Corporate Governance The Role of Institutional Investors in Promoting Good Corporate Governance Corporate Governance The Role of Institutional Investors in Promoting Good Corporate Governance This work is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Organisation or of the governments of its member countries. This document and any map included herein are without
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Spring Days Ahead Spring is a magical season for me. I love the sound of birds chirping‚ the smell of rain in the air‚ and the vibrant colors of the flowers starting to bloom. It awakens the senses. The winter cold is gone‚ yet the unbearable heat and humidity of summer in the south has yet to arrive. I love that daylight savings time puts an end to the long dark evening hours of winter. The phrase "spring forward" is a reminder to set our clocks ahead one hour during spring. Springing
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HBR CASE STUDY Too Far Ahead of the IT Curve? Peachtree Healthcare’s patchwork IT infrastructure is in critical condition. Should the CEO approve a shift to risky new technology or go with the time-tested monolithic system? by John P. Glaser F Daniel Vasconcellos after their squash game‚ Max Berndt drank iced tea with his board chairman‚ Paul Lefler. Max‚ a thoracic surgeon by training‚ was the CEO of Peachtree Healthcare. He’d occupied the post for nearly 12 years. In that time the
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a wild ride ahead The energy and resources industry can expect a wild ride in coming years as the standard-setters turn their attention to this sector. Story Debbie Smith CA The energy and resources sector‚ despite its status as a globally important industry‚ has received little specific attention over the years from the standard-setters. Recent proposals from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)‚ its interpretations committee (IFRIC)‚ and even the Australian Government
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INTRODUCTION 1 1. The success of John Lewis in keeping customer satisfaction 2 2. California Fitness & Yoga Centers Vietnam - A real example of bad practice of customer service 3 2.1. About California Fitness & Yoga Centers Vietnam 3 2.2. California Fitness & Yoga Centers Vietnam’s customer service problems 3 2.3. Causes of bad customer service 4 2.4. Recommendations 5 3. Conclusion 5 4. References 6 INTRODUCTION Customer service is the provision of service to customers before‚ during and after
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Case 12-9 Rough Waters Ahead Smooth Sailing is a private company that operates one cruise ship. Smooth Sailing’s purchase of the cruise ship was financed with nonrecourse debt. (Nonrecourse debt is a loan that is secured by a pledge of collateral‚ in this case the cruise ship‚ but for which the borrower is not personally liable. If the borrower defaults‚ the lender can seize the collateral‚ but the lender’s recovery is limited to the collateral.) The cruise ship has its own identifiable cash flows
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INVESTOR STOCK ANALYSIS University of Phoenix Fin 571 April 22‚ 2013 Bank of America and SunTrust are competitors in the banking industry. Aside from the obvious similtaries inherent to the banking business‚ these two companies are different when viewed through a financial perspective. Both companies operates in three segments: Consumer Banking and Private Wealth Management‚ Wholesale Banking‚ and Mortgage Banking. SunTrust Banks has a market cap of $14.81
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Bufn758Q—Quantitative Investment Strategy Name & Student ID #:_____________________ Professor Wermers Spring 2010 Numeric Investors 1. Briefly discuss the two momentum strategies of Numeric Investors. First approach – Based on past changes in analysts’ estimates‚ where they would cluster their forecasts of company earnings‚ and would revise their earnings estimates incrementally instead of big jumps. This would force analysts to update their estimates and would make consensus estimates
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Becca Stone Research in Financial Reporting 10-22-12 Case 12-9: Rough Waters Ahead 1. How should Smooth Sailings’ management perform the recoverability test for the cruise ship as of December 31‚ 2010? a. What assets and liabilities should be included in the “asset group” as defined by ASC 360-10 for purpose of performing the recoverability test? i. FASB ASC paragraph 360-10-35-23 states that for measuring an impairment loss‚ long-lived assets should be group with other
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greatest Investors Under the guidance of Prof. R. K. Sharma Faculty Jkshim Submitted By Nikhil Kumar J. P 2nd year MBA JKSHIM On: 11 September 2012 Strategies of the world’s greatest Investors The everlasting Intelligence Introduction: Where do most successful people invest (or where have they in the past) to make money investing over the long term? The answer before the financial crisis was bonds‚ stocks and real estate. The answer today for the average investor is the same
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