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- What the Merrill Debacle Teaches Us About CEO Succession
- The fact that the Merrill Lynch board accepted the so-called retirement of Chief Executive Officer Stanley O'Neal and then designated a board member, Alberto Cribiore, to lead a search committee to replace O'Neal reflects a complete failure of CEO succession planning. I'll tell you what they did...
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
- Laid Off? Boost Your Network and Increase Your Human Capital
- My friend got laid off recently. After sulking for a couple of days, she jumped back into the driver's seat and took control. Here's what she did and what you can do to boost your human capital, increase your network, improve your outlook, and do some good should you become...
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- Technology In The Boardroom
- From the executive summary: ‘Fifteen years ago, a few innovative banks were giving away PCs to their best corporate customers in hopes of converting them to new electronic cash management services, like balance reporting and funds transfer initiation. Today, many companies do not need banks to support commercial trade activities-they...
- White papers 2000-04-01
- Values Are Contingent; Debt Is Forever
- From the executive summary: ‘As banking enters an environment of higher economic risk, the challenge is straightforward: how to successfully manage the bank in the current downturn and inherent volatility. The bottom line is that management and the board is responsible for ultimate safety and soundness of the bank, regulatory...
- White papers 2001-04-01
- Managing The New Risks (Or, Governing In The World According To GARP)
- Most organizations tend to take things in their hand when encountering risks. However, researches suggest that by resorting to aforesaid method, companies only aggravate the situation. Companies must abide by the Generally Accepted Risk Principles GARP to overcome the losses incurred by risks. Experts suggest that organizations must take the...
- White papers 2002-01-01
- Managing Risk: Rising Expectations And Accountability
- From the executive summary: ‘Today, the products and services banks offer are more complex, the costs of implementation are greater, and the consequences of missteps are higher. Serious consequences include financial losses, regulatory enforcement actions, lawsuits, customer flight, and bank failure. Complexity, cost, and consequences could be called the three...
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Risk Management: A Holistic Approach
- From the executive summary: ‘In the contemporary business era, banks operate in an increasingly complicated business environment marked by unforeseen risks. At the very worst, banks can sink themselves for failing to anticipate risk. Banking reforms have allowed banks to expand into the brokerage business and underwrite insurance. Banks also...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- A Framework For Risk
- In the contemporary business era, it is imperative for banks to focus on efficient risk management systems. Today, the banks are continuously evolving and implementing innovative risk management techniques. The Enterprise Risk Management ERM is one such technique. ERM helps to identify, analyze, and mitigate risks across the entire organization....
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Building A Better Board
- The companies that are in the process of recruiting directors for the company need to look beyond the immediate market. The most important criteria for recruitment should be to search for financial expertise in the applicants. The director should also have knowledge about the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The...
- White papers 2004-04-01
- Living With An 800-Pound Law
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was converted into law in 2002. The same seeks to streamline corporate governance, financial, and accounting practices in organizations. It establishes a new, independent board for the accounting industry, creates higher standards for corporate governance and audit committees and ushers in transparency in corporate transactions. The paper...
- White papers 2004-05-01
- Strategic Positioning: M&A`s New Frontier
- From the executive summary: ‘Cost reduction and efficiency used to be the paramount goals of bank Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As). With regulatory barriers down, today, the field is wide open, and boards are looking at strategic M&As as a means to support cross-industry expansion.' The paper examines this issue. ...
- White papers 2000-01-01
- Managing D&O Liability In A Risky Environment
- From the executive summary: ‘D&O insurance claims against banks come from many sources. Customers can sue for privacy, loss of data, security breaches, or lending practices. Employees can sue for discrimination, environmental hazards, and wrongful discharge. Moreover, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which made broad changes in the law governing...
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Targeting The Board
- From the executive summary: ‘Since the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley, most directors, especially those serving on the audit committee, feel as if they are walking around with a target on their backs. But banks have been regulated for years, right? The paper offers an in-depth report on the new realities facing...
- White papers 2003-10-01
- Auditing: New Spotlight On Governance
- The passage of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has brought the process of auditing into limelight. Audit committees are required to concentrate on general change management. However, the risk involved is that audit committees on some instances step over into the role of management. The need of the hour is newly...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Why No One Wants To Sit On The Audit Committee
- As SEC rules continue to tighten, directors need to review how much responsibility they are willing to take on. This article provides the latest information on today's trickiest boardroom assignment. It suggests that the SEC must make a series of declarations, including whether it has reviewed and discussed audited financial...
- White papers 2001-01-01
- Building Lasting Value
- From the executive summary: ‘Banks provide the foundation for economic freedom and fuel the entrepreneurial energy. The highest purpose in banking is to build lasting value for shareholders, employees, customers, and the community, thus fulfilling the historic role of banking as the enabler of individuals to achieve their dreams. In...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Growth! Cultivating The Right Expansion Strategy
- From the executive summary: ‘Over the past few years, it was observed that various super regional banks announced branching programs. Researches, however, indicate that the banks closed as many branches as they opened in the late 20th century. Many closures resulted from post-acquisition downsizing. Experts suggest that one advantage of...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- WPP Accuses Spot Runner of $54 Million Scam; Was Sorrell Asleep at the Wheel?
- WPP has accused Spot Runner -- the turnkey online TV commercial buyer that in theory gave even the lowliest of advertisers cheap access to national TV advertising -- of operating an investment scam that diverted $54 million to the founders' pockets see document below. ...
- Blog posts 2009-04-19
- Reddy Ice Feels the Heat
- The nation's largest distributor of packaged ice is under siege, and so far it's less than clear when or whether it will be able to free itself from its problems, many of them self-imposed. by Dan Mitchell
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Maximum Work Flow, Minimal Head Count
- How can you do more work with fewer people? It's easy. The recession has created a huge pool of eager part-time workers. Define the Skill Set GOAL: ESTABLISH PARAMETERS AND CREATE A PROFILE OF YOUR IDEAL CANDIDATE. ...
- Articles 2009-08-17
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