RECENT ASSIGNMENT

Type
Report
Length
3000 words excluding references and appendices. A word count must be provided on the page with the executive summary.
Submission
Hard copy in Non-barcoded assignment submission box on WF1, soft copy submitted to turnitin
Requirements
Students are required to prepare a business report of no more than 3000 words excluding tables, references and appendices. The report should be presented professionally and include an executive summary, introduction and conclusion. The report will be marked on the quality of the analysis presented, the accuracy of any quantitative estimation and the overall clarity of the report. Additionally, students will be penalised for spelling and grammatical errors. Use APA 6th Edition for referencing.
You are to prepare a report exploring ethical investing funds. You should give the reader an introduction to the concept of ethical investing funds, and talking about different types of ethical funds. In addition you should discuss what the academic literature has found regarding the performance of ethical funds compared with funds that don’t have an ethical focus. You should conduct your own investigation comparing various performance measures typically used in the mutual fund industry including but not limited to the CAPM, three and four factor pricing models and the sharpe ratio, comparing the under- or out-performance of an ethical fund you have selected against a broad market index in the same country.
Programme learning goals
Program Learning Goals 2,3 and 4
Paper learning outcomes
This assessment event measures paper learning outcomes 1-3 stated above in 3.3.