Already have an account? Get multiple benefits of using own account!
Login in your account..!
Remember me
Don't have an account? Create your account in less than a minutes,
Forgot password? how can I recover my password now!
Enter right registered email to receive password!
In recent years, there has been a growing debate around “socially responsible finance”. Demand for opportunities labelled as “socially responsible investments” (SRI) has increased, behavioral finance and institutional “nudging” are receiving more attention, and corporate governance of institutions is broadly discussed. Overall, potential returns as well as conflicts of interest, environmental and social impact are more closely scrutinized.
a) What are the origins of this movement? and how does it work in practice?
b) What is the evidence to date about whether SRI investments outperform or underperform non-SRI investments?
c) What is the origin of behavioral finance? In which decisions can be found?
d) Is there evidence of institutional “nudging” benefiting main street?
e) How do you think reading about behavioral finance and SRIs will affect future personal and professional decisions?
What are some indications that investors are risk averse? How would you as a portfolio manager support these investors? What kind of recommendations would you make? What would you recommend as a portfolio manager to reduce the risk for a risk adverse..
You sell valuable artifacts from your household estate for $200,000 and want to use the money to supplement your retirement. You receive the money on your 60th birthday, the day you retire. You want to withdraw equal amounts at the end of the next 25..
For each of these nonrecurring items, give an example and indicate (match with) the appropriate accounting treatment. Extraordinary item. Prior period adjustment. Change in accounting estimate. Shown net as a separate line item between net income an..
It is now January. The current interest rate is 5.0%. The June futures price for gold is $1493.00, while the December futures price is $1,503. Assume the June contract expires in exactly 6 months and the December contract expires in exactly 12 months..
When working with the CAPM, which of the following factors can be determined with the most precision? The market risk premium (RPM). The expected rate of return on the market, rM. The beta coefficient of "the market," which is the same as the beta of..
Do you think the company's revenue goal of $25 million by 2015 is realistic?- Explain how purchase of the apple press might affect the company's revenue goals.
A U.S. based firm decides to issue a threeyear bond denominated in 5,000,000 Russian rubles at par. The bond has a coupon rate of 17%. If the ruble is expected to appreciate from its current level of $.03 to $.032, $.034, and $.035 in years 1, 2,and..
Assuming you expect slower economic growth than the average investor, and assuming you also forecast annual inflation of 1.5% over the next 30 years, explain whether stock investments are likely to perform well in that environment.
A company is using the Profitability Index (PI) when evaluating projects. You have to find the PI for the company's project, assuming the company's cost of capital is 9.5%. The initial outlay for the project is $379,000. The project will produce the ..
Consider a C corporation. The corporation earns $3.5 per share before taxes. After the corporation has paid its corresponding taxes, it will distribute 50% of its earnings to its shareholders as a dividend. What are the shareholder's earnings from th..
Your Company is considering a new project that will require $1,050,000 of new equipment at the start of the project. The equipment will have a depreciable life of 7 years and will be depreciated to a book value of $472,500 using straight-line depreci..
An endowment own $150M of bonds that has a modified duration (MD) of 8.5. Over the next 6 months they want to decrease the MD to 6.0. They can use Treasury futures contracts that mature in 6 months that have a current nominal value of $0.25M and have..
Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!
whatsapp: +1-415-670-9521
Phone: +1-415-670-9521
Email: [email protected]
All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd