How did the universe originate and evolve to produce the galaxies‚ stars‚ and planets we see today? How did we get here? In order to understand how the Universe has changed from its initial simple state following the Big Bang (only cooling elementary particles like protons and electrons) into the magnificent Universe we see as we look at the night sky‚ we must understand how stars‚ galaxies and planets are formed. There are many questions associated with the creation and evolution of the major
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Finance Theory I – Case 2 Tracy Hsiao‚ Baltic Ocean Evaluation of AQR Momentum Funds Date: Dec. 5th‚ 201r Past performance of momentum strategies – CAPM & Fama‐French MOM 4 factors model In Table 1‚ we could evaluate the past performance of momentum strategy‚ Short Decile 1 and Long Decile 10‚ a.k.a. L/S (10‐1). Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) E(R) = α + Rf + β (RM - Rf) + By applying to CAPM‚ we got a β that is almost zero (-0.08) showing the strategy could effectively diversify and reduce
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About Central Investment & finance PLC Ownership Central Investment & Finance Limited was established in 1966 by Mr Hinni Appuhami ‚ Who was the founder of Malliban Biscuits & it was remained as a family owned company for about four decades. Subsequently‚ in the year 2004‚ 74.5% stake of the company was acquired by the Aspic Corporation limited which is a diversified Investment management company. At the time of Acquisition CIFL was with a deposit base of 30 million & an accumulated loss of 12 million
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CASE STUDY HOMEWORK CORPORATE FINANCE PROFESSOR: G. BERTINETTI STUDENT Albert Maurer 1 The Situation: In 2010 a new company was created in order to enter into the food industry. They spent many months in studying the market‚ engineering the products and the commercial strategy‚ find out the production plants. At the end of 2010 the business plan is ready and the company has already participated to an exhibition where many potential customers said to be very interested to the project
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Mini Case Report – The Dilemma at Day-Pro 1) PayBack Period for Synthetic Resin and Epoxy Resin: Synthetic Resin PBP = 2 + 250/200 = 2.5 years Epoxy Resin PBP = 1 + 200/400 = 1.5 years To show that using the Payback Period to evaluate the projects is flawed‚ Tim can argue that the PayBack Period ignores the time value of money‚ requires an arbitrary cutoff point‚ ignores cash flows beyond the cutoff date‚ and is biased against long-term projects‚ such as research and development‚ and new projects
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Case Analysis of “From Regional Star to Global Leader” From HBR Case Study Introductory and summary of the incident Yang Jianguo was recently promoted from country manager for China to global head of product development at a French perfume maker named Deronde. He had been country manager for the China operations‚ having been promoted from his job running a lab that had produced two hit scents in the Asian market. The company’s CEO‚ Alain Deronde had chosen Jianguo over three other rising stars
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Dr. Juanjai Ajanant‚ a special advisor to Unicord PLC’s board‚ has been tasked with deciding the best strategy to take Unicord out of receivership. Unicord‚ as a relatively young company‚ was a leading tuna processor and one of the “shining stars” of Thailand. As a top tuna exporter‚ the company had shown year over year growth since its inception in 1978. It appears that their challenges began soon after the purchase of Bumble Bee in 1991. In four short years‚ Unicord quickly spiraled downward
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analysis that can be used as a tool for Situation Analysis for General Electric company in the Home Appliances market and to do the SWOT analysis. Introduction General Electric Company (GE) was founded in 1892 and is based in Fairfield‚ Connecticut. It operates as a technology‚ media‚ and financial services company worldwide. Its Consumer & Industrial segment sells and services major home appliances including refrigerators‚ freezers‚ electric and gas ranges‚ cook-tops‚ dishwashers‚ clothes washers
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Introduction Technology in household appliances and entertainment systems is making the lives of consumers more convenient‚ and comfortable while remaining attainable to the masses. However associated with this technology is cost. Cost to the user‚ cost the environment‚ and cost to the future. Some of this technology has been used to increase efficiency‚ therefore reducing the costs. This increase in efficiency is a strong selling point allowing companies to market long term savings for the consumer
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continuation and financial stability of Star River Electronics Ltd. (“Star River”)‚ chief executive officer Adeline Koh (“Koh”) must convince the Company’s banker‚ Mr. Tan‚ to grant an extension on the Company’s loan as the Company stands to improve its performance through DVD production (and possibly‚ the purchase of new packaging equipment). Relevant Facts: Star River is recognized in the CD-ROM manufacturing industry for producing high-quality discs. A recent study‚ however‚ indicates digital video
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