Madoff and the Ethics of Business
The author's viewpoint is objective and factual: it relates the episode in history regarding Bernie Madoff's "ponzi scheme" and shows how he was able to pull it off for so long, essentially lying to all of his clients, regardless of their individual worth and/or fame (Stanwick, Stanwick, p. 258).
The major issue presented in this case is the lack of transparency that Madoff showed (a major ethical issue) and the too-good-to-be-true promise of returns that no one else in the investment sector was able to give. Another issue was his closed trading system as well as the fact that there was no correlation between Madoff's reported trade volume and the volume of the S&P options market -- someone was lying. Why the SEC failed to find any evidence of wrongdoing for so many years on Madoff's part should raise questions about the credibility of the SEC. It appears that Madoff was able to divert the eyes of the SEC by flaunting his connections. Only with the collapsing economy in 2008 did the Ponzi scheme finally collapse as too many investors wanted their money back at the same time. Madoff could...
Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) committed one of the greatest financial frauds in U.S. history. Investigations revealed that Mr. Madoff operated an elaborate "Ponzi Scheme" that started operating in 1980s.Even though Madoff was initially supposed to invest all of his clients' money in the securities markets, he never did so. Instead, he deposited the whole amount in a certain bank account that he held with the Chase Manhattan Bank.
Because the home country is not required to reimburse foreign depositors for losses, there is no corresponding financial penalty for lax supervision; there is, though, a benefit to the country with lenient regulatory policies because of increased revenues generated and the employment opportunities these services provide (Edwards 1999). Furthermore, banks seeking to conduct multinational business are attracted to countries where incorporation laws and the regulatory framework offer less regulatory oversight
Framework Analysis & Review As is also noted in the methodology of this report, the overall basis and goal of this report is to assess the widespread and national-level Dutch construction fraud scandal that erupted and came into full bloom in 2001. As will become clear throughout this framework and paradigm analysis, the presence of fraud within the Dutch construction industry and environment is without question and this was especially true
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