Discuss the fundamental role and functioning of financial intermediaries and financial markets in the provision of financial services.

Financial Services

Assessment Information

This assignment is designed to assess the learning outcomes:
1. Discuss the fundamental role and functioning of financial intermediaries and
financial markets in the provision of financial services.
2. Apply appropriate principles to investment, financing, savings decisions.
3. Describe the most important types of pensions and insurance products available from financial services providers.

Critically evaluate your methodology again with ways that this could be improved. Discuss the limitations of your work.

Your recommendations should be based on your conclusions chapter. Where appropriate, your recommendations should include aims, implementation strategies, resource costs and resource benefits.

Evaluation of Study and Scope for Further Research

This section gives you the opportunity to reflect on what you have done. There may be obvious opportunities for further research other than the same work carried out in a different geographical area or using a different sample.

In your evaluation don’t be afraid to state what went wrong, preferably with ways in which this could be avoided if the research were to be carried out again. Critically evaluate your methodology again with ways that this could be improved. Discuss the limitations of your work.

Critically discuss the importance of considering climate-related matters when preparing financial statements.

Financial Reporting

This assignment requires you to:
Prepare a transcript and record a five-minute podcast to discuss the following issue:
As countries slowly emerge from their Covid-19 lockdowns, there is a push for recovery policies that will build long-term resilience to climate change while boosting economies
https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/member/discover/cpd-articles/corporate-reporting/climate-risks.html

Requirement
Critically discuss the importance of considering climate-related matters when preparing financial statements. This could be impairments of assets, inventory, intangible
assets, narrative statements and property, plant and equipment. Your discussion should only consider one area of the financial reporting process which is relevant for UK listed companies.

What were the main solutions/ approaches implemented in the case study? How did the author justify rationally the use of these approaches and how did they connect them with the problems and their causes?

Operations Management Assessment-2022
Referring to the case study by Cabrera , Corpus , Maradiegue and Álvarez , Answer
the following questions:
1- What is the main problem facing the SME food company? Describe the analysis
followed by the authors in investigating the problem extent and implications, causes
and root cause. Describe, define, and state the purpose of the tools used in the case
study to analyze the problem and its root causes. What type of wastes can be
attributed to the disclosed problems?
2- What were the main solutions/ approaches implemented in the case study? How did
the author justify rationally the use of these approaches and how did they connect
them with the problems and their causes? Illustrate the underlying concepts, purpose
and procedures related to the SPC and Lean.
3- What were the results achieved?
4- Conduct a review of the benefits of applying Lean and SPC in any industry using
appropriate references and research publications.
5- Which is better for a company that adopts cost leadership strategy to be agile or to
implement lean? Justify your answer.

Compare and contrast the focus on reducing the cost era with the focus on quality era within the evolution stages that operations management has progressed through.

Identify for each of the following transactions whether total assets, equity and liabilities would increase, decrease or would not change overall.

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer and for questions 7, 8 and 13 select the correct answer

Identify for the following transaction whether total assets, equity and liabilities would increase, decrease or would not change overall.

Identify for each of the following transactions whether total assets, equity and transaction would increase, decrease or would not change overall.

Identify for each of the following transactions whether assets, equity and liabilities would increase, decrease or would not change overall.

Identify for each of the following transactions whether total assets, equity and liabilities would increase, decrease or would not change overall.

Evaluate different capital budgeting methodologies for their potential to promote sound, data-driven decision making in different business contexts.

FIN 630 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Analyzing capital investments to compare portfolios viability, financial profitability, risks, and future successes is an important skill for multiple roles in a modern
corporate world. Organizations are looking for research and analytical skills in aspiring practitioners of finance. As future decision makers, this project serves as a
real-world example of capital investment strategy and decision-making. You will be able to immediately apply the practical skills gained in this final assessment
in your workplace.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Employ appropriate financial tools for accurately assessing the strategic value of various capital investments
Apply the perspective of senior management for properly examining resource allocation within corporations
Evaluate different capital budgeting methodologies for their potential to promote sound, data-driven decision making in different business contexts.
Apply risk management practices for making informed capital budgeting decisions through appropriate quantification, mitigation, and pricing of risk.
Develop coherent capital budgeting strategies reflecting the strengths and weaknesses of various capital budgeting opportunities.

Why were banks reluctant to lend to each other and customers after the Global Financial Crisis hit?

Financial market and institutions

It is an 70-minute in-class assessment. It consists of three questions related to a topic we will have studied during the course.

The three discussion questions will cover 30 or 40 marks each, totaling 100 in all. It will be assessed based on the completeness of the answer, clearness of explanations, clarity of arguments and other criteria set for each specific question  Students should make the link from theories of financial markets that we cover in class to real life market developments and policy measures.

Why were banks reluctant to lend to each other and customers after the Global Financial Crisis hit?

 

 

What are the risks, and how will you mitigate them? What obstacles could prohibit you from meeting the objectives of the merger, and how will you handle them? How does the deal provide value, considering the objective you are trying to achieve?

In the recommendations section, you will decide how your company should proceed . You will look at the risks associated with the recommendation, such as political integration, cultural issues, resistance from shareholders, tax implications, and regulatory issues. Cross-border mergers and acquisitions have additional risks related to environmental laws, employment laws, intellectual property laws, antitrust laws, and financial regulations

You will also explain how the deal structure brings value to your organization. As you compose your final project, consider the following questions: What are the risks, and how will you mitigate them? What obstacles could prohibit you from meeting the objectives of the merger, and how will you handle them? How does the deal provide value, considering the objective you are trying to achieve? What can you do to make sure the merger goes smoothly and that shareholder value is achieved?

Prepare final accounts, including relevant adjustments, for an example sole trader business.Calculate year-end adjustments, from given data, to account for accruals and prepayments.

In preparation for the course, you need to prepare a range of materials that can used to deliver the programme. To introduce the course, you plan to deliver a presentation to the group and provide the group with a copy of the presentation slides and speaker notes for reference. As the main section of the course will relate to the production of financial accounting records, you have decided to prepare a range of case studies which illustrate the key financial accounting principles.
• Calculate year-end adjustments, from given data, to account for depreciation.
• Calculate year-end adjustments, from given data, to account for irrecoverable debts and provisions
for doubtful debts.
• Calculate year-end adjustments, from given data, to account for accruals and prepayments.
• Prepare final accounts, including relevant adjustments, for an example sole trader business.
• Prepare final accounts, including relevant adjustments, for an example partnership business.