...Running head: UBS Financial Services Inc. AN ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRACTICES UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.: SWOT ANALYSIS Fall 2012 November 20, 2012 Berkeley College Larry L. Luing School of Business Personal Introduction With a month before graduation, a strange feeling of both accomplishment but yet uncertainty overcomes me. I have nested comfortably in a routine that is college and has been my life for the past four years. Change is imminent, the cliff is pronounced, what was once obligatory will be new and strange. As per a requirement for graduating, students of Berkeley College must engage in an internship to gain work experience in the students’ academic background. Being such that accounting was my choice of study; interning for UBS Financial Services Inc., in White Plains, NY, opportune itself with the experience I need. For many students, including myself, the required internship class was the first exposure to an office setting among many things. Prior my experience at UBS, I was not accustomed to: answering clients’ calls, taking messages, or meeting deadlines issued by anyone other than my professors. There was a definite period of adjusting to the work environment, I needed more time in the morning just to fix a tie. I quickly learned that smarts or native intelligence is but half the battle of becoming a professional in the financial services field; to be professional – to present oneself as someone...
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...ab UBS Investment Research Nokia Here we go again… Following negative pre-announcement we downgrade from Buy to Neutral We believe the main issue behind Nokia’s profit warning has been increased pricing pressure in the high-end due to lack of competitive product. We believe investors will be unwilling to put faith in the execution on new devices. We downgrade to Neutral and will revisit when visibility emerges on new products. Do risks still remain on lowered expectations? To reach low-end of FY margin guidance, Nokia requires >34% GM or c.460bps seq improvement in Q4 which appears challenging. To achieve our 2010E revenue we estimate new high-end devices will need to contribute c.€1.3bn in H2 or >4m units. Given the magnitude of improvement required, lack of reassurance on new products, and increased competition, we believe downside risks still exist. Has value now emerged? On a one-year reverse DCF, current price implies 0% rev growth in perpetuity at 4m of incremental volumes. Alternatively, overall volumes will have to be significantly better than expected. UBS 4 Nokia 17 June 2010 Table 2: Nokia Devices – volumes (m) by category Volumes (m) N series E series X series C series 5000 series Other smartphones Converged Devices FY '09 18.9 18.5 0.0 0.0 17.2 13.2 67.8 Q1 '10 2.9 6.3 1.0 0.0 7.9 3.4 21.5 Q2 '10E 1.5 6.9 1.7 3.2 9.2 3.2 25.7 Q3 '10E 1.4 6.9 2 6.0 8.6 2.8 27.7 Q4 '10E 2.1 7.8 2.2 6.8 6.8 3.0 28.7 FY '10E 7.9 27.9 6.9 16.0 32.5 12.4 103.6 Mid-end...
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...Background of the Study: Back in time when computer, internet connection, and technology are not necessities, frauds are easy to conceal. Given also the fact that accounting standards were still not that strict about some disclosures and can be circumvented easily, many people such as accountants, businessmen, and employees took advantage of it. These people may be blinded by their position that they are capable of doing their own dirty tricks. They also have their reasons why they wanted to try to benefit from their institution on themselves. Moreover, they also saw the opportunity in the weakness of the controls in the company so they knew how they will do it and conceal it. These ideas were in a way lessen as the accounting standards were amended due to the detection of numerous cases of accounting scandals at the start of the second millennium. More disclosures are now being asked from the companies in order for them to be transparent in their operations and be aware that the lawmakers are, now, more focus on them. However, even if more disclosures are being required by the accounting standards, some still have the guts to try to attempt in doing frauds. These people still see the opportunity and are still capable of doing it without even being obvious in the audit. In this era of quick developing technology, the idea of Information Technology (IT) audit is developed. Moreover, many see the need of it to address the time constraint for auditing the information systems of such...
