1. CASE STUDY INVESTIGATION
(GROUP ASSIGNMENT)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. EACH GROUP IS REQUIRED TO WRITE ' REPORT AND COMMENTS' REGARDING CASE
STUDY THAT HAVE BEEN CHOOSE. EACH GROUP SHOULD HAVE 4 STUDENTS.
2. CASE STUDY MUST BE ABOUT DERIVATIVES DEBACLES SUCH AS COLLAPSE OF
BARRINGS PLC, LOSSES OF ORANGE COUNTY, PROCTER AND GAMBLE,
METALLGESELLCHAFT AG, SUMITOMO CORPORATION AND ETC.... YOU CAN SURF THE
INTERNET OR REFER ANY BOOK OR MAGAZINE TO FIND THE CASE.
3. YOUR ASSIGNMENT SHOULD INCLUDES ( GUIDELINES..YOU CAN ADD ANY INFO THAT
AVAILABLE) :
- DETAILS OF THE NATURE OF THE FIRM'S BUSINESS
- HOW IT LED TO THE DERIVATIVES INSTRUMENT USED
- TYPE OF RISK INVOLVED
-HOW THE RISK ARISES; WHETHER FROM FIRM'S BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OR SOMETHING
ELSE
- WHETHER THE INSTRUMENTS USED ARE APPROPRIATE IN MANAGING THE RISK
IDENTIFIED
-WHO INVOLVED AND HOW THEY USED THE INSTRUMENT, WHAT WENT WRONG, AND
WHETHER THEY HAVE BEEN PUNISHED ACCORDINGLY.
- STATE YOUR CONCLUSION WHETHER THE LOSSES ARE CAUSED BY DERIVATIVES
INSTRUMENTS OR IS CAUSED BY THE INADEQUACY OF KNOWLEDGE OF PEOPLE WHO
HANDLE THE DERIVATIVES TRANSACTIONS.
4. PLAGIARISM ( JANGAN MENIRU!!!!!!)...MUST BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS. IF THAT
HAPPENED TO DETECT ANY 'COPY AND PASTE' WORK , YOUR GROUP WILL NOT GET ANY
MARKS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.
5. FORMAT:
- FONT = TIME NEW ROMAN (12)-DOUBLE SPACING
-LENGTH = NOT MORE THAN 15 PAGES.
6. I WILL POST THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS ( GRADING ) LATER.
7. SUBMISSION DATE: BEFORE OR ON THE 15TH MAY 2014. NO LATE SUBMISSION!.