QUESTION 1 Regulatory Framework of the Financial Planning Industry 1) “If a financial adviser is to give appropriate advice, they require a good knowledge of Corporate Law.” Discuss. Answer: There are a couple of aspects that require a financial planner to know about corporate law in detail. Firstly, as financial planners are running a business they have a responsibility to follow and comply with the rules and regulation under Corporations act to ensure that the firms are fulfilling its duties…
McMaster University Pensions Plans The Investment Sub-Committee on the Board of Trustees of McMaster University pension plans is scheduled to meet to evaluate the performance of Investments the established benefit and contribution plans that are provided. Given the stipulations in the McMaster University Statement of Investment Policies (SIP), an opinion about the plan’s current investment manager must be provided. The process towards giving that opinion involves collecting any additional…
Platinum(symbol: Pt) is a very useful, but rare, element. The name Platinum comes from the Spanish word "Platina" meaning silver. Platinum is sometimes called a "Noble Metal" because of its unreactiveness to other elements including Oxygen. Because it is so unreactive, Platinum is commonly used for jewelry, dental filling, surgical tools, and laboratory apparatus. In normal conditions Platinum is a solid, shiny, silver metal. Its atomic number is 78, and its atomic mass is 195.084. Its…
This semester I had my first work experience related to my field of study. I interned with Morningstar which is an independent provider of investment research, financial information on mutual funds, stocks, exchange-traded funds and multiple saving plans (Morningstar 2016). Morningstar’s mission is to provide software, reliable information on its investing site, online and print-based products for individual investors, professional advisors and institutional clients. It has offices in 27…
Most would-be investors want to know where to start when when they begin to think about investing. These 5 questions can help you to make better investment decisions. 1. Can You Describe This Investment? Your financial advisor or the person pushing you towards an investment should be able to describe the investment very clearly in just a few sentences. You should understand what the investment buys and sells, how frequently it trades or invests, and how much the investment expects to make.…
Introduction According to the LLD 100A course reader, rhetoric is a study of how effective “communication achieves its goals.” All writers use rhetorical strategies in their writing no matter whether they are writing an article, lab report, financial statement, newsletters, or simply a letter. Rhetorical strategies are referring to pattern of organization such as analysis of cause and effect, division and classification, exemplification, definitions, comparison and contrast, process analysis…
Consuming nutritious foods directly relates to a child’s mental and physical health. Food gives the body energy needed to sustain through the school day contributing to student’s academic success. The government should mandate free meals just as school attendance is mandated in early childhood education programs. In Rapides Parish and guardians face legal action if a child is truant for continuing to arrive to class late or misses more than fourteen school days. If early childhood education is…
of any of the other characters in the play, he also undergoes the most drastic and greatest transformation in the play from the beginning to end. Walter’s journey takes him from being a total jerk who’s obsessed with many different get rich quick schemes, to a man worthy of respect and trust. In Walter Younger, the author Lorraine Hansberry shows how when people possessed with poverty and racism can twist and depress people, turning them against those that they most love. With Walter, the play…
Did you know that there are over 27,000,000 men, women, and children enslaved throughout the world today? (CNN). Almost ¾ of all slaves are property of conflict diamonds mines all around the world. Conflict diamonds are mined and the revenue from the diamonds is used to fund the wars that the country is fighting. Mining conflict diamonds causes controversy all over the world, especially in central and western Africa. The topics being discussed are The Life of A Miner, the process, sale, and…
This one of the big ways to have a massive effect on their GHG report. Also by minimising the amount green house gasses they emit they can apply for a bigger ‘European Union Emission Trading Scheme’ permit or for a cheaper price. The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) - European Commission. (2016). Conclusion Even though the penalties are extensive they should not be the main reasons for why we adhere to UK’s strict environmental laws. This…