Connect that to the history of Hearsay law and its development in the UK and the US. Does the new laws – the current approach – help or hinder women?
Topic:
Hearsay: Friend or Foe of Feminism? A Comparative Study of the UK’s and the US’ Approach to Women’s
Experiences in Domestic Violence and Rape Cases
Description
Structure: Abstract, Content page, Introduction, Methodology, Literature review, Evidence and Conclusion.
Topics to include:
- Fundamentals of Evidence: principles, foundational terms and concepts, the adversarial trial, trier of law
and fact, admissibility. - Processes of Proof and fact finding
- Evidence and the Police: Right to silence, confessions, improperly obtained evidence, duties of disclosure,
discretionary exclusion of evidence - Burden and Standard of Proof: Right to a Fair Trial
- Witnesses: Competence and compellability, vulnerable witness protection, examination in chief, cross
examination, corroboration and supporting evidence, Rape Shield - Identification Evidence
- Hearsay
- Bad Character Evidence
- Expert Evidence
- Immunities & Public Policy
- Legal Professional Privilege
Things to dive into: A sociolegal approach and inquiry to hearsay evidence (law) that will explore the
different ways women are discriminated against when giving evidence at trial in domestic violence and rape
cases. Need to include sociological studies into the different ways women would communicate with outsiders
when victim to aforementioned crimes: for example, that women will tell their families and friends first
instead of going directly to police as these crimes happen behind closed doors; as opposed to men who often
fall victim to crimes “outside” where there are often cameras (CCTV) or witnesses.
Connect that to the history of Hearsay law and its development in the UK and the US. Does the new laws –
the current approach – help or hinder women? has it been easier to rely on hearsay evidence? Should the law
change or do more? Etc.
Explain the mechanics of a Basis Spread with numerical example.
Question 3
Though Alpha Seekers Investments has a general preference for exchange-traded derivatives, the management of Teachers Pension Fund is interested in knowing more about the use of OTC derivatives particularly forwards and Swaps for managing the risks of their proposed investments in UK equities. Your line manager requires your report to cover this too.
Required:
Explain the mechanics of a Basis Spread with numerical example. (10 marks)
Illustrate the pricing of a hypothetical forward contract on BT Group’s stock and how it can be used to manage the risk of the proposed investment. You will have to consider and choose the required inputs and make reasonable assumptions wherever required. Provide clear descriptions of all the steps in the process and a conclusion. (8 marks)
Illustrate the pricing of a hypothetical swap contract involving Teachers Pension Fund receiving Fixed GBP Rate derived from GBP Libor rate and paying the returns on BT Group’s stock; assume an investment of £2,500,000, payments made quarterly for one year. For any missing Libor term rates, assume that the term structure of interest rates is linear and upward sloping. Provide detail descriptions of each step. (12 marks)
(30 marks)
(Word limit 600)Note: There are five marks for report format (3 marks) and Harvard referencing
(2 marks).
Explain Risk Neutral behaviour and describe how it is different than Risk Averse and Risk Seeking behaviours in financial markets.
Question 2
As a junior analyst, you have been tasked by your line manager to prepare supporting calculations in your report for a presentation to be made before Teachers Pension Fund’s management. These calculations should essentially demonstrate derivative pricing using the No Arbitrage Principle. To do so, you choose to demonstrate the pricing of futures and options contract on BT Group listed on Eurex Exchange. The line manager also wants to understand more about risk neutral pricing and expects you to provide some explanation of the underlying concepts.
Required:
Estimate the fair price of any BT Group futures contract on Eurex using the cost of carry model. You are required to cover the following too:
provide (select and make assumptions) any missing inputs.
explain all the inputs in your pricing model and justify each.
compare the price from your cost of carry model against the actual price at the day close and explain any underlying reasons for the under-pricing or over-pricing. (8 marks)
1). Estimate the prices of both a BT Group call and a BT Group put option trading on Eurex Exchange using two and three period binomial option pricing models as well as the BSM model. You must cover the following:
provide (select and make assumptions) any missing inputs.
explain all the inputs in your pricing model and justify each.
evaluate whether the call and the put options are over or under-valued based on the price estimates from your calculations compared to their actual prices on Eurex Exchange. (12 marks)
2). For the two period binomial model, demonstrate that the estimated price of the call is fair using the hedge portfolio calculations over the two period and adjusting the hedge ratio accordingly. (4 marks)
Estimate the value of the risk free bonds from the put-call parity using first the prices of calls and puts from the BSM model in B above and then the actual prices of calls and puts available from Eurex Exchange for the same calls and puts. Discuss the factors that could explain the differences in pricing across the two put-call parity calculations. (6 marks)
Explain Risk Neutral behaviour and describe how it is different than Risk Averse and Risk Seeking behaviours in financial markets. Give relevant examples of each from financial markets. Why is derivatives pricing considered to be risk neutral? Explain. (10 marks)
(40 marks)
(Word limit 800)
Assess futures and options listed on both ICE and Eurex markets and the features of available derivative contracts on BT Group & recommend which market should be used for trading.
Question 1
Teachers Pension Fund has indicated interest in international investments in equity securities and has requested Alpha Seekers to consider the UK equity market. Alpha Seekers has indicated that such a portfolio would also require the use of different derivative contracts to manage risk and that generally it prefers to use exchange-traded derivatives to over the counter (OTC) contracts. Further Alpha Seekers identified Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and Eurex Exchange as the two potential organised trading markets to consider for trading derivative contracts for managing risk of Teachers Pension Fund’s potential investment portfolio.