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... When visiting the Mazza Museum one work of art caught my eye, and when I saw it knew that it would be the piece that I used for this paper. The piece of art was painted by Wendell Minor and is titled Heartland. This work of art is found in the children’s book Heartland written by Diane Siebert. This piece was created in 1988, and uses acrylic paints. Heartland is placed in the Ohio History section of the museum and caught my eye because it reminded me of my childhood. I really appreciated the way this painting depicted a typical American farming property because I grew up on a farm, and it will always be a huge part of my life. The first element of art that I found to be relevant in this painting is the artist’s use of color. Minor uses color to show us the time of day in the painting through the different colors in the sky, showing a beautiful sunset full with shades of orange, yellow, red, and purple. The artist also shows the viewer that the painting takes place during the summer time by the full colored green trees, and the dried out green color of grass that has been kissed by the summer sun. The colors that Minor uses for the house and barn are the stereotypical white and red, just like any other American farming property. Minor’s use of color is very complex, yet simple in this painting and perfectly sets the tone for an American farmhouse. The second element of art that I found the artist using was the element of space. Much of the painting is shown as flat land with...
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...My vacation to Walt Disney Linnie Hernandez Murphy hall 108 September 14 The entertainment was the most fun of all the fireworks the music, And the dances the things that made me smile was the charters shaking your hands and giving all kinds of hugs away, going to the most happiest place on earth, imagine entering a place filled with the smell of homemade cookies, the green trees shaped like the animated characters, The day we arrived i was so excited i got to enjoy father all to my self The most important thing to me was getting the chance to tell my father how much fun i was having , later that day my dad was not feeling to well before we got there he said his legs were hurting pretty bad and that he should have scheduled a doctors appointment, he had to walk with a cane most of the way, I suggested that we rode more rides then walked he agreed it was probably the best thing to do, Finally arrived at the mickey mouse play house they had t shirts for sell hats cups every thing you could image, This trip made me fill closer to my dad like maybe he wasn’t so bad ...
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...UBS AG is a Swiss global financial services company that is headquartered in Basel and Zürich, Switzerland. The company provides investment banking, asset management, and wealth management services for private, corporate, and institutional clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. The name UBS was originally an abbreviation for the Union Bank of Switzerland, but it ceased to be a representational abbreviation after the bank's 1998 merger with Swiss Bank Corporation.[3] The company traces its origins to 1856, when the earliest of its predecessor banks was founded. UBS is the biggest bank in Switzerland, operating in more than 50 countries with about 63,500 employees globally, as of 2012.[4] It is considered the world's largest manager of private wealth assets; with over CHF2.2 trillion in invested assets,[5] a leading provider of retail banking and commercial banking services in Switzerland. According to the Scorpio Partnership Global Private Banking Benchmark 2013, UBS had assets under management (AuM) of US$1,705.0 billion, representing a 9.7% increase in AuM versus 2012. UBS suffered among the largest losses of any European bank during the subprime mortgage crisis and the bank was required to raise large amounts of outside capital. In 2007, the bank received a large capital injection from the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, which remains one of the bank's largest shareholders.[6][7] The bank also received capital from the Swiss government[8]...
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...owned with a Registered/Titled Owner:- Protocols:- 1) The Securities can be Corporately Invoiced with Copy of Euroclear Title Page 2) The Securities are screen-able on EUROCLEAR 3) The Securities are on balance sheet (Cashed Backed) payable with the full faith and credit of the issuing bank. 4) The Securities are Beneficially Owned /Titled (Registered Owner) 5) The Securities are issued by one or more acceptable Western European Money Centre Banks rated A/ AA or better by Standard and Poors, Normal Exclusions. 6) The Securities show no price on the screen (insert – Private Placement) SAME DAY SETTLEMENT FOR ALL INVOICING AFTER SCREEN VALIDATION. Our Clearing banks are Rothschild, Zurich, Credit Suisse Zurich, UBS AG, Zurich, Deutsche Bank,London, Tokyo Mitsubishi, London., HSBC London & HK, Goldman Sachs, London, and Kleinwort Benson London. PROCEDURE FOR SCREEN CLOSING: CLOSING STEPS ON SCREEN……. WINDOW 10 Closure where Called Funds are confirmed against the verifiable Corporate Invoice Below the Window-12 Steps Procedure which should be followed diligently through DTC or EUROCLEAR SCREENS. Some Bank terminals utilize systems that allow entering the CUSIP Number first and other ones allow to enter the Access Code first. In the procedure below, the Access Code and the CUSIP Number may be interchanged in the sequence. Each step must be completed independently. 1. Enter CUSIP Number: 2. Enter the Access Code: 3. Enter the Transaction...
