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Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A.
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11B003-EAccounting and Control, StrategyA consumer goods analyst has been asked to understand the governance structure and various risks facing Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, a Swiss-based luxury goods conglomerate. Richemont has emerged as one of the premier luxury brand houses in the world and is controlled by a single person, Johann Rupert. The case describes the development of Richemont and provides information on various aspects of the firm, including its many luxury brand hou...Starting at €8.20
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Ornge: Improving Service Levels
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10M092-EAccounting and Control, StrategyOrnge’s management team is taking a look at its helicopter service contract, which accounts for 42 per cent of its annual costs. The firm is a not-for-profit organization tasked with providing air and ground ambulance services for Ontario, Canada. In the past, Ornge has subcontracted helicopter service to a service provider. But an analysis conducted within Ornge suggests that owning the helicopters might save the firm a lot of money. Any savings...Starting at €8.20
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Barrick Gold: Eliminating the Gold Hedging Strategy
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11B002-EAccounting and Control, StrategyBarrick Gold, the largest gold producer in the world, has taken steps to eliminate its longstanding gold hedging program. In its early years, Barrick’s hedging program was a key factor allowing the firm to grow amid falling gold prices. But Barrick’s management team faced questions about its hedging program when gold prices started to rise in the 2000s. The case allows students to review Barrick’s hedging program and consider the impact of its de...Starting at €8.20
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Deloitte: on Livent Inc.
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B08B006-EAccounting and ControlIn December 1997, an audit partner at Deloitte was required to render an opinion on five separate but related issues arising out of an on-going working relationship with Livent, a Canadian live entertainment firm. Each issue could be treated in multiple ways, and there seemed to be no immediate clear-cut resolution to each. Issues included: assessing impacts of side agreements between Livent and a real-estate development firm; appropriateness of ...Starting at €8.20
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Finning International Inc.: Management Systems in 2009
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10B001-EAccounting and Control, StrategyA stock analyst is reviewing information about Finning International Inc. He wonders how strategy at Finning's business unit-level is translated into financial and individual performance metrics at the line of business level. The case study describes Finning's internal management systems and shows how the metrics at the various levels are in alignment with the company's overall objectives.Starting at €8.20
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Loblaw Companies Limited: Analyzing an Annual Report 2012
Murray J. BryantCase IVEY-9B13B008-EAccounting and ControlThe systematic analysis of an annual report of a large Canadian public company provides a framework and a set of skills and concepts to determine whether it is worth investing in the company. The detailed examination of the annual report includes an analysis of profitability — including return on capital employed, return on equity, return on sales, gross profit margin and asset turnover — and liquidity measures.Starting at €8.20
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Kaupthing Bank hf Acquires Singer & Friedlander Group plc
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07B013-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe managing director of investment banking for Kaupthing Bank hf (Kaupthing) was considering what he would need to do if he accepted a new appointment as chief executive officer of Kaupthing's latest acquisition, U.K.-based investment bank Singer & Friedlander Group plc (Singer). He would have to deal with the fact that the two merging companies had very different cultures, the possibility that some employees may leave as a result of the change ...Starting at €8.20