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Types and sources of risk

Frage 1 von 18

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The risk of the other party to a contract failing to honour its obligations is an example of:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Financial market risk

  • Liquidity risk

  • Credit risk ( counter party risk)

  • Operational risk

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Frage 2 von 18

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A company has an overdue trade receivable from a customer located abroad. The amount outstanding is due to be paid in a foreign currency. The greatest potential loss arises from:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Interest rate risk

  • Foreign exchange risk

  • Liquidity risk

  • Credit risk

  • Operational risk

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Frage 3 von 18

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1st January X8: Company AB borrows £100,000 under a 5 year bank loan linked to 6-month LIBOR plus 50 basis points,
1st January X8 5 year semi-annual fixed rate swap rate is 6% against 6-months LIBOR
Outturn 6-month LIBOR rates were as follows:
1st January X8 5.0% 1st July X8 5.5% - 1st January X9 6.1%
For company AB. the interest rate exposure on the unhedged bank loan is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Continues - Committed - Transferable

  • Continues - Committed

  • Continues - Transferable

  • Committed - Transferable

  • Committed

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Frage 4 von 18

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Generally aggressive financing:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • increases the risk of insolvency

  • reduces shareholders return

  • increases exchange rate risk

  • reduces the volatility of earnings

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Frage 5 von 18

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A company's credit standing is LEAST likely to affect its ability to:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • borrow from a bank

  • use OTC derivatives

  • issue debt in the capital markets

  • sell on credit

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Frage 6 von 18

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The interest rate arising on a long term floating rate is a:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Committed and transferable risk

  • Committed risk

  • Transferable risk

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Frage 7 von 18

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The offices of a small company are threatened by fire risk. this risk is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • continues and transferable

  • an event led risk and transferable

  • an event risk and non-transferable

  • continuous and non-transferable

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Frage 8 von 18

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Financial risk includes:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • operational risk, credit risk and liquidity risk

  • credit risk, liquidity risk and commercial risk

  • liquidity risk, commercial risk and financial markets risk

  • interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risk

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Frage 9 von 18

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ABC'S principal costs are a floating rate loan financing a property and staffing costs. ABC revenues depend primarily on chargeable staff hours. ABC has the following financial risks.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • interest rate and liquidity risk

  • interest rate risk

  • liquidity risk

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Frage 10 von 18

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The loss of a building to fire is a

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • continuous risk

  • transferable risk

  • committed risk

  • sector-specific risk

  • commercial risk

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Frage 11 von 18

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which of the following is MOST likely to indicate hight counterparty risk for a corporate?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • customers generally pay in cash prior to the dispatch of goods

  • suppliers provide goods that are widely available for cash payment

  • low net drawdown on a large bilateral revolving credit facility

  • investments are of low value

  • customers are large in number but generally small size

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Frage 12 von 18

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which of the following is LEAST likely to influence decisions whether or not to manage a particular risk?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • risk culture of the organisation

  • financial ratios needed to maintain credit rating

  • shareholder expectations

  • length of the financial year

  • competitors' risk profiel

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Frage 13 von 18

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A UK company exports hight-vloume goods to the USA priced in US dollars. The goods are manufactured to a customer's specific requirements. Standard terms are 90 days credit. Raw materials are sourced in the UK and main competitors are located in the UK.
What is the key foreign exchange risk to which the company is exposed?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Transaction

  • Pre-transaction (committed)

  • Strategic (economic exposure)

  • Pre-transaction and strategic

  • Strategic and transaction

  • Transaction, pre-transaction and strategic

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Frage 14 von 18

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A company has debt of 100 million, operating profit of 30 million, interest cover of 4.0 and an average rate payable of 7.5%. What is the new interest cover if the average interest rate payable rises to 10%

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 2.0

  • 3.0

  • 3.6

  • 4.0

  • 5.3

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Frage 15 von 18

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The share prince of a UK airline fluctuates with the changes in the USD price of oil. This is best classified as an example of:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • economic risk

  • transaction risk

  • pre-transaction risk

  • translation risk

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Frage 16 von 18

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On 1 January 20X0 R GmbH, a German based manufacturing company is due to pay a UK supplier GBP 100,000 on 1 April 20X0. R GmbH has a 31 December year end. Market data is as follows:
FBP/EUR spot: 1.3008/16
Three--month forward points: 200/211
Three month standard deviation: 3.8%
Company R's GBP exposure on this future supplier payment is best classified as

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Economic risk

  • Transactional risk

  • Pre-transaction risk

  • Translation risk

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Frage 17 von 18

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A BBB rated parent company has made loans, in EUR, to its French subsidiary. The US parent is close to breaching a book vaue gearing covenant. It is principally concerned with

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • economic risk

  • transaction risk

  • pre-transaction risk

  • translation risk

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Frage 18 von 18

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A company is funded solely by a large overdraft and has no cash equal, what is the impact of a rise interest rates?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • the market value FALLS and interest rate WORSENS

  • the market value FALLS and interest rate IS UNCHANGED

  • the market value IS UNCHANGED and interest rate WORSENS

  • the market value IS UNCHANGED and interest rate IS UNCHANGED

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