Introduction to scams Various scams‚ scandals and stigmas that have surfaced in the recent years. These may not all be attributable to the antics and bungling of politicians‚ but they have been facilitated largely because of the vitiated atmosphere that the politicians and the political system have created in the country. Scams and scandals have manifested themselves in large numbers over the past few years. The latest‚ the Petrol Pump Scam concerning 3‚158 allotments of petrol pumps‚ LPG agencies
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What is Coalgate scam? Coalgate is a name given to the scam in India where the CAG has reported allocation of coal blocks in the country to business companies without recommendation of the appropriate agencies by the congress led UPA government for mining coal as energy resource for investments & profits. Dr. Manmohan Singh is the Prime Minister since May 2004 and was personally in-charge of the Coal Ministry from November 2006 to May 2009. The average allotment of coal blocks was 3-4 per year
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that you will be forced to take because of the regulatory obsolescence is material- nearly a 20 percent reduction in income will result. If you can sell the inventory in a foreign market‚ legally‚ there will be no write-down and no income reduction. A reduction of that magnitude would substantially lower share market price‚ which in i=turn would lead your large your large‚ institutional shareholders to demand explanations and possibly seek changes in your company’s board of directors. In short
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COFFIN SCAM After the armed conflict that took place in 1999 between India and Pakistan in the Kargil sector of India‚ the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) found abnormalities in the purchase of Coffins for the Martyrs of the Kargil War. The nature of the irregularities committed in clearing certain defense deals mentioned in the CAG’s report showed large irregularities were committed in the purchase of coffins by the Army during the Kargil operation. The caskets that were bought
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Colgate Scam is the recent coal scandal that happened in the country due to poor allocation of coal blocks. This scam is also called the “Mother of all scams’. CAG report shows that private companies had gain around Rs 1.86 lakh crore from coal blocks that were allocated to them on nomination basis instead of competitive bidding‚ which amounted to the loss to national exchequer.194 coal blocks were not auctioned between 2004 and 2011 which causes these huge losses. The losses occurred in a way that
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public? 2. What do you think the current market price is for Rosetta Stone shares? Justify your valuation using both discounted cash flow and comparables (market multiples) analysis. 3. At what price would you recommend that Rosetta Stone shares be sold? Rosetta Stone: Pricing the 2009 IPO Please address the following questions in your write-up. 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Rosetta Stone going public? 2. What do you think the current market price is for Rosetta Stone shares? Justify
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transactions. (3) Certainly he carried out the breadth of the related accounting pronouncements to the extent allowable. Off-balance sheet financing is a technique generally used by companies entering into a joint venture whereby both invest in a project Monies borrowed to get the venture up and running appear on the newly formed entity’s books. This is a strategy sanctioned by accounting pronouncements so long as proper disclosures are made. Mr. Duncan‚ however‚ appeared to have been duped by a
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Microeconomic Study of the Indian Stock Market A brief overview of the Indian stock market 3 Purpose of the stock exchange 3 PRIMARY MARKET 3 SECONDARY MARKET 4 Role of ‘Supply and demand’ on the stock price movement 4 EVOLUTION OF MARKET STRUCTURE AND THE SELF REGULATORY APPROACH 5 Traditional structure of the stock exchanges: 5 Changes in the market structure and demutualization: 5 Stock Markets as Perfectly Competitive markets: 6 Transaction Costs in
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Phishing Scams The electronic world is embracing consumers and criminals. According to Report on Phishing by Binational Working Group on Cross-Border Mass Marketing Fraud‚ when internet users receive emails from trusted web sites such as famous financial institution‚ these emails redirect internet users to phony web sites that appear similarly to famous banks web sites. In addition‚ many customers are receiving phone calls from person who claims that he is working with famous financial
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GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS: A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET RESEARCH BRIEF The history of stock trading and trading associations can be traced as far back as the 11th century when Jewish and Muslim merchants set up trade associations. After centuries of evolution‚ stock markets have become the symbol of commerce in the modern world. It operates in various countries and trades a range of securities. The world stock market capitalisation is estimated to be about $ 36.6 Trillion. The stock market
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