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    The Fall of Enron

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    1 Why did the external auditors and the board fail to detect the company’s true economic condition? For external auditors‚ the failures could be largely attributed to the lack of independence between external auditors and Enron and the existence of conflicts of interest. From 1993‚ Enron started to outsource its internal audit functions to Anderson. Besides‚ conflicts of interest gets aggravated when the cross-selling of consulting services by auditors increases a lot. And consulting fees to auditors

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    Enrons Fall

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    Enrons Fall Kenneth Lay – CEO Auditors – Arthur Anderson Jeffrey Skilling – Consultant‚ Hired as a young consultant‚ as due to deregulation‚ Enron incurred massive debts. Jeffrey skilling was hired to come up with innovative new ideas. His revolutionary idea for Enron was to ‘create a gas bank in which Enron would buy gas from a network of suppliers and sell to a network of consumers‚ contractually guaranteeing both the supply and the price‚ charging fees for the transactions and assuming the

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    The Fall of Enron

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    Case: The Fall of Enron Enron was so admired prior until 2000; they grew to a powerful company. In 1985‚ Internorth acquired Houston Natural Gas to form HNG/Internorth‚ a natural gas pipeline company. This company was renamed to Enron. At the time of Enron’s creation‚ the U.S. gas market was in the middle of deregulation. In 1985‚ rules were established that allowed gas users to realize the cost savings by purchasing gas at spot prices and separately contracting with pipeline firms for delivery

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    Fall of Enron

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    Dr. Frances L. Ayers Accounting 5252-920 27 March 2013 The Fall of Enron: Mini-Case Analysis Summary: Enron was founded in 1985 as a natural gas pipeline company. In the 1990s‚ Enron emerged as one of the leading pioneers in the energy market by building its business around energy trading and international energy-asset construction. Their emergence in the energy-trading sector all started when Enron recognized that they could take advantage their position as the largest interstate pipeline

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    Fall of Enron

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    Q1- Who were the key stakeholders involved in‚ or affected by the collapse of Enron? How and to what degree were they hurt or helped by the actions of Enron management? Ans- The key stakeholders affected by the collapse of Enron were its employees and retirees. Stakeholders and mutual funds investors lost $ 70billion market value. Banks were also affected by the meltdown of the company. They included big banks like J P Morgan Chase and Citigroup. Not only the stakeholder and bondholder lose out

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    The Fall of Enron

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    The Fall of Enron The History Enron began as a pipeline company in Houston in 1985. It profited by promising to deliver so many cubic feet to a particular utility or business on a particular day at a market price. That change with the deregulation of electrical power markets‚ a change due in part to lobbying from senior Enron officials. Under the direction of former Chairman Kenneth L. Lay‚ Enron expanded into an energy broker‚ trading electricity and other commodities. The Business of Enron Enron

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    FALL OF ENRON

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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM AS "ENRON"‚ WHY WOULD SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT‚ AND NOT AN EXAMPLE OF MANY FAILURES TO COME? The answer to this question lies within the minds of the Enron Managers rather than with the business environment. Most likely‚ these managers are well-educated and may have come from rich families. If this is so‚ then the logical thing to do is not to destroy their reputation or If they did something illegal‚ they should have limited their actions to a

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    enron

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    headed by an effective board which is collectively responsible for the long-term success of the company. The board is responsible for providing entrepreneurial leadership of the company within a framework of prudent and effective controls that enables risk to be assessed and managed. The board should set the company’s strategic aims‚ ensure that the necessary financial and human resources are in place for the company to meet his objectives and review management performance. The board should set the company’s

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    Enron: Rise and Fall

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    Income Manipulation: Enron’s rise and fall General Introduction “Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud1.” The importance of values and ethics has always shaped the very fabric of human society. This was evident from the era in which the author of this quote‚ the famous Greek poet Sophocles‚ lived until modern times. In my opinion‚ the famous sayings “honesty is the best policy” and “the truth shall set you free” are invaluable and should be followed by everyone. This pertains

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    Enron

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    Enron: The Fall from Grace/ The World’s Biggest Fraud Outline A. Enron’s History B. Overview of Enron’s Operations 1. Wholesale Services 2. Energy Services 3. Global Services C. Enron’s Timeline D. Enron’s Role in The Energy Crisis in California E. The Fall of Enron F. Why Enron Fell from Grace? G. The Crash of Enron 1. Key Management at Enron 2. Enron’s Auditor 3. Credit Rating Agencies 4. Investment Banks 5. Links with The Government (Bush Administration) 6. The Link of Enron with The British

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