Issues In Financial Management Question Paper
Issues In Financial Management
Course:Bachelor Of Commerce
Institution: Kca University question papers
Exam Year:2010
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2010/2011
THIRD YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
COMMERCE
CFM 310: ISSUES IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT-SUNDAY CLASS
DATE: DECEMBER 2010 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE
(a) Define public financial management reform [4Marks]
(b) Sound public financial management practices are a significant anti-corruption tool. Poor public
financial management practices may facilitate corruption. Explain. [15Marks]
(c) Explain any four methods used by management as defensive tactics to avoid being taken over by
some other company in an acquisition process. [8Marks]
(d) Explain the concept of ecommerce [3Marks]
QUESTION TWO
(a) Explain any two forms of restructuring [8Marks]
(b) Using an illustration, explain the process of ecommerce [12Marks]
QUESTION THREE
(a) Explain the three main objectives of public financial management reform [6Marks]
(b) For public financial management reform to be effective, a reform platform anchored on two critical
issues must be developed. Identify and justify these two issues. [8Marks]
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(c) Explain any three incentives for a sound public financial management that can be adopted to
counteract corruption
[6Marks]
QUESTION FOUR
(a) Explain any four rationales for making Acquisitions [8Marks]
(b) Write brief notes on the following [12Marks]
i) Rebalancing
ii) Risk profiling
iii) Asset classes
QUESTION FIVE
(a) Before an investment portfolio can be constructed, one has to make accurate assessment of the life
cycle phase in which the individual investor is. With the help of a diagram, explain the four
phases of this cycle [10Marks]
(b) Businesses essentially operate in a complex turbulent business environment characterized by
increased competition, change and uncertainty. Explain any five organisational responses that can
be adopted by affected businesses. [10Marks]
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