Corporate and Business Law (Eng) ACCA Paper F4 Format of the Paper 10 compulsory questions each worth 10 marks consisting of: • 7 factual questions (knowledge) • 3 scenario based questions (application). Exam approach – scenario based questions • Follow ISAC approach: Identify the legal issues State the relevant law Apply the law Conclude Core Areas of Syllabus • • • • Essential elements of the legal system The law of obligations Employment law The formation and constitution of business
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THE CASE FOR ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR IN TODAY’S BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Despite the presence of professional ethical codes designed to govern professional conduct in specific industries, there has been numerous cases of unethical conducts which have led to the collapse of great companies in the past such as Enron and Worldcom. In recent times however, many organisations have been taking practical steps to incorporate ethical principles in the daily operations of the business in. The importance of business
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Q1: What role do market makers play in the trading system? How do they profit from this role? How do the market makers compete with one another? A1: a. What role do market makers play in the trading system? The market makers play an important role in the trading system as catalysts, particularly for enhancing stock liquidity and, therefore, for promoting long-term growth in the market. In detail, they played two roles as below: 1) They act as brokers handling the limit order book, where limit
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ASSIGNMENT 4 BUSINESS LAW AND BANKRUPTCY Facts Aquaman is president of a marine research company called "Underwater Leagues, Inc." On April 1, the research director of Underwater Leagues tells Aquaman that they've come up with "Oxygum," a means of breathing underwater by chewing a special kind of gum. Aquaman knows a great product when he hears it. He delays announcing the invention to the public so that he can buy all the stock he can get his hands on. He buys 50,000 shares of Underwater Leagues
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ways to improve the subscriber’s experience. Encouraging multiple accounts in one household. v. Privacy policies, code of ethics, insider trading policies. All the policies are consistent with each other. They all want their employees and board members to act ethically. They want their nonpublic information to stay private and prohibit insider information trading. vi. II. Corporate Governance a. Board of Directors i. Mostly External members. Jay Hoag- Technology Crossover Ventures. Timothy
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MBA 6070X – Ethics & Law Essay 2 February 2015 Enron - Ethics & Law Essay Introduction: Enron Corporation was an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy in late 2001, Enron employed approximately 22,000 employees and was one of the largest electricity, natural gas, paper, and communication companies, with overall revenues of nearly $101 billion in 2000. The company developed, built and operated power plants and pipelines while dealing with rules of law and
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Corporate Governance of Jindal Steel & Power Limited Corporate Governance in Jindal Steel is adopted as a value system for ensuring efficient working and proper conduct of the business and affairs of the Company with a view to put the available resources at optimum use, increase operational efficiency and enhance shareholders’ wealth. Company’s Corporate Governance Philosophy is equity, fairplay, judicious utilization of resources, responsiveness towards stakeholders such as shareholders,
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society either directly or indirectly, for example crime, pollution and social discrimination. Primark Primark needs to be careful when dealing with finance and the ethical issues because of bribery (is the taking or receiving of a bribe), insider trading (someone who trades within in the business), lobbying (is the seek of influence into an issue) and executive pay (the financial payment or non-financial provided with the exchange of work with the support of the business, it also includes any
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Assignment 2--- White Collar Crime Theories, Law, and Processes Lucas McPherson Professor Dr. Matthew Miko LEG 200 – White Collar Crime in Government, Business, and Labor December 21, 2011. 1. Explain white collar crime in terms of various theories related to criminology and crime. There are several basic theories in which white collar crime can be explained relating to criminology and crime. We must look at several concepts and behaviors and take certain metaphysical, ontological
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chak de phattey The Call for Participation for Wikimania 2009 has been released. Submit your presentations before April 15. [Hide] [Help us with translations!] Enron scandal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Enron Corporation Type Defunct / Asset-less Shell Founded Omaha, Nebraska, 1985 Headquarters Houston, Texas, United States Key people Kenneth Lay, Founder, former Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Skilling, former President, CEO and COO Andrew Fastow
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