M.Phil Corporate Finance Assignment

SUPERIOR UNIVERSITY, LAHORE
Prof. Dr. Salman Masood Sheikh
CORPORATE FINANCE
Assignment and Projects
Table of Contents
Assignment – 1:..............................................................3
Research Assignment.............................................................................................. 3
Marks 50 and Weightage 20%................................................................................. 3
Assignment – 2:..............................................................4
Industry Based Assignment..................................................................................... 4
50 Marks, Weightage 20%....................................................................................... 4
Assignment – 3:..............................................................5
Research Report on Stock Exchange.......................................................................5
50 Marks, Weightage 30%....................................................................................... 5
Assignment – 4:..............................................................6
Final Project (Literature Based Term Paper)............................................................6
100 Marks, Weightage 30%..................................................................................... 6
Assignment – 1:
Research Assignment
Marks 50 and Weightage 20%
1- This will be the individual assignment.

2- You have to download five research articles from google scholar on the following topics.
a. Working Capital Management
b. Shares Valuation and its yield
c. Long term bonds
d. Capital investment decisions
e. Leverage and capital structure
i. (Note: Write the topic name in google scholar search bar and download
unpaid articles therefrom)
3- The assignment is related to Annotated Bibliography and a data extraction sheet is given
below for you to do appropriate working.
4- After completion of below data sheet, the students will submit the assignment to their CR
at the required time and CR will send me in total.
Assignment on Data Extraction (Articles)

Name: _______________________, Roll No. ____________, Class: _________
Data Extraction Form

Article no:
Title:
Author (s): Publication Date:
Publisher (if any): Country:
Journal: Volume: Number: Page no:
Keywords/definitions:
Objective of the Study: (Conceptual Framework):
Findings:
Methodology and Statistical Tests applied:
What you have learnt from the research paper

Assignment – 2:
Industry Based Assignment

50 Marks, Weightage 20%
1- This industry-based assignment is already assigned

2- This was assigned as individual assignment.
3- You have to write a Business Evaluation and Development Report
4- The contents of the report are given as follows:
S/N KEY POINT ACTION REQUIRED
I Parts of the report
-Title Page -The title must be linked with the aims and objective
- Executive Summary -You must Clearly summarize the entire report to persuade
the reader to develop interest in the report
-Introduction - With the introduction, you must help the reader figure out
what the report is all about
-Findings -Explain the information discovered as a result of your

investigation
-Recommendation State your suggestions or proposals based on your findings
-Appendices State the sources of your facts, explain unfamiliar terms

Assignment – 3:
Research Report on Stock Exchange

1- You will be given the material to read, i.e. awareness and working of Pakistan Stock
Exchanges.
2- There will be five group members to write this research report on stock exchanges
3- The report will be titled as Report on Stock Exchange Business
4- Following will be the contents of the report
Contents of Stock Exchange Business Report:

1- Stock Exchange Understanding and Working
1) Know Your Brokers/Agents and Their Registered Branches
2) Opening of Account in Own Name
3) Filling of Standardized Account Opening Form
4) Provision of Mandatory Tariff Structure to Customers
5) Placement of Trading Orders/Instructions
6) Online Trading
7) Obligation of Customers to Deposit Margins
8) Modes of Payments /Receipts
9) Right to Obtain Ledger Details Showing Cash and Securities Positions
10) Mandatory Provision of Quarterly Account Statements by SE Brokers
11) Prescribed Risk Disclosure Document
2- Initial Public Offerings

1) Why list on the Stock Exchange?
2) Reasons to do an IPO (Initial Public Offering)
3) What are the requirements for an Initial Public Offering?
4) What are the procedures of an Initial Public Offering?
i. Techniques of distribution of securities
ii. The procedures of the first listing
iii. The procedure of direct registration
iv. The procedure of Fixed Price Offer
v. The procedure of Open Price Offer
vi. The procedure of Minimum Price Offer
5) Who does an Initial Public Offering?
Assignment – 4:
Final Project (Literature Based Term Paper)

In the MS / M.Phil and MBA 1.5 years program the subject corporate finance is considered as
very vital and is based on research on the financial systems of the companies. Such companies
may be related to any sector such as, banking, insurance, textile, beverages, cement, agriculture.
This final project is based on the literature-based research on the study of financial and
economics sector of any country. You have to make an analysis of country wise financial and
economic conditions and situation of financial setups of the country.
Guidelines for the Final Project:

(i) There will be five group members for doing working on the project
(ii) You have to select a country except Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal & Sri
Lanka.
(iii) Get registered with your class representative because one group of students can select
only one country and no repetition is allowed in country selection.
(iv) After selecting the country, you have to work on the financial and economic systems
of that country. You have to analyze the followings and have to prepare a derail
report on the findings.
S. No Topics Marks
1 Financial Market & Types of the selected country 10
2 Stock Exchange Discussion of the country 10
3 Introduction to Financial system of the country 05
4 Financial Instruments used in the country 05
5 Foreign Exchange Market in that country 05
6 Reasons for Financial Crises in the country (if any) 05
7 Investment and Investment patterns in the country 05
8 Introduction to Banks 10
9 Banking System of Pakistan 10
10 Commercial Banking in that country 05
11 Structure of Assets and Liabilities of Banks 05
12 Risk Management 05
13 Basel II Accord 05
14 Challenges facing by banks of that country 05
15 Corporate Governance of Banks in that company 05
16 Trading Process of Banking Systems 05
17 References ----
The total marks for the project will be of 100 marks but the weight age in examination will
be 30%

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SUPERIOR UNIVERSITY, LAHORE

Prof. Dr. Salman Masood Sheikh

1- This will be the individual assignment.

Assignment on Data Extraction (Articles)

Data Extraction Form

Methodology and Statistical Tests applied:

What you have learnt from the research paper

Industry Based Assignment

1- This industry-based assignment is already assigned

S/N KEY POINT ACTION REQUIRED

I Parts of the report

-Findings -Explain the information discovered as a result of your

-Recommendation State your suggestions or proposals based on your findings

-Appendices State the sources of your facts, explain unfamiliar terms

Research Report on Stock Exchange

Contents of Stock Exchange Business Report:

2- Initial Public Offerings

Final Project (Literature Based Term Paper)

Guidelines for the Final Project:

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