Questions from Financial Markets

Q: Write a short essay on the future of finance company operations?

Write a short essay on the future of finance company operations? Should finance companies be merged into the banking industry, or should they remain distinctly different from commercial banks?

Q: A critic recently claimed that hedge funds cause market volatility to increase

A critic recently claimed that hedge funds cause market volatility to increase when they publicize (and document) that a public corporation exaggerated its earnings. The critic argued that hedge funds...

Q: Should large securities firms be allowed to be independent and insulated from

Should large securities firms be allowed to be independent and insulated from bank regulation, or should they be required to register as bank holding companies, and subject to bank regulations? Write...

Q: Consider a life insurance company that needs to ensure that it can

Consider a life insurance company that needs to ensure that it can make a steady stream of payments over time to beneficiaries of its policyholders. Assume that the compensation for the insurance comp...

Q: Consider a state pension fund that needs to generate a series of

Consider a state pension fund that needs to generate a series of fixed payments for its retirees. Yet, assume that its compensation for its portfolio managers is tied to the return earned on the inves...

Q: War tends to cause significant reactions in financial markets. Why might

War tends to cause significant reactions in financial markets. Why might a war in the Middle East place upward pressure on U.S. interest rates? Why might some investors expect a war like this to place...

Q: The Fed intervened heavily in the credit crisis. Write a short

The Fed intervened heavily in the credit crisis. Write a short essay explaining whether you believe the Fed’s intervention improved conditions in financial markets or made conditions worse.

Q: The credit crisis was caused by the mortgage market, yet it

The credit crisis was caused by the mortgage market, yet it had a serious impact on bond markets. Write a short essay on how the bond market was affected and offer your opinion on how the bond market...

Q: Many critics argue that greed in the mortgage markets caused the credit

Many critics argue that greed in the mortgage markets caused the credit crisis. Yet, many market advocates suggest that greed is good, as the thirst for profits by firms that participate in mortgage m...

Q: Write a short essay explaining why there is so much uncertainty surrounding

Write a short essay explaining why there is so much uncertainty surrounding the valuation of a firm that is engaged in an IPO. Why do you think some investors overvalue firms at the time of their IPO?...