As part of a bid to prevent the insurer’s failure‚ the U.S. settled derivatives and loan contracts worth $32.7 billion withGoldman Sachs Group Inc.‚ Merrill Lynch & Co.‚ Societe Generale‚ Deutsche Bank AG and UBS AG. That’s about half the $66.7 billion that those companies‚ the five biggest beneficiaries of loans and capital infusions for AIG‚ said they spent on pay and benefits last year for employees‚ some of whom created or traded toxic subprime assets that proved deadly for lenders. The bonuses
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A. Summary In 1913‚ Arthur Andersen LLP was found in Chicago‚ developed to become one of the “big five” largest accounting firm in the US. In 2003‚ after 90 years of business‚ the Chicago-based accounting firm was forced to close its doors because of accounting scandal I. The advent of consulting In the 1950s‚ Andersen began providing consulting services and over the next 30 years‚ Andersen’s consulting business became more profitable. With quick development of consulting sector‚ in
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Objectives • Ask Why‚ Asshole? • Identify the types of threats professional accountants encounter and identify ways of minimising these. • Outline the disciplinary procedures for accountants. • Discuss the role of ethics in a global environment Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room? Threats to Accountants • Code of Ethical Conduct • Compliance with these principles may be undermined by the following 5 threats from APES 110: • Self-Interest Threat ▫ may occur as a result of the financial or
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room I. Review of the documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a documentary that was produced in 2005 as a reflection of the 2003‚ bestselling book with the same name. The documentary was written by Bethany Mclean and Peter Elkind. The film‚ produced by Alex Gibney is an explicit demonstration of how reputable corporations can tumble down because of illicit financial management. The film is about the Enron Company‚ which experienced enormous financial
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The Second Mile Scandal Nonprofit organization‚ which was established to help children who require additional support‚ is now preparing to cease operation due to one of America’s most shocking scandal in history. Founder of The Second Mile‚ Jerry Sandusky‚ was charged and found guilty of child sex abuse. Despite having the responsibility as founder of nonprofit organization for goodwill‚ Jerry Sandusky committed a crime for which he deserved serious consequences. The Second Mile is a nonprofit
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above 35 percent (ABC News). The Watergate Scandal involved a number of illegal activities that were designed to help President Richard Nixon win re-election. The scandal involved burglary‚ wiretapping‚ campaign financing violations‚ and the use of government agencies to harm political opponents. One of the major aspects of the scandal was to cover-up of all these illegal actions. "Watergate‚ however‚ differed from most previous political scandals because personal greed apparently did not play
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these individuals to make the correct choices for we the people? On June 17‚ 1972 the faith and trust placed into President Nixon hands was abruptly taken away from him after the news of the Watergate Scandal that he was directly intertwined in. Watergate came to be known as the greatest political scandal in United States history to date. It was not only a huge disappointment to the American people and the individuals who placed their faith and trust in him
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of Enron were the large number of highly complex accounting entries. For example energy traders were required to book all the projected profits from a supply contract in the quarter in which the deal is made. Such accounting procedures are inherently risky as they make assumptions about price forecasts which can drastically affect earnings. Another inherent risk factor is the frequency of related party transactions. The special purpose entities Enron was trading with were created by Enron and
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suppliers found to be involved in the horsemeat scandal are some big names including Iceland‚ Lidl‚ Dunnes Stores‚ ASDA‚ Aldi etc. Later‚ it was discovered the beef products containing horsemeat were not only being sold in UK and Ireland‚ but all over the Europe and after investigation the suspected beef products are withdrawn from the market. The following will be focusing on recent case study‚ Tesco’s horsemeat scandal. Tesco’s horsemeat scandal chronology After the announcement of the FSAI
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Answer the following questions based on the film Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005). 1. (a) Describe the ownership structure at Enron. (b) How did the ownership structure contribute to the Enron scandal? (15 points) When Enron became a publicly traded company‚ the employees and executives had more incentive to manipulate earnings and financials. With the shift in structure‚ there were more external stakeholders to satisfy‚ which caused the company to focus on short-term results‚
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