...Tasks Read the WileyPLUS Student Support Review the Week 1 Study Guide. Familiarize yourself with the textbook used in this course. Visit the Student Finance Lab Learning Community. Objectives/Competencies Foundations of Finance 1.1Differentiate between financial statements. 1.2Differentiate between legal and tax structures for businesses. 1.3Identify the axioms of finance. Learning Activities Required Reading WileyPLUS Assignment: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Ch. 1 48 Reading WileyPLUS Assignment: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Ch. 2 25 Reading WileyPLUS Assignment: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Ch. 3 27 Website WileyPLUS Gradebook: Week 1 Gradebook ERR Week 1 Electronic Reserve Videos Recommended Reading Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 2e Interactive/Tutorial WileyPLUS Assignment: Week 1 Vocabulary Activity 14 Interactive/Tutorial WileyPLUS Assignment: Week 1 Interactive Tutorials Activity Interactive/Tutorial WileyPLUS Read, Study & Practice: Week 1 Practice Interactive/Tutorial WileyPLUS Assignment: Week 1 Excel Resources Activity Video WileyPLUS Assignment: Week 1 Videos Activity 21 Assignments ASSIGNMENT STATUS FRIENDLY NAME TITLE DUE DATE POINTS UNREAD COMMENTS Participation Week 1 Participation Quiz WileyPLUS Assignment: Week 1 Practice Quiz Paper Business Structures Week2. Financial Statement Analysis. Jan 20 - Jan 26Week2 Financial Statement Analysis Jan 20 - Jan 26 12...
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...OFFICE USE ONLY AFF/AFW2401 Replacement Paper 24.5.07 Page 1 of 18 Monash University Semester One Examination 2007 Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Accounting and Finance EXAM CODES: AFF/AFW2401 TITLE OF PAPER: COMMERCIAL BANKING AND FINANCE EXAM DURATION: 3 hours READING TIME: 10 minutes THIS PAPER IS FOR STUDENTS STUDYING AT: (office use only - tick where applicable) Berwick Clayton Peninsula Distance Education Open Learning Caulfield Gippsland Sunway Hong Kong Other (specify) During an exam, you must not have in your possession, a book, notes, paper, calculator, pencil case, mobile phone or any other material/item which has not been authorised for the exam or specifically permitted as noted below. Any material or item on your desk, chair or person will be deemed to be in your possession. You are reminded that possession of unauthorised materials in an exam is a disciplinable offence under Monash Statute 4.1. AUTHORISED MATERIALS CALCULATORS YES NO (Permitted calculators: Citizen SRT-135, Casio FX82MS scientific calculator, the Casio FX82AU scientific calculator, and Sharp EL-735 financial calculator, or calculators with an 'approved for use' Faculty label) OPEN BOOK YES NO SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED ITEMS YES NO if yes, items permitted are: This paper consists of six (6) questions and one (1) formula sheet printed on a total of eighteen (18) pages. Answer Question 1 in the scriptbook provided. Answer all other questions in the...
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...FINANCE IN VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS—A SYNTHESIS PAPER microREPORT #132 OCTOBER 2008 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI. FINANCE IN VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS—A SYNTHESIS PAPER microREPORT #132 The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 1 OBJECTIVE ................................................................................ 1 DEFINITION ................................................................................ 1 IMPORTANCE ............................................................................. 1 REPORT STRUCTURE ................................................................. 1 THE VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS (VCA) FRAMEWORK ..................... 3 ANALYTICAL VCF FRAMEWORK WITH CASE-STUDY ILLUSTRATIONS ................................................................................ 7 UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT CASH FLOW AND CREDIT STRUCTURE (ANALYTICAL PHASE) ............................................ 7 Intra-firm Finance ......................................................... 8 Finance Services Provision .......................................... 9 Inter-firm Finance (Governance) ................................ 10 UNDERSTANDING...
