B1 - Corporate Governance & Financial Risk Management Flashcards

1
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How many objectives are in the COSO Framework?

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3

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2
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What are the 3 objects in the COSO Framework?

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ORC

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3
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How many components are in the COSO Framework?

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5

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4
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What are the components in the COSO Framework?

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CRIME

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5
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“O” in ORC

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Operations

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6
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“R” in ORC

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Reporting

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7
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“C” in ORC

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Compliance

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8
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“C” in CRIME

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Control environment

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9
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“R” in CRIME

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Risk Management

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10
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“I” in CRIME

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Info and communication systems

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11
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“M” in CRIME

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Monitoring

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12
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“E” in CRIME

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Existing controls

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13
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Who is responsible for the following:
-effectively applying IC
-Determining requirements for IC

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Management & Board

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14
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Which of the components of ORC does this apply to:
Effectiveness and efficiency of the company’s operations and ensuring safeguards of the assets

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Operations

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15
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Which of the components of ORC does this apply to:
Reliability, timeliness, and transparency of an entity’s external and internal financial/nonfinancial reporting

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Reporting

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16
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Which of the components of ORC does this apply to:
Entity is adhering to applicable laws and regulations

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Compliance

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17
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Control Environment Principle

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EBOCA

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18
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“E” in EBOCA

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Ethics

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19
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“B” in EBOCA

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Board independence

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20
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“O” in EBOCA

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Organizational structure

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21
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“C” in EBOCA

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Commitment to competence

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22
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“A” in EBOCA

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Accountability

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23
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Risk Assessment principle

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SAFR

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24
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“S” in SAFR

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Specify objectives

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25
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“A” in SAFR

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Assess change

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26
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“F” in SAFR

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Fraud risk

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27
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“R” in SAFR

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Risk analysis

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28
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Information and communication principle

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OIE

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29
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O in OIE

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Obtain and use info

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30
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I in OIE

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Internally communicate

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31
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E in OIE

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Externally communicate

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32
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Who should be internally communicated to?

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Internal auditors & committee

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33
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Who should be externally communicated to?

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Management, CPA firm, consultants

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34
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Monitoring Activities principle

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SOD

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35
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S in SOD

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Separate evaluations of IC

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36
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O in SOD

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Ongoing evaluations of IC

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37
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D in SOD

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Deficiencies are communicated

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38
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Existing Control Activities principles

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CAT P

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39
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CA in CAT P

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Control activities are developed

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40
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T in CAT P

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Tech controls

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41
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P in CAT P

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Policies and procedures

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42
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Major deficiency

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Material IC deficiency

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43
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What is the objective of applying the COSO framework?

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Reduce assessed risk to acceptable levels

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44
Q

COSO Framework documentation pnuemonic

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COPS

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45
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C in COPS

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Component evaluation

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46
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O in COPS

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Overall assessment

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47
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P in COPS

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Principal evaluations

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48
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S in COPS

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Summary of IC deficiencies

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49
Q

What is the objective of ERM

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Strategy to balance risk and return

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50
Q

Risk

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Possibility events will occur and affect the achievement of strategy and business objectives

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51
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Value creation

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Benefits exceed the cost of resources used

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52
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What are signs that value is being created

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+NPV, Profit, successful launch of a product

53
Q

Value preservation

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Ongoing operations efficiently and effectively sustain created benefits

54
Q

Value erosion

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Cost exceed benefits

55
Q

What are signs that value is being eroded?

A

stock price declines
-NPV

56
Q

Value realization

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Benefits created by the organization are received by stakeholders

57
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Mission

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core purpose of an entity

58
Q

Vistion

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strategy and goals

59
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Core values

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how a company achieves goals

60
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CCPIS

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manage risk and create value

61
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C1 in CCPI

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Culture

62
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C2 in CCPI

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Capabilities

63
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P in CCPI

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Practices

64
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I in CCPI

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Integration with strategy

65
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Culture

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collective thinking that shapes decisions

66
Q

Capabilities

A

competitive advantage

67
Q

Risk appetite

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Willingness to assume risk

68
Q

Where is risk appetite expressed?

A

Mission and vision

69
Q

Risk Inventory

A

All risk that could impact an entity

70
Q

What is the term:
trends, events, relationships, and other factors that may influence, clarify or change an entity’s current or future strategy

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Business context

71
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Risk capacity

A

Maximum amount of risk

72
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Risk profile

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Type, severity, and interdependence of risk

73
Q

How many components are associated with ERM?

