ICAN ATSWA March 2016 Prizewinners

ATS I
1st- Lawal Olufemi Moses
2nd- Mabamije Temiloluwa Oluwabunmi
3rd- Raji Suliat Temidayo
BAPS- Lawal Olufemi Moses
Economics- Lawal Olufemi Moses
BizLaw- Lawal Olufemi Moses
ATS II
1st- Fasan Overcomer Oluwasegun
2nd- Akanji Emmanuel Ashekono
3rd- Bello Samuel Oluwaseyi
PPFA- Fasan Overcomer Oluwasegun
QT- Ajayi Funmilayo Adewunmi
IT- Akanji Emmanuel Ashekono
ATS III
1st- Sunday Olayinka Olarewaju
2nd- Oyedele Gbenga Samson
3rd- Olafemi Oluwatomi
PPTR- Adewusi Oluwatobiloba Motunrayo
Management- Adewusi Oluwatobiloba Motunrayo
Costing- Olafemi Oluwatomi
Auditing- Sunday Olayinka Olarewaju
F.I. Ogunjuboun’s Prize for the “Best Qualifying Female Candidate”- Olubi Victoria Oluwayemisi
Silver Scholarship for the “Best Qualifying Candidate”- Sunday Olayinka Olarewaju



ICAN ATSWA September 2016 Prizewinners

ATS I
1st- Odiwe Esther Uweoma
2nd- Akpan Peter Justin
3rd- Oluwasegun Morenike Mary
BAPS- Adebayo Ayomide Daniel
Economics- Olusegun Morenike Mary
Commskills- Jokotagba Oluwanifemi Oluwadara
BizLaw- Salami Temitope Nofisat
ATS II
1st -  Lawal Oluwafemi Moses
2nd - Ehigiegba Promise Tosin
3rd- Akanbi Comfort Oluwatosin
PPFA- Lawal Oluwafemi Moses
IT- Lawal Oluwafemi Moses
PSA- Akanbi Comfort Oluwatosin
QT- Raji Suliat Temidayo
ATS III
1st- Obayemi Temitope Esther
2nd- Olajide Micheal Oluwatobi
3rd- Oluwadare Oluwaseyi Kehinde
Auditing- Obafemi Temitope Esther
Costing- Obafemi Temitope Esther
Tax- Olajide Micheal Oluwatobi
Management- Akanji Emmanuel Ashekono
F.I. Ogunjuboun’s prize for the “Best Qualifying Female Candidate” - Obafemi Temitope Esther
Princess A.A. Adeniran’s Prize for the “Best Qualifying Female Candidate” for 2016-  Obafemi Temitope Esther
Alhaja (Mrs.) Shakirat Adepeju Babatunde’s Prize for the “Best Qualifying Male Candidate” for 2016- Sunday Olayinka Olarewaju
Silver Scholarship for the “Best Qualifying Candidate”- Obafemi Temitope Esther




ICAN November 2016 Prizewinners

Foundation
1st- Opoola Jamiu Abiodun
2nd- Pase Oluwasegun Johnson
3rd- Fadiran Oluwadamilare Peter
FA- Opoola Jamiu Abiodun
                      EBE- Pase Oluwasegun Johnson
                      QT- Adebowale Adeola David
MI- Opoola Jamiu Abiodun
Biz Law- Igwe Nnamdi Franklin
Skills
1st- Oladeji Micheal Tosin- Attends his CR lectures at Bespoke Associates, contact me for more details
2nd- Lawal Olayemi Surajudeen
3rd- Alaya Saheed Isiaq
Audit- Alohan Osayamen Bright
PM- Oshin Omoteniola Khadijat
FR- Oladeji Michael Tosin
MGE- Oyediran Emmanuel Sunday
PSA- Ola Abraham Olushola
Professional
1st- Ogunmuko Olaoluwa Oluwatosin
2nd- Sanya Ayuba Zamani
3rd- Adeleye Oluwafunmike Peace
CR- Aliu Oluwafemi Bolaji
AAA- Ogunmuko Olaoluwa Oluwatosin
SFM- Ogunmuko Olaoluwa Oluwatosin
ATAX- Dimuna Tochukwu Macmillan
CS- Oyinbojuni Oyedele Ayodeji
SWAN Prize for the best-qualifying female candidate- Ogunmuko Olaoluwa Oluwatosin
Akintola Williams Deloitte and Touche Prize for the best-qualifying candidate- Ogunmuko Olaoluwa Oluwatosin
Akintola Williams Prize for the best qualifying candidate in a year- Ogunmuko Olaoluwa Oluwatosin





ICAN May 2016 Prizewinners

Foundation
1st- Oladeji Micheal Tosin
2nd- Babatunde Oluwatobi Abiola
3rd- Oshin Omoteniola Khadijat
FA- Ogunleye Oluwatosin
EBE- Oladeji Micheal Tosin
QT- Oladeji Micheal Tosin
MI- Babatunde Oluwatobi Abiola
Biz Law- Babatunde Oluwatobi Abiola
Skills
1st- Olorunfemi John Mighty
2nd- Aremu Hammed Abiodun
3rd- Aliu Oluwafemi Bolaji
Tax- Uzuh Obianuju Anthonia
Audit- Ogagaoghene Samuel Eruvwu
PM- Adeyemi Bilikisu Adeola
FR- Ibe Onone-Obasi Owai
MGE- Olorunfemi John Mighty
PSA- Olorunfemi John Mighty
Professional
1st- Eluehike Great Onyeka
2nd- Adamson Modinat Folaranmi
3rd- Ajetunmobi Ayokunle Adelanke
CR- Adamson Modinat Folaranmi
ATAX- Eluehike Great Onyeka
CS- Akinwale Kehinde Bolanle
SWAN Prize for the best-qualifying female candidate- Adamson Modinat Folaranmi
Akintola Williams Deloitte and Touche Prize for the best-qualifying candidate- Eluehike Great Onyeka





