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- Misapplications of Internal Rate of Return Models in Property/Liability Insurance Ratemaking
- This paper describes two common misapplications o f internal rate of return IRR models in property/liability insurance ratemaking. These misapplications have contributed to the popular belief that the fair premium is heavily dependent on supporting surplus, leading casualty actuaries to devote much time and attention to techniques of surplus allocation....
- White papers 2002-07-25
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- Demystifying ADCs. (analog-to-digital converters)(Cover Story)
- Hands-on testing demonstrates that high-speed A/D converters don't always perform up to spec. Are they faulty or just susceptible to misapplication? Hands-on testing demonstrates that high-speed A/D converters don't always perform up to spec. Are they faulty or just susceptible to misapplication?
- Research articles 1997-03-27
- Occupational Fraud:An Expensive Problem
- This case study talks about the corporate crime that has emerged as a major area of concern; employees can expect to pay more for health care; technology pros prosper at companies in other industries ... and more. Most of these cases involved misappropriating assets, namely cash, but the figures also...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- Taking Care of Brand-ness
- The technology for managing, protecting, and distributing the numerous digital files that make up a brand through the web and for keeping close track of them is well in place. Companies that fail to take advantage of such technology and leave their brands vulnerable to misapplication – and to inconsistent...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Network Construct in Entrepreneurship Research: A Review and Critique
- The network construct is in common usage in entrepreneurship research. However while the increasing use of the construct has furthered the understanding of the phenomenon of entrepreneurship, its popularity has sometimes led to misapplication and inconsistent research findings. The report further traces the development of the network concept in the...
- White papers 2002-11-04
- Putting the lid on cap misapplication - Sun Coast Closures provides caps for Tree Top Inc. products
- Switching gallon apple juice and cider packaging from glass to plastic can be more complex than it might appear on the surface. Just ask Tree Top Inc.
- Research articles 1996-09-01
- Second executive guilty in loan scheme.(J. Donald Weand of Connecticut Bank of Commerce)
- An executive who was involved in an insider-lending scheme that eventually brought down the Stamford-based Connecticut Bank of Commerce pleaded guilty last week to his part in the fraud. J. Donald Weand, 59, of Wilton admitted to misapplication of An executive who was...
- Research articles 2005-06-20
- Brockton, Mass., Banker Convicted of Misapplication of Bank Funds.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
- Jun. 25--Edward S. Buchanan, a Brockton banker whose career symbolized the excesses of the 1980s, was convicted yesterday of using bank funds to pay for lavish personal expenses. Jun. 25--Edward S. Buchanan, a Brockton banker whose career symbolized the excesses of...
- Research articles 1997-06-25
- New Horizons Worldwide, Inc. Files Restated 2004 Quarterly Results
- ANAHEIM, Calif. -- New Horizons Worldwide, Inc., the world's largest independent IT training provider, announced that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC three amended Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q/A amending previously filed reports for the quarterly periods ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2004....
- Research articles 2007-02-01
- InterVideo Announces Amendment to Financial Statements Resulting in Understated Earnings; Company Corrects Previously Reported Charges Associated with its Majority Investment in Ulead Systems
- FREMONT, Calif. -- InterVideo, Inc. (Nasdaq:IVII), a leading provider of DVD software, announced today that it intends to file amendments to its Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005, due to the misapplication of certain complex accounting principles to its purchase of a controlling...
- Research articles 2006-01-24
- SPJ Ethics Code misapplied by shareholder. (Headlines).
- April 07, 2003 INDIANAPOLIS -- The Society of Professional Journalists disavowed what it considered to be a misapplication of its Code of Ethics as part of a shareholder proposal submitted to Coca-Cola's annual meeting. The proposal would compel Coca-Cola to withhold contributions to National Public...
- Research articles 2003-05-01
- Lebron v. National Railroad passenger corp. (Amtrak): Another misapplication of the public forum doctrine
- Freedom of thought and speech has been described as "the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom."1 Nonetheless, the First Amendment right to free speech,2 although long considered essential to the maintenance of our democratic society,3 is not absolute.4 When confronted with a potentially impermissible proscription...
- Research articles 1996-07-01
- Wronged tower owners cannot collect legal fees, Supreme Court rules 9-0.(News)
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER In a stunning 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court told Mark Abrams he is not entitled to attorney's fees and other damages even if he wins a tower-siting case. "Liability for attorney's fees would...
- Research articles 2005-03-28
- IT Group Defends Microsoft To Congress.
- WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 2001 JAN 12 NB -- By Martin Stone, Newsbytes. A letter signed by presidents and CEOs of 60 emerging technology companies has been sent to the incoming administration and Congress, urging an end to what it termed the misapplication of antitrust law in...
- Research articles 2001-01-15
- Where Did the Risk Go? How Misapplied Bond Ratings Cause MBS and CDO Market Disruptions
- To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Grace Terzian, +1-202-974-2417, or Ioannis Saratsis, +1- 202-974-2403, both of Hudson Institute WASHINGTON, April 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Building on their previous research on the subprime mortgage market, Joseph Mason Drexel University and Joshua Rosner (Graham Fisher & Company) argue that many of the current difficulties in mortgage-backed...
- Research articles 2007-04-26
- The Miami Herald Business Briefs Column.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
- May 29--BALLY PAYS ALMOST $1.5M IN BACK WAGES: Bally Total Fitness Corp. voluntarily paid almost $1.5 million in back wages to 3,167 employees nationwide -- including workers in Miami and Tampa- because of federal minimum-wage and overtime-pay violations, the U.S. Labor Department said Tuesday. The...
- Research articles 1996-05-29
- Atlanta-Area Jury Awards Man $2.5 Million in Orkin Pesticides Suit.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Nov. 3--A Fulton County State Court jury Thursday awarded $2.5 million to a Cartersville man who alleged that a negligent Orkin application of pesticides caused him debilitating injuries. Edward Carder, 48, had claimed that a misapplication of pesticides at his Marietta workplace had led...
- Research articles 2000-11-06
- Dingell Harsh on Kennard and FCC
- Broadcasters should be concerned about "misapplication of the resources in that agency [FCC]" on telecom issues because it causes delays in attacking and solving problems in broadcasting, Dingell said. When Kennard became chmn. Nov. 3, congressman said, he "confronted a wonderful opportunity. He could repair the damage done by his...
- Research articles 1998-03-09
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Blame the Bystanders to the Meltdown
- Taxpayers, retirees, "perhaps even capitalism and free society" has been mugged. What's happened in the financial markets is a crime, and it's made worse by the fact there were plenty of bystanders who stood by and watched daylight robbery, say authors Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who wrote "The Black Swan", and Pablo Triana, whose...
- Blog posts 2008-12-08
- Former investigator for N.O.-based Hibernia National Bank receives
- The former securities fraud investigator for Hibernia National Bank received a 15-month jail term Dec. 14 for misapplication of $85,000 in bank funds. Ado W. Ball was sentenced in U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey's court and ordered to pay full restitution to Hibernia. Ball was vice president and...
- Research articles 2004-12-20
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