Business Fraud Strayer University ACC564 James Ridilla Jr. January 25, 2012 Business Fraud Stanford Financial Group was a privately held international group of financial services controlled by Allen Stanford. Stanford financial Group was comprised of several affiliated companies: Stanford Capital Management, Stanford Group Company, Stanford International Bank, Stanford Trust Company, Bank of Antigua and the Stanford Coins and Bullions. Stanford Group Company was a diversified financial
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Case Scenario 1: Impact of online shopping on shopping centres in Australia Industry The industry in question is the Australian Shopping Centre industry. Value Chain Value chain is not really relevant as the shopping centre spaces are simply rented out. Industry Life Cycle The industry is currently in the Maturity stage of its life cycle however could be entering into the shake-out stage in as little as 5 years. The figures provided by Mary Meekers suggest that online shopping will account
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Global Economy News： U.S. Tells Berlin To Spend More Url:http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303393804579307722825726640?mod=WSJ_economy_LeftTopHighlights BERLIN—The U.S. Treasury renewed its criticism of the German economy's dependence on exports, just as new data showed that the country's trade surplus swelled in November. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, visiting Berlin, urged the German government to do more to boost lackluster domestic demand, which the U.S. and others argue
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Corporate governance refers to the set of systems, principles and processes by which a company is governed. They provide the guidelines as to how the company can be directed or controlled such that it can fulfil its goals and objectives in a manner that adds to the value of the company and is also beneficial for all stakeholders in the long term. Stakeholders in this case would include everyone ranging from the board of directors, management, shareholders to customers, employees and society. The
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returns of a specific investment as providing some historical measure of risk; see modern portfolio theory. Financial risk may be market-dependent, determined by numerous market factors, or operational, resulting from fraudulent behavior (e.g. Bernard Madoff). Recent studies suggest that testosterone level plays a major role in risk taking during financial decisions. In finance, risk has no one definition, but some theorists, notably Ron Dembo, have defined quite general methods to assess
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Introduction The Occupy Wall Street movement started September 17, 2011. The first protest took place in New York City’s Zuccotti Park. OWS was formed based on some of the following issues: “the concentration of wealth; in the top 1%; unemployment and economic stress in the “Great Recession;” the deeds of Wall St. in the financial crisis; the influence of the big money in politics; the foreclosure crisis and predatory lending; inequalities linked to race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 I. Introduction The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 (Pub.L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745, enacted July 30, 2002), also known as the 'Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act' (in the Senate) and 'Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act' (in the House) and commonly called Sarbanes–Oxley, Sarbox or SOX, is a United States federal law enacted on July 30, 2002, which set new or enhanced standards for all U.S. public company boards, management
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2/15/12 Le Figaro - Formation : Paris : meilleure ville étudiante au monde ACTUALIT ACTU CO Emploi BOURSE Formation PATRIMOINE & IMMOBILIER Social Vie de bureau CONOMIE CULTURE BLOGS MADAME SPORT SERVICES VID OS EMPLOI & ENTREPRISE Rechercher dans le Figaro Entrepreneurs Immobilier d'entreprise Services Offres d'emploi ALERTE INFO 07H30 CONOMIE La croissance française a atteint 1,7% en 2011 Formation A LIRE OUTILS PME DEVIS PME Guide
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WP/09/95 Ponzi Schemes in the Caribbean Ana Carvajal, Hunter Monroe, Catherine Pattillo, and Brian Wynter © 2009 International Monetary Fund WP/09/95 IMF Working Paper Western Hemisphere and Monetary and Capital Markets Departments Ponzi Schemes in the Caribbean Prepared by Ana Carvajal, Hunter Monroe, Catherine Pattillo, and Brian Wynter Authorized for distribution by Paul Cashin and David Hoelscher April 2009 Abstract This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the
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White-Collar Crime SOCI 225 Instructor: John Casey Student: Date: April 14, 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 What is White-collar Crime? 3 Workplace Safety 4 Fraud 6 Sentencing 9 Conclusion 10 Endnotes 11 Introduction Crime is such a general word, and describes a whole conundrum of activities that are seen as unlawful. The oxford dictionary defines crime as “an action of omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law”. There are many different types
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