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Task Part A (60 marks) Answer ALL three (3) questions in Part A Question 1. The Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) guides treasury management function in any bank. The committee plays an important role in the functioning of the Treasury Department. Discuss in detail the make-up, functions and the role of ALCO in managing banks’ assets and liabilities. (20 Marks)  Question 2. Severe financial crises results in systemic risks in ba...

Question: Economic-cost benefit analysis for road construction in New Zealand. The Project background The New Zealand Government, Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa (NZG), considers constructing additional lanes on a two-lane single carriageway for a motorway network of 2,033 kilometres. The motorway links the North Island and South Island, and the project delivery consists of two stages. Stage  1  will complete the South Island section (952 km), c...

Course Code   :  MIE377H1

Referencing Styles  :  IEEE

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Questions: The second optimization model we will implement is risk parity. By definition, risk parity seeks to equalize the individual risk contribution of each constituent in a portfolio. Therefore, it is an purely risk-based portfolio, i.e., it does not require the asset expected returns as an input parameter. Instead, it only requires the asset covariance matrix, Q. For this project, the covariance matrix should be estimated from the PCA fa...

Task: 1. You are deciding which of two portfolios to invest $50,000 in. The first portfolio has equal amounts of these eight stocks: Microsoft and Apple, Bristol Myers Squibb and Humana, Amazon and Ford, and JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America.  (This is the 8-asset portfolio from Assignment A.)  The second portfolio has two assets:  the market portfolio, M, and one-year Treasury bills, a risk-free asset (F).  Here are some...

Course Code   :  MGF 633

Referencing Styles  :  Not Selected

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Task: Simpson was concerned about the economic outlook for small colleges like Hawksville College. He anticipated the need to continue relying on the endowment fund in the coming years. He also felt strongly that a return of 1% per month represented a floor below which the portfolio return should not drop. He wanted Muffett to suggest an efficient asset allocation to achieve this goal. Last, but not least, Simpson wanted to know whether the ...

It was a nasty snowy day, on January 26 of the current year. On that day, two employees of Alberta Correctional Services, Ike Inkster and Melvin Melrose, were transporting an inmate, Zane Zuggins, from the Peace River Correctional Centre, to the City of Edmonton. Poor Zane had been suffering from a severely ingrown toenail, and required special medical attention not availableto him in Peace River.Zane was a model inmate. He was incarcerated for h...

Course Code   :  BMNG6212

Referencing Styles  :  Harvard

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Question: Carefully read the short Eskom scenario below and answer the relevant questions. You are also expected to read up on “Eskom’s current state of affairs” using the online links provided to get a broader view of the magnitude of the situation.  About Eskom “Eskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM) and also known by its Afrikaans n...

Course Code   :  BUS202

Referencing Styles  :  Harvard

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Questions: Identify (Calculate) And Critically Analyse Key Relevant Financial Ratios Usingthe Data Provided In The Statements For The Two-Year Period. Try To Include At Least One Ratio From Each Category Of Financial Analysis: Liquidity, Activity, Profitability, Coverage. Make Sure To Provide Formulas For Calculations. Based On Different Online/Printed Sources, Financial Statements, Reports, Etc., Perform a Company/Business And Industry Analy...

Question 1 Jet Bhd has 8% convertible loan stocks that have a value of RM1,000 per unit. 1,000 units were issued at RM1,000 per unit on 1 July 2017. The loan stocks are convertible to ordinary shares or redeemable in cash at RM1,000 per unit in three years from the date of issue. The directors had decided to issue the convertible loan stocks because non-convertible loan stocks would have required an interest rate of 10%. The directors intend to ...

QUESTION 1(A)Mr. Brown is an investment banker who holds gold as part of a long-term investment asset in his portfolio. Mr. Brown can buy gold for USD 1500per ounce and sell gold for USD 1498 per ounce. Mr Brown can borrow funds at 6% per year and invest funds at 5.5% per year. (Both interest rates are expressed with annual compounding.) For what range of one-year forward prices of gold does Mr. Brown have no arbitrage opportunities? Assume there...

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:1.    Apply and analyse scenarios in foundation theory in project scenarios.2.    Critically appraise the role of slope stabilisation and assessment, including the contribution of water and seepage, in embankment design.3.    Critically evaluate the collection and appraisal of data related to PAS 128 (utility investigation). COURSEWORKYou are require...

Course Code   :  ECOM2001

Referencing Styles  :  Not Selected

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Questions: IntroductionThe aim of this project is to prepare, evaluate and analyse stock market data and to recommend an optimal portfolio consisting of two stocks. You have been assigned three stocks, all three must be included in the analysis which works towards your recommendation of a final optimal portfolio. The project requires a deep understanding of both the statistics and the mathematics components of this unit. It is recommended that...

