Estimate the cost of equity.

Please fill your answer in the blank box found below: You have run a regression of returns of Devonex, a machine tool manufacturer against the S&P500 index using monthly returns over the last years and arrived at the following regression equation: ReturnDevonex = 0.3% +1.6* ReturnS&P500 a) The stock had a Jensen’s alpha of – […]

explain how performance of the internal audit department against each of its objectives, could be evaluated and provide for each objective an example of a performance measure that could assist in this.

As the newly appointed finance director of a quoted company, you have just been asked by the Chairman to advise on the effectiveness of the existing internal control department. The chairman explained that internal audit has been established in the company for many years. The chief internal auditor, who has held this post for many […]