This assignment task is a written report that include 3 parts:

Part 1 is a research and fact finding on Australian financial market.

Part 2 is a fact finding of financial market trading practices and regulation in Australia.

Part 3 is risk analysis and project evaluation.

To complete the assignment, groups are recommended to obtain data and information from relevant web sites, especially websites of Australia Stock Exchange: www.asx.com.au; Australian Securities and Investment Commission: https://asic.gov.au/ for their research and fact finding. Using secondary data (researches done by others) for fact findings in Pat 1 and Part 2 is NOT RECOMMENDED and will be PENALIZED. Please also note: group assignment for HI5002 is DIFFERENT every trimester. Attempt to submit a PREVIOUS TRIMESTER ASSIGNMENT or A WRONG ASSIGNMENT will get a ZERO (0) mark without any consideration for resubmission. Students are required to sit the Interactive Tutorial Session in Week 9 for training on how to do the group assignment with correct capital budgeting technique, proper format, structure, calculation tables and terminology.

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Introduction Briefly introduction of your groups work: the purpose of assignment, key findings and structure of the assignment (not more than 300 words)

Part 1. Research and fact finding of Australian financial market

1.1 Comparison of three essential types of businesses in Australia: use the following criteria and organize your comparison in a relevant table:

1) Owner/s of businesses

2) Level of difficulty in setting up the business

3) Life the business (limited or unlimited)

4) Liabilities of owners over the businesss debts

5) Legal status of business

6) Level of difficulty in mobilizing funds

7) Level of difficulty in business transfer.