Discuss the proposed medium term financial strategies for your selected company to become a FTSE100 company or for your company to become dominant in the industry / sector.

Assessment Task

This assessment requires students to produce an individual report analysing the performance and operations of a publicly listed company within a selected sector. A list of companies will be provided for students to select from.This assessment represents 50% of the total marks.

Module Assignment Information

Due date: To be determined – UK semester 1 / overseas assignment due from 1^st September 2022 to 31^st August 2023

FINM036 Written Assignment

The aim of this assignment is to test students’ knowledge and understanding of key accounting and corporate finance concepts, theories and tools that can be used to critically analyse organisations. It will also test the ability to present non-financial information

Required:

You have been asked to write a report to the board of directors of one of the selected companies below as part of the interview process for your first appointment as a Finance Director of a company listed on AIM (which is the Alternative Investment Market for small companies) within the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The board of directors have asked you to write a report about your vision and strategic financial goals for the company.

The companies are within a selected sector of the AIM. Assume that your selected company has ambitions and plans to become a FTSE 100 (the largest UK listed companies) company in the near future.

Guide:

You need to introduce the company, discuss the product or services, location, turnover, number of employees, etc. The report should be maximum 2,500 words (+/- 10%). Remember you need to make an impression on the board of directors for you to be considered for the critical post of Finance Director.

The essence of this assignment is to test your knowledge and understanding of key accounting and corporate governance concepts, theories and tools and ability to present data in a concise manner.

Required:

You have been asked to write a report to the board of directors of one of the selected companies below as part of the interview process for your first appointment as a Finance Director of a AIM company. The board of directors have asked you to write a report about your vision and strategic financial goals for the company.

The companies are within the AIM index. Assume that your selected company wants to become a FTSE 100 (the largest UK listed companies) company in the near future.

Additional Guidance

You need to introduce the company, discuss the product or services, location, turnover, number of employees, the contribution of the sector to the UK economy. To analyse, you need to compare the financial data / ratios of your selected company with either a competitor within the sector or the average of the sector. The report should be maximum 2,500 words. Remember you need to make an impression on the board of directors for you to be considered for the critical post of Finance Director.

Please note that you must select a company from the list below for 2019/20

List of companies to select from for 2019/2020

Section A- 2000 words.

1. Analyse the performance of your chosen company using relevant financial and non-financial ratios (5 years). Your analysis should include profit ratios, efficiency, liquidity and other ratios that you consider relevant.

Section B 500 words

1. Critically evaluate the company’s corporate governance compliance and its impact on the brand and reputation as reported in the press (print, online and social media)
2. Discuss the proposed medium term financial strategies for your selected company to become a FTSE100 company or for your company to become dominant in the industry / sector.

identify what these countries might do better and what might US organization do better.

Instructions: Final Research Project. Your organization is going to be expanding globally. Select two (2) countries of your choice. You will conduct research in which you

1. Identify and discuss, for each country, the customary benefits organizations provide their employees in those countries.
2. In your discussion, compare these countries with what organizations in the United States provide employees.
3. Topics to include in your comparison will include, but not limited to, health insurance benefits, wages, and paid time off. When sharing and comparing the countries, make sure you include information as to why. For example, if the income tax rate is extremely high, organizations might tend to offer X benefit.
4. Next, youwant identify what these countries might do better and what might US organization do better.
5. Finally, make a recommendation as to 1) which country your organization should consider entering and 2) what benefits and wage practices would you recommend and would these benefits be the same as to what you offer employees in the United States.

Please keep in mind that what you provide in your paper must support your recommendations. For example, in France, if you take public transportation to and from work, the company must pay 50% of their monthly transportation pass. This is something that might work for your organization here in the United States, especially in larger cities that encourage using mass transit, but you need to make sure you explain why if you did not already share this in the body of your paper.

Prepare your research project this week as if you are preparing to present your findings to a HRM Benefits Counselor.

Submission Instructions:

IMPORTANT!!
Please support your ideas, arguments, and opinions with independent research, include at least five (5) supporting references or sources (NOT Wikipedia, unknown, or anonymous sources), format your work in proper APA format, include an abstract, cover page, a Reference section as required, and a minimum of 6 full pages of double spaced written content. Be sure to cite all listed references properly in text in accordance with the APA manual.

What is the present value of a security that will pay $29,000 in 20 years if securities of equal risk pay 5% annually?

Assignment: Capital Budget Decision Making for an Organization—Part 2

Note: In Week 6, you submitted Part 1 of the Module 3 Assignment. You will complete and submit Part 2 this week. Next week, you will complete and submit Part 3 and the executive summary.

