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Key differences in the US and Canadian banking industry

Chartered banks developed both in USA and Canada around the same time. Explain the early development of banks in both countries and how they differ? Chartered banks are public corporations licensed by the federal government to operate a banking business within Canada (Bonham, 2017). The first bank in Canada was founded in 1817 under the name of Bank of Montreal having the same...

International Banking and Finance

Global Business Strategy Test Bank – Questions & Answers – Managing Industry Competition

Global Business Strategy Test Bank – Questions & Answers – Managing Industry Competition 1. Mass markets tend to be characterized by low profit margins. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 2. An industry is defined as a group of firms producing goods and/or services that are similar to each other. a. True b. False ANSWER: True...

Global Business Strategy

CIFFA Exam Sample Practice Questions and Answers – Ocean Freight

CIFFA Exam Sample Practice Questions and Answers – Ocean Freight Questions Name three commodities that may travel as bulk cargo. What is a conventional vessel? What does the term break-bulk cargo mean? A container ship can also be considered a vessel. Describe the function of a MAFI. What is a LASH vessel? Define a main line service route. Define an...

CIFFA/Freight Forwarding/Global Logistics

Sample Team Contract Template

Sample Team Contract Template Project Name: Project Team Members Names and Sign-off: Name Sign-off on Team Contract Code of Conduct: As a project team, we will: Participation: We will: Communication: We will: Problem Solving: We will: ...

Project Management

The Importance of the Financial Market to Government, Business and Householders

The Importance of the Financial Market to Government, Business and Householders Financial markets are where the investors who have an excess amount of funds meet with the parties who need capital. Those who have surplus funds and wish to invest lend funds to those who have a shortage of funds and wish to borrow. Thus in the financial markets, these...

International Banking and Finance

Stock Investigation Report – Waste Connections (WCN)

Waste Connections Stock Investigation Report 1. Provide an overview of the corporation to include but not limited to, when and how it was incorporated, by who, the board of directors, specific interest of the corporation, its headquarters, size, regions of operation and strength in the market Waste Connections is an integrated waste services company operating in the United States and...

International Banking and Finance

Banking Analysis Report – USA: JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Banking Analysis Report – USA: JP Morgan Chase & Co. Introduction Overview of the Country: United States of America JP Morgan Chase is a global invested banking company located in the United States of America (U.S.A.). U.S.A a North American nation that is known for having the world’s most dominant economy and military power. Washington, D.C. is the capital of...

Accounting/International Banking and Finance

Copper Surplus is Foreseen in ’07 – Case Analysis

Case Analysis on Copper Industry based on Wall Street Journal Article “Copper Surplus is Foreseen in ’07” Summary of the Case Allen Sykora’s article, “Copper Surplus is Foreseen in ’07”, published on the Wall Street Journal in 2007, focuses on the copper industry from a global point of view and the factors surrounding the decline in the level of production...

Case analysis/Economics

International Banking – Hedging, Long/Short Positions, Forward Contracts

Q. Explain the terms hedge, long position, and short position in the context of managing financial institutions’ risk. What are the pros and cons of forward contracts? A. Hedge: Hedging transactions are executed to reduce or eliminate the price volatility risk of an asset in the exchange market (Amadeo, 2020). We ‘’hedge’’ our risk by fixing the exchange rate or...

International Banking and Finance

How to Summarize a Case – International Business Law

How to Summarize a Case – International Business Law FACTS OF THE CASE (SAMPLE CASE) Niko Resources Pleads Guilty to Bribe Charge Niko Resources says it will admit in court that it bribed a Bangladeshi minister after explosions at one of its natural gas fields. CALGARY-Oil and gas company Niko Resources Ltd. was fined almost $9.5 million Friday after admitting in...

International Business Law

International Banking – Bank of Canada Main Functions

Main functions of the Bank of Canada Canada’s central bank is the Bank of Canada. It’s governed by the Canadian federal government, but it performs its activities independent from any government. Main functions of it include: 1. Financial System The other area of responsibility for the Bank of Canada is the financial system of the country. Canada’s financial system consists...

