Active Board, First advisor for the CeO

Active Board, First advisor for the CeO. MALTAWAY BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED) Apart Compliance, Advisory matters! How CEOs Can Work with an Active Board Ken Banta and Stephen D. Garrow for HBR At companies of almost all sizes, across all sectors, boards are undergoing a profound transformation. Largely as a result of intensifying shareholder…

How to pay the Board for a better Governance

Board Directors Should Be Paid Only in Equity, if we pay directors solely in restricted equity, they’re more likely to do their job. MALTAWAY BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED) Even here in Malta this issue arises with relevant importance and validity , partly because the high number of foreign companies present in Malta,…

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…

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…

Professional services, are Clients Loyal to Your Firm, or the People in It?

Professional services, Are Clients Loyal to Your Firm, or the People in It? MALTAWAY BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED) Furthermore having a NED with international experience in the BOARD, reinforce widely the diversity, independence and compliance requirements for a better Corporate Governance, Leadership and Business results Employee turnover can be a big challenge…

Boards Must ensuring companies change quickly enough to face competition and not just risk protective

Boards Must ensuring companies change quickly enough to face competition and not just risk protective When you have a Board role, remember this post and keep your focus straight on the shareholders’ interest … MALTAWAY BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED) Boards of directors play two roles. They must protect value by helping companies avoid unnecessary…

Executives and Salespeople Are Misaligned and the Effects Are Costly

Executives and Salespeople Are Misaligned and the Effects Are Costly When you have a Board role, remember this post and keep your focus straight on the shareholders’ interest … MALTAWAY BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED) U.S. companies spend over $900 billion on their sales forces, which is three times more than they spend on all…

Firms Give More Stock Options When They’re Committing Fraud

Firms Give More Stock Options When They’re Committing Fraud When you have a Board role, remember this study and keep your focus straight on the shareholders interest …MALTAWAY BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED)   Whistleblowers can play in a big role in uncovering financial misconduct. For example, look at Sherron Watkins, formerly of…

Tips from headhunters to Board Members

Tips from three leading headhunters Directors must ask the right questions and support — and challenge — chief executives MALTAWAY BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED) Even here in Malta this issue arises with relevant importance and validity , partly because the high number of foreign companies present in Malta, in order to be…

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…