MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY Faculty of Business and Economics AFIN828 International Investment and Risk Assignment Semester 1 / 2013 1) Using the price series provided in the spreadsheet assignment_data.xls calculate the monthly returns for Westpac (WBK)‚ Wesfarmers (WES) and Rio Tinto (RIO) for the considered time period from January 2nd‚ 2012 to January 1st‚ 2013. (25 Marks) a) Considering a possible investment in WBK and WES‚ calculate the mean (monthly) return‚ the standard deviation of return and
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E-Learning and the Changing Face of Corporate Training and Development Max Zornada As much as is critical to a manufacturing supply chain environment‚ e-learning is critical in a knowledge dependent supply chain environment. Larry Pereira‚ Motorola Internet technologies and the advent of e-learning applications in many organisations have made a fundamental difference to the way organisations deliver training and development content‚ activities and experiences to their employees. Some
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In our mixed economy‚ there is a need for regulation and intervention on interest rates and the general level of economic activity. Australia’s current healthy economy has been developed partly through the functions of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Their functions include; conducting monetary policy‚ acting as a banker to the government‚ settling transactions between banks‚ and ensuring financial stability. The priority function of the RBA is conducting monetary policy. It is an action designed
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Professional Application Questions 1.2 Australia’s corporate‚ markets and financial services regulator an independent Commonwealth Government body. set up under and administer the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act (ASIC Act)‚ and it carries out most of its work under the Corporations Act 1.3 (a) Because of the length of time before they can access their money‚ for a 30 year old it is between 25 and 35 years before they have access. The payments of the regular amounts
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grounds‚ such as misuse of property or a down turn in business. Examples of business that practice ethically o National Australia Bank: Customer service is very good and gets back to the customers very quickly o ANZ Good ethical finance practices o Westpac Group: Random generated number security Unethical practices: o Wal-Mart Women discrimination Laws that relate to unfair dismissal: o Workplaces Relations Act 1996 o Workplace Relation Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 Small business exempt from
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Question 1 a) Select two companies where inadequate internal control have resulted in disastrous effects on the organisation or exposed it to heavy losses. Research the facts of the failure and report on the facts and the losses suffered. In your report‚ include suggestions for changes to operations (internal controls) that could have prevented the final outcome. Where could you find a list of these internal controls and how are they documented? Examples of companies include: Coles Myer
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1. KEYS TO SUCCESS Operating in the ever challenging banking industry in Australia‚ Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) aims to succeed through focusing on 5 main strategic areas: Customer service CBA believes that customer satisfaction is pivotal in creating value. Over the years‚ it emphasised employee training to deliver top-notch services to customers. CBA aims to add over 1000 employees to serve their growing customer base over the next 4 years.[1] It has also been awarded numerous
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Topic 2 Question: What does your research about the organization and the other items you have found tell you about the culture of your organization? ANZ Bank is among the top four corporate banks in Australia. With diverse and wide expansion of market the bank has developed the multicultural environment to support the employees and customers based on their ANZ values. Organizational culture on the ANZ’s view is to focus on the employees and customer’s values and molding according to employees
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the computer industry allows Computer Science and Information Technology graduates obtain financially rewarding and challenging careers with government bodies‚ computer companies and large companies and banks like: IBM Digital Unisys BHP MIM Westpac Microsoft Google College Student As a college student‚ you very likely know how to use a computer for many tasks – from word processing to surfing the Web to managing your music‚ photo‚ and movie collections. You are probably also aware of the
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Bibliography: Retrieved August 7‚ 2013 from Westpac Business Information Centre. Easing: Author‚ CNBC‚ Retrieved August 20‚ 2013 from http://www.cnbc.com/id/41071743 August 8‚ 2013 from http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/Pages/inflation/qe/default.aspx Sydney Morning Herald‚ Retrieved August
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