Reflection paper 

The guest speaker is Dr. Sukhdave Singh, the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara).

He talked about 3 topics: 

Sharp Skills:

1)Managing the exchange rate after the Asian Financial Crisis

2)Conducting monetary policy Emerging Market Economies

Smart Skills:

3)Leadership

In keeping with the 2-page length of the reflection paper, please write one page on one of the Sharp Skills topics and one page on the Smart Skills topic. 

For this Assignment there is no assign reading but I will provide some links that the speaker talked about same topics in different platforms but the ideas are same, so in the citation will not cite the links that I am giving you because we will assume that he said it in the session + we can cite any additional information/data needed to write up the reflection. 

I attached some slides he shared with us it could help you in the writing + below you will find some links related to the topics above it could help too. 

here is a link about short articles he wrote subject some can be related Sukudhew (Sukhdave) Singh | LinkedIn and you may look online about more details 

for the sharp skill please chose “1)Managing the exchange rate after the Asian Financial Crisis” and you can find a lot of what he talked about in link below and you can write it as he said it in the session.

The Ringgit Exchange Rate in A Chart (linkedin.com)

for the Smart Skills “Leadership” part he I could not find any helpful source but mainly he was talking about the manner that leaders of central banks should have and no race or religion or background should effect the relationships between the leader and his employees …. ect 

CLA2 Assignment:

This is a complete written report of your portfolio formation in a Word file. Your historical data and relevant derived values in tables can be pasted from your previous calculations in the Excel file. Please provide explanations of all calculations and the justifications in the Word format. Also, make sure to paste all underlying Excel formulae that you used for calculations in the Word file.

1.Provide once again the data that you presented in answering part 2 of professional assignment 2 (as seen below).

2.Calculate the mean, variance, and the standard deviation of each security’s annual rate of return.

3.Calculate the correlation coefficient between every possible pair of securities’ annual rates of return.

4.Choose percentages of your initial investment that you want to allocate amongst the five securities (weights in the portfolio). Create embedded formulae which generate statistical properties of the portfolio upon insertion of the weights. Observe the mean, the standard deviation, and the CV of the annual rate of return of the portfolio.

5.Find the combination of the weights that minimizes CV of the portfolio. How the CV of the optimal portfolio compares with the CV’s of its constituents. What is the expected rate of return and standard deviation of the rate of return of the portfolio?

6.Choose different values within the range of the standard deviation of the portfolio, and for each chosen value locate the corresponding point on the efficient frontier by finding the weights that maximize the expected rate of return of the portfolio. Subsequently, construct the efficient frontier of your portfolio.

7.Assume that you initially invested $1,000,000 in the portfolio and that the distribution of the annual rate of return of the portfolio is normal. What is the distribution of the return of the portfolio 20 years after its formation? Provide the graph of the distribution of the return of portfolio.

Provide your explanations and definitions in detail and be precise. Comment on your findings. Provide references for content when necessary. Provide your work in detail and explain in your own words. Support your statements with six (6) peer-reviewed in-text citation(s) and reference(s).

Part 2 of Professional Assignment 2:

This part of the assignment is in preparation for CLA2. Choose 5 major securities from different industries, among which one can be the one you chose in part 1 of the question, Retrieve the data on the companies’ historical data and calculate annual rate of return for the past 20 years for each security.

Year	DIS	NEPSE	FDX	SHIVM	AMZN
2020	29.60%	3.40%	11.60%	10.80%	23.00%
2019	10.80%	11.60%	1.70%	17.50%	20.98%
2018	17.50%	17.20%	5.70%	12.60%	20.07%
2017	12.60%	8.71%	0.24%	12.40%	18.74%
2016	12.40%	1.76%	5.80%	1.45%	17.13%
2015	1.45%	0.72%	2.40%	1.04%	18.61%
2014	1.04%	5.64%	0.54%	5.69%	19.65%
2013	10.60%	6.18%	3.88%	7.74%	21.53%
2012	3.80%	9.28%	1.60%	10.65%	22.75%
2011	13%	6.72%	1.30%	10.13%	20.15%
2010	0	452.46	3.40%	9.47%	18.55%
2009	10.80%	10.80%	11.60%	12.23%	13.57%
2008	17.50%	17.50%	17.20%	10.97%	10.65%
2007	12.60%	12.60%	8.71%	4.28%	10.13%
2006	12.40%	12.40%	1.76%	1.19%	9.47%
2005	1.45%	1.45%	0.72%	4.71%	12.23%
2004	1.04%	1.04%	5.64%	6.17%	15.39%
2003	10.60%	5.69%	6.18%	5.49%	16.63%
2002	3.80%	7.74%	9.28%	11.46%	16.95%
2001	13%	14.87%	6.72%	5.57%	6.53%

In this summit session, we are exploring the concept of product demand! Now, you and your colleagues have the opportunity to explore this concept in detail. Select a relevant microeconomics industry and explain how consumer demand affects the production levels of the industry you choose. Discuss determinants that affect supply and demand. Consider whether this will shift the supply and demand curve to the left or the right and why.

Locate a recent article or event (published within the last year) that highlights your relevant microeconomics topic. Use the Hunt Library, newspapers, new stations, or other credible sources to discuss how your topic aligns with microeconomics. Include the following in your discussion:

• State the article or event you selected.
• Identify the microeconomic concept(s).
• Describe your findings.
• Analyze the relevance to real-life applications.

Summarize your findings using at least 250 words and provide a minimum of one reference. Use current APA formatting to document your sources.

1. Following World War II, Germany and France initiated discussions to align themselves in a way which would promote rebuilding, future growth and stability. The European Economic Community was formed in 1957 with the six original members: Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Italy joining forces to create the EEC. Great Britain joined in 1973, and remained committed as the EEC transformed into the customs union we now know as the European Union (EU) until the June 23, 2016 vote on the referendum to have Great Britain exit the EU prevailed.

As you read through the information about the effect of BREXIT on the BBC’s website, consider the reasons for the founding nations to have formed the original agreement. Do you think Great Britain made the right decision to leave?

Please review the following link:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/world/europe/britain-brexit-european-union-referendum.htm

2. Respond to the posts of at least two people(in the files). Your responses to other students’ posts should be comprehensive and provide a substantive contribution to our discussion.