If you’re wildly impressed by Alibaba’s ability to make NFL jerseys that look almost like the real thing, minus the occasional screwy stitch work, and think they would make for a great company to invest in...but don't think it's possible because they're a Chinese company, and you don't want to open a trade account in the Chinese market or convert your American dollars...you can obtain a custodial receipt.
These things are offered by banks, and give people the opportunity to buy securities that would not traditionally be available to them. They also take a little risk out of the deal, because they aren’t throwing your money directly into the Chinese market, and won't hinder Alibaba’s ability to keep cranking out those sweet fake jerseys.
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Finance a la Shmoop! What does it mean to have fiduciary obligation? Alright well
fiduciary refers to the responsible person, who has oversight, above a given
financial transaction, or process. That is, it is the fiduciary obligation, of the
head of a corporation's Audit Committee, to be certain that the
accounting process is handled fairly, objectively, inclusively and thoroughly [boss overseeing worker]
and there are a few other ly's in there, but well you get the gist. Doesn't it
seem strange, that some companies just seem to get into the same kind of
trouble again and again. Remember the BP oil spill, well it wasn't the first time
they'd had, an accident. You know, if you can call that spill only an accident.
What kind of oversight did they have? Any? Well some companies just have a [man carrying oil barrel
corporate culture that's run by the notion, that well, whatever isn't caught
as a crime, is legal. Lots of Wall Street stock brokerages came and went this
way. Yah, remember the Wolf of Wall Street? Kind of like that. Well what is
the obligation of a responsible party when faced with ethical dilemmas? Where
does the obligation start and stop? Should fiduciaries be held to a higher
personal standard than normal people? Yah, kind of the, you know, Harvey
Weinstein effect there. Yes, No, maybe, alright. Right, all three times. [question ABCD chart]
It's definitely yes, no, or maybe.
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