SArajevo School of science and technology Bear Stearns Collapse 2007 A short analysis ISMAR HOTA Table of Contents Introduction 3 Literature Review 3 Methodology 4 Analysis 5 Introduction 5 About Bear Stearns 6 The Culture at Bear Stearns 6 The Collapse of Bear Sterns 7 The Ethical Issues behind the Bear Stearns Collapse 8 What are subprime mortgages and its Ethical Failures? 8 The Lack of Corporate Governance at Bear Sterns 9 Moral Hazard at Bear Stearns 10 Non Ethical Conduct of the Regulators
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Bear Stearns Bailout “The Fed did not bailout Bear at taxpayer expense‚ but enabled – as it is mandated – the financial markets to continue to function. History will call the Fed’s action the right move at the right time”‚ says Jeremy Siegel‚ Ph.D. The Bear Stearns Company began a financial meltdown in July 2007. By March 2008‚ it was ready to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Some people believe that the Federal Reserve should not have stepped in to bailout Bear Stearns because it was rewarding
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1) What is Blockbuster’s amortization timetable? Do you think it is appropriate? Blockbuster’s amortization timetable is 40 years. This is not the industry standard and should be 5-7 years. 2) What would be the impact on Blockbuster’s 1988 earnings per share if 5 year amortization were applied to this goodwill? If the 5-year amortization were applied instead of the 40-year timetable‚ the company would have to recognize the goodwill in larger amounts‚ which would increase their tax liability. 3)
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against any movements in the credit market (Bear Stearns and the Seeds of its Demise‚ 2008). The investment strategy of the High Grade Structured Credit Strategies Enhanced Master Fund was essentially the same as the one above; however‚ there was a greater investment into low-risk securities. Thus‚ increasing the amount of leverage to enable this additional investment. This investment would then create a higher return‚ but with limited risk (Bear Stearns and the Seeds of its Demise‚ 2008). 2
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Bear Stearns & Co Page 1 of 10 Bear Stearns & Co Answer the following 10 questions‚ using the financial statement data from Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation. Show your work (i.e.‚ note what numbers you’re using). On May 9‚ 1989‚ Bear Stearns & Co. issued a report on Blockbuster Entertainment Corp.‚ which is reproduced in part below. Blockbuster-Entertainment (Ticker symbol: BV‚ Price per share: $33 ½) increased owned and franchised video stores from 19 at the end of 1986 to 415 at December
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The collapse of Bear Stearns: Five years on David Thomas 19 Mar 2013 This week five years ago‚ JP Morgan announced it would buy Wall Street rival Bear Stearns in a deal worth $2 a share – this ultimately rose to $10. Here‚ Financial News looks at the events in the run-up to the fall of the 85-year old independent investment bank. Financial News compiled the timeline from press releases‚ contemporary media reports and William D Cohan’s account of the collapse of the bank‚ ‘House of Cards’. May
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Qs.4. Could anything have been done differently at Lehman Brothers to prevent what happened? Explain. Answer: As Lehman Brothers & their manger were responsible for what happened‚ there are many things that could have done to prevent it. Things that could have done: 1.By ensuring social responsiveness & responsibilities: Managers social responsibilities go beyond making profits to include protecting and improving society’s welfare. On the other hand social responsiveness is when a company
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES Coursework: Bear Stearns Case Study Student number: 6176194 Word count: 2381 Introduction Bear Stearns is an investment bank that was formed in 1923 by three partners namely: Robert Sterns‚ Joseph Bear and Harold Mayer. During its early stages‚ the
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“Describe how Enron could have been structured differently to avoid such activities” Enron consisted of a Board of Directors‚ Chief Executive Officer (CEO)‚ Chief Operating Officer (COO)‚ Chief Financial Officer (CFO)‚ Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) and a plethora of other officers. The upper level structure of Enron was normal compared to many other large businesses. The Board of Directors is charged with making policies for the company and the CEO and other officers are responsible for carrying
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Nonetheless‚ these instruments were risky and could led to enormous losses. In the late 70’s and early 80’s saw the rise of a number of financial products such as derivatives‚ high yield an structured products‚ which provided lucrative returns for investment banks. Also in the late 1970s‚ the facilitation of corporate mergers was being hailed as the last gold mine by investment bankers who assumed that Glass-Steagall would someday collapse. At this time we could see the first efforts to loosen Glass-Steagall
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