The private equity industry is in the midst of a fundraising boom. Currently 2,209 private equity funds are seeking $811 billion from investors, an all-time high according to data from…
It is, of course, the measure that all investors seek — alpha, the common measurement of financial performance when considering a risk-adjusted basis. Now a new working paper questions to what…
Silicon Valley is a destination for the young emerging tech talent of the world. This geographic hub has fostered the growth on hundreds of starts ups, some eventually gathering monumental…
Working Capital Conversations: Leading thinkers, practitioners and experts discuss the ideas that drive global business. At a time when many of the large or publicly-held companies globally are focused relentlessly on…
A new study by the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) concludes that “more than 90 percent of surveyed business leaders said health has a very significant or significant influence on…
“Study performance inside any organization and one finding leaps out at you. It’s one of those revelations that is at once obvious and surprising, the sort of discovery that’s as…
Working Capital Conversations: Leading thinkers, practitioners and experts discuss the ideas that drive global business. How should a CEO behave? Bold? Maybe. Decisive? Probably. But how about humble? Attentive? Accessible? CEO…
“Ever since the Industrial Revolution, people have worried about machines taking jobs away from humans,” Fast Company reports. “Fears about employment track with every new technology, from the first automated…
Co.Exist sees a trend and asks: “Can Treating Low-Wage Workers Well Become The Hot New Business Strategy?” The piece notes that “Aetna is among the latest of many large brand…
If there’s no such thing as a financial crystal ball (and there’s not), then a global survey of CFOs just might be the next best thing. The latest Duke University/CFO…
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