Some financial companies are so big and so interconnected that pulling them ... Continue reading
Case Studies
Case Study: Equity Derivative Losses at …
In 1997, United Bank of Switzerland lost heavily in the equity derivatives ... Continue reading
Chase Manhattan and their involvement wi …
Drysdale Government Securities traded in government securities in the ... Continue reading
Case Study: Trading Scandal at Kidder Pe …
To cut a long story short; young man armed with an engineering degree from ... Continue reading
Bankers Trust Case Study …
P&G like several other profitable companies was looking at ways to hedge ... Continue reading
2012’s Big-Name Business Court Cases …
Settling matters in court can be a costly and unpredictable game, and no ... Continue reading
Bankgesellschaft Berlin Case Study – C …
This article briefly discusses the losses incurred by Bankgesellschaft ... Continue reading
Northern Rock: A Case in Low Frequency H …
In 2007 Northern Rock experienced a bank run, the first since 1886 by its ... Continue reading
Case Study: Taisei Marine and Fire Insur …
The Taisei Marine and Fire Insurance (TMFI)company along with Nissan Fire ... Continue reading
China Aviation Oil – Derivative Lo …
China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd ("CAO") is the largest ... Continue reading
WorldCom Accounting Scandal: The Wrong C …
This is part 2 of the the two-part series on the WorldCom Accounting ... Continue reading
WorldCom Accounting Scandal: The Wrong C …
From its beginnings as a long distance call player to handler of Internet ... Continue reading
Orange County Case …
The importance of a good risk management team that oversees investments is ... Continue reading
Washington Mutual: Big Dreams, Poor Impl …
The Washington Mutual has its origins in Seattle. It was meant to offer its ... Continue reading
The LIBOR Scandal …
The London Inter-bank Offer Rate (LIBOR), as we know, is the average cost of ... Continue reading
Recommendations for Improving Control En …
Below are the recommendations with respect to improving the control ... Continue reading
Early Warning Indicators: AIB Currency T …
There were many early warning indicators or missed opportunities for AIB or ... Continue reading
Control Deficiencies at Allfirst Treasur …
There were many control deficiencies in Allfirst Treasury that made the ... Continue reading
AIB: Discovery of Fraud, and Magnitude o …
Discovery of the Fraud Mr. Rusnak’s fraud scheme started unravelling in ... Continue reading
AIB Currency Losses: John Rusnak’s …
John Rusnak’s Role In July 1993, Allfirst hired Mr. Rusnak. The hiring ... Continue reading