Advantage of the Four-Factor Model over Current Evaluation Techniques A fund’s investment performance is measured by its risk-adjusted return (alpha) which is the return of the fund minus the return of the fund’s benchmark. A fund’s perfect benchmark is a portfolio that (1) is fully diversified and (2) has precisely the same exposures to sources of risk (risk factors) in stock market returns as the fund. Forty years of capital markets’ research indicates that there are four risk factors in returns; a
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When I Grow Up I have always had a difficult time with the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" There are too many things that grab and hold my interest‚ for a little while at least. I have always known that I wanted to go to college‚ why I didn’t do so immediately after high school is a mystery to me but‚ I’m finally here and I intend to get every possible thing out of it that I can. I know it’s not necessary to decide on a specific degree tract freshman year but let’s face facts;
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Activity 1 Introduction The HR Professional Map is a tool created in 2009 that aims to give a real picture of the current condition of the HR professionals and to provide them with standards and guidance in order to contribute to the success of their own organisation. Since it should reflect the actual situation of the profession the HRPM is in continuous evolution in order to adequate itself to the real background as much as possible. The HRPM takes into consideration key knowledge (called Professional
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1. What do economists mean when they say there is "market failure"? Business has introduced a product that consumers did not want. Free markets have led to excessive profits. Markets have surpluses or shortages so that government rationing is necessary. Free markets yield results that economists do not consider socially optimal. 2.If a market has no externalities‚ marginal private costs exceed marginal social costs equal marginal social costs are below marginal social costs intersect marginal social
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TO OHS PROCESSES Assessment activity 1: Plan work in accordance with relevant provisions of OHS legislation‚ standards‚ codes of practice/compliance codes and guidance material 1. What is the aim of OHS legislations‚ regulations‚ and codes of practice? The aim of OHS legislation is to simplify the requirements for a workplace to ensure it is safe and healthy. The legislation is the guidelines for the director of a company to make the codes of practice for their team to follow. Regulations
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Motorola Extends Use of Open Text ’s Livelink COMPASS System Provides Enterprise Collaboration and Knowledge Management Chicago‚ Il - 2003-06-09 - Open Text™ Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX‚ TSX: OTC)‚ provider of Livelink®‚ the leading collaboration and knowledge management software for the global enterprise‚ said today that Motorola‚ Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is expanding its use of Livelink as its central knowledge repository and platform for collaboration. Livelink helps Motorola improve collaboration and access
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Activity 4.4 - Case Study - Measurement of Variables - Operational Definitions I Measurement is the assignment of numbers to characteristics (or attributes) of objects according to a pre-specified set of rules. Describe the object and characteristics of Syafiq’s study. The object of the study is to help the Standard Asian Merchant Banks SP department understand how‚ and to what extent‚ the customers use the website and how it can be simplified in order to reduce the number of help
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SHC31 2.2 Describe five factors you consider when promoting effective communication: (remember to describe is more than just identifying‚ this requires a sentence for each one) There are a number of factors to consider in making sure that I can promote effective communication. Statistics show that we only listen to 7% of what is verbally said‚ 38% the way they are said and 55% non-verbal i.e. our body language‚ eye contact‚ gestures. So it is not so much of what we say that is important but
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I believe I remember when I was just a little girl‚ about the age of twelve‚ when I went to the Bedford Stadium and hundreds of people were scattered in the stands and at half time the announcer started to announce a bunch of girls names. I looked down to see a bunch of girls in long dresses march down the field with what seemed to be prince charming on their arms. After a while they all were down the field and the stadium would get quiet‚ and then the announcer would scream out a name and
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techniques are explored that help you pick among qualified candidates. Employee selection processes are critical to hiring a superior staff. Learn to improve your employee selection methods. 10 Tips for Hiring the Right Employee Top Ten Tips for Selecting and Hiring the Right Employee Hiring the right employee is a challenging process. Hiring the wrong employee is expensive‚ costly to your work environment‚ and time consuming. Hiring the right employee‚ on the other hand‚ pays you back in employee
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