Bank of Nuoxin has been in good cooperation with Bank of Monsell in international business for long time. At the beginning of 2014, Nuosin planned to bring in some international financial products from Monsell. Xiangning in the blue team is told to prepare for the business negotiation.
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Passage:
As one of North America’s leading and highly diversified banking and financial services organizations, Bank of Monsell was founded by a group of nine merchants in Canada on November 3, 1822 with an initial capital base of $250,000. Now with total assets of $587 billion, it has evolved into a team of over 47,000 talented and committed employees worldwide with a presence in London, England; Dublin, Ireland; Zurich, Switzerand; Munich, Germany; Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, Taipei, China; Mexico City, Mexico; Bridgetown, Barbados; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Melbourne, Australia. In Canada alone, Bank of Monsell has over 7 million customers as of August, 2014.
From its establishment till now, it has survived the two World Wars and competition from many massive and strong financial institutions, due to its strength and the principles it has been sticking to. Over these decades its progress has been unrelenting, yet many of the essential organizational and strategic approaches remain.
In the first place, the bank puts continuous massive commitments to its customers, providing accessible, affordable banking and relevant products and services that make sense. Secondly, it continually invests in introducing innovative services, including cash management and nationwide processing of payrolls for businesses, and greatly improved convenience and choice for individual customers.
Then, it recruits talented individuals, and gives them the opportunities and support required to succeed, creating an equitable and inclusive workplace, one where all employees can bring their full potential to serve its clients and meet business goals of the bank.
Besides, with a good corporate citizenship, it reflects the values of the customers and communities they serve and ensures they deliver both business and societal value. This deeply rooted commitment can be seen with the $100 the bank gave to local hospitals in 1835 its first recorded charitable donation , the $10,000 donation to McGill University in 1911, the $3 million donation to University of Toronto to establish the Bank of Monsell National Scholarship Program in 1996 and the $1 million donations given in 2005 to Toronto’s Hospital, etc.
The bank has as well formulated a code of business conduct and ethics, called First Principles which sets out rules and policies that help all its Financial Group employees do the right thing when dealing with the clients, suppliers, other stakeholders, and each other. First Principles applies to all directors and employees of Bank of Monsell and its direct and indirect subsidiaries worldwide. Last but not least, the bank has also put enormous attention to the training programs for its employees. In 1991, it even built a training center at an investment of $40 million.
Bank of Monsell covers a large number of services and offers a wide range of investment products, such as treasury services, wealth management, capital raising, institutional investing, market risk management and international banking. It also provides advisory services for mergers & acquisitions and restructurings, as well as industry-leading research, sales and trading.
The wealth created by Bank of Monsell is widely shared. In 2012, its revenue was $16,130 million. Of this amount, approximately 33% went to employee compensation, 27% went to suppliers and 5% went to its provision for credit losses. Of the remaining $5.711 million, 28% went to governments in the form of income taxes and other levies and 72% was returned to its shareholders.
In its early days, it provided one of Canada’s first widely-recognized and circulated currencies and was instrumental in providing capital to new businesses across the continent, financing the building of Canada’s infrastructure, and developing the economy, playing a major and continuing role in the development of the country. Almost two centuries later, as one of Canada’s pre-eminent financial institutions and a significant presence in the United States and world markets, it is still playing a critical role in the financial affairs and success of the clients, continuing to evolve and meet new opportunities to give clients the products, services and expertise they need to meet and exceed their financial goals.
If the revenue created by Bank of Monsell is $20,000 million in 2014, which of the following statements is TRUE
A.
$6,600 million will go to employee compensation.
B.
33% will go to suppliers and its provision for credit losses.
C.
About $5040 million will go to its shareholders.
D.
28% will go to the governments.