DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: ACCY students (need first and last name of recipient(s) if provided) Kelly Lewis (if there is more than one person writing this memo‚ write all first and last names here) October 8‚ 2012 (NOTE: no “th”‚ “st”‚ “nd”‚ or “rd” in the date) Students’ Guide to Memorandum Writing (do not mention “case” or “assignment”) INTRODUCTION In this memorandum‚ I will discuss proper writing specifically for your memo-format assignments
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Yale’s endowment is currently targeting its investment portfolio at a target investment is 33% in private equity‚ 28% in real assets‚ 19% in absolute return‚ 9% in foreign equity‚ 7% in domestic equity‚ and 4% in bonds. In the changing global economy‚ Yale is looking to modify its investment strategy to effectively take advantage of new opportunities as they present themselves. Yale takes proper precautions to mitigate risks and to find the best available investments by developin
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1. What makes the motorcycle manufacturing industry so attractive? Ducati has found major success in the motorcycle industry with its stylish and performance driven vehicles. Although several competitors have decided to leave the industry‚ Ducati believes the industry to be attractive for several reasons. The fact that a Ducati product is a niche product works towards the company’s favor. As any niche product‚ the consumer’s are very particular about purchasing the Ducati brand and the Ducati brand
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writing your portfolio letter. Don’t freak out! You’re almost done! The portfolio letter isn’t really that bad. Concentrate on introducing your essays‚ focus on your strengths and weakness‚ and let the evaluators know what you’ve gained from Academic Writing Workshop. Here are some tips that might be helpful for you: 1. It only has to be one-two pages (Woo-hoo!) The portfolio letter should be from one to two pages. However‚ sometimes it is more difficult to fit all the information you want into
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Starbuck’s CAPM and Sources for Capital TUI UNIVERSITY Module 3 SLP FIN301: Principles of Finance Dr. Sharifzadeh August 31‚ 2011 Starbuck’s CAPM and Sources for Capital By definition beta is a measure of the volatility‚ or systematic risk‚ of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is used in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)‚ a model that calculates the expected return of an asset based on its beta and expected market returns (Investopedia‚ 2011)
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EXPERIMENT WRITE-UP INTRODUCTION: Information entering the memory can take on different forms‚ e.g. images‚ sounds or meaning. A way in which information is processed is through encoding‚ which is when information enters the sensory memory and is changed into a form that the memory can store it in. Information can be encoded as visual‚ acoustic or semantic. Evidence suggests that the primary encoding method for information to be stored in the short term memory (STM) is through acoustic coding
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strategy. Furthermore‚ Anglo American will need to consider what its competitors are doing as well as the responses from the general community. Lastly‚ shareholders’ point of view should be taken into consideration as they provide financial support for Anglo American’s success. 2. What are the pros and cons of Anglo American’s adoption of an aggressive strategy in combating HIV/AIDS among its South African workforce? What recommendations would you give the company concerning its HIV/AIDS policy? Pros:
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of Systematic Risk: Sectoral Portfolio Analysis Ibrahim A.Onour Arab Planning Institute‚ Kuwait E-mail: onour@api.org.kw or ibonour@hotmail.com Abstracts Results in this paper support evidence of time-varying systematic risk (beta coefficients) for five sectors‚ their securities are traded in Kuwait Stock Market. The paper indicates banks‚ and real estate sectors exhibit relatively wider range of systematic risk variation compared to the other sectors. As higher volatility in risk factor imply additional
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Alumni and External Affairs Committee (AEAC) The Press Writer Jaryl (J) spoke to Xin Yi (X)‚ chairperson of AEAC‚ to understand more about the functions of the committee‚ the events under their purview and find out some of the difficulties that she and her committee faces along the way. J: Tell us more about the main roles and responsibilities of AEAC. X: Alumni and External Affairs Committee (AEAC) basically deals with alumni affairs and liaison with external parties. We also organize events
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Assignment Questions: 1) How do you explain the disparity in Raja’s and Maya’s performance? To evaluate the performance of Raja and Maya‚ It’s clear to use marketing 4P concept as a way to analyze this case. To begin with the products‚ according to the case‚ Raja is perceived as an over-the counter consumer product while a Maya pill is regarded as a powerful drug. So the difference in nature explained why Raja can out performed Maya. Moreover‚ Raja tried to target men market using the masculine
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