Contemporary Issues in Applied Finance Research Topics by Lindesay Brine https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks Padlet with projects across the themes for this unit en-us 2021-02-22 06:16:46 UTC 2023-01-20 22:20:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png lindesaybrine https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1239257508 Please add your research topic ideas here in the relevant stream. Follow the steps below to contribute to our discussion.  The topics included here will be discussed in our live session. This Padlet will remain open and available as a resource and artefact of our workshop.]]> 2021-02-25 03:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1239257508 Step 1 lindesaybrine https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1239319581 Click on the + sign below that heading to open a post. Please use a colour other than orange to distinguish your entry from the lecture examples]]> 2021-02-25 03:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1239319581 Step 2 lindesaybrine https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617431192 Review the other posts and provide comments and/or invite others to join you in a study group]]> 2021-06-21 10:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617431192 The value of financial flexibility to non-financial companies lindesaybrine https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617433553 2021-06-21 10:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617433553 Assessing Fair Value lindesaybrine https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617434393 2021-06-21 10:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617434393 Infrastructure funding for NSW Treasury lindesaybrine https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617435243 2021-06-21 10:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617435243 Policies to support large-scal renewable energy lindesaybrine https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617436376 2021-06-21 10:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617436376 Barriers to widespread electric vehicle adoption lindesaybrine https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617436682 2021-06-21 10:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617436682 Impact of negative interest rates on banks lindesaybrine https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617437096 2021-06-21 10:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617437096 Feasibility of impact investments lindesaybrine https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617438103 2021-06-21 10:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1617438103 Evolution and future of green bonds https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1626764188 2021-06-27 04:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1626764188 The role of alternative investments in modern portfolios. https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1629947266 Thomas Ryan suggested topic.
Specifically targeting the 60/40 portfolio, role alternatives have as a diversifier and a global yield play as bonds continue to sacrifice yield in an opportunistic global market.]]> 2021-06-29 11:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1629947266 Cryptocurrency as a new asset class in portfolio management. https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1631180206 [Matthew Macreadie]
Prepare a briefing paper to the Board of MM Asset Management outlining the benefits and risks of cryptocurrency as an asset class in portfolio management. Provide recommendations on how cryptocurrency can used across various portfolio strategies and how implementation challenges could be addressed. ]]> 2021-06-30 04:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1631180206 Electric vehicle - barriers, adoption and misconception. https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1631445345 2021-06-30 08:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1631445345 Policies to address obstacles to small business financing https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1631505022 [Suggested by R.FITZPATRICK]: Prepare a briefing for [a small business association] summarising options and policies to address perceived obstacles to small business financing, including new measures introduced during the pandemic. Provide recommendations on whether obstacles in fact remain/exist and what options/policies could be advocated for as we exit the pandemic.   ]]> 2021-06-30 09:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1631505022 The impact on value of financial flexibility to non-financial companies. https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1631506638 2021-06-30 09:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1631506638 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reduction Initiatives at a Coal Mining Complex https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1632354346 [Sandy Tickell]
Additional info attached]]> 2021-06-30 22:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1632354346 Impact of access to financing, factors that affect lending and borrowing decisions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1635634610 2021-07-03 09:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1635634610 Impact of rising interest rates in bank profitability https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1637166714 2021-07-05 10:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1637166714 The risks and benefits of investing in emerging market equites https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1637838752 [Luke Kliendienst]
Prepare a briefing paper to the board of LK Asset Management outlining the key risks and benefits of investing in emerging market equities. Provide a recommendation on whether the firm should expand their market offering and launch an emerging markets equity fund.  ]]> 2021-07-05 23:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1637838752 Emerging hydroponic and Aeroponic farming techniques to reshape agricultural production https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1638258530 The task will be to asses the viability of these modern farming techniques on behalf of a PE fund to form a new business. Paper will asses the costs, benefits and drawbacks of such a business ]]> 2021-07-06 04:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1638258530 Greater access to affordable housing for low income earners and young Australian's andrewfekete1 https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1638680242 2021-07-06 10:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1638680242 The impact of exclusion of female unpaid labour on GDP https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1639642315 2021-07-07 02:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1639642315 Assessment of Private Equity as an Alternative investment for a diversified fund https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1639995083 Review private equity as an asset class (pro and cons) and why it should be included as an asset class for a well diversified fund ]]> 2021-07-07 06:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1639995083 Does ESG investing deliver better financial returns and/or other benefits? https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1640913097 2021-07-07 22:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1640913097 How Australian Middle Market firms make Capital Budgeting Decisions: theory vs practice https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1642505486 2021-07-09 00:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1642505486 Privatization of state-owned enterprises in the developing world. https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1644475859 Prepare a briefing paper considering the current contribution of SOEs, the limitations and economic benefits that would accrue to the State of a developing economy and the general populace through privatization. Ashley Kepa]]> 2021-07-11 10:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1644475859 The difficulty facing Not for Profit firms, who conservatively hold large amounts of Cash, but don't receive any real return. Exploring other options, riskier Fixed Income products or Alternatives. https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1987617039 2022-01-12 06:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/1987617039 What are the negative impacts of renewables energy transition: on communities and what social transition programs are required in the short and long run? For example, what are the impacts on coal mining or similar industries in social welfare, access to employment, access to social transition, and support on families and communities as well as access to capital for environmental renewal programs? https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2006788739

