Case 8.2 Northwest Bank Developing Expectations for Analytical Procedures Analytical procedures are used for many purposes‚ such as to understand the clients industry or business‚ assess the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern‚ and to indicate the presence of possible misstatements. The audit approach for Northwest Bank calls for the audit team to gain assurance on the fairness of loan interest income primarily through the performance of analytical procedures. Additional detailed
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Summary of the Case: Alpen bank needs to launch credit card in Romania which is a matter driven by market dynamics‚ customer demographics‚ usage behavior and changing macroeconomic conditions. Formulation of an effective marketing strategy is inevitable for the introduction of the credit card in such an environment. 1. How should Alpen position its card‚ if it intends to launch it? Positioning is identifying a set of possible competitive advantages to build a position in the minds of the consumers
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Name: Aadarsh Raju Date: May 12‚ 2011 BBVA BANK (A): Innovation Initiatives 2003-2008 This case shows how a large corporation can appreciate innovation as their new organizational culture. For a bank that based its expansions on geographical spread‚ mergers & acquisitions & revenue growth‚ to change to a culture based on innovation is not an easy task but is a step in the right direction. However‚ with the advent of the financial crisis in 2008‚ consumers have lost faith in financial
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Executive Summary Commerce Bank has been a pioneer in the banking industry by returning to customer service. This has driven customers to the bank‚ but in order to stay ahead on the curve they want to move away from the model that has worked for them. An analysis was performed regarding whether their new concept of “retailtainment”‚ entertaining customers throughout the banking service process‚ would be beneficial or not. After thorough consideration‚ it was determined that “retailtainment”
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Porter’s model of five forces * Key driving forces of the Industry * The future ahead Size of company Yes Bank (BSE: 532648) is a private bank in India. It was founded by Ashok Kapur and Rana Kapoor‚ with the duo holding a collective financial stake of 27.16%. Net income | INR 2472.8 crore (2011-12) | Total assets | INR 73‚662.1 crore at March 31‚ 2012 | YES BANK has received significant national and international recognitions which include Dr. Rana Kapoor‚ Founder‚ MD & CEO
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[pic] UNITY BANK: REALIZING VALUE FROM AN M&A INTEGRATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Founded in 1982 in South Africa‚ Unity Bank was one of the few providers of global shareholder and employee management services and other value added services. Unity held more than 60 million accounts for over 10‚000 corporations across twelve countries and five continents‚ employing 8000 people worldwide and a market capitalization of $2 billion. The M&A integration of Delta with Unity Bank in itself was a great
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Chemical Banks – Allocation of Profits Question 1. How will you resolve the due bill controversy? Due Bill Controversy: Metro Division’s service to sell the Due Bill for the Treasury division is not recognized by the Treasury department. While Metro acted like a cost center‚ Treasury acted as profit center. When Metro Bank division reviewed the profit loss statement for the Due Bills‚ it was found that Metro division was incurring loss of $26.50 for each transaction. Consequences of Due
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SWOT Being such a successful company‚ Deutsche Bahn has many strengths which have contributed to this success. The main strength Deutsche Bahn has is the diverse services available to their customers. A recognizable name in transportation‚ Deutsche Bahn continues to grow internationally. However‚ a major weakness is an overdependence on the Europe‚ and in particular Germany. With the recent liberalization of railways in Europe‚ Deutsche Bahn has a major opportunity to exploit in regards to passenger
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Baring’s computer system was not the best and was incapable of monitoring the bank’s trading. Leeson used his bck office knowledge to conceal the problem and he had the authority to as well. 5.Why was Barings Bank willing to transfer large cash sums to Barings Futures Singapore? Barings Bank was willing to transfer large cash sums to
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The merger of U.S. Citizen Bank and Louisiana Purchase Bank (LPB) in 1998 resulted in a formation of a financial powerhouse possessing core competencies in commercial lending and innovation. Upon recognizing the much needed annuity-driven market potential existing within the U.S. college population‚ the LPB pioneered the student credit card program in 1989. Indeed‚ the student credit card program proved to be more profitable with net income margin around 6 percent compared to that of 4 percent for
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