A Financial History of Modern U.S. Corporate Scandals: From Enron to ReformRoutledge, 2015 M01 28 - 775 páginas A definitive new reference on the major failures of American corporate governance at the start of the 21st century. Tracing the market boom and bust that preceded Enron's collapse, as well as the aftermath of that failure, the book chronicles the meltdown in the telecom sector that gave rise to accounting scandals globally. Featuring expert analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation that was adopted in response to these scandals, the author also investigates the remarkable market recovery that followed the scandals. An exhaustive guide to the collapse of the Enron Corporation and other financial scandals that erupted in the wake of the market downturn of 2000, this book is an essential resource for students, teachers and professionals in corporate governance, finance, and law. |
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... Nasdaq Composite Index exploded with the introduction of dot-com companies in the 1990s, rising from under 372.19 on January 2, 1991, to a record high of 5048 on March 24, 2000, the same date on which the Standard & Poor's 500 index ...
... Nasdaq dollar volume topped the NYSE for the first time in January 1999. Nasdaq daily trading volume was exceeding 1 billion shares on active days as the new century began. Overall, the Nasdaq index rose by 80 percent in 1999. The ...
... Nasdaq market peaked. Lante Corp., an Internet consulting firm, saw its stock price increase from $20 to $80 within a few weeks but then retreat, making its founder a billionaire for only a day. Commerce One, a firm providing Internet ...
... Nasdaq listed securities. Nasdaq acquired the AMEX in order to expand its offerings, but found that the acquisition was not a good match. Nasdaq then spent two years trying to sell the AMEX, but potential purchasers expressed little ...
... Nasdaq and almost 4 percent of orders on exchange listed securities. The SEC concluded that alternative trading systems were threatening to become the primary market for some securities. Trading on an ECN is an order-driven process ...
Contenido
II Full Disclosure and the Accountants | 141 |
Photographs follow page 302 | 302 |
III Full Disclosure Fails | 309 |
IV Recovery and Reform | 519 |
Conclusion | 661 |
Notes | 665 |
Selected Bibliography | 677 |
Name Index | 693 |
Subject Index | 733 |
About the Author | 743 |
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A Financial History of Modern U.S. Corporate Scandals: From Enron to Reform Jerry W Markham Vista previa limitada - 2015 |
A Financial History of Modern U.S. Corporate Scandals: From Enron to Reform Jerry W. Markham Vista previa limitada - 2006 |