PART A Longworth & Faul is a construction company that builds high quality buildings throughout the private and public sector of the Western Cape. The Company was established as a sole Trading company in 1966 by Johaan Louw and in 1973 became a Partnership when Robert Longworth joined the company as a director. Longworth & Faul ever since has maintained being a two member partnership company. In 1976 Gert Faul joined the company and became a director in 1978 when Johaan Louw left. In 1990 Gert…
management, operational staff, stakeholders, and the board of directors are in agreement on key issues of risk. Oldfield and Santomero (1997,p3) explains the appropriateness to begin the discussion of the place of risk and risk management in the financial sector with the two key issues, viz., why risk matters and what approaches can be taken to mitigate the risks that are an integral part of the sector’s product array. Understanding these two issues leads to a greater appreciation of the nature…
city infrastructure such as smart parking and traffic signaling systems, surrounding motor vehicles, home/office automation devices, cloud infrastructure, etc. The traditional automotive industry is ripe for disruption over the next few years as the sector undergoes rapid transition from existing infotainment systems towards semi-autonomous driver assistance systems, and ultimately, leading to fully driverless technology. This fundamental change calls for a rapid shift in business models of…
Carl Thieme in 1890 and its headquarters are in Munich Germany. It is engaged in the provision of insurance and investment advisory services. Its business includes four different segments; life/health, property-casualty, asset management, and corporate and other. The life/health segment offers endowment and term insurance, annuities, unit-linked and investment-oriented products, long-term care insurance, and private and supplemental health. The asset management segment functions as a global…
1. The gross estate is the value of an individual’s estate before taxes and debts are deducted. Assets used to calculate the gross estate include bank accounts, investment accounts, stocks and bonds, personal effects, vehicles, life insurance, retirement accounts, and real estate. The taxable estate is the value of the assets that are taxable (the gross estate) minus liabilities and any tax deductible assets. 2. An Inherited IRA is a way to “stretch” the benefits of an IRA. To take advantage of…
The government has set many business regulations in place to assist and protect the public and hold corporations accountable for the decisions made. Many sectors of businesses complained about government regulations and their restrictive requirements. With these regulations in place companies have still posted large profits as the nation emerges from financial crisis. Many of the companies were assisted by government bailout and stimulus programs that paid back their loans. These statutory…
Accounting has been around for thousands of years, there is proof that demonstrates that ancient Egyptians keep inventory records of goods in storage. In 1494, Luca Pacioli, wrote the first accounting book which mainly focused on double entry. Even though accounting has been around for many years it wasn’t until around 1880 that accounting higher education started in the U.S. In 1887 The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) was formed, but it wasn’t until 1896 that the…
Power: When similar services are offered in the market by competitive firms, buyers get high bargaining power. Keeping the niche service offerings, Barclays captured the urban service offerings. It offers free credit-card along with e-banking and insurance to retain the customers. New Entrants: Payment industry has immense potential for growth. There is a high competition among the product companies like Visa and MasterCard, there is a high risk of new entrants getting into the business and…
mortgages, health care, prescription drugs, funeral and cemetery fraud, and more. Tips range from knowing one’s place with all these subject matters (i.e. what health insurance they have), being an informed consumer, not buying from an unfamiliar company, not paying for a “free” prize, and a considerable amount more. As one can understand from the range both in what may get preyed upon and what one must do to avoid these that the financial sector is a vast model to which requires understanding,…
Introduction Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York. Citibank is one of the world’s largest retail banks. Citibank is the consumer division of financial services multinational Citigroup and is a global bank with 3,777 branch locations in 36 countries. The United States is the largest single market with approximately 26% of branches which generating 51% of revenues. Citibank's 983 North American branches are concentrated in major…