A Firm Wants to Be Publicly Listed on the NASDAQ

question 57

Multiple Choice

A firm wants to be publicly listed on the NASDAQ. What is required for this from an ethics standpoint?

• A) Have a code of ethics for upper management.
• B) Have a publicly available code of ethics for all employees and management.
• C) Publicly list the incidences and outcomes of ethics abuse lawsuits.
• D) Have a publicly available code of conduct for all employees.

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Definitions:

Priority Of Payment

The order in which debts or claims from creditors are paid in the event of liquidation.

Deferred Creditors

Creditors that hold certain debts that are payable to the contributories of the company ahead of repayments of capital to those contributories.

Ordinary Unsecured Creditors

Creditors whose debts have no preferential treatment under the Corporations Act and are the last to be paid before funds are returned to contributories.

Preferential Unsecured Creditor

A creditor who is not secured by collateral but has the right to be paid before other unsecured creditors in the event of a debtor's bankruptcy.