CASE STUDY INVESTIGATION (GROUP ASSIGNMENT)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. EACH GROUP IS REQUIRED TO WRITE ' REPORT AND COMMENTS' REGARDING CASE STUDY THAT HAVE BEEN CHOOSE. EACH GROUP SHOULD HAVE 4 STUDENTS.

2. CASE STUDY MUST BE ABOUT DERIVATIVES DEBACLES SUCH AS COLLAPSE OF BARRINGS PLC, LOSSES OF ORANGE COUNTY, PROCTER AND GAMBLE, METALLGESELLCHAFT AG, SUMITOMO CORPORATION AND ETC.... YOU CAN SURF THE INTERNET OR REFER ANY BOOK OR MAGAZINE TO FIND THE CASE.

3. YOUR ASSIGNMENT SHOULD INCLUDES ( GUIDELINES..YOU CAN ADD ANY INFO THAT AVAILABLE) :- DETAILS OF THE NATURE OF THE FIRM'S BUSINESS- HOW IT LED TO THE DERIVATIVES INSTRUMENT USED- TYPE OF RISK INVOLVED-HOW THE RISK ARISES; WHETHER FROM FIRM'S BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OR SOMETHING ELSE- WHETHER THE INSTRUMENTS USED ARE APPROPRIATE IN MANAGING THE RISK IDENTIFIED-WHO INVOLVED AND HOW THEY USED THE INSTRUMENT, WHAT WENT WRONG, AND WHETHER THEY HAVE BEEN PUNISHED ACCORDINGLY.- STATE YOUR CONCLUSION WHETHER THE LOSSES ARE CAUSED BY DERIVATIVES INSTRUMENTS OR IS CAUSED BY THE INADEQUACY OF KNOWLEDGE OF PEOPLE WHO HANDLE THE DERIVATIVES TRANSACTIONS.

4. PLAGIARISM ( JANGAN MENIRU!!!!!!)...MUST BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS. IF THAT HAPPENED TO DETECT ANY 'COPY AND PASTE' WORK , YOUR GROUP WILL NOT GET ANY MARKS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

5. FORMAT:- FONT = TIME NEW ROMAN (12)-DOUBLE SPACING-LENGTH = NOT MORE THAN 15 PAGES.

6. I WILL POST THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS ( GRADING ) LATER.

7. SUBMISSION DATE: BEFORE OR ON THE 15TH  MAY 2014. NO LATE SUBMISSION!.