Task 1: Introducing the Company and Commenting on Share PerformanceYou will be assigned one company from the Dow-Jones Industrial Average Index, and you will get daily share prices of your assigned company and the daily index of the Dow-Jones Industrial Average Index (DJIA) between 01/01/19-31/08/20. You are required to complete the following tasks: 1.Briefly introduce your chosen company and comment on its share performance during the requ...
Company OverviewTask: The final project for this course is the creation of a multinational performance report. The report will investigate the motivation behind expanding business internationally, whether revenue-related, cost-related, or a combination of both. You will gain a better understanding of international business and the factors that make multinational business complex (e.g., risk management, ethical and legal compliance). As you work...
Background on Financial Reporting Scandalsa.Unquestionably, public debate about financial reporting during the early years of the 21stcentury has been dominated by the theme of scandals. ‘Enron’ has become firmly established in the collective memory as oneof the biggest financial reporting scandals of all time, but the sense of crisis in financi...
Global Access Portfolio's Investment StrategiesTask: Describe JP Morgan's Global Access portfolio. How is it different from other investment portfolios? Your Answer: Initially, the Global Access Portfolio was intended to serve a handful of J.P. Morgan's Latin clients. It was later extended out to other clients categorized as high net worth (net worth between $5 million and $25 million). This portfolio was navigated by four distinct stra...
Fund CharacteristicsQuestion 1 Go to the dollarDex website and under the tab “Tools” click on “Fund Finder”. Under “Fund manager”, choose “UOBAM”. Then click on the “Advanced” tab and under “Payment Currency”, select SGD.Focus on the following four funds:•Cash Management – UOBAM United SGD Money Market Fund – Class A1 SGD•Equity – UOBAM United Asi...
InstructionsThis assessment replaces the end of year examination. It is a pre-seen open book assessment and you may complete it in your own time, at any point up to the submission date. Please follow all instructions carefully. ·You may either type or write your answers by hand ·If you write by hand, please either scan or take photos of your work for submission. These should be saved as a single document for submission. &mi...
Part A: Du Pont Analysis for Return on Owners Equity CalculationDownload annual report of EXXON MOBILfor the year 2017. You can access it from the URL Or MDIS Black Board. You have been appointed as a consultant to prepare a report for consideration by the Board of Directors on details of and changes over two years to the ratio relevant to the shareholders namely Return on Owners Equity (ROOE). Required: i) Using Du Pont Analysi...
Director of Design X proposes purchase of new pressThe directorof DesignXhas proposed the purchase ofalarge six-colour presses designed for long, high-quality runs. The purchase of a new press would enable the firm to reduce its cost of labour and therefore the price to the clients, putting the firm in a more competitive position. The key financial characteristics of the existing press and the proposedpress are summarised below.Old press: Origin...
Perform a fundamental analysis of the overall market and economySuppose you are an investment analyst, your supervisor, a portfolio manager asked you to write a brief reporton how willCOVID-19 outbreaks affect the stock market and economyin the world and Malaysia,andthe report must include detail analysis from part (1) to part (3) below.1.Perform a fundamentalanalysis ofthe overall market and economy inMalaysia.HowwillCOVID-19 outbreaks across t...
Task I) Proposal Presentation (not more than 10-15 PPTs) II) Summary of the Business Proposal You are asked to write and present an overview of your proposed business venture (hypothetical) using the life cycle approach. Present the opportunities, issues and challenges confronted by you (as a business entrepreneur) relating to performance, financing and sustainability of the Proposed Business. Proposal Presentation 1. Criteria fo...
Understanding Financial Management ConceptsTask: To make corporate finance decisions, take an advanced finance course, or pursue a career in finance, you will need to understand basic concepts. This includes going beyond the number crunching and reading graphs in order to analyze various financial indicators. This analysis can lead to many important decisions in your financial career. For this part of the final project, you will be given a scen...
Portfolio A: Active Stock Selection Strategy Task: You have been assigned to construct an optimal portfolio comprising two risky assets (Portfolios A & B) while considering your client’s risk tolerance. The attached spread sheet shows historical monthly returns of the two portfolios (A&B); S&P 500 index; and 90-day Treasury Bills. Also shown are the annualized returns for each for the per...
QUESTION 1 Explain why a company should seek to maximize its shareholders’ wealth rather than to maximized its profit. QUESTION 2 FAA Furniture, a manufacturer and wholesaler of high quality home furnishings has been experiencing low profitability in recent years. As a result, the board of directors has replaced the president of the firm with a new president, Jalal Idr...
Project Overview These new barges will cost MYR4,000,000.00 each. Their accountant has advised that these can be depreciated straight line at 5% per annum while their tax advisor has advised that they are can be depreciated for 10 years on a straight line basis. They can be sold at the end of their useful lives for 15% of their purchase price. Given Didie's outstanding marks while at University she is able to advise the business to use the ...
During your University studies you will be required to select and evaluate academic journal articles for a variety of purposes e.g. acquiring knowledge on a particular topic, considering the application and development of theory, understanding the implications of research for practitioners and\or industry. However, before you start to broaden your skills through synthesising a number of articles on a similar topic, understanding how to critique ...