M.Sc. Economics and Finance Dissertation INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY OF STOCK RETURNS Acknowledgements I would like to thank my supervisor Dr. Illias Tsiakas for his continued support and Encouragement. I would like to thank my father‚ mother and my sister for their tremendous support and understanding not only through the period of this thesis but for the period of the entire masters programme. In addition I would like to thank some of my friends who supported and encouraged me. Special thanks
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Internal Rate of Return Meaning of Capital Budgeting Capital budgeting can be defined as the process of analyzing‚ evaluating‚ and deciding whether resources should be allocated to a project or not. Capital budgeting addresses the issue of strategic long-term investment decisions. Process of capital budgeting ensure optimal allocation of resources and helps management work towards the goal of shareholder wealth maximization. Why Capital Budgeting is so Important? Involve
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Internal Rate of Return In investment decision analysis you may need to calculate internal rate of return. “Internal rate of return (IRR) is the discount rate that gives the project a zero NPV” (McLaney‚ 2006). It is a good choice to use for investment projects. There is a formula for the internal rate of return: (A is the lower discount rate and B is the higher rate‚ a is the NPV at the lower rate and b is the NPV at the higher rate.) For example the Net Present Value (NPV) is 88 when the
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INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN Many companies wants to have a return on their investment in a few years and begin to evaluate their projects optimistically calculating an internal rate of real return not yielding results in the end. This does not end up being expected by the companies; According to the article the authors John C. Kelleher and Justin J. MacCormack . They suggest that there is a tendency to a risky behavior‚ Companies started to run the risk of creating unrealistic numbers for themselves
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Global Asset Allocation Finance 656 (Please return to Fang Song’s locker #552) Michelle Bien Yushao Karen Chiu Srinivas Mudireddy Fang (Derek) Song‚ 12/08/2013 A Study on stock returns and volatility Abstract This paper applies two models to examine the intertemporal relationship between expected returns and market risk. By using ARIMA models‚ two findings can be found: 1) A positive correlation exists between the expected market risk premium and the predictable volatility. 2)
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Accounting rate of return The accounting rate of return (ARR) is a way of comparing the profits you expect to make from an investment to the amount you need to invest. The ARR is normally calculated as the average annual profit you expect over the life of an investment project‚ compared with the average amount of capital invested. For example‚ if a project requires an average investment of £100‚000 and is expected to produce an average annual profit of £15‚000‚ the ARR would be 15 per cent. The
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Part I – Relation between BI rate and banks interest rate A. BI rate We take the BI rate‚ as the variable being estimated‚ from the period of 2006 until 2012. We then take the average rate in each year‚ rather than taking the rate in each month. As a note to the year 2012‚ we take the average rate that ranges only from January until August. Figure 1. BI rate (Percent per Annum) Source : Indonesian Financial Statistics‚ Bank of Indonesia‚ http://www.bi.go.id/web/en/Statistik/Statistik+
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Chapter 9 Stock V l ti St k Valuation McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2013 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Key Concepts and Skills Understand h stock prices depend on future U d d how k i d d f dividends and dividend growth B able to compute stock prices using the Be bl k i i h dividend growth model U d Understand h growth opportunities affect d how h ii ff stock values U d Understand valuation comparables d l i bl Understand how stock markets work 9-1 Chapter
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LTA 1/04 • P. 9– 2 4 EVA LILJEBLOM AND MIKA VAIHEKOSKI* Investment Evaluation Methods and Required Rate of Return in Finnish Publicly Listed Companies ABSTRACT Financial literature advocates the use of the Net Present Value method for the evaluation of investments. Its key parameter is the required rate of return on equity‚ which is to be calculated using the Capital Asset Pricing Model or a similar model especially if the company is publicly listed. However‚ there is ample evidence
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SCH32-1 Understand What is Required for Competence in Own Work Role SCH32-1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role My responsibilities at nursery are to create a safe‚ happy‚ positive‚ stimulating‚ multicultural learning environment in which children can be cared for. My Main Duties are:- 1. To work as an integral member of the team‚ creating a safe‚ constructive and stimulating environment for the children. 2. To meet the children’s individual needs‚ appropriate to their
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