As a reminder, you will continue to play the role of a consultant who has been hired by a mid-sized company that recently went public to provide some recommendations related to their short-term and long-term financial needs. Your first project is to analyze the short- and long-term capital budget needs of the company. You will prepare and submit a 3- to 5-page report, including an executive summary in which you synthesize your recommendations for the following fiscal year, along with the provided Excel spreadsheet with your calculations. Explain your findings and your recommendations.

For each of the items in your report, you will complete the calculations in the Module 3 Assignment Part 1 Template and will then use that financial information to develop your report to the owner using the Module 3 Assignment Part 2 Template. In your report, be sure to include relevant citations from the Learning Resources, the Walden Library, and/or other appropriate academic sources to support your work.

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Return to the Module 3 Assignment Part 1 Template to continue completing the calculations.
• Return to your Module 3 Assignment Part 2 Template to complete Part 2 of your report. Note: Be sure to keep a copy of your completed Assignment this week, as you will be adding to the same file for your Week 8 Assignment.

By Day 7

Submit your synthesis of financial data related to long-term financing needs for an organization, to include the following:

Part 2: Long-Term Working Capital Considerations: Time Value of Money and Bonds (1–2 pages, plus calculations in Excel)

• Future Value: If the company deposits $2 million in a bank account that pays 6% interest annually, how much will be in the account after 5 years?
• Present Value: What is the present value of a security that will pay $29,000 in 20 years if securities of equal risk pay 5% annually?
• Required Interest Rates: The company owner has said she will retire in 19 years. She currently has $350,000 saved and thinks she will need $800,000 at retirement. What annual interest rate must she earn to reach that goal, assuming she does not save any additional funds?
• Future Value of an Annuity: Find the future values of these ordinary annuities. Compounding occurs once a year.
  • $500 per year for 8 years at 14%
  • $250 per year for 4 years at 7%
  • $700 per year for 4 years at 0%
• Present Value of an Annuity: Find the present values of these ordinary annuities. Discounting occurs once a year.
  • $600 per year for 12 years at 8%
  • $300 per year for 6 years at 4%
  • $500 per year for 6 years at 0%
• Bond Valuation: The company has two bonds in their investment portfolio, Bond C and Bond Z. Each bond matures in 4 years, has a face value of $1,000, and has a yield to maturity of 8.2%. Bond C pays an 11.5% annual coupon, while Bond Z is a zero-coupon bond.
  
  Assuming that the yield to maturity of each bond remains at 8.2% over the next 4 years, calculate the price of the bonds at each of the following years to maturity. Explain any observed differences from the pricing calculations of the two bonds.

• Yield to Maturity and Yield to Call: The owner is interested in investing some retained earnings in corporate bonds. She is considering the following:
  • Bond A has a 7% annual coupon, matures in 12 years, and has a $1,000 face value.
  • Bond B has a 9% annual coupon, matures in 12 years, and has a $1,000 face value.
  • Bond C has an 11% annual coupon, matures in 12 years, and has a $1,000 face value.

Each bond has a yield to maturity of 9%.

a. Before calculating the prices of the bonds, identify whether each bond is trading at a premium, at a discount, or at par.
b. Calculate the price of each of the three bonds.
c. Calculate the current yield for each of the three bonds.

explore the pros and cons of the music industry, giving some discussion to perhaps what you believe the future of the industry might look like.

Topic ( choose 1)

1. Much of the history of American music is indeed entangled with the mechanisms of the music industry, from the patronage of large record companies to the freelance work of independent artists. Use this essay as an opportunity to explore the pros and cons of the music industry, giving some discussion to perhaps what you believe the future of the industry might look like. Use specific examples to support your claims.
2. According to Aristotle, music “imitates the passions or states of the soul, such as gentleness, anger, courage, temperance, and their opposites. Music that imitates a certain passion arouses that same passion in the listener. Habitual listening to music that rouses ignoble passions distorts a person’s character. In short, the wrong kind of music makes the wrong kind of person, and the right kind tends to make the right kind of person.”¹ Respond to this claim in terms of your understanding of music. Do you feel that Aristotle is correct or not? Use specific examples to support your claims.
3. Much of the history of American music is indeed entangled with the mechanisms of the music industry, from the patronage of large record companies to the freelance work of independent artists. Use this essay as an opportunity to explore the pros and cons of the music industry, giving some discussion to perhaps what you believe the future of the industry might look like. Use specific examples to support your claims.

