| BCO224 | | | | | | Task brief & rubrics | | | Task brief & rubrics | | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL MARKETS |
| Assignment 2 |
| | | Individual task |
| Covers: | | Unit 1, 2 and 5 |
| Formalities: |
| Format accepted: | | EXCEL |
| Font: | | Arial 12 pts. |
| | | The in-text References and the Bibliography have to be in Harvard’s citation style. |
| Submission: | | Week 7 - Via Moodle (Turnitin). Sunday 20th February 2022 at 23h59 CET |
| Weight: | | This task is a 20% of your total grade for this subject. |
| Task (100 points in total) |
| Ex. 1 | | Make a fictive investment in 1 to 10 ETF, mutual and/ or index funds for a client considering the following: |
| | | Client profile: | | | Agressive |
| | | Residency: | | | Europe |
| | | Investment horizon: | | | 15 years |
| | | Should include 1 fund of each with: | | | ESG, Gender equality and Water |
| | | Maximum PORTFOLIO ongoing fees: | | | 1.50% |
| | | Present your results according to the following table: |
| ETF/ Mutual/ Index Funds selected | ISIN code | % of total Portfolio | Fees (ongoing charges) | Weighted fees | % Equity | % Bond | % Cash | Weighted Equity | Weighted Bond | Weighted Cash | First Top region and % | | First Top Sectors and % | | Passive Mngt | Active Mngt | Net Asset Value N.A.V | Trailing 12-mth yield (%) or YTD | Morningstar risk rating |
| | | (w) | (f) | (w) * (f) | ( e) | (b) | ( c) | (w) * (e) | (w) * (b) | (w) * (c) |
| EXAMPLE Amundi Small Cap C ** | LU1883306901 | 3.00% | 0.76% | 0.02% | 98.06% | 0.00% | 2.70% | 2.94% | 0.00% | 0.08% | EU | 57.70% | Industrials | 29.67% | | 1 | 1136.05 | -18.61% | 6 |
| Blackrock European HY Bond * | LU1191877379 | 2.00% | 1.22% | 0.02% | 0.60% | 89.21% | 0.86% | 0.01% | 1.78% | 0.02% | UK | 17.34% | NA | NA | | 1 | 12.07 | -1.77% | 5 |
| Fund B |
| Fund C .. |
| Portfolio | | 100.00% | | 0.05% | | | | 2.95% | 1.78% | 0.10% | Pflio average: | | Pflio average: | | 0 | 2 | | -0.593700% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | EU | 1.7% | Industrials | 29.67% |
| | * | https://www.morningstar.es/es/funds/snapshot/snapshot.aspx?id=F00000W4ZH | | | | | | | | | US | | Tech |
| | ** | https://www.morningstarfunds.ie/ie/funds/snapshot/snapshot.aspx?id=F000013SO7 | | | | | | | | | UK | 0.3% | Cons. Cycl. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | ex EU | | Communication |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Asia | | Financials |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | etc |
| | | | Search sources: | https://www.mutualfunds.com/ |
| | | | | https://www.morningstar.com/ |
| | | | | https://etfdb.com/indexes/ |
| Ex.2 (15 lines maximum) | | Explain 4 benefits and reasons for investing in a Mutual Fund |
| Ex.3 (15 lines maximum) | | What background check can investors do nowadays to understand the risk involved when buying shares in mutual funds? |
| Ex.4 (15 lines maximum) | | What are the minimum regulation requirements for mutual funds, index funds and ETFs? |
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