Question 1 (1) The maintenance of share capital principle is share capital. Share capital is the contribution made by shareholder by subscribing shares of the company. A company’s creditors can only look to the share capital for payment in the event of a winding up. A general rule known as the rule in Trevor v Whitworth was established in order to protect shareholders and creditors. It prohibits a company from reducing its share capital due to a reduction in capital would prejudice the rights of
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Political Thinking POL200Y1 September-17-2008 Thucydides as historian and theorist Athens and Sparta were the superpower of Greece Athens and Sparta led victory for Greece against Persian Athens are sea power and Sparta is on land After that Athens began to take power/empire over Greece He didn’t record exactly what happened but recreated them - moments He included his large/general judgements about human nature About human nature Democracy as a form of political regime
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Corporate rate (Hotel Equatorial Penang) Introduction Hotel Equatorial Penang is a city type hotel that are located at the south part of the Penang Island. It is a luxurious 4-star property conveniently located only 6km (3.8mi) from the center of Penang. Local places of interest include Queensbay Mall. The hotel is situated adjacent to the prestigious international 18-hole Bukit Jambul golf course which was designed by Trent jones and declared one of the most challenging golf courses in Asia. It
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THREAT OR STRENGHT ? Corporate venturing behavior is generally related to innovative activities. Creating a corporate venture is a useful choice for firms interested in entering new businesses by expanding operations into new or existing markets (Guth &Ginsberg‚1990; Zahra 1993‚ 1995‚ 1996). Through corporate ventures‚ a company can invest in new products or technologies by funding businesses that have a fairly autonomous management team‚ with the goal of developing new products or
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THE RECALCITRANT DIRECTOR AT BYTE‚ INC.: CORPORATE LEGALITY VS. CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY BACKGROUND OF THE CASE (INTRODUCTION) Byte products have three existing plants operating at full capacity (24 hours a day & 7 days a week). The new plant proposed to be built in the South Western US will require 3 years before it is fully on line. This means that byte cannot meet the anticipated demand for its products. Alternative courses have been exploded- 1.) Licensed byte products and technology
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ACC00713 Corporate Reporting Assignment 1 SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET For use with online submission of assignments Please complete all of the following details and then make this sheet the first page of each file of your assignment – do not send it as a separate document. Your assignments must be submitted as either Word documents (with .doc extension‚ NOT.docx)‚ text documents with .rtf extension or as .pdf documents. If you wish to submit in any other file format
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In 1992 the Cadbury Committee produced the very first version of corporate governance. Corporate governance is a system which helps control and direct companies. It establishes a key relationship between the board of directors and shareholders. Corporate governance aims is to look after the interests of shareholders and not directors‚ and also enhance the value of those interests. It’s believed the UK Code is cheap for businesses to adopt given the long term growth and success they will experience
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16: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE – Combined Code Question 1 “Early skepticism about the self-regulatory nature of the Cadbury Report has melted away. It is now clear that self-regulatory codes have a useful role to play in solving the crisis which has been facing corporate governance. Discuss. i. Usefulness/doubts about Cadbury ii. Self-regulating code iii. Crisis-problem been solved? Introduction In as early as the 1960’s‚ successful commentators and businessmen have identified the significance
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Legal framework of corporate governance (Laws and regulations affecting corporations) Companies Act 1965 All types of incorporated companies‚ whether private or public‚ foreign or otherwise‚ unless formed in pursuance of some other written laws are governed under CA 1965. The Act governs matters regarding powers of the Registrar of Companies‚ filing of documents with the Registrar of Companies‚ incorporation of companies‚ constitution of companies‚ powers of companies‚ shares and membership
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African situation‚ South Africa is known as a developing post-colonised country. Corporate governance is “a particularly salient issue in emerging markets attempting to compete for investors and capital with established markets where investors are less concerned about the quality of corporate governance practices” (Andreasson‚ 2002: 2).This statement rules out the possibility of a “comply or else” approach to corporate governance‚ and as a result “comply or explain” approach is the most suitable approach
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