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…

The Compass of Success the rules to have a successful carreer, while remaining free

The Compass of Success the rules to have a successful carreer, while remaining free   «The most important jouney is not the one in distant lands but within ourselves» This book starts from powerful questions such as: how can I find out what are my strength and talent? Do you love what you do? How…

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…

The over-representation of the top executives inside the Board need a rebalance with Shareholders Independent Directors

The over-representation of the top executives inside the Board need a rebalance with Shareholders Independent Directors Worker-directors are no governance panacea MALTAWAY BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED) …. NED with international experience in the BOARD, reinforce widely the diversity, independence and compliance requirements for a better Corporate Governance, Leadership and Business results 30+…

Board, Governance and Sales Incentives scheme

Wells Fargo and the Slippery Slope of Sales Incentives even a strong compliance function can’t counteract a compromised culture. Get on Board the proper people, culture and behaviour….this is the primary interest to serve the shareholders as well, MALTAway is ready to serve you BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED) In early September Wells Fargo…

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…

Corporate Bureaucracy Is Costing the U.S. $3 Trillion Per Year

Excess Management Is Costing the U.S. $3 Trillion Per Year …. being much more bureaucratic it is much worse for Europe and Asia MALTAway your Board and Governance Advisor More people are working in big, bureaucratic organizations than ever before. Yet there’s compelling evidence that bureaucracy creates a significant drag on productivity and organizational resilience and…

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…

PE Mistakes Picking CEOs Portfolio Companies, short-termism backfires

The Mistakes PE Firms Make When They Pick CEOs for Portfolio Companies, short-termism backfires 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 compliant with international standards for…

Too Many Experts of the same arena on the same Board, no diversity Backfires

Too Many Experts of the same arena on the same Board, no diversity Backfires CRITICAL ISSUES The first factor is what psychologists call “cognitive entrenchment.” The second factor is overconfidence, The third factor has to do with the level of “task conflict”     MALTAWAY BOARD GOVERNANCE AND NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NED) Even here in…