Identify and Analyse the Factors that Can Affect the Reliability of A Firm’s Beta

Identify and Analyse the Factors that Can Affect the Reliability of A Firm’s Beta

Identify and analyse the factors that can affect the reliability of a firm’s beta. Do you think the recent global financial crisis has had an impact on a firm’s beta, its cost of equity and its cost of capital? What are the likely implications, for both the firm and its providers of capital?

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