INSIDER DEALINGS AND THE PROBLEMS OF BUSINESS ETHICS IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA. BY Adegboye Folasade Bosede Department of Banking & Finance Covenant University Ota, Ogun state. Tel: 07032678252 e-mail:sadeadegboye@yahoo.com THIS PAPER IS TO BE PRESENTED AT: THE 8TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NIGERIAN SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AT TEMPRANCE HOTEL OFF THE BELLS UNIVERSITY ROAD OTA, OGUN STATE. DATE: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 25- THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2008 ABSTRACT Professionalism in banking
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Monitoring……………………………………………………..Page 10-11 Summary……………………………………………………...Pages 11-12 References…………………………………………………………Page 13 Preface In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s the country witnessed accounting scandals in several large companies like Enron (which included Arthur Anderson), WorldCom, Rite Aid and Bristol-Myers Squibb. These companies were faced with satisfying investor’s desire for profits, trying to obtain loans on non-existing profits and they had to keep investor confidence high to
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# 03 / 2009 © Irum Shahid Strengthening Corporate Governance to Combat Corruption ‘I call on member countries to work urgently with us to address major corporate governance failures. This will be a vital step to reinforcing market integrity.’ - Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The collapse of global financial markets in September 2008 has ignited a debate on what caused their quick undoing. As captured in the comments of the OECD
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movies companies. In 1924, purchased and reorganized by Louis Marcus, roaring lion logo were all over the world at the time. But why such a successful film company couldn’t survive (MGM, 2010). It’s important for companies to learn from big companies’ failure to avoid its own. This paper attempts to analyse the problems that lead to MGM’s bankruptcy. The following will analyse why the bankruptcy
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REPORT RE: RECENT ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SCANDALS Contents INTRODUCTION: 3 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 5 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN IRELAND 5 RESPONSE FROM REGULATORS TO THE MOST RECENT SCANDALS IN BANKING SECTOR 7 US CORPORATE GOVERNANCE at a time of Tyco scandal 8 RESPONSE FROM THE REGULATORS -SARBANES-OXLEY ACT 2002 9 AUDIT 10 EXTERNAL AUDIT 10 INTERNAL AUDIT 11 INTRODUCTION TO ANGLO IRISH BANK 12 The Scandals 12 Loans to Sean Fitzpatrick 13 Irish Life and Permanent
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Professional Development Plan by DBA Student A Project Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for DDBA 8005 Foundations for Doctoral Business Administration Studies Instructor September 2009 Professional Development Plan Part IA: Description of Personal and Professional Goals From a very early age, I was encouraged to attend college by my parents, my grandparents, and a beloved uncle. They all taught me that obtaining an education, particularly a college education, was a
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Auditing Cases An Interactive Learning Approach FIFTH M F S D E D ITIO N S. B A. B M. G F. P Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editor in Chief: Donna Battista Acquisitions Editor: Stephanie Wall Editorial Project Manager: Christina Rumbaugh Senior Managing Editor: Cynthia Zonneveld Production Project Manager:
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Lehman Brothers & Repo 105 On September 15th 2008, the fourth largest U.S investment bank, Lehman Brothers, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. With revenues peaking at $19.2 billion in 2007 and over $600 billion in assets, the collapse of Lehman became the largest bankruptcy in history. Lehman’s demise was attributed to their aggressive investment strategy and significant exposure to the subprime mortgage market. As the housing bubble grew, Lehman Brothers acquired several mortgage lenders
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the Natural Environment Evaluating Corporate Social Performance Economic Responsibilities Legal Responsibilities Ethical Responsibilities Discretionary Responsibilities Managing Company Ethics and Social Responsibility Ethical Individuals Ethical Leadership Organizational Structures and Systems Ethical Challenges in Turbulent Times Economic Performance Social Entrepreneurship Managerial Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, you should be able
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Bridge PaPer ™ Developing Ethical Leadership R. Edward Freeman Lisa Stewart Featuring a Thought Leader Commentary™ with Steve Odland, Chairman and CEO, Office Depot, Inc. © 2006, Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics www.corporate-ethics.org Distribution Policy: Bridge Papers™ may only be displayed or distributed in electronic or print format for non-commercial educational use on a royaltyfree basis. Any royalty-free use of Bridge Papers™ must use the complete document
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