Corporate Governance HIH; What Went Wrong? During 2000 at the Institute of Actuaries annual seminar on general insurance‚ two senior actuaries‚ Peter McCarthy and Geoff Trahair‚ presented a paper that rang alarm bells for HIH Insurance. Even though HIH was not mentioned in the paper [entitled “Lack of industry profitability and other stories”] the insurance industry was accused of under pricing policies‚ pressuring actuaries to reduce the projected level of outstanding claims liabilities and
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What went wrong at AIG? Despite US$110 billion in annual sales and assets in excess of US$1 trillion‚ on the 16th of September 2008‚ AIG accepted the Federal Reserve’s US$85 billion rescue package in order to prevent itself from facing a Chapter 11 filing. In exchange‚ AIG had given a 79.9% stake in the company to the government and also the right to suspend dividends previously issued to common stock and preferred equity. In all‚ US$184 billion in shareholder value was wiped out in less than a
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WHAT WENT WRONG WITH SATYAM? PROFESSOR J. P. SHARMA J.P Sharma‚ Professor of Law & Corporate governance‚ Department of Commerce‚ Delhi School of Economics‚ University of Delhi WHAT WENT WRONG WITH SATYAM? INTRODUCTION Till about two decades ago corporate governance was relatively an unknown subject. The subject came into prominence in the late 80’s and early 90’s when the corporate sector in many countries was surrounded with problems of questionable corporate policies or unethical practices
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is due to the fact that there is a global safety standard and there are several precautionary measures in place to minimize the damage and potential for fail. If there are so many precautions and safety nets‚ this gives rise to the question: “What went wrong in Japan then?” There are several aspects to why the disaster happened in Japan. One of the most prominent one is the fact that the reactors that failed in Japan were Mark 1 boiling water reactors designed by General Electric in the 1960’s
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What Went Wrong at Mattel The toymaker is recalling more dangerous toys made in China. Its troubles may be a warning sign for other multinationals Elmo‚ Barbie‚ Big Bird‚ and Dora. They are some of the most familiar and best-loved children’s characters. Now they’re caught up in the global debate about the safety of Chinese-made products. Mattel (MAT)‚ the world’s largest toymaker‚ announced on Aug. 14 an expanded product recall‚ involving vehicles based on the hit movie Cars that had lead paint
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RECONSTRUCTION‚ WHAT WENT WRONG I. Historiography of Reconstruction A. Early Views Journalists‚ Poets‚ & Rebels Negative view of Reconstruction Sidney Andrews‚ The South Since the War (1866) John Dennett‚ The South as It Is. Southern frame of reference Sidney Lanier (poet) Attempt to justify Civil War B. Early Professional Historians John Ford Rhodes Ohio Democrat Not impartial Blamed North for problems of Reconstruction’ Claimed Black Rule
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could have seen the rise of Wal-Mart to the position of the world’s number-one retailer? Still‚ as Wal-Mart built new stores in town after town‚ supported by cutthroat pricing and solid logistics‚ Kmart’s complacency would cost them. Part of the problem was that as Wal-Mart was pouring money into information technology (IT)‚ Kmart’s IT budget continued to shrink not just once‚ but several years in a row. While Wal-Mart’s logistics and supply chain management got sharper‚ Kmart’s stagnated. And
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NEWS FLAVOR http://newsflavor.com/opinions/airbus-a380-what-went-wrong/ Airbus A380: What Went Wrong? [pic]Published by Miqdad Sibtain on March 12‚ 2009 in Opinions “In most airline programmes of this size – including those of our competitors – things can run a little later than originally planned.” – Airbus spokesman. “I am extremely sorry vis-à-vis investors that have placed their confidence in EADS. This announcement came as a big blow. But we will create recovery.” - Noel Forgeard
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What Went Wrong at Cisco in 2001 http://www.cio.com/article/print/30413 Print Article Close Window From: www.cio.com What Went Wrong at Cisco in 2001 – Scott Berinato‚ CIO August 01‚ 2001 There’s Cisco Before and Cisco After‚ and the two crossed paths‚ awkwardly‚ this past April. Cisco Before was CFO Larry Carter writing in April’s Harvard Business Review about the San Jose‚ Calif.-based company’s "virtual close" software. "We can literally close our books within hours‚" Carter boasted
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INSTRUCTOR: PROF. LUC KEULENEER GROUP PAPER: WHAT WENT WRONG WITH LIBOR RATES? “Honesty is a very expensive gift. Do not expect it from cheap people” Warren Buffet Table of Contents Introduction 2 History 2 Origen of the crisis 3 Probable Reasons for the LIBOR manipulation 5 Main players involved in the LIBOR scheme 6 Recommendations on what to do to avoid this problem 6 Reference List 8
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