Malaysian Risk. Clayton Moore is the manager of an international money market fund managed out of London. Unlike many money funds that guarantee their investors a near? risk-free investment with variable interest? earnings, Clayton? Moore's fund is a very aggressive fund that searches out relatively high interest earnings around the? globe, but at some risk. The fund is? pound-denominated. Clayton is currently evaluating a rather interesting opportunity in Malaysia. Since the Asian Crisis of? 1997, the Malaysian government enforced a number of currency and capital restrictions to protect and preserve the value of the Malaysian ringgit. The ringgit was fixed to the U.S. dollar at RM3.80/$ for seven years. In? 2005, the Malaysian government allowed the currency to float against several major currencies. The current spot rate today is RM3.13482/$. Local currency time deposits of? 180-day maturities are earning 8.895% per annum. The London eurocurrency market for pounds is yielding 4.204% per annum on similar? 180-day maturities. The current spot rate on the British pound is 1.5819/£ and the? 180-day forward rate is $ 1.5559/£ The initial investment is £1,125,000.00.
The investment proceeds from the initial investment is £_____.