Required:
Identify the features of futures on BT Group listed on ICE and Eurex Exchange. Compare the differences between ICE and Eurex options on BT Group. (15 marks)
Assess futures and options listed on both ICE and Eurex markets and the features of available derivative contracts on BT Group & recommend which market should be used for trading. (10 marks)
(25 marks)
(Word limit 800)Explain briefly, three significant strategic risk challenges for MU plc.
Assignment 3
You are the newly appointed Compliance Officer for MU plc, an insurer.
Prior to your appointment, the regulator for the market in which MU plc operates expressed concerns about
the effectiveness of the oversight of MU plc’s Board. These concerns include the relationships between the
governance processes, documentation and approach to risk management.
Following the regulator’s concerns, the Board sought the advice of an external compliance consultancy. The
consultancy’s advice highlighted deficiencies in MU plc’s code of ethics and compliance culture.
The Board has instructed you to report on the strategic risk challenges arising from the regulator’s concerns
and the consultancy’s highlighted deficiencies.
Question
• Explain briefly, three significant strategic risk challenges for MU plc.
• Analyse the potential implications for MU plc of each of these three strategic risk challenges.
• Recommend, based on your analysis, how MU plc should address these strategic risk challenges
Write a brief Book report on The Brief and Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
Topic:
Book report on The Brief and Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
Description
Quote from professor: “This is where you will submit your Book Review on The Brief and Wonderous Life of
Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz. You will need to submit a five page book review. The book review can cover any
concept. The only thing that I am asking for, is for you all to paint a picture of what happened in the book. Tell
me your honest opinion on the book. For example, you can start by giving a brief summation of the book and
then go on to tell me your thoughts on the book. I am hoping that this provides you all practice for academic
writing in a more casual setting. One last thing you also need to provide at least five peer reviewed articles to
back up what you are saying. Having evidence to back up what you say is very important in the academic
world.” Written in English, just about that book for my Spanish class.
What print methods might you consider for the first smaller runs?
Description
Assume you are given the task of developing retail packaging for a new product. The product and package will
be produced in a small town in China and then shipped and sold in the United States.
The product will be small runs at first and the package will be a folding carton with a three color print. What
print methods might you consider for the first smaller runs? Would you change to a different method if the
product does well and goes into larger production runs? Justify your reasoning and considerations.
Make two evidence-based recommendations as to how your company may improve their strategy globally to ensure continued success as we emerge from the pandemic.
Part 2 (900 words).
Make two evidence-based recommendations as to how your company may improve their strategy globally to ensure continued success as we emerge from the pandemic. In this section we encourage you to be creative and thoughtful (but always underpinned with theory) about how your company may develop.
Areas that you may want to consider, but are not limited to, are:
Sustainability
CSR
Ethical business practices
New consumer needs
New products
Phygitalisation
The use of AI
The use of data
The use of robotics
New markets
The report should contain substantial evidence of wider academic reading. A minimum of 20 peer reviewed academic journal articles should be used.
Word Length:
A maximum of 3000 words – please ensure that the word count is listed on your coursework. There is no additional allowance. This excludes tables, models and the reference list etc.
The word counts for section A and B, listed above are a guide only – it is essential that you do not exceed the maximum allowance of 3000 words.
Assignment Structure:
Your structure the report as follows:
Short introduction to your company (you should not include a long company history or company overview)
Identify your company’s two most important international markets of operation
Assignment Title: Analysis of International Marketing Strategy
Select ONE company of your choice from the list below. Your company may be any of the following:
A manufacturer
A social media operator
An advertising agency
A service provider (includes all service sectors such as healthcare/ airlines/ financial institutions/ food and beverages etc.)
An online retailer
An offline retailer
An online and offline retailer
The following areas must be discussed:
Part 1 (1600 words):
a) Identify your chosen company’s two key international marketing strategies. In this section you should identify what, in your opinion, are the two key strategies. Your company will most likely have many strategies, but you should focus on the two that you think are their main competitive advantages.
Areas that you may want to consider, but are not limited to are:
The use of technology
Customer segments
Being in a blue ocean
Product innovations
Brand strategy
Use of data
Countries of operation
b) Identify your company’s two most important international markets of operation. You should identify which are the two most important markets for your company and support your chosen markets with evidence (you must choose 2 separate countries).
evaluate the study according to research design methods, procedures and study results
Activity 2
Evaluating a Quantitative Research Study
Examine the study- Harris, M. F., Chan, B. C., Laws, R. A., Williams, A. M., Davies, G. P., Jayasinghe, U. W., … Milat, A. (2013). The impact of a brief lifestyle intervention delivered by generalist community nurses (CN SNAP trial). BMC Public Health, 13(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-375
In this assessment, you will evaluate the study according to research design methods, procedures and study results, for example, see Evaluating a Quantitative Study LoBiondo-Wood,& Haber (2018).
Suggested Reading
Chapter 7 & 8 LoBiondo-Wood, G., & Haber, J. (2018). Nursing research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice.(9th ed) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Astroth, K. S., & Chung, S. Y. (2018). Focusing on the fundamentals: Reading quantitative research with a critical eye. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 45(3), 283-287. Retrieved from http://americansentinel.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.americansentinel.idm.oclc.org/docview/2063390700?accountid=169658
Additional Instructions:
All submissions should have a title page and reference page.
Utilize a minimum of two scholarly resources.
Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.
Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.
Adhere to the chosen Submission Option for Delivery of Activity guidelines.
Submission Options
Choose One: Instructions:
Paper 4 to 6-page paper. Include title and reference pages.
