of SOX - the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is legislation in response to the high profile financial scandals‚ such as seen with Enron and WorldCom. The purpose of this act is to protect shareholders and the general public from accounting errors and fraudulent business practices. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act introduced stringent new rules to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws. Sarbanes-Oxley is not a set of business practices
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Sarnethia Ellison-Booker ACC/561 October 6‚ 2014 La Toyia Tilley Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was established in 2002 and has initiated extensive transformation to the parameter of economic practice and shared bureaucracy. Nevertheless‚ it was named after Legislator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley‚ who were the founders‚ given it the title Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. On July 30‚ 2002‚ President George Bush signed off on SOX‚ revising
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Liebmann V. Canada (Minister of National Defense) Facts: Liebmann applied for the position of Executive Assistant to the Commanding Officer in the Persian Gulf Operation. Staff Officers recommended he be appointed and the Commanding Officer agreed. When command staff became aware that Liebmann was Jewish they decided not to select him. Liebmann challenged the decision‚ as well as CFAO 20-53 (an enactment for which the decision was based upon) under s. 15 of the Charter. Issues: 1
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GROUP ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET UNIT CODE ACCG340 DUE DATE 14/OCT/13 TUTORIAL DAY & TIME MON/2PM TUTOR GROUP MEMBER DETAILS NO. STUDENT ID LAST NAME FIRST NAME(S) 1* 41403274 Choi Ukjin 2 41660625 Shim Daebo 3 42228425 Park Jae Hyun 4 5 *The first listed student should be the only student to submit the group assignment on Turnitin on behalf of the entire group.. ALL GROUP MEMBERS MUST READ AND AGREE TO THE DECLARATION BELOW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. ELECTRONIC
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AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT 1. Introduction Dear students‚ welcome to the lecture series on Business Regulatory Frame Work. Today we are going to discuss the Indian Contract Act 1872. Before I start my discussion on the contract‚ I would like to make you aware that the Indian Contract Act 1872 came enforced on the 1st day of the September 1872. It is applicable to whole of the country except the State Jammu & Kashmir. The course related to the law is designed to impart the knowledge to the student
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business sellers and service providers. Learners will consider rules for the formation of contracts and develop an understanding of the legal effect of each stage in negotiating a contract‚ up to and including the final agreement. The law on misrepresentation and the terms in contracts are explored. It is central to the unit that learners understand the meaning of express and implied terms in a contract. They will examine a contract or contracts to consider the use of key terms. For example‚ terms
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I partially agree with the statement that managers have a severely limited amount of discretion to pursue actions inconsistent with shareholder wealth maximization. By investing in a company‚ shareholders aim to maximize their wealth and achieve portfolio diversification. The objective of managers is assumed to be to further these interests by maximizing the firm’s share value. This can be achieved by taking on projects with positive NPV and good management of short-term capital and long-term
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strong code of morality‚ which for an occupation such as banking‚ plays an important role in the well being of individuals‚ businesses‚ national and international economies. Unethical conduct manifests itself in various ways‚ including insider abuse‚ fraudulent dealings; irregularity/inaccuracy in rendition of reports‚ these are problems bordering on business ethics as evident in the Nigerian banking crisis. A multiple regression analysis was used and from the summary of the finding‚ we can infer that
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1. The South African Legal System Law is a social science. South African Law is not codified: recorded in one comprehensive piece of legislation. Origin: Indigenous legal systems applied at the southernmost tip of Africa before 1652. Jan van Riebeeck arrives in Cape Town in 1652 and the adoption of Roman-Dutch law as a legal system to the Cape. 1.1 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE LAW Unlike most European continental legal systems‚ SA law is not codified: It is drawn from various authoritative sources Such
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The Contract Law Bible Hey Guys. I worked really hard on this on the run up to the June exam last year. I found it really useful and so did the people in my class. Please feel free to pass this on to your friends who are studying contract law‚ but please don’t pass it off as your own‚ or make any money from the reproduction of this. Thanks =) Lucy Rimington © Offer and Acceptance Offer - A proposal to enter into an agreement with another person. An offer must express the intent of the person
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