Spr22 D1 (10 marks in total)
Spr22 D1 (10 marks in total)
Should companies need to meet reasonable criteria on environment, social and governance expectations to be considered a 'sustainable' company worthy to be invested in and to be included in an ESG benchmark index? Or do you think it would be sufficient to be compliant in just one of the E, S or G categories to be considered? Are there issues with ESG ratings?
(5 marks; 250 word limit)
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Porters Five Forces framework is used to analyse the state of competition in an industry. Conduct an analysis of ONE force only, the Threat of New Entrants and apply this to the AUTOMOBILE industry. Make sure you use current examples to illustrate your points.
Your answer needs to be in the form of a maximum two minute video.
(5 marks; 2 minute video recording limit)
Go to Canvas to record your 2 minute video in the Final Exam Paper D Video Submission area.
Spr22 C2 (10 marks in total)
In the US, online brokers such as Robinhood provide free share trading to their retail customers by engaging in "payment for order flow", meaning that market makers pay the brokers for the trade orders. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this for the retail customers? Are there any issues if the market maker, not the customer, pays the broker?
(5 marks; 250 word limit)
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Superannuation funds in Australia manage over $3 trillion in assets on behalf of their members. Should some of this capital be deployed to tackle climate change and social issues such as housing affordability? Discuss with consideration of the role of superannuation.
(5 marks; 250 word limit)
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Spr22 B2 (10 marks in total)
There are many parallels between companies and countries when it comes to defaults. How is the Greek sovereign debt default similar to the collapse of World Com? How does it differ? Discuss how the accounting numbers and statistics are created, disseminated and verified in the case of the country of Greece compared to a publicly traded company in the US.
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Recently Baby Bunting (BBN.AX) released their annual results which showed positive results with an 8.3% increase in sales and a 14.6% increase in profit. On the day of the announcement, Baby Bunting shares traded 5% lower. Why do you think the share price fell? What might you infer about market efficiency? Does the companys future look good? What risks remain?
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