is called debenture holder whereas a person holding the shares is called shareholder. • Debenture holder is a creditor of the company and cannot take part in the management of the company while a shareholder is the owner of the company. It is the basic distinction between a debenture and a share • Debenture holder is a creditor of the company and cannot take part in the management of the company while a shareholder is the owner of the company. It is the basic distinction between a debenture
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Share repurchases and the protection of shareholders* KATHLEEN VAN DER LINDE** 1 Introduction From a creditor’s perspective there is not much difference between the payment of a dividend in respect of a share and a payment for the acquisition or repurchase of that share. However‚ from the point of view of the shareholder a dividend is a return on capital while a repurchase is a return of capital to the vendor shareholder. Share repurchases change the structure of the company’s share capital
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business[2]‚ which may be include shareholder‚ creditors‚ employees‚ customer‚ supplier and government. Under the principle of the company law‚ directors and officers owe duties to the company as a whole but not to the other person or group rather that shareholder as they are the residual owners of the company’s assets. As a result‚ it can be said that a scope is limited by the statutory duties to the company’ director and officer is to act the best interest of shareholder‚ any benefit is acting on the
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either into a category of a shareholder‚ customer‚ employee‚ government or general public. However their expectations are plenty. In the sense these parties anticipate many from the organization. Shareholders A Share holder is an investor who has exchanged equity in the business for the investment; owning shares of stock in a corporation. While various amounts held determine their actual control of the business‚ for corporations along with the ownership the shareholders get the right to declare dividends
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Philips Electronics “Stakeholders (or interest groups) are tangible‚ visible and approachable groups or institutions which have a direct influence on the functioning of an organisation.” INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS Employees Philips employees work in different divisions: Healthcare‚ Lighting‚ Consumer Lifestyle and Innovation & Emerging Businesses. Within these divisions‚ you can have a general leadership position‚ occupy a functional leadership position‚ you can be specialist‚ etc. Philips says it’s
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that actives include buying property for the co‚ taking lease for co‚ buying goods for co‚ employing professional to set up co and buying shelf co‚ and finding persons to join co that persons refer to directors‚ co sec‚ accountants‚ solicitors and shareholders. As case Twycross v Grant [1877] the courts held that the promoter is the person who undertakes to form the co with reference to a given project and to set it going and who takes the necessary steps to accomplish that purpose. In the Salomon’s
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some basics understanding about the difference between Responsibility and liability and what is the relation between them? Limited liability- I would try to answer some of the question as where it come from and why? How its effect the company‚ shareholders and stakeholders? What the resolute of it in our society? Manager Responsibility as agent- What their responsibility? Whom they working for? To whom they report and need to benefit? The assumption in the agent theory- Do we really know what going
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$10 per share. After the announcement‚ the share price skyrocketed to $50 per share. The shareholders of Underwater Leagues‚ Inc. bring a derivative action suit against Aquaman claiming breach of fiduciary duty for violating 17 C.F.R. §240.10b-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission Act of 1934 by purchasing stock in his company on the basis of information that was not available to the public. The shareholders seek remedy for their claim. If a president of a corporation purchases stock in his company
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Corporate Bonds‚ Common stock‚ and Preferred Stock Higher return means higher risk. People use excess money to invest in a corporation. It is a good way gain more money than put money into the saving account to get a little interest. Before you invest you should analyze the characteristics of corporate bonds‚ common stock‚ and preferred stock; and also be aware of their advantages and disadvantages. The corporate bonds are issued by corporations. They are used to increase capital for issuing
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non-financial information about its operations to the public. Herbert Kohler believed these financial statements would give away to much information to competitors. Secondly‚ some long term investment decisions would be hard to explain to outside shareholders. Herbert Kohler pointed to the decision of Kohler Co. to invest in their cast iron technology‚ while other competitors focused on other materials. Also the fact that Kohler Co. invested in a luxury resort and the investments made in their power
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