e)The Ponzi Schem(
Bernard Madoff
First Semester - 2012
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Name of the company…………………………………………………………2
Field of the company…………………………………………………...…..2
The Ethical dilemma or issue, which faced the company………………..2
The Consequences of ethical dilemma……………………………....….…3
-Economical consequences………………………………………....……3
- Social consequences……………………………………………..……..3
- Political consequences………………………………………….….…...4
The solution or the end of the ethical dilemma…………………….....….5
-Largest stake-holders……………………………….……….…….……5 -Incarceration…………………………………….…………..…….…….6
References………………………………………..………………...…....…7
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The solution or the end of the ethical dilemma:
Largest stake-holders
The investors with the largest potential losses, including feeder funds, are:
• Fairfield Greenwich Group, $7.50 billion • Tremont Capital Management which is owned by MassMutual, $3.30 billion • Banco Santander, $2.87 billion • Bank Medici, $2.10 billion • Ascot Partners, $1.80 billion • Access International Advisors, $1.40 billion • Fortis, $1.35 billion • HSBC, $1 billion
The potential losses of these eight investors total $21.32 billion.
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