A Case Study On: “ Ethical Investment Processes and Outcomes” by Grant Michelson‚ Nike Wailes‚ Sandra Van der Laan‚ Geoff Frost. About the Author: Grant Michelson is a senior lecturer in Work and Organisational Studies‚ School of Business at University of Sydney‚ Nick Wails lecturer in Work and Organisational Studies‚ School of Business at University of Sydney‚ Sandra Van der Laan lecturer in Accounting and Business Law‚ School of Business at University of Sydney and Geoff Frost Senior lecturer
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INVESTMENT BANKS As with commercial banks‚ investment banks are highly leveraged entities that play important roles in both the primary and secondary markets. Investment banking activities include: • Raising funds through public offerings and private placement of securities. • Trading of securities. • Mergers‚ acquisitions‚ and financial restructuring advising. • Merchant banking. • Securities finance and prime brokerage services. The first role is assisting in the raising of funds by
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Investment Companies *Primarily‚ the RA No.2629 also called the Investment Company Act which took effect on upon its approval on June 18‚ 1960 had been the foundation of the investment industry. *Investment Company Act (RA No.2629) *Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) - These are rules that apply to the domestic regulations a country applies to foreign investors‚ often as a part of industrial policy. The Agreement was agreed upon by all members of World Trade Organization.
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Dodge that they were committed to financing them. 3. Describe the forms of risk that an investment bank must consider in relation to acquisition and underwriting transactions. Describe what it means for a firm to set aside capital when it completes underwriting transactions. Capital Risk-financial risk a bank takes on when it agrees to finance an acquisition. Reputation Risk-comes from associating the investment firm with the company for which it is raising capital for or funding. When a bank sets
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Investment Banking in 2008 (A): Rise and Fall of the Bear 1. What role did Bear’s culture play in its positioning vis-à-vis its competitors‚ and what role might that culture have played in its demise? Bear Stearns played a risky role with the promise of high returns. Bear was participating in the LTCM and created a bubble. Bear’s competitors recognized and hedged against risk by participating in the buyout while Bear Stearns ignored the bullish market. Other banks hired both externally as well
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Legality of object The main issue in this problem is whether there is an ’agreement’ - offer and acceptance However‚ on the first element of intention to create legal relations‚ it is clearly a business/commercial relationship between Tallula Investments Ltd and Italian Cuisine Ltd and therefore the presumption is that the parties intend to enter into legal relations. There is no evidence to rebut this presumption (see Jones v Vernon Pools). The next issue to be dealt with is the ’offer’. Has
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Single Investment. Expected return is a tool used to determine whether or not an investment has a positive or negative average net outcome. The most highest expected return is from Yong Tai Berhad. Standard deviation is a quantity expressing by how much the members of a group differ from the mean value for the group. The lowest standard deviation among this three company is from Hiap Teck Venture. Coefficient of variation represents the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean‚ and
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points) A possibility to loose money. What is diversification? (0.5 points) Spreading investments. What is risk tolerance? (0.5 points) The amount of risk you can handle. What are debt investments? (0.5 points) Non promised investments. What are equity investments? (0.5 points) More promised investments. Lesson 3 (3.0 points) What are stocks? (0.5 points) An investment where you get a share from the ownership/stock. What are bonds? (0.5 points) Lending money
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ab Global Economics Research Emerging Markets UBS Investment Research Emerging Economic Focus The India Property Primer (Transcript) Hong Kong 23 June 2011 www.ubs.com/economics Jonathan Anderson They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea. – Francis Bacon Economist jonathan.anderson@ubs.com +852-2971 8515 Suresh A Mahadevan‚ CFA Analyst suresh.mahadevan@ubs.com +91-22-6155 6066 Ashish Jagnani Analyst ashish
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Kris Howard Investment Banking The intensely competitive‚ action-oriented‚ profit-hungry world of investment banking can seem like a bigger-than-life place where deals are done and fortunes are made. Investment bank includes but is not limited to bringing an established company to the market‚ by that I mean taking company with the capabilities but not capital of expanding‚ and raising money through other investors or the stock market (IPO) for a commission‚ I chose this field because
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