To what extent can the economic and financial crisis starting in 2007-8 be attributed to the flaws of the shareholder value principle of corporate governance? Intro Corporate governance is a critical concept in the commercial world of today with the idea originating initially from the U.S. The importance of corporate governance is made more considerable due to the increasing influence and consequences companies have on the daily lives of individuals and making up a large proportion of economic
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the financial crisis on Africa By Eric Essuman Duodu Most Africa countries had enjoyed steady but minimal economic growth in the last decade partly due to lack of good governance and accountability. Nonetheless‚ the emergence of the Western financial crisis has further deepened the economic woes of third world countries. 2. Many were of the view that the impact of the crisis on the continent would be minimal because of African’s limited integration in the global market but the effects are gradually
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By analyzing bidder characteristics‚ industry and aggregate market variables‚ we are able to determine what motives are important in the decision to acquire. Our results show that intangible capital‚ leverage and firm size significantly positively affect the decision to grow through M&As whereas the proportion of debt that consists of bank loans and ownership concentration have a negative impact. Furthermore‚ M&As are significantly more likely in industries that were recently deregulated‚ that are
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In this modern society or the entire world has grown to a level that the use of computers in the chain of production is inevitable. The genesis of automation in the banking industry in Nigeria can be linked to the on-going struggle by individual banks for survival and growth. Automation means the use of automatic equipment in place of manual labor‚ also can be the use of machine for four D’s task where the four D’s stands for Dangerous
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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Faculty of Arts and Science APRIL 2011 EXAMINATIONS ECO351S Duration - 2 hours G. Georgopoulos Aids Allowed: Non-Programmable Calculators Answer All Questions Total Marks: 100 Please put your name and student number below Name: __________________________________________________ Student Number: _____________________________________________ PART 1. Multiple Choice. 30 MARKS (2 marks each). Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
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The Impacts of Global Financial Crisis Financial systems can contribute to economic development by providing people with useful tools for risk management‚ such as credit for productive investments‚ instruments for saving and insurance‚ and payments services. At the same time‚ when financial institutions fail to manage the risks they retain‚ they can create severe financial crises with devastating social and economic effects‚ especially for the world’s most vulnerable people. Crises can hit hard
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talk about new complex financial instruments and my topic is : The creation of complex financial instruments was a key component in the creation of the financial crisis of 2008. My presentation has been divided into four parts. The first part I will identify new financial instruments and describe its activity. Next to The second part‚ the criticisms of the complex instruments will analyses. And then‚ the third part will discuss whether the creation of the complex financial instruments should be
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3. Explain what the leverage effect consists of‚ relating it to the credit risk market development previous the crisis (see Exhibit 1 in “The financial crisis of 2007-2009: the road to systemic risk”) Leverage is the process of obtaining money with loans or financial instruments. This debt may be used to acquire assets or develop a project‚ financing its CAPEX and being payed later with the respective cashflows. And that is the point where risk enters: if the expected cashflows happen to be below
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Pre-Revolutionary Financial Crisis Between 1786-88‚ And How Significant Was The Clash Between The Notables And Calonne In Failing To Solve It?" On the twentieth of august 1786 Charles Alexandre de Calonne‚ comptroller-general of the royal finances‚ informed King Louis XVI that the state was on the verge of a financial meltdown. Whilst not having exact details to the financial figures to show the full extent of the problem‚ it is never the less recognized that France was in serious financial difficulty
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Globalization and the Asian Financial Crisis The Asian financial crisis is a prime example of an economic meltdown and it exemplifies the effects globalization has during times of widespread economic downturn. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ globalization is “the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade‚ foreign direct investment (FDI)‚ capital flows‚ migration and the spread of technology.” The global economy is becoming further inter-twined
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