Journal of Banking & Finance 36 (2012) 2216–2232 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Banking & Finance journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jbf Are corporate bond market returns predictable? Yongmiao Hong a‚b‚ Hai Lin c‚d‚ Chunchi Wu e‚⇑ a Department of Economics‚ Cornell University‚ Ithaca‚ NY 14853‚ USA Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics and MOE Key Laboratory in Econometrics‚ Xiamen University‚ Xiamen 361005‚ China c Department of Accountancy
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Vernita M. Blacksher Introduction: We will be evaluating the planning function of the upper level management of the Company formerly called WorldCom. We will look at some of the actions taken by upper level management‚ their decision making and what actions were taken to achieve short-term goals. We will be analyzing the influence legal issues‚ corporate social responsibility‚ and ethics had on WorldCom’s management planning. Also we will be look at what factors influenced the company’s strategic
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market instrument? A) a sixmonth CD B) a threemonth Treasury bill C) a tenyear bond D) an agreement for a bank to loan funds directly to a company for nine months. 7. Which of the following is a money market security? A) Treasury note B) municipal bond C) mortgage D) commercial paper 8. The most common investors
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BOND MARKET IN INDIA BONDS ARE INTEREST BEARING DEBT INSTUMENTS. In India Bonds are issued by Government of India‚ State Governments‚ and Corporate Sector. The different categories of Bond market in India are as follows: (a) Government and Agency Bond Market (b) Corporate Bond Market (c) Municipal Bond Market (d) Mortgage backed and collateral Debt Market (e) Funding Bond Market (A) Government and Agency Bond Market: A government Bond is a debt instrument issued by Government in the
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I believe that corporate employees working within the confines and rules of the organization‚ have all the tools required to act ethically. When an individual is asked to do something that they may even suspect would be detrimental to their livelihood‚ then they have all the rights given to them to not follow through with that action. In the case of Betty Vinson of WorldCom‚ while she had the clear understanding that her actions were wrong‚ she clearly kept personal financial safety ahead of her
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competitor Dynegy offered to purchase the company at a fire sale price. The deal fell through‚ and on December 2‚ 2001‚ Enron filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Enron’s $63.4 billion in assets made it the largest corporate bankruptcy
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Topic 2 Bond market developments Overview Financial markets have been subject to significant changes in recent years due to the credit crisis. Experts believed that risk was being under-priced‚ which was expressed in the markets by a narrow spread. They believed that once the market corrected this under-pricing and re-priced the risk‚ it would likely cause a dislocation in financial markets by overshooting its equilibrium. Hence the prices‚ yields and returns on bonds have been significantly
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ENRON Enron shocked the world from being “America’s most innovative company” to America ’s biggest corporate bankruptcy at its time. At its peak‚ Enron was America ’s seventh largest corporation. Enron gave the illusion that it was a steady company with good revenue but that was not the case‚ a large part of Enron’s profits were made of paper. This was made possible by masterfully designed accounting and morally questionable acts by traders and executives. Deep debt and surfacing information about
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Wk2 Assignment: The Enron and WorldCom Scandals Student Name ACC/260 Date Instructors Name[Page Break] 1. Which segment of its operations got Enron into difficulties? The guaranteed loans that were intended to bridge the financing for investments from outside investors that could not be found would be the segment of operations that caused Enron difficulties. 2. Did Enron’s directors understand how profits were being made in this segment
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What punishment‚ if any‚ do you believe David Myers should have been given for his role in the WorldCom fraud? A2. Mr. Myers was charged with securities fraud‚ conspiracy to commit securities fraud‚ and filing false statements. Based on these charges‚ I think Mr. Myers would be sentenced to 5-8 years prison terms. In addition‚ he would be imposed with a large amount of fine. Furthermore‚ the WorldCom would take a certain amount of bonus back for the period while he was being investigated. However
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