Essays Tagged: "US Securities and Exchange Commission"
This essay is to do with accounting scandals, and what accountants are doing to change their image.
tem that identifies, records, and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users. Economic events are activities related to the production and distribution of goods and servic ... n organization. Yet recently, many accounting scandals, questionable bankruptcies, and overall mistrust of financial reporting procedures have affected the accounting profession as so many new account ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting
Dollar General Case Study
ble small stores delivering convenience and value. All the Dollar General's Strategy is based on a customer-driven distribution of consumable basics.Financial situation of the Company remains really s ... y comparative advantage on this market.The new CEO, David Perdue has got no experience of retail industry. He has to choose in which direction Dollar General will go. He has to go on the expansion of ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
What you vs. the professionals know about Investing
"Our performance has never been stronger; our business model has never been more robust..."-----Kenneth Lay, CEO Enron(Meanwhile, all the directors ... me as the bankruptcy announcement, Enron declared that it was laying off 4,000 employees from its Houston, Texas, headquarters. By that time many employees had lost up to 90 percent of their retiremen ... had lost up to 90 percent of their retirement savings as Enron's shares plunged and millions of unsuspecting individuals who were advised to invest in a sure stock were completely wiped out without w ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics
The World of Finance: AMEX, NASDAQ and Worldcom
tion of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) (Investopedia.com, 2006).Orders placed by customers on the AMEX are transferred to the trading floor electronically, where specialists who conc ... AQ was founded in 1971 as the world's first (and still largest) completely electronic stock market (USSEC, 2004). It is a computerized securities exchange that deals with over-the-counter stocks as we ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics
Current Business Research Project Paper
The business research in the article is about the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), which w ... he implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), which was signed and made into law by President Bush in July of 2002. This new law was to help restore investor confidence in United States financial ... cial markets. After incidents with Enron and WorldCom, lawmakers knew Americans had to be able to trust the companies they wanted to invest in. According to the article, "SOX has strengthened corporat ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Dispute Summary Paper
Article Summary � PAGE �1� AbstractThis paper will discuss a business dispute between KPMG and the IRS. It will identify the "legal issue in dispute" as we ... , while addressing the differences between these types of actions (Augenstein).Dispute SummaryOn August 26, 2005, the Justice Department and KPMG settled their long-running dispute over KPMG's aggress ... f legal battle, KPMG "admitted to criminal tax fraud and agreed to pay $456 million in penalties" (Business Week). The government is deferring prosecution and will drop the case after Dec. 31, 2006 if ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
"Charles Schwab in 2002" What are the main pints of the Charles Schwab's case? What are the lessons learned?
Introduction:This case introduces Charles Schwab & Co the US's largest financial services providers of securities brokerage, wealth management, and related fi ... and investment. It was founded in 1975 by Charles Schwab as the first discount brokerage after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) eliminated the fixed-rate commissions. The company was p ... yzing financial statements, providing advice, and developing high-tech tools to trade. The case discusses many topics about the history of Schwab Co during those years.Main Points:1.Company Innovation ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges
Lowe's Inc.
Lowe's Inc is a corporation with subsidiaries, whose primary business is home improvement retailer in the United States and Canada (Lowes, Inc. 2009.) The company ... ides a variety of products for the "do-it-yourself", consumer of durables, and building contractor businesses. Lowe's originally formed in 1921 as a hardware store in the town of North Wilkesboro, Nor ... tributed to an increase to subdivision development, in new home construction and made the hardware business profitable. Lowe's stores were located near railway stations, enabling the retailer to capit ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting
Dispute Summary Paper
Article SummaryBUS415: Business LawSeptember 5, 2005AbstractThis paper will discuss a business dispute between KPMG ... MG and the IRS. It will identify the "legal issue in dispute" as well as the legal process that was used to resolve the issue, and "how that process fits into the court structure" (Augenstein). Then, ... , while addressing the differences between these types of actions (Augenstein).Dispute SummaryOn August 26, 2005, the Justice Department and KPMG settled their long-running dispute over KPMG's aggress ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Dispute Summary Paper
Article Summary � PAGE �1� Article SummaryAbstractThis paper will discuss a business dispute between KPMG and the IRS. It will identify the "legal issue in dispute" as we ... , while addressing the differences between these types of actions (Augenstein).Dispute SummaryOn August 26, 2005, the Justice Department and KPMG settled their long-running dispute over KPMG's aggress ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Executive Summary Paper
#65533; PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT �7� Executive Summary PaperCon un alto reconocimiento de sus clientes, la compañía Goggle Inc. desde sus principios ha proveído una tecno ... ute;a de la cual centraremos dicho ensayo. Tomamos en consideración su historial, solidez y sus ganancias por los últimos tres años. Se preparara un resumen ejecutivo en referenci ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting