Company XYZ offers a retirement plan wherein the value of the plan’s assets and liabilities is measured separately. The plan’s funding and valuation can have a significant impact on the financial condition of the company. Company ABC offers a retirement plan wherein the amount owed to the participants at retirement is based solely on the account balance at the time of withdrawal with participants often bearing the responsibility for managing the investments in their account. Which of the following BEST describes the above two retirement plans and which act governs them?
West Coast Retail Shop has experienced reduced cash availability in its bank account since a new store manager was hired. The manager is responsible for manually preparing daily bank deposits, which generally include a large number of checks, for processing at a bank branch in the same shopping mall as the store. Which of the following should West Coast Retail Shop implement to improve the available balance in its bank account?
The School of Cash Management is dealing with a large bank that has been highly rated by Moody’s and S&P. The School has a purchasing card program in place and is not using a highly secure student registration data base. Both the School and the bank have highly automated payment processes. Based on the automation factor, the School should be MOST concerned about which of the following types of fraud exposure?
An individual has just inherited several million dollars and has decided to purchase the stock of a telecommunications company to diversify his portfolio. Before purchasing shares, he would like to do some company-specific research to determine which company to select. Examples of the information the individual wishes to obtain are financial statements and disclosures, company organizational structure, code of conduct, pending litigation, and profiles of the board of directors. Who would be the BEST person to contact to obtain all this information?