SCANDALS IN 2000S Named scandals Named scandals in India Scandal Year reported Scope Location Key players Summary 2012 Indian coal mining controversy 2012 185‚591.34 crore (US$33.78 billion) nation Comptroller and Auditor General of India‚ the coal ministry‚ many electricity boards and private companies coal blocks allotted‚ not auctioned‚ leading to estimated losses as per the Comptroller and Auditor General of India [1][2][3] Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam 2012 200‚000 crore
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Libor Scandal What is Libor and why does it matter? Libor stands for London Interbank Offered Rate. “It is considered to be an average interest rate which is estimated by some leading banks in London that they would be charged if borrowing from other banks.” Libor rate is considered to be the primary benchmark for short term interest rates around the world. It is the average cost of borrowing and is estimated on a daily basis by a group of banks as mentioned above. Libor rate gained momentum around
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1) What problem did HSBC face in this case? What management‚ technology‚ and organization factors were responsible for the problem? Did HSBC management correctly identify the problem? HSBC Holding‚ with headquarters in London‚ is one of the world’s biggest and most successful banks. Like many others‚ the bank ran into problems during the global financial crisis of the late 2000s due in large part to its heavy exposure to the U.S. subprime mortgage market. HSBC not only originated mortgages‚ but
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alongside indeed brings disadvantages. LLOYDS and HSBC past 5years performance profitability / efficiency ratios of their sales and market shares data collection: 1. Market share of the 6 largest UK banks: Banks | Domestic Market share (SME Banking) | Domestic Market share (Current Accounts) | Domestic Market share (savings accounts) | Gross Mortgage Lending Market share | Other customer loans | RBS | 24% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 8% | HSBC | 15%Β | 14% | 8% | 11% | 7% | Barclays | 18% | 13%
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Corpuz October 15‚ 2014 CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) was founded in 1865 to finance trade between Asia and the West‚ today HSBC is the world’s second largest banking and financial services organizations serving some 125 million customers. Its aim is to be acknowledged as the world’s leading international bank. HSBC has its four business groups namely: Commercial banking‚ Global Banking and Markets (investment
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RUNNING HEADER: CLEARSTREAM CLEARSTREAM SCANDAL INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY The situation that occurred within the Clearstream scandal is quite simple. Not only was the company illegally moving money around a variety of accounts‚ they also were involved with money laundering and tax evasion. Defendants were charged in appellate court. In June 2001‚ there were several inquires into suspicious bribes that were paid to French officials for the sale of six French frigates to Taiwan (in 1991
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Swot Analysis Of Hsbc SWOT Analysis of HSBC: Strengths: 1. Size: World’s largest (based on a composite score‚ Forbes) and most profitable banking corporation 2. Highest international presence: 128 mn customers worldwide 3. London & NY listing: Prestige and visibility. Access to UK and US capital markets for future capital raising. 4. Diversified approach - both geographically and on basis of customer group Weaknesses: 1. Branding: HSBC setup banks under different names (Hong Kong Bank
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HSBC (The Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation): INTRODUCTION: HSBC is the world’s second-largest banking and financial services group. The origins of the bank lie in Hong Kong and Shanghai‚ where its branches were first open in 1865. Number of location is around 7‚500 offices in 87 countries and territories; Only in united states it has more than 460 bank branches‚ 210.000 shareholders‚ 300‚000 staff‚ and approximately 128 million customers worldwide. Throughout the world among the multinational
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1. What have been the key success factors for HSBC? Ans. HSBC was established in 1865 to finance the growing trade between China and UK. Being an early starter to penetrate into this geography‚ HSBC was able to fully utilize the untapped business potential available and thereby capture a huge chunk of the market. Despite growing in almost 80 countries al over the world‚ HSBC has been successful in positioning itself in ‘World’s local bank’. As the bank constantly works hard to
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Introduction 1.1. Background To HSBC’s shareholders‚ they would be very happy. HSBC has exceeded its profit expectations in the first quarter of 2011. The bank generated a $11.5 billion pretax profit for the first half of 2011 up from $11.1 billion a year ago. But to the bank’s employees‚ they may not dare to join the celebration. It is because most of them would become unemployed in the next second. HSBC announced its strategy to cut 30‚000 jobs before 2013 for cost savings and shaping the
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