Philippines Hopes Better Credit Rating Will Draw Investors The Philippines has shrugged off decades of financial woes to earn its first investment-grade credit rating from one of the world’s leading ratings agencies. Fitch Ratings cites the Aquino administration’s improved money management‚ pro-growth policies and plans to increase revenues through a new "sin tax." Economists say it was only a matter of time before the Philippines would be given an investment-grade rating. They point to the stock
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U.S. East Coast Port Security Emphasis on The Port of New York/New Jersey The Port of Hampton Roads‚ VA The Port of Jacksonville‚ FL TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Background On U.S. Port Industry: A. Gateways to Global Trade 3 B. The American Association of Port Authorities 3-5 C. Introduction to Marine Terminal Operators (MTOs) 5-7 History/Overview: A. Jacksonville‚ Florida Port Authority? 8-9 B. New York/New Jersey Port Authority? 9-12 C. Virginia’s
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1. During the past five years‚ you owned two stocks that had the following annual rates of return. Year Stock T Stock B 1 0.19 0.08 2 0.08 0.03 3 -0.12 -0.09 4 -0.03 0.02 5 0.15 0.04 a) Compute the arithmetic mean annual rate of return for each stock. Which stock is most desirable by this measure? (5 marks) b) Compute the standard deviation of the annual rate of return for each stock. By this measure‚ which is the preferable stock? (7 marks) c) Compute
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Dick Mr. Anderson English 100 September 30‚ 2013 Best Coast vs. East Coast In a country the size of the United States of America‚ there will always be considerable debate when it comes to which Coast is the most appealing in terms of lifestyle‚ beauty‚ climate‚ food‚ and time zone‚ the East Coast or the West “Best” Coast. While there are always pros and cons to each Coast‚ when they are put up against each other‚ clearly the West is the Best. Despite each region having their differences‚
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A Project Report on “MUTUAL FUNDS – MARKET TRENDS & SCOPE IN FUTURE” (Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of Master of Business Administration‚ Distance Education Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology‚ Hisar) Research Supervisor: Submitted by: Name : Naveen Kulashri Name of student : Ruchin Sharma Designation: Cost Accountant Enrollment No. : 08061155153 Organization Name: Specialization : Finance M/s Caparo Maruti Limited‚ Bawal [pic]
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Mutual Funds vs Fixed Deposits: Compare which is better! Comparison between mutual funds and fixed deposits is a long debate‚ especially when it comes to a comparison between fixed deposits and debt mutual funds. Even a few years ago‚ any conservative and risk averse investor would think investing in bank fixed deposits is better than mutual funds (debt or otherwise). Nevertheless‚ the market scenario has changed a lot in the recent years‚ and many a mutual funds family has come up with interest
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CAPITAL MARKET A CASE STUDY ON MUTUAL FUNDS NAME: ADITYA SURANA CLASS: B.COM (HONOURS)3rd YEAR ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE. COLLEGE ROLL NO : 183 C.U.REGISTRATION NO. : 235-1121-011-311 ANNEXURE-1 SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Mr. ADITYA SURANA‚ a student of B.com Honours in Accounting & Finance of TARA DEVI HARAKHCHAND KANKARIA COLLEGE under the university of Calcutta‚ has worked under my supervision and guidance for his/her Project work and prepared
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To spank or not to spank‚ where do you draw the line? How do you discipline your children? Do you think it’s okay to discipline them by spanking them? Parents use discipline to teach their children the difference between right and wrong. What is right and what is wrong? Ninety percent of parent thinks that the only way to deal with misbehaving children is to give them a smack. "The American Academy of Pediatricians say that spanking might actually do more harm than good"‚ meaning that the spanking
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Definition of the parameters for evaluation: Sharpe Ratio: It is calculated by subtracting the risk-free rate of return (return on government securities) from the rate of return for a portfolio and dividing the result by the standard deviation of the portfolio returns. {draw:line} {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Sharpe Ratio = Where rp = Expected portfolio rate of return rf = Risk free rate of return σp = Portfolio standard deviation Since standard deviation is a measure of the associated risk (systematic
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Mutual Fund Flows and Performance in Rational Markets Jonathan B. Berk University of California‚ Berkeley and National Bureau of Economic Research Richard C. Green Carnegie Mellon University We derive a parsimonious rational model of active portfolio management that reproduces many regularities widely regarded as anomalous. Fund flows rationally respond to past performance in the model even though performance is not persistent and investments with active managers do not outperform passive
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