International Banking and Finance

Wonder Kidz Franchise – Case Analysis

I. Introduction Bansal, a former marketing professor, and his wife, Shar, are interested in the Wonder Kidz preschool franchise and considering whether to invest in it or not. After meeting with Thakur, the director of Wonder Kidz, he is of the opinion that that investing in the franchise could be a worthwhile opportunity. However, he is not confident about his...

Accounting/Case analysis/Financial Management

Corporate Social Responsibility – Knowledge Check Questions & Answers

Corporate Social Responsibility – Knowledge Check Questions & Answers All those who in some way are related to a firm’s activities are known as: Public Shareholders Stakeholders Clients Answer: A) Stakeholders Which of the following is NOT part of Archie Carroll’s pyramid of corporate social responsibility? Legal responsibility Discretionary responsibility Ethical responsibility Answer: A) Stakeholder responsibility An application of Milton...

Corporate Social Responsibility

International Banking – Asymmetric Information, Adverse Selection, Moral Hazard – 2

Q. Explain briefly Asymmetric Information, Adverse Selection, and Moral Hazard. A. Asymmetric information occurs when there is a gap between the amount of information that people have. In a market, it exists when a seller has more information than a buyer. In case of asymmetric information, information is distributed unbalanced. Information necessary to make an informed decision is not known...

International Banking and Finance

International Banking – Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE)

Q. Explain the relationship between return on assets and return on equity. What incentives does this relationship give a bank manager? Is this the desired outcome preferred by regulators? A. In order for the owners of a bank to know whether the bank is being managed well, they need good measures of bank profitability. ROE and ROA help in banking...

International Banking and Finance

Arbitration will be the prevalent form of dispute resolution for international businesses in the 21st century.

Statement: Arbitration will be the prevalent form of dispute resolution for international businesses in the 21st century. Arbitration has already become the preferred method of dispute resolution in international commercial contracts in the 21st century, and we believe it will stay in that way. Corporate parties tend to avoid going to courts because litigation is expensive, public, and time-consuming. A court...

International Business Law

International Banking – Rational Expectations Theory

Q: Assume that your economics professor announces to your class that after thirty years of giving exams only on scheduled dates, this semester she will give only surprise quizzes. What is the rational expectation response to this new policy? Why does your self-interest require that you change your behavior? What would the consequences be for students who changed their expectations...

International Banking and Finance

Ellen Worksheet – Organizational Commitment, Stages of Dissatisfaction, Motivational Theories, Job Dimensions

Case Scenario Ellen got her ”first, good – real” job [not counting the “McJobs” she had while going to school to make some money for tuition, books, entertainment, etc…]. She got this “real” job after being interviewed once during a period when unemployment was very low. Not knowing any better, she felt lucky to get this job. In this “real”...

Case analysis/Organizational Behaviour

Protected Grounds – Ancestry, Colour, Race, Citizenship, Ethnic Origin, Place of Origin

1. Find a relevant piece of Human Rights Legislation [either Canada-Federal or Provincial / Territorial]. For this assignment, I will discuss the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). 2. What are the “protected grounds? As per the OHRC, the protected grounds are citizenship, race, place of origin, ethnic origin, colour, ancestry, disability, age, creed, sex/pregnancy, family status, marital status, sexual orientation,...

Organizational Behaviour

External Trends – CREST, PEST, PESTEL

1. Identify one organization operating in Canada. Air Canada, Canada’s national airline company. 2. List the external trends in each category of CREST/PEST/PESTEL. CREST: Competition, regulation and laws, economy, social, technology. PEST: Political, economic, social, technological. PESTEL: Political, economic, social, technological, environmental, legal. 3. Explain how the trends could impact this organization and what that organization would need to do...

Organizational Behaviour

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