ACFI 821 Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting, and Management Accounting Assignment

Management School - University of Liverpool, England, UK

Please write an essay on the following topic:

Obtain the most recent set of financial statements for a FTSE 350 constituent company listed on the London Stock Exchange and analyse their financial performance for the last two financial years. Your report should cover the following areas:

1. Financial performance

2. Corporate governance structures

3. Corporate social responsibility performance

Critically evaluate the above areas from an investor's perspective in light of existing regulations and empirical evidence. Your report must provide recommendations to eliminate any problems which you may identify. Any recommendation you provide must be supported by evidence.

Guidance

1. Write clearly and concisely.

2. Provide clear evidence of using academic literature in your coursework.

3. In order to get high marks you will have to demonstrate that you have undertaken fairly wide-ranging research on the issues raised in the coursework.

4. Use other data and evidence to support your arguments.

5. Always focus in your writing on what is required in the essay.