REACTION PAPER – THE ENRON SCANDAL FACTS OF THE CASE Enron Corporation was formed in 1985‚ led by Kenneth Lay‚ as a result from the merger of Houston Natural Gas and Internorth that specializes in natural gases and commodities. In 1990‚ the company hires Jeffrey Skilling to lead the trading of commodities under deregulated market and Andrew Fastow later that year (USA Today‚ 2002). Deregulation of the energy markets allowed companies to place bets on future prices‚ and Enron was poised to take
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Case 1.1 - Enron Corporation ------------------------------------------------- Discussion 1 The parties we believe to be most at fault for the crisis in this case are a) the Audit Firm engaged in the Enron audit (Arthur Andersen); b) Enron Management (Kenneth Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ Andrew Fastow; and c) the SEC. The Public Accounting Firm: Arthur Andersen The auditor has the responsibility to evaluate the risk of material fraud‚ including: * Incentives and motives for fraud : Enron was a fast growing
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Angela Bell December 17‚ 2013 SW 3510 Final Exam After reading the article where the four year old boy was fatally hit by a car in the middle of the night my heart ached. I immediately put myself in the place of the driver. When prompted to think about which 5 people in my opinion will be most affected by this incident I look at the driver‚ the grandparents‚ the sister‚ and the parents of the children and anyone who witnessed the crash. As I previously mentioned
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Classification of Contracts (7 – 1.30) Simple and formal contracts A formal contract is a written contract (such as a deed). A simple contract can be entirely orally or a combination of oral and written. Bilateral Contract: exchange of promise – one promise for another (a promisee’s promise in return for the promisor’s promise or vice versa) o Union Dominions Trust (Commercial) Ltd v Eagle Aircraft Services Ltd [1968] 1 All ER 104 at 108‚ Lord Diplock Unilateral Contract: A one way
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4.2. Diversifying revenues In recent years it has been widely believed that airports have become increasingly reliant on non-aero revenues. Over the past 15 years‚ the proportion of revenue derived from aeronautical activities has slightly increased indicating that the share of revenue derived from non-aeronautical activities has decreased. Financial crises‚ tough competition coming from neighbouring airports and pressure on lowering airport charges from LCCs‚ have put a dent in airport’s aeronautical
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Table of contents 1. Introduction..................................................................................................................2 2. The role of internal and external auditors in corporate governance..............................2 3. Difficulties faced by auditors in contribution to corporate governance……………....4 4. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….6 5. References…………………………………………………………………………….7 1. Introduction Corporate governance involves measuring
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Question 1 – Develop an awareness of the client situation (a) List five (5) topics you would discuss with Sarah and Stan at your first meeting. Why are these topics important? Give a brief reason for the need to discuss each topic. (Each discussion topic: 1 mark each ‚ Reason: 1 mark each) 10 marks 1. Personal Details As a financial planning organisation we are subject to certain legislative and regulatory requirements which necessitate us to obtain personal information about Sarah
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Gibney’s film version of the rise and fall of Enron‚ do you accept Joel Bakan’s argument that the corporation shows “psychopathic” traits? I agree with Joel Bakan‚ however‚ just partially about the corporation Enron showing ‘psychopathic’ traits. Yes there are traits that they were doing unethical actions that completely ruin many people life-long works and their lives; nonetheless‚ in my opinion‚ those actions were intentional. The executives at Enron were gambling intelligently‚ according to the
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room The Enron scandal‚ revealed in October 2001‚ eventually led to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation‚ an American energy company based in Houston‚ Texas‚ and the de facto dissolution of Arthur Andersen‚ which was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world. In addition to being the largest bankruptcy reorganization in American history at that time‚ Enron was attributed as the biggest audit failure. Enron was formed in 1985 by Kenneth
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Is it greed or simply ignorance which caused the Enron Scandal? Enron once was known as "America’s Most Innovative Company" and as of today‚ known as one of the most popular business bankruptcies and failures. Enron appeared to be doing really well‚ producing a lot of cash and new businesses‚ in October of 2001 that all changed. Enron reported a $618 million third-quarter loss and declares a $1.01 billion non-recurring charge against its balance sheet. Partially related to "structured finance" operations
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