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...Existing Schedule | |Proposed Schedule | | | |25 June 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 |25 June 2011 8:00 AM -12:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |7 | |02 July 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 | | | |09 July 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 |09 July 2011 8:00 AM -12:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM |8 | |16 July 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 | | | |23 July 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 |23 July 2011 8:00 AM -12:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |7 | |30 July 2011 8:00 AM -11:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |5 |30 July 2011 8:00 AM -12:00 AM and 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM |8 | | |30 hours | ...
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...Kale(1985) & Black(1986) |If traders trade on “noise” signals, unrelated to fundamental data, then share price can deviate from intrinsic value. | | |Shleifer (2000) |Two major foundation of behavioral finance: | | |Limited arbitrage | | |Investor sentiment | |Shleifer (2000) |Investor sentiment is mainly driven by two phenomena: | | |The tendency of people to view events as representative of some specific | | |class and ignore the laws of probability in the process | | |And conservatism. | |Lee, Shleifer & Thaler (1991) |CEFD suggest that as the discount increase, retail investor sentiment | | |decrease. | |Barber, Odean and Zhu(2006)...
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...Module Title |Fundamentals of Securities and Futures Regulation | | |Module Code |BAF2407 | |Module Year |2010-2011 | |Module Value |3 | |Module Hours |Lecture | |30 | | | |Tutorial |15 | | | |TOTAL | |45 | | | | | | | | |Pre-requisites |Nil | |Co-requisites |Nil | |Module Aims |To provide students with an understanding of the rules and regulations in regulated | | |activities in Hong Kong. | |Exemption Criteria ...
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...FIN 320 Entire Course (UOP Course) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com FIN 320 Week 1 Individual Assignment Ethics Article Analysis FIN 320 Week 1 DQ 1 FIN 320 Week 1 DQ 2 FIN 320 Week 2 Assignments from the Readings FIN 320 Week 2 Team Assignment Financial Performance Case Study FIN 320 Week 2 DQ 1 FIN 320 Week 2 DQ 2 FIN 320 Week 3 Assignments from the Readings FIN 320 Week 3 Individual Assignment Working Capital Management Paper FIN 320 Week 3 DQ 1 FIN 320 Week 3 DQ 2 FIN 320 Week 4 Team Assignment Working Capital Case Study FIN 320 Week 4 Individual Assignments from the Readings FIN 320 Week 4 Individual Assignment Utilizing the TVM Simulation Summary FIN 320 Week 4 Team Assignment Cost of Capital Memo FIN 320 Week 4 DQ 1 FIN 320 Week 4 DQ 2 FIN 320 Week 5 Individual Assignment International Risk Paper FIN 320 Week 5 Individual Assignment Financial Intermediaries Paper FIN 320 Week 5 Team Assignment Capital Investment Decisions Case Study and Presentation FIN 320 Week 5 DQ 1 FIN 320 Week 5 DQ 2 ________________________________________________ FIN 320 Week 1 Individual Assignment Ethics Article Analysis (UOP Course) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Locate an article regarding ethics considerations in financial management. Write a 350- to 700-word article analysis in which you address the following items: • Discuss how ethics affects the financial decision-making process. • Explain...
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...Journal of Business Case Studies – November/December 2010 Volume 6, Number 6 Calculating The Beta Coefficient And Required Rate Of Return For Coca-Cola John C. Gardner, University of New Orleans, USA Carl B. McGowan, Jr., Norfolk State University, USA Susan E. Moeller, Eastern Michigan University, USA ABSTRACT In this paper, we demonstrate how to compute the required rate of return for Coca-Cola using modern portfolio theory with data downloaded from the internet. We demonstrate how to calculate monthly returns for the index and Coca-Cola and how to use the returns to compute the beta coefficient and the required rate of return using the downloaded data. We show how to validate the data for the market index and the company and how to compute the returns using the dividend and stock split adjusted prices. We demonstrate how to graph the characteristic line for Coca-Cola and use the graph to check that the regression was run correctly. We use Coca-Cola and the S&P 500 Index in this paper, but any company listed on Yahoo! Finance can be used as the example. This paper can be used as the basis of a lecture on intermediate corporate finance or investments to demonstrate the process using a real company. Keywords: beta; characteristic line; required rate of return; Coca-Cola; teaching note INTRODUCTION M arkowitz1 (1952) began modern portfolio theory (MPT) which can be used to explain the relationship between risk and return for assets, particularly stocks. Stock of...
