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RSK4805 ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 1 2026 THE RETURN FROM THE MARKET LAST YEAR WAS 9% AND THE RISK-FREE RATE WAS 4.5%. A HEDGE FUND MANAGER WITH A BETA OF 0.7 HAS AN ALPHA OF 4%. GIVEN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MARKET LAST YEAR, WHAT RETURN DID THE HEDGE FUND

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RSK4805 ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 1 2026 THE RETURN FROM THE MARKET LAST YEAR WAS 9% AND THE RISK-FREE RATE WAS 4.5%. A HEDGE FUND MANAGER WITH A BETA OF 0.7 HAS AN ALPHA OF 4%. GIVEN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MARKET LAST YEAR, WHAT RETURN DID THE HEDGE FUND MANAGER EARN?

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A BANK ESTIMATES THAT ITS PROFIT NEXT YEAR IS NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED WITH A
MEAN OF 0.8% OF ASSETS AND A STANDARD DEVIATION OF 2% OF ASSETS. HOW MUCH
EQUITY (AS A PERCENTAGE OF ASSETS) DOES THE COMPANY NEED TO BE 95% SURE THAT
IT WILL HAVE POSITIVE EQUITY AT THE END OF THE YEAR.[USE Z-SCORE ROUNDED TO
TWO DECIMAL PLACES]

CONFIDENCE (%) SIGNIFICANCE (%) Z-SCORE
90 10 1.28
95 5 1.65
97.5 2.5 1.96
99 1 2.33
99.5 0.5 2.58
99.9 0.1 3.09


Equity needed as a percentage of assets: 2.50 %

Enter answer as a positive percentage (e.g., 12.05 NOT -12.05).




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