IAM 80US 1st Presentations

QUESTION 1 (Maano A) [25 MARKS]

Give a brief account of the Namibian financial system with particular attention to the Institutions
and the regulatory aspects of the following:
a) commercial banks [7]
b) specialized financial institutions [6]
c) non-banking institutions [6]
d) financial markets [6]

QUESTION 2 (Hileni I) [25 MARKS]

Describe how investment funds, pension funds, commercial banks and life insurance companies
each act as financial intermediaries. [15]
What factors might an individual investor take into account in determining his/her investment
policy? [10]

QUESTION 3 (Saara H) [25 MARKS]

Think about your investment possibilities for 3 months holding period in a financial investment
environment.
a) What could be your investment objectives? [4]
b) What amount of funds you could invest for 3 years’ period? [1]
c) What investment products could you use for investment? (What types of investment products
are available in your investment environment?) [15]
d) What factors would be critical for your investment decision making in this particular investment
environment? [5]

QUESTION 4 (Diana A) [25 MARKS]

Explain the differences between
a) Money market and capital market; [7]
b) Primary market and secondary market. [7]
c) Why the role of the organized stock exchanges is important in the modern economies? [10]

QUESTION 5 (Selma)
Explain the following markets: [25 MARKS]
• Equity market or stock market;
• Common stock market;
• Fixed-income market;
• Debt market;
• Derivatives market.

QUESTION 6 (Mbakununa) [25 MARKS]

Think about your investment possibilities for 15 years holding period in a financial investment
environment.
a) What could be your investment objectives? [4]
b) What amount of funds you could invest for 15 years’ period? [1]
c) What investment products could you use for investment? (What types of investment products
are available in your investment environment?) [15]
d) What factors would be critical for your investment decision making in this particular investment
environment? [5]