A U.S. bank is actively trying to establish its operations in an emerging market country, but
is not experiencing much success due to differences in the business culture. To gain some
market share, an executive of the bank decides to give the son of a local dignitary a highly
paid positionin the organization. Furthermore, the dignitary is a person of interest on
various terror watch lists. Sanctions can be placed on the bank because the executive did
NOT establish compliance with which of the following?
Company ABC experienced a loss in the past when an employee in the treasury
department was able to transfer $1.5 million to a personal account offshore. The company
is working with a security agent to prevent this from happening in the future. ABC also
accepts a large number ofchecks as payment. The agent has suggested upgrades to
ABC’s payment process. What step should be taken to help mitigate this type of risk in the
future?
ABC Company is an energy-holding company which owns a number of regulated power
utilities that have monopolies in different regions. The majority of the holding company’s
income is realized from investment portfolios. The company has done well and is going to
report its overallperformance to the public. What performance evaluation processes should
management use to measure portfolio performance?
A U.S. company has a secured committed line of credit of $5.5 million and has an available
balance of $4 million. The company successfully transmitted a $5.5 million wire transfer
instruction out to the bank via SWIFT. The bank contacted the company and informed it
that the wire transfer would not be processed. What is the MOST LIKELY reason the bank
gave the company?
A company is considering issuing debt in a market environment in which there is a larger
than normal spread between high- and low-risk investments. Among several factors, what
are the concerns regarding investor behavior that the treasurer will MOST need to
consider?