analytical aspects of portfolio management has a better chance of success. Portfolio Management An investor considering investment in securities is faced with the problem of choosing from among a large number of securities and how to allocate his funds over this group of securities. Again he is faced with problem of deciding which securities to hold and how much to invest in each. The risk and return characteristics of portfolios. The investor tries to choose the optimal portfolio taking into consideration
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12 months holding periods. Buy past winners and short past losers earned statistically significant positive return of averaging 12.01% per year. Predictable price patterns and excess returns contradict the efficient market hypothesis. Investors and fund managers perform actively in pursuing abnormal profits. Literature review and the reason of anomaly A large number of literatures illustrate that momentum anomaly exist. Some important literatures are Chan, Jegadeesh and Lakonishok (1996), Conrad
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Compensation – what employees receive in exchange for their work Strategic Compensation – involves compensation practices being aligned with the achievement of the organization's strategic business objectives Pay for performance – pay system that rewards employees on the basis of their performance Compensation Philosophy A formal compensation policy should: * Reflect the organization’s strategic business objectives and culture * Articulate the objectives that an organization wants to achieve via
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3 1.1 Nike’s Performance: 3 1.2 Nike Analysts Meeting June 28, 2001: 3 2 Kimi Ford’s Evaluation of Nike: 3 3 Joanna Cohen’s Calculation of Nike’s Cost of Capital: 3 3.1 Assumptions & Calculations: 3 4 Our Calculation: 4 4.1 Cost of common equity 4 4.2 Cost of debt 4 4.3 Weights of Debt and Equity 4 4.4 WACC 5 4.5 Equity Value of Share 5 5 Conclusion: 6 Background Information on the Case: Kimi Ford is a portfolio manager for the mutual-fund management firm
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and Cash Management Processes: A Study of Trust bankLimited”. Letter of Transmittal September 2, 2013. Ms. Tamanna Islam Shaon Lecturer Bangladesh University of Business and Technology Subject: Financial Performance Evaluation of Mutual Trust Bank Limited. Dear Sir, With due respect, I would like to thank you for assisting me to prepare the internship report. This task has given me the opportunity to explore the activities of banking sector. The report contains
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International Business - University Assessment 100 Marks Course Content 1. Overview of the International Business Process 2. PEST factors affecting International Business 3. Government influence on trade 4. International Trade Theories 5. FDI 6. Country Evaluation and Selection 7. Collaborative Strategies 8. International Marketing 9. International Trade Agreements 10. International Trade Organizations 11. Forex 12. International HR Strategies 13. International Diplomacy Reference Text 1. International
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number of which I will explain later. The goal of a hedge fund is to generate positive returns no matter what the market does. A hedge fund can be described as an “actively managed private investment fund that seeks positive attractive returns”. Frush, Scott. (2006). Understanding Hedge Funds. Ann Logue differentiates them from other investment tools, “They differ from so called ‘real money’ traditional investment accounts such as mutual funds, pensions, endowments and so forth, because they have
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INTRODUCTION As a financial advisor, I have got an opportunity to prepare a session called financial investment. This session is for the people who are very much interested in knowing the risk and awareness about the investment for long or short term. It is for all people such as NRIs, self-employed, professionals, etc. Number of observers has focused on the objectivity of individual assets portfolios between risky and riskless assets. Awareness about the risk involved in portfolio has major implications
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1. Introduction A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors and invests typically in investment securities (stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, other mutual funds, other securities, and/or commodities such as precious metals).[1] The mutual fund will have a fund manager that trades (buys and sells) the fund's investments in accordance with the fund's investment objective. 2. Review of literature 3
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RISK AND RETURN IN CAPITAL MARKETS SECURITY RETURNS Components of security returns • Stocks – Capital gains/losses and dividends • Bonds – Capital gains/losses and interest • Returns stated in absolute dollar or percentage terms o Absolute dollar return = (end price – beginning price + cash flow) o Percent return = (end price – beginning price + cash flow)/beginning price = absolute dollar return / beginning price • If the security is a stock, the percent
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