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Carlos Slim Wants You To Work Less, Retire Later
<strong>Mexico | </strong>Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is advocating a massive shift to a three-day workweek, particularly for older employees.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Israeli Bankers Quit Over Salary Cap
Highly compensatedIsraeli bank executives feel harried by a new law placing limits on their salaries.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corruption: Offer Jokes Instead Of Bribes
<strong>Management | Corruption</strong><br />
At the anticorruption summit held in London last month, world leaders pledged to fight tax dodging, boost transparency and redouble efforts to confiscate and repatriate stolen assets to many of the world’s poorest countries.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Multinationals Need A Culture Shock
<strong>Management | Corporate Culture</strong><br />
Several recent financial and corruption scandals have forced multinationals to develop comprehensive corporate conduct and compliance programs.
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
At the UN Global Compact, Kingo Must Sustain Gains
Newsmakers | United Nations
When the United Nations Global Compact was launched 15 years ago at the New York Stock Exchange, Lise Kingo was entrenched on the corporate responsibility frontline in Europe.