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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Shamed Panama Sees Its Flourishing Economy At Risk

<strong>Panama</strong><br /> The country has been a stellar performer in Latin America, but now a worldwide scandal about its massive offshore financial industry is putting Panama’s economic growth at risk.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Taking The Long View: Crises Demand Attention, But So Do Long-Term Trends.

Corporate leaders can be forgiven for not thinking too far ahead. The length of time that investors hold stock has fallen. Share-holders want fast rewards—and quick fixes when performance flags. Moreover, given the upheavals and macroeconomic uncertainties of the past decade, many CEOs and CFOs have been preoccupied with firefighting.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Is “Philanthro-Capitalism” The Same As Philanthropy?

Corporate Charity | Trends Billionaire philanthropy may be growing, but it is also giving rise to a new trend that could change the face of charitable giving.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Slavery Act Puts Company Reputations On The Line

Management | Corporate Governance With the enactment of the Modern Slavery Act in October, the United Kingdom has made a new addition to the growing body of compliance regulations sprouting up globally.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Building Consensus With The Private Sector

Thomas Gass, assistant secretary-general for policy coordination and interagency affairs in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations, talked with Global Finance about the UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals and how the private sector can help.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Family And Board Divisions At Heart Of Volkswagens Problems

Management | Auto Manufacturers The Volkswagen emissions scandal, which saw the company fudge emissions tests to make its cars appear less polluting, has resulted in a new CEO appointment, the suspension of key executives and a proposed group restructure.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Shareholder Activism Is Coming To A Boardroom Near You

Management | Corporate Boards Led by investors such as Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and Jeff Smith, and targeting companies from DuPont to PepsiCo, campaigns by activist investors have become a common occurrence in the United States in the past few decades.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Sustainable Finance

Shamed Panama Sees Its Flourishing Economy At Risk

Taking The Long View: Crises Demand Attention, But So Do Long-Term Trends.

Is “Philanthro-Capitalism” The Same As Philanthropy?

Slavery Act Puts Company Reputations On The Line

Building Consensus With The Private Sector

Family And Board Divisions At Heart Of Volkswagens Problems

Shareholder Activism Is Coming To A Boardroom Near You

At the UN Global Compact, Kingo Must Sustain Gains

Full Faith & Credit? Sukuk Market Stumbles

Winterkorns Downfall: The Price of Emissions

CEO Pay Disclosure Shadows Public Companies

ESG | Corporate Interest Sprouts In Booming Green Bond Market