Scenario: You are the Chief Investment Officer of the company and has identified Malaysia as the next country to investment. Answer the following with specific reference to your business plan. 1) Prepare an Executive Summary for the investment in Malaysia (maximum 750 words) (10 marks) 2) Conduct a strategic position analysis related to the investment. Identify five key challenges for your company to start up a company in Malaysia. Critically explain these challenges. Be specific to the planned investment. (20 marks) 3) Identify five strategic capability of your company to be successful in Malaysia. Critically explain three factors. Be specific to the planned investment. (20 marks) 4) Assuming the company requires additional RM200 million to finance its investment in Malaysia. Propose an appropriate financing plan to secure the additional funding. Describe and justify the financing plan of your choice with specific detail. (20 marks) 5) Calculate the cost of equity of the company? (5 marks) 6) Assuming the investment in Malaysia in fully funded by equity, provide an estimation for the investment’s discount rate. Show the calculation by taking appropriate assumptions. (5 marks) 7) Based on the exchange rate of home currency and Ringgit Malaysia for 2016-2020, explain the risk of transaction exposure and translation exposure. (10 marks) 8) Assuming your business operation commences in June 2021 and Ringgit Malaysia is softening against the home currency throughout the year. Examine the impact and propose a hedging strategy using: i. currency option. ii. currency futures. Specific requirements: I choose Mars Korea INC company.
Scenario: You are the Chief Investment Officer of the company and has identified Malaysia as the next country
to investment.
Answer the following with specific reference to your business plan.
1) Prepare an Executive Summary for the investment in Malaysia (maximum 750 words)
(10 marks)
2) Conduct a strategic position analysis related to the investment. Identify five key challenges for your
company to start up a company in Malaysia. Critically explain these challenges. Be specific to the
planned investment.
(20 marks)
3) Identify five strategic capability of your company to be successful in Malaysia. Critically explain three
factors. Be specific to the planned investment.
(20 marks)
4) Assuming the company requires additional RM200 million to finance its investment in Malaysia.
Propose an appropriate financing plan to secure the additional funding. Describe and justify the
financing plan of your choice with specific detail.
(20 marks)
5) Calculate the cost of equity of the company?
(5 marks)
6) Assuming the investment in Malaysia in fully funded by equity, provide an estimation for the
investment’s discount rate. Show the calculation by taking appropriate assumptions.
(5 marks)
7) Based on the exchange rate of home currency and Ringgit Malaysia for 2016-2020, explain the risk of
transaction exposure and translation exposure.
(10 marks)
8) Assuming your business operation commences in June 2021 and Ringgit Malaysia is softening against the
home currency throughout the year. Examine the impact and propose a hedging strategy using:
i. currency option.
ii. currency futures.
Specific requirements: I choose Mars Korea INC company.


