A Project on All That Glitters: The Fall of Barings Bank A CASE STUDY ON RISK MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS Introduction: In 1995 Britain’s oldest merchant bank of two hundred years came to a dramatic and fatal halt. The bank was Barings. The demise of the bank was brought about as a result of the actions of a derivative trader, Nick Leeson, stationed in Singapore. Without a careful and considered review one may be tempted to conclude that the blame rests solely on Nick Leeson
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Internal Control Recommendations for the President of LJB Company Should your company decide to go public, it is important to know that all publicly traded U.S. corporations are required to maintain an adequate system of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404. It is the responsibility of your executives to ensure there are reliable and effective controls in place, and auditors from outside the company must attest to the adequacy
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C Group Decision and Negotiation 13: 381–399, 2004 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands Divergent and Convergent Idea Generation in Teams: A Comparison of Computer-Mediated and Face-to-Face Communication DAVID S. KERR Department of Accounting, Mays School of Business, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4353, USA (E-mail: d-kerr@tamu.edu) UDAY S. MURTHY School of Accountancy, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue BSN3403, Tampa, FL 33620-5500
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| Deakin UniversityAssignment Attachment SheetFaculty of Business and Law | Date received | This form must be completed, signed and attached to each assignment you submit within the Faculty of Business and Law. If submitting online, this form must be completed and submitted with your assignment. Last NamePlease use block letters, and enter your name as it appears on your Deakin student card | First Name | Student ID | Li | Ke | 900335188 | Unit code
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FINANCE COMMITTEE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE M a l a y s i a n C o d e o n CORPORATE GOVERNANCE March 2000 FINANCE COMMITTEE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE M a l a y s i a n C o d e o n CORPORATE GOVERNANCE March 2000 Securities Commission No 3. Persiaran Bukit Kiara Bukit Kiara 50490 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel: 603-654 8000 Fax: 603-651 1818 Homepage: Http://www.sc.com.my Copyright @Finance Committee on Corporate Governance March 2000 Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia
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Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.[1] Internal auditing is a catalyst for improving an organization's governance, risk management and management controls by providing insight and recommendations based
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Assessment 1 – Case Study Aim: The case study aims at testing students’ understanding of the role of corporate governance in today’s business, how to establish good corporate governance practices, how to maintain an effective internal control system and assess control risk, and how to protect the organisation against fraud. Instructions: Students are required to read the case carefully before attempting the questions. All sources used must be cited using the ‘Harvard Referencing Guide’ in order
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transfer prices are based on the outside OEM market prices but here it is not possible because the part has never been sold by Abrams on the OEM market. So, there is not any historical cost. This part is exclusively sold by the AM division. The internal policy concerning the transfer pricing based on the outside OEM market prices works well when it is possible to use it. But nothing was planned when it is a part which is sold solely by the AM division. That is why conflict occurred. It is important
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School of Administrative Studies Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies York University Fall 2013 Course Outline AP/ADMS 4552 3.0 Section A and B Information Systems Audit Term: Fall 2013 COURSE: AP/ADMS 4552 3.0 Sections A and B Information Systems Audit Schedule First day of class: Section A: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, Location: HNE 030 Section B: Thursday, September 12, 2013 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Location: HNE 032 REQUIRED COURSE TEXT/READINGS:
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been the General Manager of this company that located in Kluang, Johor. This case shows that EPM face management, production, financial and internal control problems. Besides that, this case also shown the conflict of General Manager with the main debtors of the company. Since 2008, this company faces bad financial performances because of lack of internal control. Other than that, this case also shows the external factors for the production process that cause "chicken run" crisis. Excel Poultry
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