Seattle‚ Washington danryoung@netzero.net Presented the Spring Meeting of the CAS New Orleans‚ Louisiana May 6‚ 2009 The Story of the AIG Accounting Scandal The Companies The Participants Regulatory Scrutiny Intensifies The Prosecution Case The Defense Case Relevant Laws and Regulations The Fate of the Participants The Companies AIG Overview (2007) World’s largest insurance and financial services company 93‚000 employees Business in 130 countries
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Running head: AIG BAILOUT AIG Bailout Clari McGougan‚ Shawna Wilson‚ Keasha Kessler‚ Lashonda Edwards‚ Dale Ballard‚ and Michael Baltzelle University of Phoenix AIG Bailout The main ethics categories and theories involved in the American International Group (AIG) bailout are duty based ethics which has its pros and cons‚ and the theory is deontological which puts the rightness of an action before good. The pros of duty based ethics are equal rights are important to every person
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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 paid by AIG and the banks were allowed under a congressional exemption from compensation limits on companies getting government rescue funds. The Treasury staff requested the
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likely seen the American International Group (hereinafter AIG) commercial with the little boy who walks into his parent’s room while they are sleeping. When his mother asks if he had a nightmare‚ he says “no” and that he’s worried about his parent’s financial future. After a twenty-second spiel about his worries‚ the father says‚ “Buddy‚ we’re with AIG” and he goes‚ “Oh!” and walks out of the room and (assuming) back to his bedroom.[1] AIG‚ established as a Delaware corporation in 1921 by Maurice
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American International Group and the Bonus Fiasco On September 16‚ 2008 AIG suffered a liquidity crisis following the downgrade of its credit rating. In response‚ the federal government allotted AIG 85 billion in a bailout to keep the firm afloat in exchange for an equity stake in the company. In a very controversial move‚ AIG paid out more than 500 million in salaries and bonuses to senior employees after accepting the federal assistance money. This outraged the public‚ and in turn politicians
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British Petroleum or Beyond Petroleum (BP) is the world’s one of the largest and leading petroleum product manufactures. It has headquarters in London. It operates from 29 countries. Though it has faced safety and environmental controversies in the history of its operations it could overcome all negative images through a concrete focus and consistent efforts towards sustainable developments. BP operates throughout the world in locations‚ terrains and climates that are tremendously diverse and frequently
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[pic] LEADERSHIP AT AIG: DOES STYLE MATTER? Case Overview This case deals with executive leadership styles. In particular‚ this case deals with American International Group‚ the world’s insurance company‚ and its CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. Greenberg‚ an autocratic leader‚ was recently deposed by his board of directors after problems emerged regarding possible earning manipulation. It describes his leadership style‚ reasons his two sons (former employees) left the company‚ and Martin
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Coping with Financial and Ethical Risks at American International Group (AIG). Abstract American International Group‚ Inc. (AIG) reported bogus transactions that hid losses and inflated its net worth. AIG inflated reserve funds that were to be used for paying claims by millions of dollars and that AIG’s CEO Maurice Greenberg repeatedly directed AIG traders late in the day to buy AIG shares to prop up its price. However‚ aside from AIG’s corporate financial reporting errors or outright fraud
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Introduction AIG‚ American International Group Inc.‚ is one of the top multinational insurance corporations. AIG‚ with asset of 556 billion‚ provides insurance service for more than 150 different countries and it has over 630‚ 000 employees over the world. Even though AIG is such a giant corporation‚ it has encountered financial problems in the early 2000s. Under financial pressure and a lack of internal control‚ AIG have committed frauds resulting in several scandals. One of the accounting scandals
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AIG Accounting Scandal Contents 1.0 Introduction ………………………………………………. 2 1.1 Overview of AIG …………………………………….. 2 2.0 Scandal Methodology Used by the Company………… 3 2.1 Accounting Practices Errors ……………………….. 3 3.1 Ways to Hide Accounting Improprieties ………………. 4 4.1 Who the scandal effected ………………………………. 7 5.1 Recommendations ………………………………………. 8 6.1 Conclusions ………………………………………………. 9 7.1 References ………………………………………………. 10
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