II Homework assignment 3 Ultimate due date: Tuesday‚ April 23 at 18:55 Part 1: Mutual Funds 1. Posted to my.nes.ru are monthly returns for 9 mutual funds. Accidentally‚ I have forgotten to match the fund names to the correct return data for 7 of these 9 mutual funds. Please run regressions of each of the 9 funds on the Fama-French three-factor model and make an educated guess regarding which fund goes with which data. Explain the reasoning behind your guess. In the list “HW_FundsAndReturns
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criteria tougher because they were not receiving funds from households. Due to them not receiving funds‚ the interest rates for mortgages rose; this allowed the mortgage companies to still receive a profit. According to the Loanable Funds theory‚ mortgage companies such as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae had to raise their interest rates because they had less supply to loan out. When this happened‚ individuals and businesses lowered their demand for loanable funds. This caused the financial system to remain
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Employee’s Profident Fund Act‚ 1952 Introduction: * Salary consists of two parts i.e. earnings & deductions * Provident Fund is one of the statutory deduction done by the employer at the time of salary payment * Provident Fund is governed by the Employee’s Provident Fund Act 1952 * Provident Fund has come into force to give better future to employees on their retirement & his dependants in case of his death during employment * The Employees Provident Funds Act 1952 is compulsory
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Developing An International Growth Strategy At New York Fries New York Fries is known for its high quality fries made with real and hand-cut potatoes and fried in a non-hydrogenated‚ trans fat-free‚ sunflower oil. Jay Gould‚ president of The Company and founder is holding a biannual meeting with its franchisees in the next three days. He is planning to discuss about the plan to have international expansion into another countries‚ such as China‚ India‚ and South Korea. However there are many risks
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SYNOPSIS A Study on THE IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER ON BANKS AND ITS USERS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of Bangalore University for the Award of the Degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION By BINI JOEL THOMAS REG NO: 09SKCMA014 (Under the Guidance of Dr. Bharath) EMPOWERING MINDS Acharya Institute of Management
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PENSION FUNDS A pension plan fund is established for the eventual payment of retirement benefits. A plan sponsor is the entity that establishes the pension plan. A plan sponsor can be: • A private business entity on behalf of its employees‚ called a corporate plan or private plan. • A federal‚ state‚ and local government on behalf of its employees‚ called a public plan. • A union on behalf of its called a Taft-Hartley plan. • An individual‚ called an individually sponsored plan. Two
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Hedge Fund A Hedge Fund is a portfolio of investments hoping to reduce the risk of investment and expanding the maximum return an investment could bring. A firm instead of individuals usually manages it. Usually‚ hedge funds are only offered to a number of investors and requires a large amount of initial minimum investment‚ it’s usually 1 million dollars in the USA. Adding on‚ investors are usually required to keep their initial investment in the fund for at least a year. Hedging is usually
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PROJECT REPORT ON MUTUAL FUND PRESENTED TO: Arpita Ma’am PRESENTED BY: Khushboo Sharma Tanuja Joshi Shaluni Khetwani Nidhi Gandhi
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The Employee’s provident fund and miscellaneous provisions Act‚ 1952 Introduction The Employees Provident Fund is set up under the Central Act viz. Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act‚ in the year 1952. It is applicable throughout the country (except Jammu and Kashmir) * It is applicable to almost all establishments falling under the industries/class of establishments‚ wherein 20 persons are employed. * In the case of cinema theatres workers‚ it is applicable to
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Q1‚ While pension funds hold bonds as their asset‚ they also have obligations as liability. Lower interest rate‚ namely a lower discount rate‚ on one hand‚ increases bonds’ return‚ on the other hand‚ it also increase pension funds’ liabilities‚ which is the discounted value of future obligations. Moreover‚ bonds in asset side are usually in shorter term than long-term liabilities‚ and therefore are less sensitive to interest rate change. As a result‚ the increase in liability exceeds the value increase
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