Afin8067 International Financial Management Syndicate Report Group Component (20%) Groups must be of no more than 6 students. You must register for your group in ilearn. The length of the group...

The question says to select any Australian Company. So as a group we selected COCHLEAR Ltd. Please do the assignment based on this company.
There are two parts to this question.
- Group element (1500words)
- Individual essay (750 words)


I want them to be written seperately.
The finance file gives you a possible layout of the Group element-1500 words. Please refer to that for details.
The referencing as given in the question is APA(6th Edition) Referencing Style
Thank you


Afin8067 International Financial Management Syndicate Report Group Component (20%) Groups must be of no more than 6 students. You must register for your group in ilearn. The length of the group component is 1500 words. Only the first 1500 words will be read and your mark will be based on this. The challenge is to write concisely in a businesslike manner. Ensure that all sources are referenced using the APA(6th Edition) Referencing Style and that all assertions etc are supported by literature. Assignments must be presented in a professional manner and should be spell and grammar checked. Assignment Question As a recent graduate of Afin 8067 you and your friends have been lucky enough to be offered a consulting opportunity at Bridge Consulting Pty Ltd. In this assignment you are required to review the International Financial Management of a company of your choice by completing the tasks listed below. The company chosen must be an Australian listed company. Required: The report should be structured in the following manner: • Critical analysis of the current international financial risk management tools used by company chosen. International financial risk management relates to the management of commodity, currency and interest rate risk as well as funding. This should also include recommended improvements. • Any other issues you may wish to raise. Marks will be awarded on your ability to cover issues discussed in class. This should include any recommended improvements. • Any calculations should be contained in an appendix to the main report. The report and executive summary need to be of a high standard and contain persuasive but balanced arguments. • Presentation • Depth of Research • Quality of Analysis • Level of Persuasive Argument • Application of the concepts covered in class. Any questions about the assignment should be addressed through the discussion board function in iLearn. This part of the assignment will cover the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLO’s) • CLO5 Communicate complex ideas effectively in oral and written forms to specialist and non-specialist audiences. • CLO8 Collaborate effectively to achieve diverse purposes in a range of contexts • CLO2 Develop implementable strategies for international businesses. • CLO1 Understand advanced theories and concepts in international strategic management. Group Assignment Effectiveness 1. You need a timeline and rules of communication/meetings! 2. Meet with a purpose as to what you want to achieve. 3. Assign each member a task and a deadline for completing the task. 4. Meet regularly to review each other’s work. 5. Make sure the final report is cohesive – one member gives it the final polish. Group Component Grading Rubric Weighting 6 4 2 0 Depth of analysis of the company chosen 40% Detailed analysis of the companies’ annual report to identify significant international financial management issues. Some analysis of the companies’ annual report to identify significant international financial management issues. Limited analysis of the companies’ annual report to identify significant international financial management issues. Almost no analysis of any issues. Assignment just repeats information from the annual report with little analysis. Weighting 3 2 1 0 Ability to include concepts studied in class in the analysis of the chosen company. 20% Include a wide variety of concepts discussed in class to the analysis undertaken. Includes information discussed after the Mid Semester Test. Include some of the concepts discussed in class to the analysis undertaken. Includes information discussed after the Mid Semester Test. Include some of the concepts discussed in class to the analysis undertaken. Little reference to materials discussed in class. Quality and quantity of references used 20% All points of analysis supported by relevant literature. Significant use of academic literature to support arguments. Some use of academic literature to support arguments. No use of academic literature to support arguments. Quality of Presentation 20% Excellent presentation with no spelling, grammatical or formatting errors. Contains some errors in spelling, grammar or formatting Contains significant errors in spelling, grammar or formatting Multiple errors in spelling, grammar or formatting One member from each group must submit the assignment to Turnitin and then submit it to the group assignment submission tab by the due date. You must write the Turnitin submission number on the cover page of your assignment. Failure to do so will see a 2 mark deduction. Individual Report (20%) This section should be no more than 750 words. Based on the group component, each member should. 1. Prepare an Executive Summary 2. Highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the group analysis conducted 3. Recommend any areas of improvement for the analysis 4. Conclusion You should also comment on the relative strengths and weaknesses of your entire analysis (inclusive of the syndicate report). Your discussion should focus on what the analysis has accomplished and what are the limitations. As above, it is expected that the individual report limit would be 750 words. The report is to be submitted electronically via iLearn. Each student must submit their assignment to Turnitin by the due date. Each week students will be asked to submit certain information that represents the milestones/areas completed for the group. Students will need to be present to receive marks for this. Individual Component Grading Rubric Executive Summary 0 mark .5 mark 1 mark 2 marks No attempt or little structure to the executive summary. Clear introduction that includes one of: - Issue - Findings - Recommendations Includes all two of: - Issue - Findings - Recommendations Includes all of: - Issue - Findings - Recommendations Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the Syndicate report and associated concepts 0 marks 2 Marks 4 Marks 6 Marks Little attempt to develop appropriate arguments. Limited attempt at evaluating the syndicate report. May list the pros and cons of the analysis but little evaluation of the strength of one over the other etc. Some attempt at evaluating the syndicate report. Limited evaluation of the issues raised. Well-developed arguments. Analyses all issues in a logical and consistent way to reach appropriate conclusions Excellent structuring of materials/arguments in a logical manner. Recommend any areas of improvement of the analysis 0 marks 1 Marks 2 Marks 3 Marks Little attempt to develop recommendations. Development of basic arguments that have little relevance to the strengths/weaknesses identified Development of basic arguments that have some relevance to the strengths/weaknesses identified Well-developed arguments. Detailed Recommendations. Structured to reflect the issues identified above. Logical development of arguments. Conclusion 0 Mark .5 Mark 1 Marks Little of no conclusion Simple attempt at conclusion. Not summarizes the issues or introduces new concepts. Excellent attempt Depth and quality of research 0 Mark 1 Mark 2 Marks Very little attempt of research displayed and/or no reference list. • Use of some research to support arguments for improvements of the syndicate report. Research that is of a poor quality or not acceptable. Fails to use academic or industry journals. Contains errors. Excellent quality of research including academic or industry journals. No referencing errors. All arguments are supported. Grammar, Spelling and Referencing 0 Mark .5 Mark 1 Marks Poor grammar, spelling and research. Many fundamental grammar and spelling errors. Some evidence of correct spelling, grammar and research. Contains errors. Excellent quality of spelling, grammar and research Assignment focus area · What they have done(Past year or two years) News · What they going to do(Next year and further) News · Risk** 3. Analyse in Financial statement and banking role commission  1. The CSR News 1. Covid-19 (Can the company survive?) 1. The diversity on the board of directors* Analyse the way they run their business 6. Family company?/new people 6. Organisation chart Things that we have to analyse in Financial statement ** risk management analysis **  Not balance sheet analysis / Not a financial analysis   · Spend/Income (Most and less amount/big spend or rev.)  · Borrowing/liabilities · Net financial costs look at the note in the table of financial statements**** · Cash balance (during the Covid) · Geographical revenue information 5. Currency risk 5. Political risk 5. Currency management  1. Shere capital 1. The exposure (It in the topic) 1. International capital structure 8. Where do they get the money from 8. Capital structure (Risk management and funding) 8. About the note in the table of financial statements, it will provide some information about · Financial management · Leases · Political risk  · Financial risk  *** Do not summarise the risk management in the annual report *** · Commodity  Possible Layout · Executive summary · Introduction 2. Overview Past and Future (only important information) 1. Financial statement analysis 1. Risk management analysis 1. Organisation analysis 1. Conclusion