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...Walt Disney “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” This famous quote was said by someone that most/ if not all of us loved as a child. He was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, and philanthropist. He was nominated for 48 Academy awards and 7 Emmy’s, holding the record for most Oscar nominations. Can you guess who it is? Yes, I am talking about the one and only Walter Disney. Walt was born on December 5, 1901. Dropped out of high school at age 16 to join the military and became an ambulance driver overseas in W.W.I. Although, Walt Disney, didn’t graduate high school he did win honorary degrees from several universities such as Yale, Harvard and UCLA. Walt became the successful person that we know today because of all of his many creations. In 1923, Disney moved to Los Angeles to become a film producer or director. When he failed to find a job, he returned to his love of producing cartoons. His first studio was actually in the back half of a real estate office. Finally he gained success in 1928, when he released the first short cartoons that featured Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney himself played the voice of Mickey for over 2 decades. The mouse’s name was originally “Mortimer.” He was later renamed by Disney's wife, Lillian, to, "Mickey." Along with his creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney was personally involved in the production of 19 animated...
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...How Did UAB Lose and Get Back Their Football Program Yogi Berra says, “When you’re part of a team, you stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they’d do the same for you.” This quote proves that you should protect your teammates through good or bad times like all the UAB football players did to protect their football program. To understand the recent story of UAB football people need to understand how money was involved, how UAB students and faculty were involved, and how people outside of UAB involved. One huge reason why UAB’s football program was discontinued was all the money involved. The article states, “the statement noted UAB subsidizes $20 million of the roughly $30 million annual athletic department operating budget, which is the fifth largest budget and subsidy in Conference USA” (Gray). This quote is important because it states that UAB subsidizes $20 million dollars which is 5th in the Conference USA. The author also states, “the CarrSports report said the program needed to invest $49 million over five years to maintain a competitive football program” (Talty). This is an important quote because the quote says that to keep a competitive football program UAB needed to invest $49 million dollars. Finally, the quote states, “ If UAB didn't reinstate football, it would have been forced to leave the conference and lost upwards of $2 million annually” (Talty). This is important...
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...QA Concept Introducing LoadRunner • Why should you automate performance testing? • What are the LoadRunner components? • Understanding LoadRunner Terminology • What is the load testing process? • Getting Familiar with HP Web Tours • Application Requirements The Power of LoadRunner • Creating the Load Test • Running the Load Test • Monitoring the Load Test • Analyzing Results Building Scripts • Introducing the Virtual User Generator (VuGen) • How do I start recording user activities? • Using VuGen’s Wizard mode • How do I record a business process to create a script? • How do I view the script? Playing Back Your Script • How do I set the run-time behavior? • How do I watch my script running in real time? • Where can I view information about the replay? • How do I know if my test passed? • How do I search or filter the results? Solving Common Playback Problems • Preparing HP Web tours for playback errors • How do I work with unique server values? Preparing a Script for Load Testing • How do I measure business processes? • How do I emulate multiple users? • How do I verify Web page content? • How can I produce debugging information? • Did my test succeed? Creating a Load Testing Scenario • Introducing the LoadRunner Controller • How do I start the Controller? • The Controller window at a glance • How do I modify the script details? • How do I generate a heavy load? • How do I emulate real load...
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...Preparing Business Scenario Analyses The following general guidelines may be used in preparing for an oral or written business scenario analysis and presentation. There may be several feasible courses of action regarding the solution to any case. It is more important to concern yourself with the process of problem definition and isolation, analysis, and evaluation of alternatives, and the choice of one or more recommendations, rather than trying to find a single answer. Very often, the right answer is the one that you can propose, explain, defend, and make work. • The Process of Analyzing a Case 1. Read and study the scenario thoroughly and efficiently. Read the scenario once for familiarity, noting issues that come to the forefront. Read the scenario again. Determine all the facts, making notes about symptoms of problems, root problems, unresolved issues, and roles of key players. Watch for issues beneath the surface. 2. Isolate the problem(s). Get a feel for the overall environment by putting yourself in the position of one of the key players. Seek out the pertinent issues and problems. 3. Analyze and evaluate alternatives. a. Once the problems and issues are isolated, work at gaining a better understanding of causes. In what area of the unit do the problems exist? Why? What caused them? Examine and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the unit’s processes (e.g., planning, communication), human behaviors, and/or exhibits (e.g., financial statements,...