Institutional Investors


1.      Definition
Big organizations that have large cash reserves that need to be invested, i.e. they receive a lot of money and would rather invest it rather than sit on it.
2.      Types
a.       Banks
b.      Insurance Companies
c.       Pension Funds
d.      Venture Capital Organisations
3.      Protection
Fewer regulations protect them because it is assumed they know what they are doing e.g. A bank can afford to employ a highly skilled Investment specialist.
4.      Advantages of Institutional investment
a.       Can invest large funds
b.      They market the company’s instruments thereby increasing their value
5.      Disadvantages
a.       High agency cost
b.      Too powerful because they can influence share prices on their own
c.       If an institutional investor sells its shares, it’ll lead to excess supply. This will lead to a drop in the share price


Role of Stock Exchange

a.       Avenue for raising capital
b.      Provide information about a company’s value
c.       Regulation


Privatisation and Nationalisation


Privatisation
       It is the sale of government-owned entreprises to prívate investors

Reasons
1.      To cut costs when a country has financial problems
2.      To ensure the business is run in a more efficient way

Nationalisation
This involves the government taking private entities. A compensation is paid.

Reasons
1.      To ensure important services are provided at affordable prices e.g Education
2.      To increase public income
3.      To provide more employment opportunities

Government

Government
1      Grants permission to operate by approving registration
2        Tax
3         Funding investment
4         Drawing up and enforcing laws that regulate the activities of the company
5         Providing infrastructure that aids trade/business, e.g. electricity, good roads, stock markets

Regulation

Regulation
Definition
This is any form of interference with the operation of the free market.
Methods of regulation
a.       Audit
b.      Rules and regulations
c.       Price ceilings and floors

Costs of regulation
1.      Enforcement cost- to ensure the regulations are complied with
a.       Direct enforcement cost- incurred by the regulator
b.      Indirect enforcement cost- incurred by the regulated companies
2.      Regulatory capture
Big firms can influence regulations pertaining to them in their favour.

Advantages
a.       Increases stakeholders’ confidence
b.      Companies in very important industries not likely to fail

Not-for-profit Bodies

They are usually subject to a lower degree of regulation

Roles of other stakeholders

1.       Company Secretary

a. Arrranging meetings between Directors and Shareholders and communicating decisions made in these meeting to outsiders


b. Ensuring the company complies with  relevant laws


c.  Ensuring the company carries on its  business in accordance with its  object(in its Memorandum of  Association)


d.  Prepare the agenda for all BoD  meetings and other necessary  documents with the help of the BoD  Chairman. This agenda will be issued  to all the Directors, also, a notice will  be issued


e.   Signing the Company’s Annual report


f.    Maintaining Statutory registers e.g       Register of Members i.e Shareholders


g.   Reminding Directors of their      responsibilities


2.       Sub-Board Managers


a. Helping in the implementation of the company’s strategy


b. Monitor lower-level managers


c. Resource Allocation


d. Reporting to relevant Director e.g Finance Manager reports to the Finance Director


3.       Employees
a.  Implement risk management and control procedures


b.   Whistleblowing


c.    Reporting to Sub-Board Managers


4.       Trade Unions

a.  Protecting interests of the employees    that are its members


b.  Negotiating terms and conditions of    employment on behalf of its members


5.       Suppliers

a.  Supplying the company with    necessary resources needed to carry  out business e.g money, raw materials,  electricity, e.t.c.


6.       Customers

a.  Purchasing the company’s goods and  services


b.  Letting the Company know when the  quality of its goods and services is not  satisfactory


7.       External Auditors

a.       Examining the financial statements to providing an opinion as to whether they give a true and fair view

b.       Reviewing the internal control system of the company to identify deficiencies

Roles of Directors

1.       Executive Directors
a.       Day-to-day running of the company/organization
b.      Monitoring operational managers
c.       Drawing up and implementing strategies to achieve the organisation’s goals
d.      Representing the company externally

2.       Non-Executive Directors
a.       Monitoring Executive Directors
b.      Determining the pay of Executive Directors and the External Auditor
c.       Participating in the strategy-formulation process
d.      Verifying the integrity of the financial statements
e.      Evaluating the control systems of the company
f.        Representing the company externally

g.       Representing shareholders

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2Financial Analysis of Ice Age
A. Wider Context
Worsening general economic conditions and changing consumer preferences have led to a drastic reduction in demand. This will make it more difficult for Ice Age to improve its turnover.
The rise in inflation will increase Ice Age’s costs and reduce its profits.
Rising interest rates will increase Ice Age’s borrowing costs. This can also reduce Ice Age’s profits.
B. Return on Equity (Appendix 2)
Ice Age had returns on equity of 0.46% and 1.09% in 2014 and 2013 respectively compared to the industry average of 7.1%. Its return on equity reduced in 2014 and it was worse than the industry average. This is a cause for concern for Ice Age’s shareholders.
This drop in Ice Age’s Return on Equity is mainly due to the 57.4% fall in Ice Age’s net income in 2014.
C. Gross profit Margin (Appendix 2)
Ice Age’s gross profit margins were 30% and 32% in 2014 and 2013 respectively compared to the industry average of 43%. Its gross profit margins in 2013 and 2014 were worse than the industry average.

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