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...Course Design Guide HCS/405 Version 5 1 Course Design Guide College of Natural Sciences HCS/405 Version 5 Health Care Financial Accounting Copyright © 2012, 2010, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 1999 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an understanding of the general principles of accounting applied in the health care environment. It includes an overview of sources of revenue for various health care entities. The fundamentals of financial planning, cost concepts, capital budgeting, and management analysis are applied in the health care environment. Issues surrounding the development and management of budgets are also examined. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Baker, J. J., & Baker, R. W. (2011). Health care finance: Basic tools for nonfinancial managers (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. All electronic materials are available on the...
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...International Review of Finance, 11:1, 2011: pp. 1–17 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2443.2010.01125.x Two Common Problems in Capital Structure Research: The FinancialDebt-To-Asset Ratio and Issuing Activity Versus Leverage Changes IVO WELCH Brown University, RI and NBER ABSTRACT This paper points out two common problems in capital structure research. First, although it is not clear whether non-financial liabilities should be considered debt, they should never be considered as equity. Yet, the common financial-debt-to-asset ratio (FD/AT) measure of leverage commits this mistake. Thus, research on increases in FD/AT explains, at least in part, decreases in non-financial liabilities. Future research should avoid FD/AT altogether. The paper also quantifies the components of the balance sheet of large publicly traded corporations and discusses the role of cash in measuring leverage ratios. Second, equity-issuing activity should not be viewed as equivalent to capital structure changes. Empirically, the correlation between the two is weak. The capital structure and capital issuing literature are distinct. I. INTRODUCTION Leverage is defined as the sensitivity of the value of equity ownership with respect to changes in the underlying value of the firm. Empirically, leverage ratios are frequently independent variables (sometimes as part of a hypothesis, sometimes as a control). Leverage ratios are also the dependent variable in the empirical capital structure literature. This literature tries...
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...Version 2 | | |Finance for Decision Making | Copyright © 2010, 2009, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course addresses advanced principles in financial management and decision making. Emphasis is placed on providing relevant theory, best practices, and skills to effectively manage risk, time value of money, working capital, capital structure, the regulatory environment, and evolving issues in financial management. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Gitman, L. J. (2009). Principles of managerial finance (12th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Addison Wesley. All electronic materials are available on the student website. |Week One: Financial Risk Management...
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...Market Discussion and Understanding of Finance As the 2013 Nobel Laureates in economic science, both of Eugene Fama, from the University of Chicago and Robert Shiller, from Yale University, have made famous contribution to the finance world. Even though their views toward market efficiency seem mutually contradictory, their theories has been highly valued by the finance academia as well as industry. This paper compares and contrasts the work of both of them and discusses how their work influence my understanding of finance. Fama is known for his work in initiating and developing the “efficient market hypothesis (EMH).” In his paper, Fama defines “efficient market” as “a market in which prices always fully reflect available information” (Fama 1970). If prices did reflect all available information, trading rules and fundamental analysis would not help investors to constantly earn abnormal return. This proposition has been checked by others and himself in the following papers: "Random Walks in Stock Market Prices (Fama 1965)," and "Filter Rules and Stock Market Trading Profits" (Blume, Fama 1966). Stock prices react to new information so quickly that it is almost impossible to trade on that piece of new information and profit from it. Furthermore, investors cannot earn abnormal returns without taking more systematic risk. To address the different types of information that stock prices could reflect, Fama prosed three types of market efficiency: (1) strong-form, where prices reflect...
