‘The director of a company owes a fiduciary duty to the company’. Do you agree with this statement? Introduction A company is a distinct legal entity created by statute. Companies have many of the same legal rights and obligations as do individuals. They can own and sell property‚ they can hold profits or acquire debts‚ they can enter into contracts and sue or be sued‚ and governments can tax them. Companies are advantageous primarily because they become legal entities that are separate and
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 3 PEST Analysis 3 Industry Analysis 4 Risk Business line risks 6 Enterprise wide risks Credit risk 7 Liquidity risk 8 Operational risk 8 Reputational risk 9 Prioritizing JPMorgan’s risks 10 Recommendation Culture 11 Governance
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Traditionally‚ the performance of an existing contractual duty did not constitute valid consideration for a promise to pay extra money to the contractor. See for example‚ Stilk v Myrick (1809) 2 Camp 317. However‚ the decision in Williams v Roffrey Bros & Nicholls (Contractors) [1991] 1QB1 impacts upon this traditional approach. Explain and justify the traditional approach of the courts and extent to which that approach is varied by the decision in Williams v Roffrey Bros & Nicholls (Contractors)
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United States of America was growing and vast financial empires were developing. Into this era of opportunity‚ one powerful man emerged‚ a man who pulled the financial strings of wealthy men and entire countries. A man who brought order to chaos – John Pierpont Morgan (JP Morgan). On multiple occasions‚ he was called on by American Presidents to save the nation’s economy‚ and at times he was also criticized at wielding the power to be able to do so. He amassed a colossal personal fortune‚ spending it
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J.P. Morgan Chase Case Write-Up I. Case Summary The passing of the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 repealed the Glass-Steagall Act‚ and the rescinding of the 1956 Bank Holding Company Act. “The legislation spurred a flood of mergers and acquisitions” by permitting banking‚ insurance‚ and securities firms to be affiliated/associated with one another‚ as a result it became extremely profitable and advantageous for financial institutions to consolidate and diversify their holdings
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Corporation acquired J.P. Morgan & Co.‚ the firm serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world ’s most prominent corporate‚ institutional and governmental clients. (1‚2) The JPMorgan brand is used by the Investment Bank as well as the Asset Management‚ Private Banking‚ Private Wealth Management‚ and Treasury & Securities Services Divisions. Fiduciary activity within Private Banking and Private Wealth Management is done under the aegis of JPMorgan Chase Bank‚ N.A.—the actual trustee
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Although the doctrine may be valuable‚ the ramifications and effects that such a doctrine would create‚ need to be analyzed and evaluated. In addition this essay will explore how established the doctrine of good faith is within Australian contract law. Although discussion of the implication of a contractual duty of good faith is often sourced to the judgment of Priestley JA in Renard Constructions (ME) Pty Ltd v Minister for Public Works (1992) 26 NSWLR 234‚ it is clear that closely related doctrines
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J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Risk Assessment 12/5/2012 Chad E. Russell | JP Morgan Chase & Co. Assessment Introduction The firm’s legacy which started in New York City in 1799 started thanks to a long list or predecessors. JP Morgan Chase & Co. was built on more than 1200 predecessor institutions. The highest and most regarded predecessor firms were JP Morgan‚ Chase Manhattan‚ Chemical‚ Manufactures Hanover (in New York City)‚ Bank One‚ First Chicago‚ and National Bank of Detroit
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increased. A loose monetary policy led to very low interest rates. Corporations were borrowing large amounts to finance leverage buyouts (LBOs)‚ which led to higher and high interest burden. One of the main instruments used was financial derivatives‚ which gave Banks additional profit. Moreover‚ this instruments represented off balance sheet activities‚ thus helping bank capital. Nonetheless‚ these instruments were risky and could led to enormous losses. In the late 70’s and early 80’s saw the
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Introduction to ABC Company “Chase” JP Morgan Chase & Company is one of the oldest‚ largest and best-known financial institutions in the world. JP Morgan has been doing first-class business in a first-class way for more than two hundred (200) years. JP Morgan operates in approximately one hundred and fifty (150) countries‚ and holds global leadership positions across the financial sector. JP Morgan has an exceptional team of employees who work hard to do the right thing for their clients and the
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