2009/2010 Singapore Airlines achieved a net profit attributable to equity holders of S$216 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2010. During the first half of the year, demand for air travel declined due to the global economic slowdown as well as the outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1). The Group recorded a net loss attributable to equity holders of S$466 million for the first half of the financial year. Despite the difficult times, the Airline did not lose sight of its commitment to delivering product
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corporate collapse on January 30, 2009 of CLICO, the largest conglomerate in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean, is the worst financial shock experienced by the region to date. Today, more than two years later, its devastating effects are still being felt as the government continues to struggle with the bailout to stabilize the financial system, mitigate contagion risk, and resolve the CLICO crisis. Even one year after the bailout, there was still no resolution of the crisis. In view of the intractable
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High-Frequency Trading Peter Gomber, Björn Arndt, Marco Lutat, Tim Uhle Chair of Business Administration, especially e-Finance E-Finance Lab Prof. Dr. Peter Gomber Campus Westend • RuW P.O. Box 69 • D-60629 Frankfurt/Main Commissioned by Executive Summary High-frequency trading (HFT) has recently drawn massive public attention fuelled by the U.S. May 6, 2010 flash crash and the tremendous increases in trading volumes of HFT strategies. Indisputably, HFT is an important factor in markets
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▪ Objectives of the study ▪ Methodology ▪ Limitation of the study 1.1 Introduction: A bank is a financial institution, where people secure their money and use this institution as a source of possible finance. Banking in the form in which it exists nowadays is comparatively of recent origin. Before the advent of modern banking, direct finance, where
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Term Paper BHUPESH MANOHARAN (0086/49) ACNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to Professor Nimruji Prasad J. for providing me with this opportunity and helped me in doing this term paper. It was her able guidance and constant appraisal of the paper that led me to have holistic view of the subject and improvise the paper. Table of Contents ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION:
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activities that operation (purchasing, resource) Support and general management process Chp3, 5, 7, 11&12, 13, (15&16), 17 Chp3 Page 4 Types of Performance Measure Important categories of organizational performance measures: 1. Financial 2. Customer and Market 3. Quality 4. Time 5. Flexibility 6. Innovation and Learning 7. Productivity and Operational Efficiency 8. Sustainability Exhibit 3.1 The Scope of Business and Operations Performance Measurement Measurement is the
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Business and Sustainability Write an essay on the following topic: Based on your personal definition of sustainability, how committed are organisations to sustainability practices? What changes in corporate strategy and policy are necessary in the journey to sustainable business? Illustrate your answer with examples. Introduction Conducting business in the global economy, enterprises are under more communities’ scrutiny on their operations (Dey & Sircar, 2012). Moreover, sustainability
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Strategic management, corporate responsibility and stakeholder management Integrating corporate responsibility principles and stakeholder approaches into mainstream strategy: a stakeholder-oriented and integrative strategic management framework Takis Katsoulakos and Yannis Katsoulacos Takis Katsoulakos is a Director at INLECOM Ltd, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, UK. Yannis Katsoulacos is a Professor at Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece. Abstract Purpose – The purpose
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panel included: Mr Jan Mumenthaler, Head-Insurance Services Group, Business Risk Department, IFC; Ms Joan Fitzpatrick, CEO, ANZIIF; Mr Michael J Morrissey, President & CEO, IIS; Mr Dezider Stefunko, Chief, Insurance Unit, UNCTAD; Mr Jawaharlal Upamaka, Editor, IRDA Journal; Mr A K Roy, General Manager, GIC Re; Mr K Raghunath, Vice President, Reinsurance, Bharti AXA General Insurance Co; and Mr G V Rao, Chairman & CEO, GVR Risk Management Associates. More details at www.asiainsurancereview.com For enquiries
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QANTAS ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Broadening our horizons Qantas Annual Report 006 008 010 012 018 028 037 065 138 153 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT CEO’S REPORT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW OF OPERATIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT DIRECTORS’ REPORT FINANCIAL REPORT SUSTAINABILITY REPORT FINANCIAL CALENDAR AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Broadening our horizons 002 QANTAS ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Broadening our horizons Building on unique Australian qualities – and the skills
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