives‚ and other alternative investments options. With
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INVESTMENT STRATEGY REPORT Submitted to J. D. Williams‚ Inc. By Mizar Gonzalez Industrial Engineering Department Southern Polytechnic State university 404-519-2792 February 20‚ 2008 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is our recommendation for an optimal investment strategy that would allow J. D. Williams‚ Inc. to maximize the annual yield of an investment of $800‚000 in a diversified portfolio of funds. To find the investment that would result in the greatest annual yield
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1. What is Brazos’ investment strategy? Does it seem well suited for its position as a first-time fund? How do you assess the merits of the GTT transaction? Brazos’ investment strategy emphasizes buyouts of mid-size companies that show predictable cash flows‚ have good management teams in place‚ have well-developed niche markets‚ and are located in Texas and the Southwest. This strategy suits its position as a first-time fund because this geographic area is underserved by LBO firms. Additionally
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The purpose of this case study is to discuss the issues related to stock options and how they should be accounted for. Introduction In the early 1990s‚ FASB proposed an accounting rule calling for corporations to recognize compensation expense for certain stock options when they were granted to executives and employees. This proposal was met with strong opposition from many different sources including: Congress who passed a resolution by vote urging FASB to drop the proposed standard‚ business
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USING PROJECT FINANCE TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS Throughout most of the history of the industrialized world‚ much of the funding for large-scale public works such as the building of roads and canals has come from private sources of capital. It was only toward the end of the 19th century that public financing of large “infrastructure” projects began to dominate private finance‚ and this trend continued throughout most of the 20th century. Since the early 1980s‚ however‚ private-sector
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