2011 UBS Adoboli loss of over £2 billion Background Adoboli joined UBS as a graduate trainee in 2003. He then worked for delta one trading desk in 2007 which mainly traded Exchange traded fund. Due to the dissatisfaction with his annual salary and bonus of £360‚000 and the desire to become a star trader with huge bonus‚ he started his illicit trading in late 2008 which imposed a huge financial loss on UBS in Sep 2011. In the following passages‚ We would like to discuss the details of his unauthorized
Premium Risk Risk management Market risk
CREPES & WAFFLES CASE STUDY Raul García Gustavo Victoria Julieta Castaneda BACKGROUND INFORMATION Crepes & Waffles a chain of restaurants born of the idea of two young business administration university students‚ Beatriz Fernandez and Eduardo Macia‚ who had the vision to create a business in which they only believed. “We are not in the food business but rather in the business of art. Our job is to interpret our client’s dreams and make them come true” 1 Mission Be an admired
Premium Nutrition Baking Marketing
Smuckers Appendix II. A) Mission Statement: "We have always defined success by more than financial performance. We believe how we do things is as important as what we do. Our purpose aims to further articulate why we are in business and the impact we aspire to have on society." Smucker’s basic beliefs are an expression of its values and principles which guide the company’s strategic behavior and direction. These beliefs are tied to the company’s founder‚ Jerome Monroe Smucker‚ who sold a
Premium
tsunami - 2011 Japan is an island nation located in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia. Japan is an archipelago of 6‚852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu and Shikoku‚ together comprising about ninety-seven percent of Japan’s land area. Japan is a major economic power and has the 3rd largest nominal GDP Its GDP per capita is $34‚739 or the 25th highest in the world in 2011 Population
Premium Japan Nuclear power Earthquake
1. Would you describe this study as a process evaluation‚ outcome evaluation‚ or does it have characteristics of both? This program evaluation has characteristics of both process evaluation and outcome evaluation. Chi and Middaugh (2005) tell us that they felt it was necessary to examine the program’s process and implementation before they could adequately assess the outcomes it produced. The process evaluation dealt mostly with explaining the program consisted of a facilitator‚ chosen from members
Premium Evaluation Computer program Project management
Analysis: The reason why Southwest Airlines would lose their low cost advantage is that their operating costs are high. For example‚ the company’s labor cost per available seat mile moved from the lowest to second highest for during 2002 to 2009 . As the case mentioned‚ labor cost of the company have increased rapidly. In addition‚ the labor cost is a main part of costs‚ which is about 33 average percent for 2008 to 2010 of the total operating expense (labor costs divided by total operating expense) . Delta
Premium Airline Collective bargaining Expense
S&S Air‚ Inc. 2009 Income Statement Sales COGS Other Expenses Depreciation EBIT Interest Taxable Income Taxes (40%) Net Income $20‚077‚000 $14‚985‚000.00 $2‚399‚000.00 $655‚000.00 $2‚038‚000.00 $362‚000.00 $1‚676‚000.00 $670‚400.00 $1‚005‚600.00 Dividends Add. To RE $205‚000.00 $800‚600.00 2009 Balance Sheet Current Assets Cash AR Inventory Total CA Fixed Assets Net P&E Total Assets 1. Ratios Current Ratio Quick Ratio Current Liabilities $365‚040 $1‚534‚680 $1‚238‚500 $3‚138‚220 AP Notes Payable
Premium Balance sheet Financial ratios Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
CONTENT CASE STUDY : BRISTOL-MEYERS SQUIBB 2011 1. Case Abstract Bristol Meyers Squibb (BMY) is a comprehensive strategic management case that includes the company’s year-end 2010 financial statements‚ organizational chart‚ competitor information and more. The case time setting is the year 2011. Sufficient internal and external data are provided to enable evaluation of current strategies and to recommend a strategic plan for the company. BMY’s second quarter 2011 financial result
Premium Financial ratio Financial ratios Revenue
s Case Study: Marks and Spencer Where now for an icon of British retailing? History and background Early history Marks and Spencer (M&S) was founded by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in 1884 - he called his business ’penny bazaars’ with signs reading "Don’t ask the price‚ it’s a penny" (the forerunner of stores like Poundland today?) The company went public in the 1920’s and by the 1970’s M&S had established itself as a British institution with locations in every major town and
Premium
CASE ANALYSIS ON M&S Lecturer: Mrs. M. Mcpherson Edwards Date of submission: April 8‚ 2011 Group Members: Asanya Lloyd Ramone Fraser Shevel Barret Jannielle Brown Andrew Williams Management and Intrapreneurship (ENT 1010) Group 2 Members: Asanya Lloyd Mrs. M. McPherson Edwards Ramone Fraser April 8‚ 2011 Shevel Barrett Jannielle Brown Andrew Williams Case Analysis – M&S 1. What are the lessons you learned from M&S about how
Premium Management Corporate social responsibility Social responsibility