International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 4 No. 13; October 2013 Cooking the Books: The Case of Malaysian Listed Companies Fathilatul Zakimi Abdul Hamid Rohami Shafie Zaleha Othman Wan Nordin Wan Hussin Faudziah Hanim Fadzil School of Accountancy Universiti Utara Malaysia Sintok, 06010 Kedah Malaysia. Abstract Cooking the books refers to fraudulent accounting activities undertaken by a business to falsify its financial statements. Thus, the objectives of this study are
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Learning Team Reflection Law/531: Business Law John Fossum November 11, 2012 Introduction: With the current economy the markets are expanding and taking companies globally. Laws in on how business is conduct varies vastly from country to country. It is important that the laws are understood and not confused with others. There are global practices that have been put in place as well to help protect businesses that conduct business globally. The Foreign Corrupt Practice
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The Fair Presentation Requirements of International Accounting Standard 1 will Undermine the UK’s View of True and Fair During the last 20/30 years there has been an increase in trade and communication. It is easier for people to do business across the world as the new technology allows this to be possible. The problem with this is that different countries have different ways of accounting standards, and therefore there is a problem on how to account standards. Hence, during the last years the
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13 Title INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS MARKET SIZE AND LIQUIDITY MARKET PARTICIPANTS KINDS OF FX TRANSACTIONS COMPONENTS OF FX TRADING EXCHANGE RATES AND ITS USES GLOBAL LINKAGE OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS FACTORS THAT AFFECT FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET TRENDS DIFFERENT EXCHANGE SYSTEMS WHICH LINKS THE FOREX MARKET GLOBALLY BASIS OF COMMUNICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS CONCLUSION BIBLOGRAPHY Page no. 7 9 11 12 14 16 22 25 35 37 39 40 42 5 GLOBAL LINKAGE OF FOREIGN
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Corporation and Member Banks 1.3. The role of Federal Reserve System in national economy of the USA 1. Special features of the Federal Reserve System 2.1. The implementation of Monetary Policy 2.2. Integration with International Sphere 2.3. Rise and fall in the Fed’s balance sheet Conclusion References Introduction The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States. It was created by Congress to provide
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Mobile payments in Asia Pacific Contents 2 Introduction from Sean Choi and David Collins 3 Introduction from John Ure and Peter Lovelock 4 Introduction 6 Business models and the m-payments value chain – Business models behind different transaction types – Emerging business models by country – Industry perspectives on m-payments 22 Case studies – Smart in the Philippines – Yeepay’s B2B approach – The growing reach of Octopus – Gaming and virtual
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Ethic and Corporate Responsibility 2 Nehemiah Leary Legal 500 Professor Morris In our society, we as consumers are continuously being bombarded by advertising ads on T.V and billboards and highways to promote the latest product. a user isn’t always looking at the product or reading the safety warning on the item; they are only looking at who and what athlete and movie star promotes this latest product. For example, Gatorade always uses high profile athletes or famous people to promote its
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place where levy taxes at a very low rate or even not at all to companies registered there. It has been an interesting phenomenon that most of the largest corporations in the world, they are not registered at the place where they operate their major business or make most of the profits. Indeed, how is this mechanism works? How could the multi-national corporations in the world transfer their profits made all over the world to these tax havens to avoid tax? Advantages of tax havens If we look at
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GROUPON, INC. FORM Report) 10-Q (Quarterly Filed 11/09/12 for the Period Ending 09/30/12 Address Telephone CIK Symbol SIC Code Industry Sector Fiscal Year 600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 830 CHICAGO, IL 60610 (312) 604-5515 0001490281 GRPN 7311 - Advertising Agencies Retail (Catalog & Mail Order) Services 12/31 http://www.edgar-online.com © Copyright 2012, EDGAR Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distribution and use of this document restricted under EDGAR Online, Inc. Terms of Use. UNITED
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Corporate Social Responsibility Executive Summary EDAAD Company is a leader in the Global domain marketplace. We are focused on delivering the best value for our customers, suppliers, and business users for their information and communication needs. EDAAD Co.’s vision is to become the premier supplier of domain names, technology-based applications, and services with supplier quality where people can build an online presence and become a successful online presence. Our top priorities are focused
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