Dr. P.V. Viswanath |
Courses / MBA 648 | ||
Assignments, Spring 2011 |
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Problem assignments from: Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo, Corporate Finance: The Core, Pearson Prentice-Hall. |
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Financial Markets and InstitutionsAs explained in the slides, financial functions can be broadly divided into six categories:
Choose a specific financial intermediary (e.g. Bank of America or Visa or FICO (formerly Fair Isaac Corporation)) and write two paragraphs explaining what financial function it performs and how.
BetasThe Groupon company is discussed in the NY Times of Nov. 23, 2010. (http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/doing-the-math-on-a-groupon-deal/?ref=business). |
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