Instructions

• Length: Essays must be at least 800 words in length.
• Spelling/Grammar: Essays showing little to no regard for spelling and grammar will not receive a passing grade. I would suggest either composing your essay using the Grammarly web extension or within Microsoft Word and then simply paste it into the textbox.
• Content: Always address the topic directly. For these topics, there is little to no need for retelling the history of a subject as mentioned in the textbook or from my lessons; this essay is an opportunity for you to give your insight into the matter. When applicable, use musical terminology in your writing. Outside sources may be used, but do so very selectively; please do not rely heavily on external websites, etc. Be very careful NOT to commit academic dishonesty by plagiarizing. All outside sources must be cited. You may use the formatting style with which you are most comfortable (e.g., MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.). 
• Writing Tone: Although your essay should be based on your insight, always be mindful of your writing style. Too often, students fall into an overly informal tone. You may want to draft your essay “as you would speak” but remember to follow up by reworking a more collegiate tone into your paper.

In a formal essay such as this, it is assumed that statements you make are your own point of view; therefore, it is not necessary to use the first- and/or second-person point of view. The easiest way to fix this is to simply drop phrases like “I feel,” or “You can see,” from the sentence. For example, let’s say you have a sentence such as: “I feel that Aristotle’s claim requires a bit more nuance …” Here, you may simply drop the “I feel that” in order to create a sentence with a stronger tone: “Aristotle’s claim requires a bit more nuance…” (The same concept applies to the use of the second- person “you” in sentences.)

Imagine that you would be reading your essay out loud to an informed yet interested audience; you would want to connect with your listeners by providing personal insight, all the while maintaining a professionally eloquent tone. Think deeply about what you want to say and choose your words carefully.

describe two causes of health disparities in the United States, or in your local community, that lead to health inequity.

PEER RESPONSES FOR Patient Outcomes and Sustainable Change

Assessment DescriptionReflecting on the “IHI Module TA 102: Improving Health Equity,” describe two causes of health disparities in the United States, or in your local community, that lead to health inequity. What ethical issues inhibit access and quality for care for these issues? Outline an initiative, integrating your faith and ethical principles surrounding practice, to reduce these health inequities and sustain the change within the health care system.

Explain the outcome of each case, including the punishment and sentence given for each crime.

Assessment Description

Find a true example of people being arrested for a White Collar crime, a political crime, and a crime committed by someone in organized crime. In 750-1,000 words, explain the following:

1. Briefly describe each of the crimes (who was involved, what the crime was, who the victim was, etc.)
2. Explain the outcome of each case, including the punishment and sentence given for each crime.
3. Explain if you feel the punishments for each of the crime were justified. Were the punishments for any of the crimes not fitting the seriousness of the crime? Why are these three types of crimes punished in the ways they are?

Use three to four scholarly resources to support your explanations.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Explain the differences among dealer-broker networks, alternative trading systems, and registered stock exchanges.

Mini Case

Assume that you recently graduated and have just reported to work as an investment advisor at the brokerage firm of Balik and Kiefer Inc. One of the firm’s clients is Michelle DellaTorre, a professional tennis player who has just come to the United States from Chile. DellaTorre is a highly ranked tennis player who would like to start a company to produce and market apparel she designs. She also expects to invest substantial amounts of money through Balik and Kiefer. DellaTorre is very bright, and she would like to understand in general terms what will happen to her money. Your boss has developed the following set of questions you must answer to explain the U.S. financial system to DellaTorre.

Why is corporate finance important to all managers?

Describe the organizational forms a company might have as it evolves from a start-up to a major corporation. List the advantages and disadvantages of each form.

How do corporations go public and continue to grow? What are agency problems? What is corporate governance?

What should be the primary objective of managers?

Do firms have any responsibilities to society at large?

Is stock price maximization good or bad for society?

Should firms behave ethically?

What three aspects of cash flows affect the value of any investment?

What are free cash flows?

What is the weighted average cost of capital?

How do free cash flows and the weighted average cost of capital interact to determine a firm’s value?

Who are the providers (savers) and users (borrowers) of capital? How is capital transferred between savers and borrowers?

What do we call the cost that a borrower must pay to use debt capital? What two components make up the cost of using equity capital? What are the four most fundamental factors that affect the cost of money, or the general level of interest rates, in the economy?

What are some economic conditions that affect the cost of money?

What are financial securities? Describe some financial instruments.

List some financial institutions.

What are some different types of markets?

Along what two dimensions can we classify trading procedures?

What are the differences between market orders and limit orders?

Explain the differences among dealer-broker networks, alternative trading systems, and registered stock exchanges.

Briefly explain mortgage securitization and how it contributed to the global economic crisis.

Describe your role in helping families to understand the various influences on child development.

