Essays Tagged: "Bank of America"
How Parmalat Went Sour
risis?Parmalat defaulted on a $185 million bond payment in mid-November. That prompted auditors and banks to scrutinize company accounts. Some 38% of Parmalat's assets were supposedly held in a $4.9 b ... lion Bank of America (BAC ) account of a Parmalat subsidiary in the Cayman Islands. But on Dec. 19, Bank of America reported that no such account existed. In the ensuing investigation, Italian prosecu ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Economic Analysis of Bank of America
Bank of America is a bank holding company that provides a full range of banking and financial servic ... ecent merger with FleetBoston Financial Corporation, as well as selected international markets. The banks operations are divided into the following main business segments: consumer and commercial bank ... siness segments: consumer and commercial banking, asset management, global corporate and investment banking and equity investments. Standard and Poor's describes the segments as follows:Consumer and c ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
The Perfect Alibi ~ A Short Story
Although it was not evident to anyone watching, former Bank of America President Alex Pierce was furious. He had just been fired after 30 years of dedicate ... esident Alex Pierce was furious. He had just been fired after 30 years of dedicated services to the bank. He knew the building better than anyone and could navigate his way anywhere in it while blindf ... oll through the park, he plotted his revenge. It had to be something big. Something that would ruin Bank of America. He thought hard for a long time but nothing came to him. The only thing that would ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Outsourcing How Does It Affect you?
of America have outsourced thousands of jobs. When considering expanding or saving the company from bankrupt these companies look at the costs of labor, manufacturing and overhead then compare the cos ... ey and to cut expenses. Some of the companies who have outsourced include Sprint, General Electric, Bank of America, American Express, IBM and Citigroup. 3"Bank of America for example cut nearly 5,000 ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Themes in a House of sand and fog.
e; he gets the house for $45,000, paying in full, first with a $10,000 certified check drawn on the Bank of America and then with cash. Although he moves his family into the house immediately, he plan ... doorstep in the dead of night, especially since Behrani hadn't broken any rules. He had the $10,000 Bank of America check with him when he arrived at the auction; he then paid off the balance of the a ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Investor Profile
Investor Profile PaperPepsiCo restated Citibank as an agent for its lenders. The amount available under the Credit Facility was increased from ... Global Markets Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., as joint lead arrangers and book managers; Citibank, N.A., as agent; HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as syndication agent; Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Ban ... .A., as syndication agent; Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as co-documentation agents; and the other lenders from time to time part ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Uses of It in Business
h no gaps data. Since the computer is used the data analysis can start immediately (Sawtooth).•Bank checks - Check readers quickly read check information and can verify the information with guara ... can verify the information with guarantee of check conversions services to reduce risk from fraud (Bank of America).•Retail tags - "Bar code readers are a simple and inexpensive method of encodi ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Investor Profile Paper
dentifies and examines two of the key lenders that Coca-Cola utilizes and identifies the investment bank that they use to issue their stock and addresses the role these intermediaries play for Coca-Co ... listed for the proposed distribution of Coca Cola and two of them were JP Morgan Chase and Co. and Bank of America Securities LLC. The proposed agreement gave Coca Cola the right to sell Securities d ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting
Business Law - Contract Dispute and Negotiation
the nation's largest student loan lenders, agreed in April to sell to J.C. Flowers, J.P Morgan, and Bank of America for the sum of $25 billion. However soon following, speculation about looming studen ... fact that Sallie Mae had other suitors prior to the arrangement with J.C. Flowers, J.P. Morgan, and Bank of America, it would be reasonable to expect the group to revamp the initial offer, however not ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Implementation Plan Generic Benchmarking
Colgate-Palmolive (Colgate), AOL Time Warner (AOL) and Bank of America's (BOA) are the three prominent corporations that have been benchmarked for their st ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making
Ethical Perspectives
clude with a brief discussion on issues one is likely to encounter dealing with ethical dilemmas at Bank of America.The four ethical perspectives include character/virtue, obligation/deontology, resul ... nts the possibility of moral judgments that do not accept such limits (Wikipedia 2008).Working in a banking environment, I believe having the ethical perspective of character is very important. Natura ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication
Forces and Trends Paper
ual Inc. cited similar concerns when it eliminated verification services in 2002, a few years after Bank of America Corporation dropped them. The former Bank One Corporation allows merchants to verify ... he former Bank One Corporation allows merchants to verify check amounts written on their customer's bank accounts, but J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., which acquired Bank One, does not allow that.Fraud - ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Riordan Benchmarking
nies benchmarked are Consolidated Container Company, Roanoke Trade International Insurance Brokers, Bank of America, Wachovia, General Motors, Hewlett Packard, Sprint and AT&T.Company SynopsisCons ... is that the new owners will revamp many of the programs; making the company a better place to work.Bank of AmericaBank of America is a popular bank that has locations all over the world. This company ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Analysis of State Street HBS Case
iving the firm a significant role in the financial system. In contrast to commercial and investment banks, State Street acts more as a custodian bank, or global custodian, by safeguarding institution' ... Condition between 2008 and 2009. Much of this can be attributed to the declines in interest bearing bank deposits, other assets, and deposits.How State Street manages the generic risksState Street is ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Bank of America
Organizing Paper � PAGE �1� Bank of AmericaBank of America is one of the biggest companies with a lot of employees. Bank of Amer ... biggest companies with a lot of employees. Bank of America was founded in 1874 known as the Nations Bank till its acquisition of a San Francisco-based Bank of America in which it assumed its current n ... f the leading financial companies in the world. When dealing with assets, it is the second largest. Bank of America has a profit of 31.61%. The factors that hurt the bank would be due to customers clo ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Defining Total Quality Management
anufacturing arena, but also compete with all of the other auto financing organizations out there - Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, etc. The broader competitive base makes it more challenging for ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Environmental Analysis
for the firm within their operating environment.�Environmental AnalysisRemote EnvironmentThe banking industry plays a crucial role in today's economy, wealth is not created solely by banks such ... economy, wealth is not created solely by banks such as Bank of America, but by the strength of the banking industry as a whole which is linked to the health of the economy. The purpose of this paper ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Case Study: Mergers Don’t Always Lead to Culture Clashes
se study giving adequate feedback about the questions being asked.In what ways were the cultures of Bank of America and MBNA incompatible?The cultures of Bank of America and MBNA were incompatible bec ... rom the private golf course at its headquarters, to its fleet of corporate jets and private yachts. Bank of America, in contrast, grew by thrift. It was a low cost, no-nonsense operation.Unlike MBNA, ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases
Case Study: Mergers Don’t Always Lead to Culture Clashes
se study giving adequate feedback about the questions being asked.In what ways were the cultures of Bank of America and MBNA incompatible?The cultures of Bank of America and MBNA were incompatible bec ... rom the private golf course at its headquarters, to its fleet of corporate jets and private yachts. Bank of America, in contrast, grew by thrift. It was a low cost, no-nonsense operation.Unlike MBNA, ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases
Apples' Revolution
of the forgotten founders of Apple, because he was 41 years old but was afraid that Apple would go bankrupt so he sold his shares for $800. Before Ronald Wayne sold his share in Apple, Apple presente ... a huge financial risk into Apple, he put $92,000 into Apple, which secured a $250,000 credit at the Bank of America (Linzmayer, 1999). Markkula retired January 1997, his 20th anniversary, and while so ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing