Description: Mark Carney wants more “we” and less “me” in global finance. The financial crisis and trading scandals revealed how banks lost their way and staff operated for personal gain without regard to their impact on society, the Bank of England Governor said in a speech yesterday. Rules to prevent such behavior should embody the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Management Issues
Top 5 reasons why your CEO just got a big fat raise… and 5 reasons why you didn’t
Description: WASHINGTON — Pay for globe-trotting CEOs has soared to new heights, even as most workers remain grounded by paychecks that are barely budging. Source: NationalPost.com Date: May 27, 2014 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/2014/05/27/the-ceo-of-your-company-just-got-a-huge-raise-you-didnt-heres-why/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the overall explanation provided in this report for the wide gap in pay. Do you agree? Should anything be… Read more »
Apple has its mojo back
Description: Apple investors have reason to be excited again. iOS 8 is coming. So is the big stock split. And remember that Beats deal? Tim Cook is making his mark. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 23, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/05/23/investing-the-buzz-apple-tim-cook-ipad-iphone.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why has Apple stock value recovered so much according to the… Read more »
Apple is in trouble and here’s why
Description: Chamath Palihapitiya, former Facebook Vice President of Growth for Mobile and International, discusses Facebook’s and Google’s acquisition strategies on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 23, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/do-facebook-s-recent-acquisitions-make-sense-ZXH3LiaTQxWPgqHUqHUQEQ.html Questions for discussion: Why is Apple in trouble, according to Chamath Palihapitiya? How should investors use the opinions… Read more »
All about the bling! Tiffany shines
Description: Tiffany’s shares are soaring as consumers can’t get enough little blue boxes. But it’s not the only luxury retailer doing well. Nordstrom and Michael Kors have reported strong earnings this year too. Source: CNN.com – video report Date: May 21, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/05/21/investing-the-buzz-tiffany-diamonds-michael-kors-nordstrom-luxury.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about Tiffany stock… Read more »
Golf Market Stuck in Bunker as Thousands Leave the Sport
Description: The golf industry is in the rough. Once the go-to activity for corporate bonding, the sport is suffering from an exodus of players, a lack of interest among millennials and the mass closure of courses. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: May 23, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-23/golf-market-stuck-in-bunker-as-thousands-leave-the-sport.html Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about the reasons… Read more »
Wal-Mart woes deeper than winter snow
Description: It was a rough winter for retailers and Wal-Mart was no exception. But the company also issued weak guidance for the warmer second quarter as it boosts investments to remain competitive against Amazon and Costco. Source: CNN.com – video report Date: May 15, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/05/15/investing-the-buzz-walmart-retailers-kohls.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why did Wal-Mart miss earnings… Read more »
Companies Choose Profits Over Productivity
Description: When the U.S. economy emerged from the recession in June 2009, productivity was rising at a fast clip. Companies had spent the downturn cutting jobs and were lean and efficient. Productivity—output per hour worked—jumped 5.5 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier as workers did more with less. But as the recovery has chugged… Read more »
Meet the Father of the Modern IPO
Description: In 1984, Eric Dobkin was working for Goldman Sachs (GS), selling stocks to professional money managers, when he was handed an assignment: The bank ranked a lowly ninth in underwriting new stock offerings. Fix it. Source: Businessweek.com Date: May 15, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-15/eric-dobkin-father-of-the-modern-ipo#r=hpt-ls Questions for discussion: Summarize the way IPOs are handled today, according… Read more »
Munger: ‘Finance needs a few prosecutions’
Description: Warren Buffett’s right hand man, Charlie Munger, says banks are behaving better, but it’s important to charge some individuals with crimes to really change the culture. Source: CNN.com – video report Date: May 06, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/05/06/n-charlie-munger-bank-prosecution-criminal-charges-financial-crisis.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What does Charlie Munger have to say about controlling questionable behavior of top corporate… Read more »
