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Governance

 

Coursework Assignment

 

In 1995, one of Britain’s oldest merchant banks, Barings came to a dramatic and fatal halt, brought about by the actions of one derivative trader, Nick Leeson, who caused losses of £827m.

 

In 2002, Allied Irish Banks suffered losses of $700m due to the fraudulent trading of one of its employees, John Rusnak.

 

In 2004, National Australian Bank suffered losses of AUS$360m due to unauthorised foreign currency trading activities by four of its employees.

 

In 2008 Societe Generale suffered losses of 4.9b Euros due to the unauthorised trading of one its employees, Jerome Kerviel.

 

Requirement

 

Critically appraise the effectiveness of corporate governance reforms since the demise of Barings Bank in 1995 in the management and control of organisations and the resources for which they are accountable.

 

In answering this question, you should:

 

• analyse the principal weaknesses in corporate governance that allowed fraudulent activities such as those identified above to continue;
• present your views on what should be done in future to ensure that the behaviour of bank and corporate employees uphold the highest possible standards of integrity and social responsibility expected of them by society at large; and
• assess the social consequences of such significant corporate losses.

 

Marking guidelines

 

The assessment criteria are detailed in the forms overleaf.

 

The coursework is to be 3,000 words in length + or – 5%, excluding references and bibliography.

 

Referencing is to follow the Harvard system.  A full bibliography is to be shown.

 

Marks will be given for a clear understanding of the theoretical background to current corporate governance thinking as well as the application of that information.

 

A clear indication and proof of research will benefit the marks awarded.

 

Marks will be awarded for presentation, clarity and the quality of written English.

 

The coursework will be tested for plagiarism.

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