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?
A treasury employee of Company XYZ is privy to financial reporting information yet to be
released to the public. He knows that year-end earnings exceed last year’s and would be
viewed as positive to the investment community. He casually mentions to a relative that
now would be a good time to buy the stock of Company XYZ. Which section of the treasury
code of ethics would typically be violated by such a disclosure?
Company ABC decides to outsource certain activities to an unrelated company and have
that company assume the associated loss exposures. What loss control technique is
Company ABC using?
DGB Inc.’s CEO and founder retired shortly after the company went public two years ago.
DGB Inc. has recently struggled, and the founder has agreed to return as an independent
director. What violation, if any, has occurred?
XYZ Company is considering selling treasury stock but is concerned about the amount of
capital it will raise given the current high volatility of the stock market. What is the BEST
strategy a firm can employ to reduce its uncertainty?