TUTORIAL SWAPS 1. An asset manager who manages a fund called Verizon Fund follows a passive...
TUTOR SWAPS I. An asset manager who manages a fund called Veriane Fund follows a passive investment strategy and his portfolio tracks the S&P 500 Total Retums Index. The asset manager ty swap contract with a counterparty Morgan Stanley with the following terms Notional Principal: $200 million Verizon Fund pays: Total retuns on the S&P 500 Index Morgan Stanley pays: Fixed 6% Payments to be made at the end of every six months, that is, 30th June and 31st December...
Jennifer is interested in the mutual fund RBC U.S.
Index Fund – Series A. She has a few questions for
you before she buys this investment.
a) Does the reported fund’s return include the Management
Expense Ratio (MER) ? Yes or No
b) What type of fee is charged: No-load, Front-end load or a
Back-end load?
c) Is the status of this mutual fund classified as a closed-end
or open-end mutual fund?
d) Based on your response in c), explain...