A

5

74
Q

What are the components of ERM

A

GO PRO

75
Q

G in GO PRO

A

Governance and culture

76
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O1 in GO PRO

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Objective setting

77
Q

P in GO PRO

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Performance

78
Q

R in GO PRO

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Review and revision

79
Q

O2 in GO PRO

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Ongoing performance

80
Q

Governance and culture

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DOVES

81
Q

D in DOVES

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Desired culture

82
Q

O in DOVES

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Board oversight

83
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V in DOVES

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Values (core values)

84
Q

E in DOVES

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Employees are capable

85
Q

Strategy and objective setting

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SOAR

86
Q

S in SOAR

A

Strategies

87
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O in SOAR

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Objectives

88
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A in SOAR

A

Analyze business context

89
Q

R in SOAR

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Risk appetite

90
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Performance principles

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VAPIR

91
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V in VAPIR

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Portfolio view

92
Q

A in VAPIR

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Assesses severity of risk

93
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P in VAPIR

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Prioritize risk

94
Q

I in VAPIR

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Identifies risk

95
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R in VAPIR

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Risk response

96
Q

What kind of risk preference:
increase in level of risk doesn’t result in an increase in management’s required rate of return

A

Risk-Indifferent

97
Q

What kind of risk preference:
increase in the level of risk results in an increase in management’s required rate of return

A

Risk-averse

98
Q

What kind of risk preference:
increase in the level of risk results in a decrease in management’s required rate of return

A

Risk-seeking

99
Q

What kind of risk:
exposure of the owner of the instrument to fluctuations in the value of the instrument in response to changes in interest rates

A

Interest rate risk

100
Q

What kind of risk:
Portion of a firm’s or industry’s risk that is associated with random causes and can be eliminated through diversification

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Unsystematic Risk

101
Q

What kind of risk:
Exposure of a firm to fluctuations in value as a result of operating within an economy

A

Systematic Risk

102
Q

What kind of risk:
Political events, war, inflation, international events

A

Market risk

103
Q

What kind of risk:
Strikes, lawsuits, regulation, loss of key account

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Diversifiable risk

104
Q

What kind of risk:
Company’s inability to secure financing or favorable credit terms

A

Credit Risk

105
Q

What kind of risk:
Debtors may not repay principal or interest due

A

Default risk

106
Q

What kind of risk:
Lendors or investors are exposed when they cannot sell securities in a timely manner and must make material price concessions

A

Liquidity risk

107
Q

What kind of risk:
Investors have to decline in the value of their individual securities or portfolios

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Price risk

108
Q

What kind of rate:
Rate of interest charged before any adjustments for compounding or market factors

A

Stated interest

109
Q

What kind of rate:
Interest paid per period/Net proceeds from loan OR
(P X SAR)/# Periods

A

Effective interest

110
Q

What kind of rate:
Effective Period Rate X # of periods

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Annual percentage rate

111
Q

What kind of rate:
(1+Effective periodic rate)^# of periods - 1

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Effective annual percentage rate

112
Q

What kind of rate:
P X SAR X # years

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Simple interest

113
Q

What kind of rate:
P X (1 + Effective periodic)

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Compound interest

114
Q

Maturity risk premium

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Compensation that investors demand for exposure to interest rate risk over time; risk increases with term to maturity

115
Q

Purchasing power risk

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Compensation investors require to bear the risk that price levels will change and affect asset values

116
Q

Liquidity risk premium

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Compensation demanded by lenders for the risk that an investment security cannot be sold on a short notice without making significant price concessions

117
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Default risk premium

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Additional compensation demanded by lenders for bearing the risk that the issuer of the security will fail to pay interest or principal on a timely basis

118
Q

Certainty equivalent

A

The point at which an investor is indifferent to an expected return on an investment

119
Q

What premiums go into the require rate of return?

A

Maturity risk
Purchasing power risk
Liquidity risk
Default riks

120
Q

This would mitigate _________ risk
Investing in floating debt securities
Forward rate agreements or interest rate swaps

A

Interest rate risk

121
Q

This would mitigate ________ risk
Derivates that provide gains to the investor when the market declines
Short selling

A

Market Risk

122
Q

Short selling

A

selling an investment in hopes of buying it back at a lower price later

123
Q

This would mitigate _______ risk
Diversification

A

Unsystematic risk

124
Q

This would mitigate ________ risk
Improving credit ratings

A

Credit risk

125
Q

This would mitigate ________ risk
Adjust interest rates charged to better reflect the risk of each borrower

A

Default risk

126
Q

This would mitigate ______ risk
Allocating a greater percentage of capital to investments that trade on active markets

A

Liquidity risk

127
Q

This would mitigate ______ risk
Short selling/put options

A

Price Risk

128
Q

Put option

A

Selling a security at a specific price by a specific time