policies due to oil and toxic spills; Occasional refinery explosions; Corrosion in pipelines; Competition from Shell and Chevron Ceasing operations in a number of potential locations with their further re-branding (Conoco); Sale of corporate-owned stations; More than 5.000 shortages within coming months; $66‚71 per barrel creates considerable tensions for running oil business;
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family-controlled boards‚ corporate governance is of very high importance as the independent non-executive directors can exert less influence over the board‚ compared to non-family-controlled boards (“dispersed boards”). Keywords: Board composition‚ Remuneration‚ Corporate Governance. 1. INTRODUCTION The economic turmoil in Asia in 1997 has led to a wider recognition of the importance of corporate governance. In line with global trends towards higher standards of corporate governance‚ the duties
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Subject: Corporate Finance (3 credits) Reference book: 1. Essentials of managerial Finance: Harcourt College 2000 2. Fundamentals of financial management: Mc Graw Hill 2007 Chapter 01: An overview of Finance What is finance? Finance is concerned with decisions about money (cash flows) Finance decisions deal with how money is raised and used Everything else being equal: * More vale is preferred to less * The sooner cash is received the more value it has * Less risky
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Corporate Governance Case Studies Edited by Mak Yuen Teen Foreward Strong corporate governance and transparency are critical for business success. For investors‚ good governance is a good indicator of wellmanaged‚ resilient businesses. For companies‚ a measure of success is the ability to internalise the values‚ spirit and purpose behind governance rules. While the governance standards in Singapore have brought us to where we are today‚ we have some way to go if we want to be seen as leaders
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Corporate Governance Corporate Governance Corporate governance is concerned with set of principles‚ ethics‚ values‚ morals‚ rules regulations‚ & procedures etc. Corporate governance establishes a system whereby directors are entrusted with duties and responsibilities in relation to the direction of the company’s affairs. The term “governance” means control i.e. controlling a company‚ an organization etc or a company & corporate governance is governing or controlling the corporate bodies
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The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Trimester 1‚ 2012 71303 Corporate Finance Final Examination Time allowed Three hours‚ plus 10 minutes to read this paper. Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. Answer all questions. Read each question carefully. Start each question on a new page. Show all of your workings. Mark allocation Question Part A Part B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cost of capital Risk and return Investment timing real option Capital structure Dividend policy 14 12 15 20 15 Total 100 Topic Multiple-choice
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The University for business and the professions MSc Degree in Shipping‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Supply Chain‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Energy‚ Trade and Finance Cass Business School Module Code SMM586 Exam title Corporate Finance Full/Part time Date 1st May 2013 Time 10.00 -13.00 Division of Marks: Section A carries 36 marks‚ Section B carries 28 marks and Section C carries 36 marks. Instructions to students: Students should answer TWO questions
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Definition of Corporate Governance “The process and structure used to direct and manage the affairs of the business towards enhancing business prosperity and corporate accountability with the ultimate objective of realizing long-term shareholder value‚ whilst taking into account the interests of other stakeholders”. Prior to the establishment of this definition‚ there were 4 others namely by; The Cadbury Report (1992) defined corporate governance as „a whole system of controls by which
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(CBNGOs) through Consultancy‚ Training‚ Networking and Information. NGORC believes that social development is best achieved with a spirit of self-help. The projects and programs consistently seek to affirm the spirit. Over the past 14 years NGORC has gained recognition as a key support organization for the citizen sector in Pakistan. There are 9 Female and 20 Males‚ total 29 employees working under the umbrella of NGORC. ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES I was working as Training & Development Coordinator
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efficient management (1997). On the 1920’s a man named Frederick Taylor known as the father of scientific management who described management as a science with employees having specific but different responsibilities; encourage the scientific selection‚ training and development of workers and equal division of work between workers and management thus sparking an important evolution to the business world making a dramatic increase in productivity (Estrada). The economic progress brought by scientific management
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