the assignment focuses on the financial instruments of two financial institutions: AMP Ltd and Commonwealth Australia Bank (CBA)

Part A: AMP and CBA Share Price Question 1 [20 marks]

1. What is the current price of ordinary / common shares in AMP Ltd and CBA? How has each evolved over the past 5-years? Graph each series and discuss their evolution, noting the salient points. [10 marks]

2. Define Systematic and unsystematic risk, relative to AMP Ltd and CBA. Identify at least one factor (e.g. item of news) that has affected the systematic risk of the institution in the last five years and reflected in the movement its share price. Which share price was more volatile, AMP or CBA? [10 marks]