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Corporate governance failure and its impact on National Australia Bank's performance
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posted on 2005-01-01, 00:00 authored by Dianne Thomson, Ameeta JainAmeeta JainThe National Australia Bank (NAB) is the largest financial services institution listed on the Australian stock exchange and is within the 30 most profitable financial services organisation in the world. In January 2004, the bank disclosed to the public that it had identified losses relating to unauthorised trading in foreign currency options amounting to AUD360 million. Thisforeign exchange debacle was classified as operational risk, the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed processes, people, or systems and reiterated the importance of corporate governance for banks. Concurrent issues of National Australia Bank's AUD4.1 billion loss on US HomeSide loans in 2001, the degree of strength of their risk management practices and lack of auditor independence, were raised by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in 2004, reinforcing the view that corporate governance had not been given the priority it deserved over a number of years. This paper will assess and critically analyse the impact of corporate governance failure by management and Board of Directors on NAB's performance over the years 2001-2005.
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EABR 2005 : European Applied Business Research ConferenceEvent
European Applied Business Research. Conference (2005 : Santorini Island, Greece)Pagination
1 - 34Publisher
[EABR & TLC]Location
Santorini Island, GreecePlace of publication
[Santorini Island, Greece]Start date
2005-06-20End date
2005-06-22ISSN
1539-8757Language
engNotes
This is a combined conference : EABR Conference and TLC Conference. The 2005 European Applied Business Research Conference And The 2005 College Teaching & Learning Conference : Program & Proceedings.Publication classification
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