MAA350 ETHICS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Trimester 2‚ 2013 ASSIGNMENT: LIVENT‚ INC.: An Instructional Case PART A Question A1 Outline the frauds identified in the case and explain the inconsistencies with proper accounting treatment. Relate your answer to broad accounting concepts and accounting standards where relevant. (8 marks; approximately 800 words) Answer: Livent Inc. is a theatre production corporation registered in Toronto‚ Canada. Therefore‚ all
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One major concern that Norma had is a concern for most of the older generation‚ finances. Norma is concerned that even though they have been saving and don’t spend much‚ they will not have enough money set aside for retirement. The resources available for the all these baby boomers is not stable because of issues with the economy in the past‚ which makes older adults like Norma‚ afraid of how they will pay for things without working full-time. Norma says that because she makes good money at her job
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Revlon Inc. Case Study: 1). Introduction History: Revlon is a universal company that sells products for skin care‚ cosmetics‚ personal care‚ fragrance and professional products. It was founded in 1932 and began in the nail polish market‚ soon after expanding into lipstick. Over the past six years‚ Revlon has consistently lost revenue and struggled with debt. Even though they have eliminated executive positions‚ reduced staffing and consolidated sales and marketing functions to save an approximate
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Sandwich Blitz‚ Inc. After reading the scenario about the Sandwhich Blitz Inc Case I learned about their strengths‚ weaknesses‚ Opportunities and threats that the business faces if Dalman and Lei expand their business. Dalman and Lei strengths are their attitude towards their business‚ and team cooperation. I chose attitude as one of their strengths because you should have a positive attitude about everything you do or try to do. When managing your business there are many challenges that employees
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Chapter 17 1. Why are mutual funds popular with individual investors? Able to enjoy economies of scale by incurring lower transaction costs and commissions. Provide opportunities for small investors to invest in a liquid and diversified portfolio of financial securities. 2. What is the purpose of index funds? How does this differ from other equity mutual funds? Why are index funds growing in popularity? Index funds are funds in which managers buy securities in proportions similar to those
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Case Position Paper B - Coach Inc. - by Henrik Müller 1. External Environment 1.1 General Environment 1.1.1 Economic Environment: As the case is from 2006 the company was probably facing some issues between 2007 and 2010. Luxury goods are usually one of the first market segments to decline in case of an Economic downturn / crisis. However‚ the fact that Coach Inc. is a lot cheaper and therefore have a broader customer base than most of their competitors‚ they are probably facing less financial problems
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1.-Discuss DFA as a fund and as a business. How does it add value for investors? What are the pros and cons of the passive approach? Our team thinks that DFA as a business is good especially since it is in a very competitive industry and many companies offer services in this category; but DFA’s market share is small at only 5%. Some pros about their passive approach are listed below. These will also explain how DFA works for as a fund and the value added for investors. DFA allocates the major portion
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LIVENT‚ INC.: An Instructional Case Michael C. Knapp Professor University of Oklahoma Price College of Business 307 W. Brooks Norman‚ Oklahoma 73019 Office phone: 405-325-5784 mknapp@ou.edu Carol A. Knapp Visiting Associate Professor University of Oklahoma Price College of Business 307 W. Brooks Norman‚ Oklahoma 73019 ABSTRACT: Like many financial frauds‚ the Livent‚ Inc. fraud was masterminded by a few individuals‚ primarily Garth Drabinsky‚ a Broadway “impresario” who had received
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com/gishome/plsql/gis.co_search 1. Choose 2 funds from the Globe and Mail 15-Year Mutual fund Review issue [on internet] as follows: 1. fund names start with the same letter as your surname [or as close as possible] 2. 1 Canadian fund (equity or balanced) 3. 1 International Fund 4. each fund should have 15 years of data. 1. Prepare a 10-12 page typewritten report on the 2 funds you have chosen - Title Page: Your name
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With the recent rebranding of the corporation of Snapchat to Snap Inc.‚ it is apparent that the company founded by Evan Spiegel was trying to branch off from being just a mobile application. The first step they’re taking in that direction is the creation of wearable technology in the form of sunglasses‚ called Spectacles. These Snap Spectacles are designed to be fashionable but also possess the ability to record 10-second clips from the first-person point of view. With the press of a button‚ the
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