]]> 2022-01-23 02:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2006788739 Impacts on retail clients of product governance legislation: MiFIDII and DDO comparison https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2229454089 2022-06-24 03:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2229454089 Comparison of listed, unlisted and hybrid property funds: risk, returns and liquidity https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2229455337 2022-06-24 03:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2229455337 Definition of a 'Wholesale' investor: suggested changes to minimise harm to investors https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2229545340 2022-06-24 06:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2229545340 What risks are facing the Australian banking sector due to significant exposure to residential mortgages in the current rising interest environment. https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2230146221 Prepare a report to the head of APRA on the risks facing the banking sector from exposure to residential mortgages given the rising interest environment, and suggest any additional measures APRA could put in place to mitigate these risks now and in the future.]]> 2022-06-25 02:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2230146221 The Barriers in Adopting Nuclear Energy into the Australian Green Taxonomy birmako https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2233037221 Prepare a briefing paper for the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute outlining the potential of nuclear power to meet Australia’s net-zero targets. The report will assess the key barriers to adopting nuclear into the Australian green taxonomy and provide recommendations to address these challenges. 

]]> 2022-06-29 03:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2233037221 Carbon Credits - Should investment be allocated to ACCUS or unregulated (voluntary credits) price differences etc https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2233237442 2022-06-29 08:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2233237442 The implications of high inflation on the commercial property industry with regard to a particular diversified property fund. Provide recommendations on specific strategies to be implemented to navigate an inflationary environment. https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2235461373 2022-07-02 07:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2235461373 Behavioural Finance https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2235715876 Provide a briefing paper for the board at Montgomery investments on the merits of incorporating a practical understanding of biases and heuristics into an investment decision making process. As part of this, outline EMH, anomalies to EMH, and why behavioural finance could undermine the EMH underlying assumption of a rational investor. Provide examples for relevant biases and heuristics and suggest practical approaches that an investment manager can use to incorporate these into a decision making process.

Anthony White]]> 2022-07-03 03:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2235715876 Asset Allocation - Property Fund https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2235725141 A board paper has been requested to undertake a review of the current property portfolio asset allocation efficiency, and advise if the current allocation is still appropriate for the REIT moving forward.  Currently, the REIT only holds core assets of Office, Retail and Industrial. 
 
The paper is to have regard to the rapid changes in how real estate is now being viewed by investors and also by those who utilise them. Is it still the right strategic investment decision to focus on these core asset types or should further diversification into non-core assets be a part of the future investment strategy.

Mark Stuart
]]> 2022-07-03 04:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2235725141 Effect of rising rates on equity valuations https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2236051494 As interest rates shifts higher from a low base, the effect of higher discount rates is increasing a more pronounced headwind on equity valuations. Outline the impact of higher rates on listed-equity valuations.

Provide recommendations on how investors can mitigate downside risk within their equity portfolios in a rising rate environment. 
]]> 2022-07-04 01:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2236051494 Does household debt pose a risk to the Australian economy in the current rising interest rate environment https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2236260123
Write a report to the Governor of the Reserve Bank on whether household debt poses a risk to the Australian economy, and what losses might the Australian banking system suffer from these exposures through the current cycle of tightening monetary policy as a result of higher inflation.

]]> 2022-07-04 06:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2236260123 The benefits of active portfolio management and importance of using hedging strategies/ derivatives during periods of high market volatility and economic stagnation. https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2241849292 2022-07-12 13:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2241849292 Investing for impact. How ESG is developing the private equity markets. An assessment of the opportunities and challenges. shaunsang https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2247631159 Provide a briefing paper to the board at CP Ventures that outlines the opportunities and challenges of establishing a technology fund with the primary focus of incorporating and measuring ESG impacts alongside financial returns. Further, outline recommendations to management on the specific features that should be adopted by CP Ventures in creating this fund and finally, any matters that may arise as part of implementation and administration.

Shaun Sang]]> 2022-07-21 14:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lindesaybrine/Bookmarks/wish/2247631159