BNFN 3303 ± Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

Assignment (8 Points) Fall 2020-2020
SLOs covered by this Assignment:
A. Describe investment as one of the key areas of finance.
B. Explain the capital formation process.
C. Analyze the functioning of the Stock Market.
The Madoff investment scandal was a major case of stock and securities fraud discovered in late2008. Watch the documentary in the below links:
¾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO4CIPuaTJ4&t=810s
¾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M3sHrVOddw
¾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpjFIb0g6vE
¾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVRysd1Ohvg
¾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjNV66Yr0fk
Assignment Questions:
¾ Who is Bernie Madoff? (i.e., provide a brief background about Bernie Madoff biography)
¾ Describe how a Ponzi Scheme works and explain the similarity between Bernie Madoff and CharlesPonzi?
¾ What type of investors did Bernie target?
¾ What were the strategies Bernie used to convince his investors and never get them suspicious?
¾ How did he conceal his fraud inside the company? Were there other players involved?
¾ How could he conceal his fraud from the regulator “Securities and Exchange Commission”?
¾ What were the fraud allegations presented by financial analyst “Harry Markopolos” to the SEC andwhat was the SEC’s reaction to them?
¾ How much did Bernie steal and what did Bernie do with the stolen money?
¾ When and how did the entire scandal broke?
¾ What were the penalties imposed on Bernie?
¾ What were the long-run negative effects of his fraud on the victimized investors and his own family(Wife and Sons)?
¾ What were the reforms made by SEC to reduce the chances of such fraud in the future?
¾ What are the lessons you personally learned after studying about Bernie Madoff scandal?
BNFN 3303 ± Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Assignment (8 Points) Fall 2020-2020
Assignment Requirements:
¾ Cover page must state clearly the title of the assignment, group member names, course title and code,academic semester, name of instructor and date.
¾ Questions listed in the previous section shall be considered as guidance to the required points that needto be covered in the assignment. However, the assignment should be written in an Essay format
(Introduction, Body and Conclusion).
¾ Kindly note that when answering the assignment questions, you are NOT limited to answer based onthe above listed videos only. You are also expected to search on the web and read further about the
scandal. Therefore, you will be expected to also include a reference list at the end of the assignmentwhich includes the additional resources you used (using APA style).
¾ Direct Copy and Paste from any website is NOT allowed. If plagiarism was detected, your totalassignment grade will be affected and the deduction amount will be decided by the instructor.
¾ The paper should contain no spelling mistakes, is properly structured with appropriate headings andtitles, and numbered.
¾ The paper must not be less than 5 pages excluding cover page and reference list with line spacing 1.5.
¾ The Due date of the assignment is on Sunday October 25th, 2020.
¾ Only Soft Copy is required and submission should be through the safe assignment link on Blackboard.
¾ The peer evaluation form submission is optional and can be submitted along with the assignment ondue date. The deduction amount will be decided by the instructor.
BNFN 3303 ± Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Assignment (8 Points) Fall 2020-2020
ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC
Group Members:
EVALUATION CRITERIA POSSIBLE
MARKS
ACHIEVED
MARKS
COMMENTS
INTRODUCTION 5%
CONTENT & BODY
– Wide-ranging level of knowledge
and full understanding of topic.
– Comprehensive and focused
response to questions.
– Organized flow of ideas.
– Coherent and well-expressed
critical analysis.
– Advanced writing style enabling
expression of sophisticated ideas.
70%
CONCLUSIONS 10%
REFERENCES 5%
COVERING ALL ASSIGNMENT
REQUIREMENTS 10%
TOTAL MARKS 100%
EQUIVALENT MARK
OUT OF 8 POINTS
8 Points
BNFN 3303 ± Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Assignment (8 Points) Fall 2020-2020
PEER EVALUATION FORM
Evaluator Name: ______________________
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assignment
Circle the rating that is closest to your evaluations of each member.
Member Name Score:
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