The most popular and father of all models in asset pricing (CAPM) from Sharpe (1964) and Lintner (1965a) was developed independently of each other using the portfolio theory to deduce a market equilibrium. Portfolio theory with a riskless asset and unlimited short sales was the basis for this model (Krause, 2001). To add to the charateristics of accumulating portfolio theory to ascertain the market stability, it also considers the decision of a sole investor. Given the price Sharpe (1964) and…
Step 1 Provide a brief summary of the article The article discusses about the economic crisis and the challenges that will face the HR in the Middle East. Also, the article pointed out that oil prices lead to organizational restructuring in some organizations. Moreover, the economic crisis led some companies to promote many offers of their products that can enable them to compete in the market and improve company morale. Furthermore, the decline in oil prices lead to create and focus on human…
QUESTION 2 2.1 Discuss the THREE key functions of money in an economy. Mohr P. and associates, (2015), indicates that money serves as an important part of our everyday life. Money is any good that is widely accepted in exchange of goods and services, as well as payment of debts. The 3 Key functions of money in an economy can be described as follows: 1. Medium of exchange can be defined as money that is used for buying and selling goods and services and if there was no money, goods would…
There are two variants of the DCF valuation: the equity valuation and the firm valuation. In fact, we can either use the free cash flow to the firm (FCFF), which is the after-tax cash flow that accrues from the firm's operations, net of investments in capital and net working capital, or we can use the free cash flow to equity (FCFE) that is the cash remaining after a firm meets all of its debt obligations and provides for necessary capital expenditure. Discounting the FCFF at the cost of capital…
Before agreeing to any project, that has medium or long term effects on the company, a financial analysis has to be done. It is necessary to find out the financial effects before spending any money on it. Investment appraisal techniques Every model has advantages and disadvantages, so it is advisable to use more than one for any given project. Net Present Value (NPV) The NPV model is the most common method analysing investment decisions. It measures capital growth, which is the fundamental…
SATYAM SCANDAL- INDIA’S OWN ENRON The Satyam Computer Services Limited company’s wrongdoing is a corporate scam that occurred in India in 2009 where the chairman, Mr. Ramalinga Raju revealed that the company’s accounts had been falsified. Background In 1987, Ramalinga Raju established Satyam, with his brother and brother in law, for providing software development and consultancy services to large firms. The company became public in 1991 and was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (Balachandran…
management firm. The group has operations in four areas: corporate private equity, global marketing strategies, real assets and investment solutions with its specialisation being in Private equity. The group has over $193 billion of assets under management across 128 funds. The firm has investors from various strata of the society ranging from public and private pension funds to sovereign wealth funds, union and corporations. Carlyle’s corporate private equity segment was established in 1990 and…
assignment discusses corporate governance in reference to the Libor scandal. The Libor scandal included most of the biggest banks in the world at the lack of good corporate governance. The scandal revealed the flaws and corruption in the banking system, this has left thousands of people questioning if whether the banking system can be trusted? Introduction Discussed in this assignment in great detail below is; what Corporate…
1. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the corporate tax. (6 marks) Advantages i. Source of Revenue - Corporate taxes can be effectively utilized as a tool for the government to generate higher revenues as corporations are the largest money makers in the every economy. The government can therefore create a steady and strong flow of cash by targeting those making large profits. ii. Distribution – Taxing companies that are making profits helps redistribute the benefits to the society…
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Tata Motors has a Matrix Organizational Structure with both heads of functions (Human Resources head, Marketing head, Chief Financial Officer) as well as heads of vehicle divisions (Passenger Vehicles Head, Commercial Vehicles Head, Advanced Engineering Head) forming part of the top management of the company. It is through the collaboration of the various departments that day to day operations take place. Each Head of Division/Function is solely responsible for…