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  • November 8, 2017 at 11:47 pm #414918
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    Is it a good idea to shorten the title? It’s taking up just about 30 words with the organisation name inserted!

    November 4, 2017 at 12:43 pm #414300
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    Thank you.

    (Yes I endend up introducing another question there without explicitly stating.. sorry for the confusion. Somethings come to mind while writing on something else.)

    November 4, 2017 at 9:45 am #414282
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    Final question (I hope).

    Throughout my report I mentioned how issues came to the attention of the board. Which was for most of the part through third parties (i.e. a customer, a whistleblower etc). I’m commenting on tone at the top now and bringing in the point that with what our ‘man’ good-ol Jes did it’s no wonder that issues have always come through outsiders.

    My question dear Trephena is, am I expected to cite all the issues here (author, date) when I discussed them elsewhere in the report or I can get away with saying; it’s no wonder all the issues identified in this report……

    I read somewhere that in the conclusion one must not bring up something that is not mentioned in the main report. I was going to do this! So one day if you have a little time to kill please do a little explanation for us on why this is so. I know I’m not the only one to have fallen to this – the temptation comes when starting out the conclusion because we don’t know what much to say after ‘they did this but didn’t comply with this’.

    Thanks

    Lexa

    October 23, 2017 at 7:55 pm #412975
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    @ngeleja A tip for the Financial Times online – keep trying!

    It will allow you a number of articles per day (about 3). If you have two devices the better. Sometimes I cannot access some articles with my computer but I can access the same articles with my ipad. If I reach my limit on the computer, I switch to the ipad 😉

    October 16, 2017 at 8:52 am #411718
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    Yep! James Edward Staley the man himself. (see what he did with his initials there?) 🙂

    October 14, 2017 at 6:00 pm #411007
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    Oopsy. Sorry I should have mentioned I’m researching into the practices of a bank.

    October 14, 2017 at 11:00 am #410912
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    Thank you so muchTrephena.

    I think I went overboard in my evaluation in some parts. I’ll have to tone it down.
    Another question please. Other issues outside the code that I wish to evaluate, say money laundering or senior manager regime, I have to introduce under business models first like we do for The Code & Mendelow? And then apply in part 3?

    October 13, 2017 at 10:45 pm #410874
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    Hey, Trephena and fellow T 17-ners

    I could really use some advice on the stakeholder analysis.
    Under business models I stated I would use Mendelow’s matrix. I ‘defined’ it and discussed its strengths & limitations.

    My issue is with the quadrant and the mapping. Where do I do this?
    In part 2 where I discuss the matrix? If so it means in my ‘impact on stakeholders’ section in part 3 its a matter of stating the stakeholder and typing away all the nasty things that happened to them?

    I’ve been stuck the whole day and I’m panicky. My word count is creeping into the red.

    August 20, 2017 at 11:55 am #402621
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    Thank you!

    August 19, 2017 at 12:57 pm #402457
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    Hey Trephena,

    I have another silly little question please.

    I have an uneasy feeling about directly quoting the code principles and regulation throughout (e.g. the principle states ” every company should do such and such…”.
    My question: is it permissible (or advisable) to paraphrase the principle to avoid quoting? I will reference.

    August 7, 2017 at 10:25 am #400888
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    Thank you very much Trephena. You have helped lift the fog.

    August 6, 2017 at 9:55 pm #400795
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    Thank you Trephena for the prompt and helpful response. I feel like I have bitten off more than I can chew with this topic or maybe it’s my choice of bank! You see, of the 6 issues I identified from 2012 up to 2017, 5 are based on events that took place prior to the year 2012! Take for example the charges laid against the bank and four former executives on June 20th this year. The charges are based on events that took place in 2008. Investigations began in 2012.
    That leaves me with only one recent event so far which is dubious behaviour of the Chief Exec in trying to unmask the identy of a whistle blower (2016) and interfering in a matter involving a client of the bank and his brother in law (2017).

    I think I am better off looking at a different company otherwise I may risk padding like you mentioned on a different post.

    August 6, 2017 at 6:17 pm #400784
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    Hi Trephena & Everyone

    At the risk of sounding stupid, one of my chosen company’s misconduct was investigated and penalised in 2012. However, the period under investigation was 2007 to 2010.
    My question therefore is, since wrong doing was confirmed and punished in 2012 does this particular governance failure qualify for the ‘…within the last 5 years’ requirement..’ of the topic.

    There are sufficient other failures to work with without the one mentioned above. I would not want to take the risk of going against instructions if there is doubt in anybody’s mind.

    Thank you for your time.

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