Faculty of Business Studies Module: Presentation and Communication Skills Examiner: Dipl. Ök. Marina Alvares-Wegner The BRIC countries Leslie Authier Matr. No.: 7007017 E-Mail: leslieauthier@orange.fr Diana Carolina Ramirez R. Matr. No.: 7004479 E-Mail: dianacarolina_puebla@yahoo.de Maya Höpfner Matr. No.: 7003768 E-Mail: maya.hoepfner@googlemail.com Table of content 1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 2 2 The
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that will be added one day before the effectiveness date. In this case, if I would be able to swap the deletions and additions at the date, I would bear no risk. 2) What would you do if, instead, you were at the proprietary trading desk of Goldman Sachs? There are two possible trading strategies. 1st: used by arbitrageurs who anticipate a continuous price rise in the period after the announcement. But simply irrational bull traders may cause the price rise. Arbitrageur shorts deletions (buy
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E-Guard: Customer Acquisition Plan Target Segmentation and Fraud Risk Analysis Considering the past cases of insider trading viz. Rajaratnam case (Galleon Group), Rajat Gupta case (Goldman Sachs) and accounting fraud like that of Satyam Computer Services or Enron Group, the target sectors to be aimed are Financial (hedge fund, mutual fund, trading, investment banking firms, etc.) and big corporate houses like Energy and Steel. * Market study of amount of Data handled in respective sectors
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Table of contents Title Page No. BRIC 2 Economic growth of BRIC 4 Question 1: Map the proposed sequence of the evolution of the economy of the BRICs. What indicators might companies monitor to guide their investments and organize their local market operations? 5 Question 2: What are the implications of the emergence of the BRICs for careers and companies in your country? 5 Question 3: Do you think recency bias has led to overestimating the potential of the BRICs? How would
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order for me to expand the relevant skills, I have taken part in various activities, such as, successfully competing for an opportunity to do work experience at Allen and Overy, one of the world’s biggest law firms. During my placement I visited Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s biggest investment banks. I found the fast-paced, dynamic environment exciting and I could see myself working there in the future. I also gained knowledge of inter-departmental relationships and how essential it is to communicate
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filing. And for Merrill Lynch filing. And for AIG filing. And for Morgan Stanley filing." Before each company mention Dimon paused, then paused the longest ahead of his last warning, that his employees should prepare for the potential bankruptcy of Goldman Sachs. With the stage set, Sorkin then takes readers on a fascinating journey into a financial crisis that will not soon be forgotten. Indeed, by the end of the book the makeup of the symbol that is Wall Street had changed profoundly, and while there
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Case Study #2 – Black Angus Steakhouse 1. What variables need to be considered in developing a list of potential countries ? There are multiple variables to consider when a company wants to expand its operations outside the United States : market potential, customer characteristics, business cycles, competition (is there any competitors already in this market), local culture (make some research about the culture, to fit the needs of people), economic and political outlook (what is the situation
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risk? Reputational risk - is a type of risk related to the trustworthiness of business. This type of risk can be informational in nature or even financial. Extreme cases may even lead to bankruptcy. Recent examples of companies include: Toyota, Goldman Sachs, Oracle Corporation and BP. Damage to a firm's reputation can result in lost revenue or destruction of shareholder value, even if the company is not found guilty of a crime. 3. Reputational risk can be a matter of corporate trust, but serves
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Identify and explain the characteristics of world class marketing organizations. Illustrate with examples of your choice. To claim to become a world class marketing organization there are certain qualitative and quantitative characteristics which should be possessed by the company. This section of the assignment will discuss these characteristics in detail. Every organization aspires to be a World Class Marketing Organization. World class Marketing organizations identify the needs of customers
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SEC – “Shredded Justice” an article in review In our capital market, within the United States of America, there is one long-standing agency which provides for checks and balances within the finance and investing community. Often many readers may see the initials of SEC, which stands for the Securities and Exchange Commission. It’s with this agency that over the past decade has become a house hold buzz word, particularly within the circle of business, finance, and investing. The agency itself
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