PartIOverview
Businessprofessionalstypicallyneed todemonstratea coresetof financialknowledgeto earnthejobandtosucceedonajob.For thispart oftheassessment,
youwillbegiven ascenarioin which youareaskedtoillustrateyourfinancial managementknowledge. This partof thefinal projectaddresses thefollowingcourseoutcomes:
• Analyze therolesandresponsibilitiesof financialmanagersinconfirmingcompliancewithfederalandshareholderrequirements
• Differentiatebetweenvarious
financialmarketsandinstitutionsbycomparingandcontrastingoptionswhenselectingappropriateprivateandcorporate investments
PartIPrompt
Youhavecompleted an internshipinthefinancedivisionofafast-growinginformation technologycorporation.Your boss, thefinancialmanager,isconsidering
hiringyoufor a full-timejob. Hefirstwantsto evaluateyour financialknowledgeandhas provided youwitha shortexamination.When composing your answers to this employmentexamination, ensurethattheyarecohesiveandread likeashortessay.
Yoursubmission mustaddressthefollowingcriticalelements: I. AnalyzeRolesandResponsibilitiesfor Compliance
A. Examine thetypesof decisions financialmanagersmake. Howarethesedecisions related to theprimaryobjectiveof financialmanagers? B.
Analyzethevariousethicalissues afinancialmanagercouldpotentiallyfaceandhowthesecouldbehandled.
C. Compareandcontrastthedifferentfederal safeguards thatareinplacetoreducefinancial reportingabuse.Whyaretheseconsidered
appropriatesafeguards?
II. InvestmentOptions
A. If a privatecompanyis"goingpublic,"whatdoes thismean,andhowwouldthecompanydo this? Whatarethe advantagesof doingthis?Do youseeanydisadvantages?If so,what arethey?
B. Howdo thelargestU.S.stock marketsdiffer?Outof thosechoices,which wouldbethe smartestprivateinvestmentoption, inyouropinion?
Why?
C. Compareandcontrastthevariousinvestment productsthatare availableandthetypesof institutionsthatsell them.