Graphical Information in Annual Reports: A Literature Review Abstract The use of graphs in disclosing financial information in corporate annual reports represents a significant dimension of management’s disclosure strategy. This paper reviews previous research into financial graphs since the 1970s. The most commonly graphed financial variables are sales‚ profit‚ EPS and shareholders’ fund. Research evidence shows that graph use is contingent upon favourable performance. Prior studies also
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George S. Patton George S. Patton was an American who participated in the Olympics‚ the Pancho Villa Expedition‚ and in both World Wars. He was considered a hero by many people back then‚ and is still considered a hero by much of the population today. Although there were a few things that transpired that made him seem unheroic‚ he is still a major hero because of his contribution in history both as a citizen and as a soldier‚ and his sense of Self Sacrifice for the greater good. George S. Patton was
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Introduction A Conceptual framework is important to financial reporting. Financial reports provide information that is useful for present and potential equity investors‚ lenders and other creditors in making decisions in their capacity as capital providers. Hutchison-Whampoa Limited (HWL) is a global business company with long history. It is important for HWL to prepare the annual report as a basis of linking the conceptual framework in order to provide most useful information to satisfy the users
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2012 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS 1 2 GROUP PROFILE – BUSINESSES – LITIGATION – RISK FACTORS 1. 2. 3. 4. GROUP PROFILE BUSINESSES LITIGATION RISK FACTORS 2 4 16 45 51 4 FINANCIAL REPORT – CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY AUDITORS’ REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY AUDITORS’ REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SELECTED KEY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA 168 170 171 SOCIETAL‚ SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Briefing: Each year the State of Nevada issues the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). The most recent being the 2011 report that was issued by Kim R. Wallin‚ the State Controller‚ for the fiscal year ending June 30‚ 2011. In recent elections‚ there have been some additions to the Nevada elected board members. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of government accounting and reporting‚ and to introduce the Nevada CAFR to the newly
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References: Microsoft (2010). Annual Report 2010. Retrieved from http://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar10/10k_sl_eng.html Microsoft (2011). A History of Windows: Highlights from the first 25 years. Retrieved from http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history Microsoft News Center (2011). Microsoft Fast Facts:
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P age |1 (Informative Outline) Are Annual Mammograms Really Necessary? (Introduction) It was supposed to be a regular‚ annual‚ woman’s wellness exam. My Aunt and I took my grandmother to the doctor for her appointment. We were present during all of the proceedings and testing that took place. We were confident that everything went well and my grandmother was in good health. When we left the doctor’s office that day‚ we were totally unprepared for the phone call that was to come. After
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Account about : A National response to Winterbourne View Hospital Department of Health Review: Final Report In the Ministerial forward to the report care services minister Norman Lamb says that he “like many ‚ felt shock‚ anger‚ dismay and deep regret that vulnerable people were able to be treated in such an unacceptable way‚ and that the serious concern raised by their families were ignored by the authorities for so long” . The report goes on to describe the lessons that must be learned and
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Corporate Annual reports are produced by companies every year to be filed at companies House by Law and they are sent to its shareholders in order to inform them on their success throughout the year of trading. All Corporate annual reports have similar structures and they consist of both non-statutory items which are the informational parts of the report and the statutory items which give some insight into the financial matters of the company. The report proposes to provide information that is useful
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PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORT Of Joe Fuller I. Introduction and Identifying Information Intelligence of a person somehow defines him/her. Through intelligence‚ a person will know his capacities and abilities and where he is good at. It boosts someone’s self- esteem and improves the confidence he had in himself. If you’re intelligent‚ you can possibly do and deal with anything especially if you have a very brilliant mind. An intelligent person knows how to deal with people and accept their mistakes
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