roots of banking in Malaysia can traced back to the existence of the British merchant communities in Penang and Singapura dating back to the 19th century when what was known as the Straits Settlement‚ a standalone British colony encompassing Penang‚Singapura and Melaka was established in 1867. Penang’s strategic location and port facilities quickly become a springboard for banks-Mercantile Bank (later a subsidiary of the Hong Kong Bank‚ and now HSBC) set up office in Penang‚ Chartered Bank(now Standard
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The Hotel Industry Overview The hospitality industry covers a diverse range of establishments providing hospitality services in the form of accommodation‚ meals and drinks. A large proportion of people working in the hospitality industry are employed part-time and this is an increasing trend. It is estimated that by the year 2007 about 55% of the people employed in the hospitality industry could be working full-time and 55% part-time. This reflects the realities of the industry‚ where there is
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WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES 1. INTRODUCTION The Worthington steel company founded 1955‚ essentially invented the steel processing industry as it exit today. The company‚ head quartered in Columbus‚ Ohio‚ operated 53 plants in 11 country and boasted 7.500 employees. John H. McConnell founded the company in 1955. An established leader with more than 1.000 customers. Worthington steel served a broad range of markets‚ including automotive‚ lawn and garden‚ construction‚ hard were‚ furniture‚ and office
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Case 1: Chemical Bank: Implementing the Balanced Scorecard see page 233-252 Questions for the case: 1. What does Mike Hegarty want to accomplish with the BSC ? 2. Comment on the BSC implementation at Chemical’s Retail Bank ? 3. What pitfalls need to be avoided for a successful BSC project? Balanced Scorecard Implementation Pitfalls to Avoid There are many Balanced Scorecard implementations where companies don ’t seem to get all the benefits described above. Research and experience have
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Problem I: 1. Yes‚ the First Student Bank should comply with the risk-based capital rules. This is because‚ these rules is mandatory for financial banking and non-banking institutions and is supervised by the Federal Reserve. 2. The common equity capital of First Student Bank is $5‚000‚000. Tier 1 Capital = Common Equity + Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Tier 1 Capital = 5‚000‚000 + 5‚000‚000 = $10‚000‚000 3. Total Capital = Tier 1 Capital + Tier 2 Capital Total Capital = 10‚000‚000
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Date:16th January 2012 Electrocomponents plc Electrocomponents plc is a high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products. It has two brands – RS Components and Allied Electronics. It operates in 32 countries and another 37 through dustributors. It is a European technology hardware and equipment sector. They offer customers an easy way to find‚ design‚ and purchase the right electronic components for their application. Electrocomponents plc has been implementing a major reorganization
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CREDIT CONTROL BY CENTRAL BANK Meaning Credit control policy or Monetary policy may be defined as "that branch of economic policy which is concerned with the regulation of the availability or supply‚ the costs and the directions of credit." OBJECTIVES or GOALS The objectives of credit control of monetary policy have been different at different times in different countries according to the economic situations and problems faced by them. In the modern times economic development with monetary
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Name: Aadarsh Raju Date: May 12‚ 2011 BBVA BANK (A): Innovation Initiatives 2003-2008 This case shows how a large corporation can appreciate innovation as their new organizational culture. For a bank that based its expansions on geographical spread‚ mergers & acquisitions & revenue growth‚ to change to a culture based on innovation is not an easy task but is a step in the right direction. However‚ with the advent of the financial crisis in 2008‚ consumers have lost faith in financial
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Degmayr Professor Maureen Keefe BU4450 5 June 2012 Why Small Banks Remain In TARP The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is a government program that was legislated into existence in October of 2008 with the passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 provided authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets from banks. This was done in order to provide stability to and prevent disruption
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financial fraud case Crazy Eddie was an American retail store chain run by the Antar family‚ which was established as a private company in 1969 in Brooklyn‚ New York by businessmen Eddie and Sam M. Antar. The fraud at Crazy Eddie was one of the longest running in modern times‚ lasting from 1969 to 1987. Crazy Eddie became a known symbol for corporate fraud in its time‚ but has since been eclipsed by the Enron‚ Worldcom and Bernie Madoff accounting scandals. Commencement of fraud The fraud began almost
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