October 22, 2008

CSR in turbulent times: Why CSR is now more important than ever

Source: CSR -ASIA

The credit crisis and financial turmoil that we have seen recently is likely to be only the beginning of a global recession that may stay around for quite some time. Such a downturn in economic activity will inevitably hit...

October 22, 2008

The Seven Surprises for New CEOs

Source: Working Knowledge, Harvard Business School

The Seven Surprises for New CEOs. In the newly released book On Competition, Professor Michael E. Porter updates his classic articles on the competitive forces that shape strategy. We excerpt a portion on advice for new CEOs,...

October 21, 2008

Corporate governance becomes hot topic for hedge funds

Source: HEDGE FUNDS REVIEW - UK

Corporate governance has been dismissed by some as only for ‘open-toed sandal wearers’, not for the well heeled investors around Mayfair and Connecticut. Some in corporate circles complain the focus on governance has taken the...

October 18, 2008

Time for banks to take a deep breath, start lending again

Source: L A Times - Tom Petruno

There are signs that the global panic has eased. Now it's time for the world's bankers to get credit flowing freely again. It only took trillions of dollars of government cash and guarantees, but the fear gripping global markets...

October 17, 2008

An Interview with Hank Paulson

Source: National Review OnLine -Larry Kudlow

I sat down Wednesday night with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson in an exclusive interview for CNBC’s Kudlow & Company. The full transcript follows: Larry Kudlow: A very special evening here. The man in the eye of the financial...

October 17, 2008

Do These Stocks Deserve Your Support?

Source: The Motley Fool

In the wake of the scandals that ruined investors in Enron and WorldCom, and the options backdating fiasco, "corporate governance" became the watch-phrase of the new millennium and a whole cottage industry of rating management...

October 13, 2008

Talking Ourselves Into A Depression

Source: Investor's Business Daily

Economy: Feeling a bit, well, depressed? It's not surprising. Headlines around the world are filled with the D word, as if an epic global economic collapse were inevitable -- especially here in the U.S. It isn't.

No, we're not...

October 10, 2008

Financial Firms Need 'nutrition Labels'

Source: Christian Science Monitor
David Peck

"Is my money safe?" That's question No. 1 for many Americans today. And it goes to the moral heart of the global financial crisis: lack of trust.

But some of this trust can be restored simply and inexpensively. My idea? What the...

October 9, 2008

SHOULDN'T SOMEONE AT WAMU PAY?

Source: THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
BILL VIRGIN P-I columnist

"I'D APPRECIATE your thoughts," a reader writes, "on why senior executives (and corresponding board of directors) with WaMu, Wachovia, Lehman Brothers, etc. shouldn't be held criminally liable (as in the case of Enron, Adelphia,...

October 8, 2008

No More Bull

Source: Larry Checco

For years I’ve been telling my clients that good branding is far less about logos, taglines, marketing, advertising and public relations, and far more about quality leadership and staff; accountable and ethical behavior; and a...