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...PEST Analysis One way of planning your business is to undertake a PEST analysis.1 PEST analysis involves looking at the Political, Economic, Socio-cultural and Technological factors that could affect your business. Every business needs to consider a range of external forces in order to take decisions. For many people imagination is very limited and is coloured solely by their own experience and personal beliefs. This can lead to wish fulfilment or a refusal to see reality or recognise the critical changes that are happening in the world around them. It can also lead to grabbing short-term solutions that, if they do not exacerbate problems, certainly ignore the longer term. In the business world pressure is often applied to take decisions quickly, acting on judgement and instinct rather than careful analysis. There are many driving forces in the external environment that might impact on your business. These can be categorised as: • Social; • Technological; • Economic; • Environmental; and • Political. Social forces Social forces include, for example, changing demography and education, etc. The population in Western Europe is relatively static, but the age bands are changing. The number of older people, for example, is growing rapidly. Technological forces Technological forces are changing dramatically quickly. What effects will this have on your production, marketing and distribution plans? Depending on your market, technology might either raise or lower entry barriers...
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...Fall 2015: Industry Analysis in Emerging Markets Your role in this analysis is to work with your team and to look at emerging technologies. From autonomous drones to emergent AI to 3D printers, you are going to research and get a better understanding of our fast-approaching technological future. Scientific American compiled the Top 10 List of Emerging Technologies for 2015. You can start here, but you are not limited to these technologies. You must choose an emerging industry, and will analyze the history of this technology and its industry, the trajectories of the technology, the key competitors, and the trends in the market. The end goal is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the industry, the competitive landscape, emerging trends to watch in the future, and an overall assessment as to the attractiveness of this industry. Your final deliverable for this project will be an in-class presentation, due April 26th. 1) What SIC/NAICS code does your industry fall under? 2) Describe your industry- a. Provide a brief history of your industry. (You may use a timeline in a separate appendix) b. List and describe the characteristics of the products your industry offers in the marketplace. c. Who are the key competitors in the industry? d. What are the main differences between the products offered by key competitors? e. What strengths & weaknesses (capabilities, complementary resources, related intellectual property, etc.)...
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...http://www.mysensex.comPESTLE « Pestle Summary: India | Main | Pestle summary: USA » 03/28/2009 Pestle Summary China Well, I guess this is where I get controversial, at least a bit. There are others who have predicted that China was in for a tough ride over the past few years, but they mostly got ignored, or were proven wrong by events. And, to a certain extent, if you cry doom long enough you'll always get proved right, given the laws of entropy. So this is a bit 'faux' controversy... This is the introductory note taking exercise for a Pestle analysis of China, drawn on conventional internet sources such as Wikipedia, the CIA World Factbook and Nationmaster. China is the most populous country in the world, with 1.34 billion people. It has the third largest GDP, with $4.84 trillion, behind Japan and the U.S. Like India, the currency and conditions make it useful to look at some statistics using Purchasing Power Parity, which bumps up China's GDP to $7.8 trillion, which would move it ahead of Japan. It also is the second in the world in annual military spending, although that needs a bit of context, as the world's number two spends about 15% of what the world number one (USA) spends. But with PPP, that looks like more money, and insofar as it is used to pay salaries, rather than buy Israeli rocket parts, PPP is valid in this context too. China is badly governed by the Communist Party, and in my five-year Pestle forecast I will be making the case that misgovernance will...
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...McCauley, COO * Hugh McCauley, COO of Riordan has sent a service request to us. The service request SR-rm-022 stats that Riordan wants to make improvement on their current HR tools. They are currently using a variety of HR tools and would want’s us create one integrated application. To do this we will have to do a system analysis of their current system. An analysis will be made with recommendations to upgrade and consolidate their system. * The service request is basically a project statement. This is a document from the customer who clearly states what the project should deliver and outline the high-level work required for completing this project * (SR-rm-022). Riordan Manufacturing has 550 employees worldwide and has projected earnings of $46 million. It is a fortune 1000 enterprise with $1 billion in excess revenues. It is wholly owned by Riordon Industries and based in San Jose , California. * . We will use the joint application design (JAD) for our system analysis, this should help keep the analysis efforts to a minimum. Fact finding is at the core of system analysis. Interviewing of individuals who understand the current system and any known issues, including future activities needed. To do this observation of how data is handled and how this is used for their jobs. Through study of the documents, policies, and procedures in reference to the system. * Interviewing and gathering...
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