Course Code   :  CEG3401

Referencing Styles  :  Not Selected

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Question: This work is to be carried out individually. Each person will work with different data. Your calculations and answers will therefore be different from everyone else. Where the question shows a variable name, please take your value from the table below. Start your  answer to each question by stating your individual data, so that these can be checked. Answers using the wrong data will not be marked, and will score zero. • You...

Question: 1. Are the following statements True or False? If the statement is correct, write down T. Otherwise write down F. No argument required. a) A call option gives its holder the right to purchase an asset for a specified price, called the exercise or strike price, on or before the specified expiration date. The price that the writer of a call option receives to sell the option is called the premium.b) Forward contracts are formalized and ...

Assignment Overview Imagine that you are a paralegal in law firm. You have been tasked with drafting the initial memo regarding the case of a new client to the firm, Ms. Baker. After interviewing Ms. Baker, you learned the following: Ms. Baker, a resident of Connecticut, was on road trip to visit the world’s largest ball of twine in Cawker City, Kansas. When she was driving in Kansas, her car was hit from behind by Ms. Smith, a Kansas resid...

Task: At a family gathering last weekend, your parents were proudly discussing with other relatives how well you are performing at your new marketing team role at ADUSIN Pty Ltd.  As a result, this week your cousin Bill has approached you for some advice about a sales promotion completed by the previous business owners just before handover of the business to them as the new owners. Bill is an amazing florist, but this is the first time he h...

Course Code   :  LAW6CON

Referencing Styles  :  Harvard

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Questions: Galba Developments (Galba) is the commercial development entity created by the largest pension fund in Nusquam. It is progressing a project to redevelop a large brownfield site in Cloacarius, a run-down port on the coast of Nusquam. The scheme is extensive and involves the creation of new port facilities, a storage and distribution centre and new housing. In addition, new road and rail links are being created to improve the accessib...

Task: Answer any FOUR questions from Section A. Question 1 Pudding Ltd has two group companies, Cream Ltd and Custard Ltd. The income statements for Pudding Ltd, Cream Ltd and Custard Ltd for the year ended 31 December 2019 are given as follows: Required:Prepare the consolidated income statement for Pudding Ltd for the year ended 31 December 2019, showing retained earnings brought forward, dividend expense and retained earnings carried forwa...

Task: 1.0 Assignment briefing and report  1.1 Scenario You  are  an  ecological  consultant  and  have  been  asked  to  carry  out  a  preliminary  ecological appraisal for a site near Hertford by a client. The site has been purchased by a developer and a housing development is planned for the site. The planning authority has asked your client for an extended Phase 1 habitat survey report to assess the value of the site for wi...

Task: Problem DescriptionThe City of Ottawa owns and maintains many wading pools which need to be regularly maintained. The repair crew needs to find a route to visit the pools. You will have to help the crew to find a reasonable route to visit all pools. A route is reasonable if all pools are visited and the route is not too long. An optimal route is not required.This is a problem where the nodes are the pools and the edges have weights corre...

Questions: In  early  January  2009,  David  Johnstone  received  the  draft  2008  financial  statements  for  Strong  Tie  and  began to question the company’s performance when compared to previous years. How were profits holding up,  given  the  intense  price  competition  in  the  industry?  Were  attempts ...

Questions: Pertain to the following information about Firms A – G. Firms A, B, C and G operate in Industry 1; Firm D operates in Industry 2; and Firms E and F operate in both Industry 1 and Industry 2. Firms' debt-to-equity ratios (B/S) are shown. None of the firms is taxed. The managements of the seven firms are evaluating capital budgeting projects. Projects in the same industry as the firm are replacement or expansion projects; projects...

Question: Legacy Fountain Place Introduction DCF It is December 2010 and you are an acquisition officer covering the northern California market. You have a source of capital that is specifically interested in acquiring institutional quality multifamily properties on the coasts. They believe that the multi-family market is primed for strong growth coming out of the Global Financial Crisis. A broker has sent you the offering memorandum for a dea...

Task Question 1:[50] Read the scenario below and answer the questions: A black Mercedes Benz (with registration numbers and letters JBI 123 GP) transporting the Johannesburg mayor from Soweto was speeding recklessly on the Golden Highway Highway between Soweto and Vanderbijlpark. The driver of the black Mercedes Benz, Simon Marota (a 45-year-old driver of 22 Mandela Street, Soweto), was irritated by a slow moving vehicle in front of him and ...

Questions: Turbines,  the  risk  of  working  in  confined  spaces,  and  finally  the risk of ice accretion and irregular shedding when the wind turbine  is  in  operation  phase  or  even  when  it  is  stationary.  The last  type  of  risk  is  highly  observed  in  cold  climate  regions...