Posts Categorized: Management Issues

Analyst Dick Bove: Tim Sloan isn’t ‘the right guy’ to lead Wells Fargo

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Description: Tim Sloan is the wrong man to fix the broken corporate culture at Wells Fargo, according to banking analyst Dick Bove. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Oct 14, 2016 Link: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/14/analyst-dick-bove-tim-sloan-is-not-the-right-guy-to-lead-wells-fargo.html Questions for discussion: Why has Dick Sloan called for a different CEO of the bank? Do you think the culture at the… Read more »

Congress Hammers Wells Fargo CEO

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Description: Representatives did not go easy on John Stumpf Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Sep 29, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2cORHEX Questions for discussion: Summarize the accusations leveled at John Stumpf. Do you believe he bares the legal and financial responsibility for the actions of the bank’s employees? How should government regulators deal with him and… Read more »

Qatar is losing billions on Deutsche Bank

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Description: Investors are hurting from Deutsche Bank’s share price collapse, none more so than Qatar. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 30, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/30/investing/deutsche-bank-qatar-share-collapse/index.html Questions for Discussions: What is the problem at Deutsche Bank and the reasons given in this report? Why is this a problem for Qatar? What should the players involved… Read more »

Wells Fargo’s September from hell

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Description: The news landed like a bombshell. Source: CNN.com Date: Oct 01, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/01/investing/wells-fargo-fake-account-scandal-september-2016/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom Questions for discussion: What happened to the share price during the time period discussed in this report? Do you think the price is fairly valued, going forward? What are the risks of buying today?

Wells Fargo facing pressure from investor to clawback executive pay

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Description: A Wells Fargo investor is pressuring the bank to punish executives who oversaw a massive fake account fraud. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 20, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2016/09/20/wells-fargo-ceo-warren.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Do you think the critical review of Wells Fargo by Elizabeth Warren is fair? Should the CEO be held financially and criminally… Read more »

Twitter Is Said to Be Discussing a Possible Takeover

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Description: Twitter has long positioned itself as a global town square where anyone — celebrities, politicians, athletes, and you and me — can chat in 140-character messages and find out about whatever is happening in the moment. Source: NYTimes.com and CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 24, 2016 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/24/business/dealbook/twitter-sale.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FMergers%2C%20Acquisitions%20and%20Divestitures&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=3&pgtype=collection Questions for discussion: What does… Read more »