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days relate to the sadness, loss and denial in their history, and their fight for rights, for land and for recognition. Special days of significance may include the following: • 13 February - Anniversary of the Apology In 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, MP officially apologised nationally for the past injustices to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. (Australian Government). • 26 May - National Sorry Day A day to remember and commemorate the history of unjust…

safe, and are free from sexual violence happening to them. To that end, the college has hired Group 3 Consulting to review current Title IX policies at the college, review the strengths and weaknesses of those policies, recommend further action, and to assist in planning and implementing those actions. The first step of that process will be to introduce you to the Title IX law and the components of that law that deals with sexual violence. This step will also cover the role and responsibilities…

Land rights are still bitterly contested, passionately fought over and, irrefutably, close to the hearts of thousands of Aboriginal people all over Australia. Land rights and the Land Councils, never far from controversy, are, once again in the political spotlight. While the critics change, their arguments have basically remained unchanged for nearly two decades. Land rights, one of the few positive outcomes to emerge for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory in the past 40 years, has…

principles and assumptions of accounting and financial reporting. As your new financial advisor I will explain the important changes made by the SOX act and who is impacted by it. Section One The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act was the reaction to major corporate and accounting scandals, including Enron and WorldCom. The goal of the act is to thwart and dissuade future accounting fraud, safeguard shareholders and increase confidence in financial reporting in public companies and in the United States…

successful corporate governance and accountability. Now, all public companies must comply with SOX. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is to protect stockholders by improving the exactitude and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other commitments, created new canons for corporate accountability as well as new punishments for acts of wrongdoing. It changes how corporate boards and administrators must interact with each other and with corporate…

BIOGRAPHY OF GORDON NIXON BY: Mohit Agastya(300822554) Position/Title: Gordon Nixon is currently working as a director of BCE and George Weston limited. Gordon Nixon who was the CEO of Royal Bank of Canada gave up his position recently on August 1st 2014 and was succeeded by David McKay. Gordon Nixon was in the position of CEO for 13 years and built up the shares of Royal Bank to it’s peak as it was the strongest shares of all global banks. Career…

completely new requirements for all United States public company management, boards and public accounting firms. This was the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, also known as the “Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act” in the Senate, and the “Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act” in the House of Representatives. (REFERENCE). In addition to setting new requirements for public companies, there are also numerous provisions of the Act that apply to private companies…

Following the disastrous impact of a number of corporate and accounting scandals, especially those involving major corporations such as Worldcom and Enron, U.S Congress decided to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). This had come not long after investors and companies lost billions of dollars due to the result of such corruption, thus having a negative impact on financial markets and investor trust. The enactment of SOX set forth new standards and provisions which sought to improve the…

this law to regulate changes in financial practices and corporate governance. The main purpose of SOX is to protect shareholders and the public from accounting fraud and errors. Fundamentally, this law helps ensure companies’ financial records are integrity-sound and accurate. SOX touches both company management and their accountants. With regard to the management, the SOX specifically incorporated new duties and liabilities for corporate…

percent. In fact, the corporate income tax in U.S. is approximately 40 percent, which includes 35 percent of federal corporate income tax rate and about 5 percent of state and local income tax rate, which depends on which state the corporation conducts business. According to Tax Foundation, the top three countries where has the highest marginal corporate tax rate among 173 countries are the United Arab Emirates, Chad and United States. And U.S also has the highest corporate tax rate in OECD. The…