The Enron scandal‚ revealed in October 2001‚ eventually led to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation‚ an American energy company based in Houston‚ Texas‚ and the de facto dissolution of Arthur Andersen‚ which was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world. In addition to being the largest bankruptcy reorganization in American history at that time‚ Enron was attributed as the biggest audit failure.[1] Enron was formed in 1985 by Kenneth Lay after merging Houston Natural
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concerned with curiosity‚ innovative thinking‚ assimilating new information‚ and open to new experiences. It describes a person’s personality. In the mini cases study Ann Fudge decided that after working 24 years in corporate America‚ she was going to take some time off to figure out her life and have some time to herself. During her time away from corporate America‚ Fudge traveled to different countries to visit and embark on some new experiences. People with this personality trait enjoy traveling to
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UVA-F-1299 Rev. Feb. 8‚ 2011 This document is authorized for use only by Mattia Tenaglia at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Please do not copy or redistribute. Contact permissions@dardenbusinesspublishing.com for questions or additional permissions. ENRON CORPORATION’S WEATHER DERIVATIVES (A) Everybody talks about the weather‚ but nobody does anything about it.1 In October 2000‚ Mary Watts‚ the chief financial officer of Pacific Northwest Electric (PNW)‚ a utility servicing the Pacific Northwest
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Bibliography: * http://www.businessdictionary.com/article/618/why-is-corporate-governance-important/ * http://www.licindia.in/ * http://www.businessreviewindia.in/top_ten/top-10-business/insurance-top-10 * http://www.licindia.in/GJF_aboutus.htm * http://www.licindia.in/Annual_Report_2011.pdf * http://www.irda.gov.in/ * https://www
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of interest rate liberalization on the corporate financing strategies of quoted companies in Nigeria’’‚ AERC research paper # 88‚ African Economic Research Consortium. Onyenankeya‚ K. (2004)‚ ‘‘Central bank decries gap between deposit and lending rates’’‚ Daily Independent Online‚ 14 January available at http://odili.net/news/source/2004/jan/14/ 329.html Oresotu‚ F.O. (1992)‚ ‘‘Interest rates behaviour under programme of financial reform: the Nigerian case’’‚ CBN Economic and Financial Review‚ Vol
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MURERIWA ON A CALL FOR GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN ZIMBABWE. ADV ISIAH MURERIWA LLB (UP) LLM (UP) (Advocate of the High Court of South Africa) The legal realty is that in Zimbabwe‚ as in many other economies‚ those who own companies (shareholders) are different from those who are involved in the day-to-day operations of the companies (managers and directors). This position thus put the managers and directors in a fiduciary relationship vis-a vis the actual owners of companies and
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Corporate governance is a field in economics that investigates how to secure/motivate efficient management of corporations by the use of incentive mechanisms‚ such as contracts‚ organizational designs and legislation. This is often limited to the question of improving financial performance‚ for example‚ how the corporate owners can secure/motivate that the corporate managers will deliver a competitive rate of return. (Mathiesen‚ 2002). Another definition is "Corporate Governance is concerned
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Corporate Governance and CSR: A Tool for Financial Manager Presented by: Nelson Monis INTRODUCTION “Good governance is integral to the very existence of a company. It inspires and strengthens investor’s confidence by ensuring company’s commitment to higher growth and profits. Corporate governance is nothing more than how a corporation is administered or controlled. Corporate governance takes into consideration company stakeholders as governmental participants‚ the principle participants being shareholders
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Insert name Insert name of the course supervisor Insert name of the course Insert date assignment is due Why Corporate Governance is an Important Ethical Issue As consumer movements grow stronger and stakeholders become more knowledgeable and aware of company operations‚ it has become necessary for corporations to come to grips with ethical issues in order to continue surviving in business. Consumers and stakeholders are becoming increasingly aware of the adverse effects of unethical
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The Development and the History of the UK Corporate Governance Code The roots of the code mainly come from the Cadbury Committee Reports and its successor reports. (Mallin‚ C.‚ 2010) There are five sections in the Code. They are Leadership‚ Effectiveness‚ Accountability‚ Remuneration and Relations with Shareholders. (FRC‚ 2010) Section A: Leadership A.1 The Role of the Board An effective board is essential for every company to have long-term success. A.2 Division of Responsibilities
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