Bdpl4103 Introductory Investment Management
Bdpl4103 Introductory Investment Management
Bdpl4103 Introductory Investment Management
ASSIGNMENT/ TUGASAN
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BDPL4103
INTRODUCTORY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
PENGENALAN PENGURUSAN PELABURAN
MAY 2024 SEMESTER
5. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course. /
Tugasan ini menyumbang sebanyak 60% dari jumlah markah kursus.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
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Part I
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to enhance learners’ understanding of the types of
financial assets, as well as return and risk in investment.
REQUIREMENT
Answer all questions. Show your detailed workings clearly and coherently.
[TOTAL: 50 MARKS]
QUESTION 1 (CLO 1)
“Financial assets refer to legal documents that prove ownership and entitlement”. Explain
the following types of financial assets with suitable examples:
i) Unit trust
ii) Derivatives
iii) Common stock
iv) Bonds
v) Preferred stock
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION 2 (CLO 2)
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a) Explain what is meant by holding period return and why we need to determine the
annualised holding period return.
(5 marks)
b) Calculate the annualised holding period returns for the following sets of investments.
Assets Holding Period Return (HPR) Holding Period
(%)
Unit Trust-HL 35 3 years
XYZ Share 20 1 year
Real Estate -5 3 months
UTL Bonds 30 2.3 years
FGE Share 6 7.5 months
(15 marks)
c) Risk refers to the variation between the actual occurrence and the expected
occurrence. With an appropriate example, explain the differences between business
risk and financial risk.
(10 marks)
(Total: 30 marks)
Part II
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Discuss the following topic(s) in the forum and submit proof of your participation in the
online discussions:
“Common shareholders are regarded as owners of the company which receive returns in
the form of dividends. However, the dividend is only paid to common shareholders after
interest payments to bondholders and dividend payments to preferred shareholders have
been made.” Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of common stocks to the
investors.
[TOTAL: 10 MARKS]
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SOALAN TUGASAN
Bahagian I
TUJUAN
Tujuan tugasan ini adalah untuk mempertingkatkan pemahaman pelajar mengenai jenis-
jenis aset kewangan , dan juga pulangan dan risiko dalam pelaburan.
KEPERLUAN
Jawab semua soalan. Tunjukkan jalan kerja terperinci anda dengan jelas dan tersusun.
[JUMLAH: 50 MARKAH]
SOALAN 1 (CLO 1)
i)Amanah saham
ii)Derivatif
iii)Saham biasa
iv)Bon
v)Saham keutamaan
(Jumlah: 20 markah)
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SOALAN 2 (CLO 2)
(15 markah)
(Jumlah: 30 markah)
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Bahagian II
Bincangkan topik berkenaan di dalam forum dan hantar bukti penglibatan forum dalam
“Pemegang saham biasa dianggap sebagai pemilik syarikat yang menerima pulangan dalam
bentuk dividen. Walaubagaimanapun, dividen hanya dibayar kepada pemegang saham biasa
selepas pembayaran faedah kepada pemegang-pemegang bon dan pembayaran dividen
kepada pemegang saham keutamaan telah dipenuhi." Bincangkan kelebihan-kelebihan dan
kelemahan-kelemahan saham biasa kepada para pelabur.
[JUMLAH: 10 MARKAH]
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Part II/Bahagian II (10%): ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION/PENYERTAAN KELAS DALAM TALIAN
Marks for discussion in the forum (OCP) will be given based on the following rubrics:/
Markah untuk perbincangan dalam forum (OCP) akan diberikan berdasarkan rubrik berikut:
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INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT PROOF OF ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)
Do the following:
1. Select the best FIVE (5) of your postings from the forum discussion set up by your tutor.
2. Do screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your assignment.
3. The screenshots should be in image file (either in JPG or PNG format). Refer to the sample of Screen Grab below
4. The screenshots should contain: Name, Title of the discussion, Day, Date and Time.
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