Throughout this course, you have been creating a series of parent handouts focused on the various ages and stages of development. During this final week of class, you will create your final parent handout focused on the early childhood period of development. In your final reflection, you will draw upon the knowledge you have gained throughout the course to reflect on the course learning outcomes.

To prepare,

• Read Chapter 13: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
• Review Chapter 11: Physical Development in Middle Childhood
• Review Chapter 12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
• Read School Age: Positive GuidanceLinks to an external site.
• Read Using Brain Breaks to Restore Students’ FocusLinks to an external site.
• Review the feedback you have received from your instructor during Weeks 1–4 on your handout assignments.
• Find and open your latest version of the Parent Handout template on your computer. You will be adding on to this document.

For your assignment, complete the following:

• After reviewing the feedback from your instructor and considering additional information you have learned throughout the course, revise the handouts you created in Weeks 1–4.

Additionally, using the Week 5 portion of the template, complete the following:

• Discuss what resilience is and the important role it plays in social-emotional growth during early childhood.
• Explain how positive parenting supports social-emotional growth during early childhood.
• Describe how you will utilize brain breaks in your learning environment to support cognitive and social-emotional needs in early childhood.
• Explain three resources for families to support them during the early childhood stage (ages 6-8) of development. Be sure to include a link to each resource.
  • One resource should be a quick read for families on the go.
  • One resource should be more detailed for families who want to learn more.
  • One resource should be user-friendly for diverse families (ELL, single parents, grandparents raising grandchildren, etc.).

 Reflection (on children birth – 8 years):

• Describe your role in helping families to understand the various influences on child development.
• Discuss how developmental theories provide the foundation for early learning, growth, and development.
• Explain, using an example, how you will ensure you are implementing developmentally appropriate practice to foster growth and development.
• Summarize how you will ensure your learning environment nurtures the physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive growth of diverse learners.
• Explain how you revised your handouts from Weeks 1–4 based on your instructor’s feedback and additional information you have learned throughout the course.

The Early Childhood Parent Handout project

• Must be three pages in length and formatted according to template. Your complete submission should include all pages of the handout you have completed throughout the entire course.
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice Links to an external site.resource for additional guidance.
• Must use at least ten scholarly sources in addition to the course text. These scholarly resources should be different than the resources provided for families. Must follow APA Style Links to an external site.as outlined in the Writing Center.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources Links to an external site.table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view the Quick and Easy Library Research Links to an external site.tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

Discuss any ethical concerns you can foresee with the study and steps that could be taken to remedy them

This assignment will form a building block for the final project by requiring you to write an initial draft of the methods, data analysis, and anticipated results
sections of your paper.
Prompt: The sections included in this milestone follow the Literature Review section in your paper (your introduction from Milestone Three). The Methods
section should describe the participants to be studied and the methods to be used for the proposed research project.
Recall in Module Five that you had the opportunity to participate in PSY 520 experiments (Qualtrics surveys). Keep this in mind as you think about writing the
Methods section. Also, keep in mind that sample size will be limited based on your use of PSY 510 and PSY 520 classmates. You are expected to have 7 to 10
participants for your research study when you conduct it in PSY 520. This information will help for your subsection on participation.
For your procedure, you will use the survey tool called Qualtrics. Visit the Qualtrics Survey Module Overview page, which will help you write your procedures
section. Do not set up a Qualtrics account yet; you will be doing so in PSY 520.
The Data Analysis section should discuss the basic plan for analyzing the data, and the Anticipated Results section should discuss the expected findings. Make
sure your paper is formatted like a research article. You will want to start with your main heading: Method. Then you have second-level headings: Participants,
Materials, Procedure, and Data Analysis. Then you have the next main heading: Anticipated Results.
Your submission should include all of the following elements:
• Description of the participants you plan to use in your study (you will need at least seven PSY 510 and/or PSY 520 students to respond to your survey)
• Description of the materials that will be used in the study and why they are most appropriate for your proposal
• Description of the procedures that will be used to collect data and how they will address your research question
• Discussion of any ethical concerns you can foresee with the study and steps that could be taken to remedy them
• Explanation of the procedures you plan to use to prepare your raw data for analysis
• Explanation of the analytic procedures for analyzing data and how they will help obtain valid and reliable research results
• Description of which descriptive statistics will be most informative in answering your research question and why
• Discussion of how your proposed data analysis methods are ethical, as outlined by the APA’s principles and standards
• Prediction of your expected findings or anticipated results

Describe and evaluate SingTel’s CSR framework and approach up to 2013

2 pages  based on the attached document,

1. Describe and evaluate SingTel’s CSR framework and approach up to 2013
2. Describe and discuss the key elements of Buay’s proposed strategic CSR framework