Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780134083278
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 14P
a.
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To determine: The alpha which the investors in DS’s fund expect to receive.
Introduction: Stock alpha is overabundance risk of the required return; it implies that it is controlled by subtracting the required return of the stock as per SML (security market line) from the expected return of the stock.
b.
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To determine: The money DS has under the management.
c.
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To determine: The money HDAM generates with fee income.
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