Answer:
D) is not acceptable because such a guarantee would cause a conflict of interest pertaining to the IA's fiduciary duty to each client
Explanation:
The members of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) must follow their Model Rule which prohibits investment adviser firms from guaranteeing investment results, in other words they cannot guarantee a minimum profit.
In this case the employee suggested that if their clients didn't earn a minimum 12% profit, then they would refund any fees collected. But the IA firm is not allowed to guarantee the 12% value increase or profit.
Answer:
I have selected Standard Chartered Bank which is one of the leading banks in the world. It has more than 1200 branches across 70 countries in the world. The head quarter of the bank is in the city of London, England.
The financial statements of the banks are available online. These financial statements are compared with similar other banks or industry averages to analyse the performance of the bank.
Explanation:
Standard Chartered is one of the finest bank in the world. The banking sector has been always striving to serve people better and standard chartered has made this possible. The financial statements of the bank are available online. One can easily go to the banks website of their respective country and click the about us tab. Then in the about us tab there is detail about company operations and their mission vision statements along with free and complete access to financial statements.
Bonds have a maturity date, are perpetual, and pay a coupon rate.
Answer:
B. $6,448,519
Explanation:
The computation of the present value of this growing annuity is given below:
PVA = [Cash flow at year 1 ÷ (interest rate - growth rate)] × {1 - [(1 + growth rate) ÷ (1 + interest rate)^number of years}
= [$675,000 ÷ (0.18 - 0.13)] × [1 - (1.13 ÷ 1.18)^15]
= $6,448,519
Hence, the correct option is b.
