fail in its fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of its potential investors. This is similar to the sequence of events‚ and transactions in The SEC vs. Goldman Sachs case. In that deal‚ Goldman was approached by John Paulson of Paulson & Co. to assemble a synthetic CDO dubbed ABACUS 2007-AC1‚ in exchange for a $15 million fee. Goldman brought in an outside asset manager (ACA Capital) to aid in the selection of collateral that was to comprise ABACUS. John Paulson played a significant role in
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People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson Orenthal James Simpson‚ commonly known as O.J. Simpson‚ was tried for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman who were stabbed on the evening of June 12‚ 1994. He was acquitted of the murder charge in 1995‚ but I am going to explain why he explain should have been found guilty of the murder. O.J. held the nickname “The Juice”. O.J. Simpson was widely known in the 70s. He was a star football player. He
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Is greed good? In the 1987 film Wallsteet‚ a millionaire bond trader said “Greed‚ for lack of a better word‚ is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies‚ cuts through‚ and captures‚ the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed‚ in all of its forms; greed for life‚ for money‚ for love‚ knowledge‚ has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed‚ you mark my words‚ will save the malfunctioning corporation called the U.S.A”. The character who spoke this was based off a man who was convicted
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902-6781 david.kostin@gs.com Goldman‚ Sachs & Co. Stuart Kaiser‚ CFA Corporate fundamentals support continued profit cycle expansion We forecast S&P 500 revenues rise by more than 4% in 2013 and 2014‚ margins hover at current levels (8.8%-9.0%)‚ earnings climb by more than 6% and the P/E multiple expands modestly from 13.2x to 13.8x at end 2013. (212) 357-6308 stuart.kaiser@gs.com Goldman‚ Sachs & Co. Amanda Sneider‚ CFA (212) 357-9860 amanda.sneider@gs.com Goldman‚ Sachs & Co. Valuation:
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short time horizon. Company ABInBev Anadolu Efes Carlsberg Molson Coors SABMiller Rating Sell Neutral Sell Neutral Buy PT € YTL Dkr $ GBp 62.5 25.5 493 47 3‚525 Price Upside 65.9 ‐5% 26.9 ‐5% 513 ‐4% 44 7% 2‚638 34% Source: Datastream‚ Goldman Sachs Research estimates. Africa and India are the most attractive Early-stage EMs such as those in Africa and India combine
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INDUSTY ANALYSIS Investment Industry EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We chose to do our analysis on the Investment Industry. The companies that we have chosen to analyze are Bank of America Merrill Lynch followed by Goldman Sachs Group‚ Morgan Stanley‚ and JP Morgan Chase and Co. These companies are known as investment banks. An investment bank is a financial institution that assists individuals‚ corporations‚ and governments in raising capital by underwriting and/or
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The book David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell follows in the footsteps of his other famous works The Tipping Point‚ Blink‚ and Outliers. Gladwell’s books seek to show readers a new perspective on the world‚ where they can be insightful and take advantage of any situation. However‚ unlike Gladwell’s previous works‚ David and Goliath fails to deliver its point. Gladwell’s message of overcoming seemingly unfavorable odds is clouded by poor creativity‚ a lack of ethos‚ and awkward pace. Many people
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Codification). You will do so by examining fair value disclosures included in the following filings: * Form 10-Q for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) for its quarter ended March 31‚ 2012‚ filed with the SEC on April 19‚ 2012 and * Form 10-Q for The Goldman Sachs Group‚ Inc. (GS) for its quarter ended June 30‚ 2012‚ filed with the SEC on August 9‚ 2012. The majority of the questions in this assignment can be answered by referring to the financial statements (Item 1) and Notes to Financial Statements
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about Mannesmann’s future situation. As a result‚ we found that the value of Mannesmann is € 175‚793.41million or € 338.85/share which is lower than € 350/share. At last‚ we also consider the synergy from the deal based on Goldman Sach’s estimation or market’s angle. Based on Goldman Sach’s estimation‚ we find that the synergy from the deal is about $7510.98 million. Thus‚ we would suggest Vodafone’s shareholders to accept the acquiring offer for Mannesmann. But with the consideration of the market estimated
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Ross Trivisonno The U.S. government should have taken more action in strengthening the integrity and infrastructure of large investment corporations such as Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs‚ so as not to let them fall to the brink of bankruptcy--in the 2008 financial crisis. For Economic/Political Arguments Subpoint 1: It is the U.S. government’s job to insure that corporations do not “dig themselves a hole” to deep to recover from. --"The practice of calmness‚ of immobility
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