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...Research Paper No. 2009/03 Source of Finance, Growth and Firm Size – Evidence from China Jun Du1 and Sourafel Girma2 January 2009 Abstract Using a comprehensive firm-level dataset spanning the period 1998-2005, this paper provides a thorough investigation of the relationship between firm size, total factor productivity growth and financial structure in China, controlling for the endogeneity of the latter. Generally, it finds financing source matters for firms of different size, and the extent to which financing source matters for firm growth is greater for small firms than big firms. Self-raised finance appears to be most effective in promoting small firms to grow, and bank loan seems to be more supportive to big firms. The relationship between size, finance and growth also depends on ownership. In addition, there exist strong complementarities between formal and informal finance, as well as between indigenous and foreign finance. Keywords: China, finance, firm size, growth JEL classification: O5, G2, L11, L25, O1 Copyright © UNU-WIDER 2009 1 Aston University, UK, e-mail: j.du@aston.ac.uk; 2 Nottingham University Business School, UK, e-mail: Sourafel.Girma@nottingham.ac.uk This study has been prepared within the UNU-WIDER project on Southern Engines of Global Growth, co-directed by Amelia U. Santos-Paulino and Guanghua Wan. UNU-WIDER gratefully acknowledges the financial contributions to the research programme by the governments of Denmark (Royal Ministry of Foreign...
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...Commercial Paper Thomas K. Hahn C ommercial paper is a short-term unsecured promissory note issued by corporations and foreign governments. For many large, creditworthy issuers, commercial paper is a low-cost alternative to bank loans. Issuers are able to efficiently raise large amounts of funds quickly and without expensive Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration by selling paper, either directly or through independent dealers, to a large and varied pool of institutional buyers. Investors in commercial paper earn competitive, market-determined yields in notes whose maturity and amounts can be tailored to their specific needs. Because of the advantages of commercial paper for both investors and issuers, commercial paper has become one of America’s most important debt markets. Commercial paper outstanding grew at an annual rate of 14 percent from 1970 to 1991. Figure 1 shows commercial paper outstanding, which totaled $528 billion at the end of 1991. This article describes some of the important features of the commercial paper market. The first section reviews the characteristics of commercial paper. The second section describes the major participants in the market, including the issuers, investors, and dealers. The third section discusses the risks faced by investors in the commercial paper market along with the mechanisms that are used to control these risks. The fourth section discusses some recent innovations, including asset-backed commercial...
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...The following is an outline of the final paper, which is focusing on subprime mortgages and the housing market bubble. The paper will also analyze Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and how they are linked to the subprime mortgage crisis, including potential solutions to the crisis. References have been added to each section to show which references are being used in which section. References will be added as needed. 1) Abstract a. 120 word overview of paper 2) Introduction a. Introduction to the topic of subprime mortgages and the housing market bubble. b. Timeline of the crisis and housing market bubble burst 3) Discussion Content a. Definitions and background information on the following topics: i. Mortgages ii. Housing Market iii. Subprime Mortgages 1. Demyanyk, Y., & Van Hemert, O. (2011). Understanding the Subprime Mortgage Crisis. Review of Financial Studies, 24(6), 1848-1880. 2. Karikari, J., Voicu, I., & Fang, I. (2011). FHA vs. Subprime Mortgage Originations: Is FHA the Answer to Subprime Lending?. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 43(4), 441-458. doi.10.1007/s11146-009-9218-7. iv. Housing Market Bubble Burst b. Overview and causes of the subprime mortgage crisis i. Fixed mortgage versus floating 1. Demyanyk, Y., & Van Hemert, O. (2011). Understanding the Subprime Mortgage Crisis. Review of Financial Studies, 24(6), 1848-1880. ii. High risk mortgage loans and lending/borrowing practices 1. Peterson, C.L. (2009). Fannie Mae, Freddie...
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