Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan Board: Hedging Foreign Currency Exposure Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan Board: Hedging Foreign Currency Exposure Issue Identification The Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan (OTPP) is a defined contribution plan that was created in 1917 to provide and administer a pension plan for Ontario school teachers. Sponsored by the Ontario Government and the Ontario Teacher’s Federation‚ the plan currently supports 343‚000 teachers‚ former teachers and pensioners. The recent
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SOURCES OF SHORT TERM FUNDS Referring to any investment‚ financial plan‚ or anything else lasting for one year or less. Short term investments and financial plans usually involve less uncertainty than long-term investments and financial plans because‚ generally speaking‚ market trends are more easily predictable for one year than for any longer period. Likewise‚ short-term financial plans are more easily amendable as a result of the short time frame. Short-term financial plans usually involve investing
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job-related stress and other ailments that come with most jobs‚ such as lack of sleep and poor lunchtime diet. They may also have time to get more exercise after they stop working. Greater returns from pensions and Social Security Although the actual benefit paid from Social Security or a company pension plan will be lower for early retirees‚ the recipient may still come out ahead over time if he or she plays the cards right. Prestige While this may be the least important of all issues pertaining
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the mutual funds and their influence on funds’ performance on the example of Centras Securities Investment Company Instructor: M Mujibul Haque‚ Ph.D. Prepared by: Jumasheva Sulushash‚ 20070299 Sergey Savinykh‚ 20074290 Fall 2009 Table of Contents Acknowledgement 3 Introduction 4 1. Investment opportunities in Kazakhstan 5 2. Mutual funds in the world
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No-Load Mutual Funds Mutual funds can be classified into two types - Load mutual funds and No-Load mutual funds. Load funds are those funds that charge commission at the time of purchase or redemption. They can be further subdivided into (1) Front-end load funds and (2) Back-end load funds. Front-end load funds charge commission at the time of purchase and back-end load funds charge commission at the time of redemption. Large cap funds Large cap funds are those mutual funds‚ which seek capital
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INVESTIGATING MUTUAL FUNDS IN GHANA: IT’S RISK‚ RETURN AND PERFORMANCE ABSTRACT Over the years‚ investors have been attracted to mutual funds. This study seeks to do an-depth analysis of the Ghanaian mutual fund industry between the years 2006 and 2010. An exhaustive literature review on mutual funds and portfolio diversification will be conducted. An assessment of the performance of mutual funds will be done using the Sharpe and Sortino ratios as well as the Jensen Alpha. Comparisons will be made
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raise needed funds? Would you kiss a pig? Organize a game of cow chip bingo? Paint Pepsi on your school roof? As school budgets seem to buy less and less of what educators and parents believe students need‚ money from fund-raising is becoming more and more important. Some school districts are discovering -- or creating -- new ways to raise money. Whether it is selling candy and wrapping paper or such items as T-shirts‚ candles‚ pizza kits‚ posters‚ cookies‚ collectibles‚ or magazines‚ fund-raising
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Sources of Funds There are several sources of finance/funds available to any company. Some of the parameters that need to be considered while choosing a source of fund are: • • Tenure • Leverage planned by the company • Financial conditions prevalent in the economy • 2. Cost of source of fund Risk profile of both the company as well as the industry in which the company operates. Categories of Sources of Funds (i) Long term Refer to those requirements of funds which
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The Risk and Return of Venture Capital John H. Cochrane1 Graduate School of Business‚ University of Chicago March 19‚ 2004 School of Business‚ University of Chicago‚ 1101 E. 58th St. Chicago IL 60637‚ 773 702 3059‚ john.cochrane@gsb.uchicago.edu. I am grateful to Susan Woodward‚ who suggested the idea of a selection-bias correction for venture capital returns‚ and who also made many useful comments and suggestions. I gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Shawn Blosser‚ who assembled the
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IRJC International Journal of Marketing‚ Financial Services & Management Research Vol.1 Issue 7‚ July 2012‚ ISSN 2277 3622 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES IN INDIA DR. SARITA BAHL*; MEENAKSHI RANI** *Associate Professor‚ P.G Department of Commerce and Management‚ Arya College‚ Ludhiana. **Research Scholar‚ Department of Commerce‚ Kurukshetra University‚ Kurukshetra‚ Haryana. ABSTRACT The present paper investigates the performance of 29 open-ended‚ growth-oriented equity schemes
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