Professional Ethics and financial statement disclosure: In a constructionist perspective Abstract This essay addresses the relationship between professional ethics and financial statement disclosure. The public should change its view on the objectivity of accounting profession because in no means can anyone be absolutely objective. The reason to this will be articulated thoroughly in the essay. Then how to maximize relative objectivity is discussed and
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The Financial Environment: Markets‚ Institution and Investment Banking Financial Markets * Refers to a conceptual “mechanism” rather than a physical location or a specific type of organization or structure * As a system that includes individuals and institution‚ instruments and procedures that bring together borrowers and savers‚ no matter the location Importance of Financial Markets: * The primary role of financial market is to facilitate the flow of funds from individuals and
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Financial Crisis A financial crisis is “an economic recession or depression caused by a lack of necessary liquidity in financial institutions. A financial crisis may be caused by a natural disaster‚ negative economic news or some other events.”(InvestorWords.com‚ 2009) Financial crisis usually decrease business activity because people do not have enough financial resources. The reason why I chose this topic is because it is a daily theme in all of the European tabloids. We read every day’s
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The Policy Goals of Regulation It is commonly understood that financial regulation should be designed to achieve certain key policy goals‚ including: (a)safety and soundness of financial institutions‚(b) mitigation of systemic risk‚ (c) fairness and efficiency of markets‚ and (d) the protection of customers and investors. These broad goals‚ while clearly important‚ do not take into account an additional factor that has come to be regarded as critical in any well-functioning regulatory system; namely
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1/20/2013 MACC 594: LECTURE NOTES‚ MODULE I: INTRODUCTION TO ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF BASIC CONCEPTS PART I. A. REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYZING THE BALANCE SHEET • The balance sheet lists the firm’s assets‚ liabilities and equity accounts and their balances at the end of the period. • What does the balance sheet reveal about a firm? • Size of the company (total assets or net assets) • Major assets owned and proportion of current vs. noncurrent assets: - Is the mix of assets consistent
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Financial Statements Accounting is a function by which users can understand the internal financial workings of a company. Use of public accounting dates as far back as the late nineteenth century (Hendrickson‚ 2007) and continues today under the set guidelines that accounting professionals refer to as generally accepted accounting principles. These principles are set in the United States by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission (Weygandt‚ p. 9‚ 2008)
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Financial Markets Introduction 1 Financial Markets & Flow of Funds Financial Markets M k t Lenders Households Firms Governments Foreigners Borrowers Households Firms Governments Foreigners Financial Institutions Note that lenders are suppliers of funds (surplus units) while borrowers are demanders/users of funds (deficit units) 2 1 Flow of Funds Financial institutions perform the essential function of channeling funds from surplus units to deficit units. Agents (e.g. brokers)
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INCLUSION January 2008 Preface Access to finance by the poor and vulnerable groups is a prerequisite for poverty reduction and social cohesion. This has to become an integral part of our efforts to promote inclusive growth. In fact‚ providing access to finance is a form of empowerment of the vulnerable groups. Financial inclusion denotes delivery of financial services at an affordable cost to the vast sections of the disadvantaged and low-income groups
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APPLIED FINANCIAL ANALYSIS (ACCT 411) PACKAGES LIMITED Group Members Introduction Page 3 Research Methodology Page 10 Analytical Adjustments Page 10 Ratio Analysis Page 15 Horizontal Analysis Page 21 Vertical Analysis Page 25 Cash Flow Statement Analysis Page 26 Recommendations Page 27 Limitations of Analysis Page 28 Work cited Page 29 Introduction We have chosen Packages Limited as the Company for the purposes of our analysis. We’ll be also analyzing Cherat
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Financial Intermediaries Paper Financial intermediaries have traditionally played a pivotal role in the growth of the economic sector. The creation of money as a means of exchange and a beneficial way for people to trade their assets‚ and more importantly to take advantage of the great monetary value attached to them has caused the appearance of specific institutions‚ markets and individuals that provide the appropriate environment to perform these activities. Financial intermediary refers to
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