PE firms way would benefit multibusiness enterprise

PE firms way would benefit multibusiness enterprise Successful PE firms model practices that would benefit any multibusiness enterprise—as well as some that break the public-company mold. In many respects, successful private-equity (PE) firms seem to defy economic logic. They acquire most of their businesses through some form of auction, where competitive bidding drives prices above…

Comp and skills of the 7 most promising finance jobs

Comp and skills of the 7 most promising finance jobs When it comes to careers, “finance” is a sweeping term. So before you hit Wall Street, you’ll need to figure out which role is right for you. LinkedIn broke down the top finance jobs of 2017, based on high median salaries, job openings, year-over-year-growth, and…

Swiss unstable about corporate tax reforms

Swiss unstable about corporate tax reforms Bern must rethink rules after 60% dismiss proposal to cut overall rates in referendum Switzerland a more UN-stable and less competitive country … a growing mood against establishment and global corporations special tax regime …no more discretionary and advantageous rules. Www.maltaway.com for a very stable country and a fully…

The Real Cost of an MBA and US ranking

The Real Cost of an MBA To figure out the true price of a business degree, you have to factor in the opportunity cost. After working for eight years in accounting and finance, most of it at PwC, Tully Brown knew it was time to deepen his business skills. So he did what a lot…

Teaching an Algorithm to Understand Right and Wrong

Teaching an Algorithm to Understand Right and Wrong In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle states that it is a fact that “all knowledge and every pursuit aims at some good,” but then continues, “What then do we mean by the good?” That, in essence, encapsulates the ethical dilemma. We all agree that we should be good…

Index Funds Are Fueling Out-of-Whack CEO Pay Packages

Index Funds Are Fueling Out-of-Whack CEO Pay Packages CEOs get paid handsomely. The pay of top managers has risen faster than those of other star earners. Often they’re paid generously even as the firms they head underperform relative to their peers. Such performance-insensitive pay packages seem to defy both common sense and established economic theory…

Bank digital credit risk management

Bank digital credit risk management To withstand new regulatory pressures, investor expectations, and innovative competitors, banks need to reset their value focus and digitize their credit risk processes. External and internal pressures are requiring banks to reevaluate the cost efficiency and sustainability of their risk-management models and processes. Some of the pressure comes, directly or…

Investors’ Reading Habits Influence Stock Prices

Investors’ Reading Habits Influence Stock Prices A cornerstone of efficient and transparent markets is freely available information. Information drives financial activity, and ensuring equitable access to that information is seen as critical to a well-functioning marketplace. But does the mere action of placing a piece of financial news in the public domain make it readily…

High CEO Pay = Lower Stock Returns

High CEO Pay = Lower Stock Returns For any issue regarding your Board, Compensation Committee, or “C”suite ask to MALTAway “Companies that awarded their Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) higher equity incentives had below-median returns.” This is how MSCI started a report on CEO compensation. The idea of awarding CEOs equity in the companies they oversee was…

BREXIT wrap up and actions

BREXIT wrap up and actions After a heated political campaign, voters in the United Kingdom decided by a slim margin, on June 23, to exit the European Union, leading to a change in government. Now that a new prime minister has taken over, the next big question looms: How will the UK and EU negotiate…