IRAC Brief Shareholder Class Action Week 6 Amy Ramkey‚ Anita Hicks‚ Charles Cohen‚ Christina Medina LAW531 Business Law June 2‚ 2014 Professor Sonja Dickens IRAC Brief Shareholder Class Action Introduction: Issue: Whether World Acceptance Corp violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making false and/or misleading statements‚ as well as failing to disclose material adverse facts about the Company ’s business‚ operations‚ and prospects. (www.marketwatch.com) Rule: The rule that applies
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Corporations are only accountable to shareholders. They do not have social responsibilities. Corporations are only accountable to shareholders. They do not have social responsibilities. Before commencement on making my stand in this topic‚ a clear definition of the aspects of this topic is essential. Firstly‚ a corporation can be define as a legal entity or structure created under authority of the laws of a state‚ consisting of a person or group of persons who become shareholders (All business 2010). Also
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AND LIABILITIES OF THE “SHAREHOLDERS’ REPRESENTATIVE” UNDER TURKISH LEGAL SYSTEM | Many foreign companies are participated in Turkish companies through joint ventures‚ new company establishments or mergers and acquistions. Since the said foreign companies are located in abroad‚ they appoint one representative to deal with transactions of the company which they own shares. In order to appoint a person as a representative of a foreign company firstly‚ a Shareholders’ Resolution which grants
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position of shareholders as the owners of the company‚ satisfying shareholder claims typically receives the greatest attention in many corporate mission statements. However‚ should managers only pursue the interests of shareholders‚ while ignoring the claims of other stakeholders. Discuss. No a manager should not only pursue the interests of shareholders because it is important for managers to both pursue the interests of shareholders and all other stakeholders. Although shareholders play a vital
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efficient must be made in light of some standard. Although various objectives are possible‚ we assume that the goal of the firm is to maximize the wealth of the firm’s present owners. Shares of common stock give evidence of ownership in a corporation. Shareholder wealth is represented by the market price per share of the firm’s common stock‚ which‚ in turn‚ is a reflection of the firm’s investment‚ financing‚ and asset management decisions. The idea is that the success of a business decision should be judged
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Managers are hired to act on behalf of the shareholders of a firm. However‚ this is not always the case as both parties have different objectives. The difference in interests between shareholders and managers ‘derives from the separation of ownership and control in a corporation’ (Berk and DeMarzo‚ 2011: 921). Whereas shareholders are interested in maximising their own wealth‚ managers may have more personal interests which differ to that of the shareholders. Downs and Monsen (no date‚ cited in Chin
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concentrate on meeting the needs of shareholders - no other group matters” Discuss the above statement using practical examples to support you answer. Contents Page Introduction 1-2 Formulas: Profitability 2-3 Liquidity 4-5 Investment 5-6 Summary of Widgets Finical Ratios: Profitability 6-8 Liquidity 8-9 Investment 9-10 Conclusion 10 Bibliography 11 Appendix 1 12 A shareholder is someone that legally owns one or
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European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) 1905 2222 Vol.5‚ No.3‚ 2013 www.iiste.org The Effect of Leverage on Shareholders’ Return: An Empirical Study on Some Selected Listed Companies in Bangladesh Md. Abdullah Al Hasan1* Anupam Das Gupta2 Al1. Lecturer‚ Department of Finance and Banking‚ University of Chittagong. 2. Assistant Professor‚ Department of Finance and Banking‚ University of Chittagong. Email: anupam@cu.ac.bd. * E-mail of the corresponding
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INTRODUCTION Fleckner (2008) states‚ to address the increasing challenges of legislating that governments face in modern societies‚ countries all over the world have begun to outsource rulemaking to bodies consisting of people familiar with the subject. One of the most instructive examples of the challenges today ’s legislators face is accounting: hardly anyone except professional accountants understand it‚ and it would be naive to assume that government officials or members of parliament could
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Master Thesis in Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Shareholder wealth effects of domestic‚ cross-border‚ and cross-continental mergers and acquisitions 26 November 2009 Abstract This study analyses the differences in short-term shareholder wealth effects of domestic‚ cross-border and cross-continental mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Differences between wealth effects of domestic and cross-border M&As are expected since companies in crossborder M&As face differences in the economic environment
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