Going overboard? Investors prefer directors who serve on fewer corporate boards
Corporate directors, like most businesspeople, are busy—but according to investors, they can, in fact, be too busy.
Corporate directors, like most businesspeople, are busy—but according to investors, they can, in fact, be too busy.
Economics & Business
May 1, 2020
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Corporate social irresponsibility (CSI) and other questionable business practices that ultimately harm stakeholders occur frequently, drawing vastly different reactions from investors.
Economics & Business
Apr 30, 2020
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Urgent issues like the climate crisis, environmental degradation threatening millions of species, social inequality and other challenges mean that the global economy needs to immediately transform itself to become sustainable.
Environment
Feb 28, 2020
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An increase in the number of women-focused capital funds promises to help address gender gaps in the provision of financial capital.
Social Sciences
Feb 19, 2020
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Climate change is being felt in a corner of the world different from where one might expect: Wall Street, where some of the biggest investors are starting to take action.
Economics & Business
Feb 18, 2020
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Some mutual fund managers appear to be overestimating the safety of their holdings, resulting in misclassifications by Morningstar that have a significant impact on investors, according to new research from the University ...
Economics & Business
Nov 14, 2019
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Startups and entrepreneurs should spend the effort and money to obtain trademarks, because trademarks help them succeed in both product and financial markets, researchers say.
Economics & Business
Oct 24, 2019
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Looking to raise money in an initial coin offering (ICO) online? You might find the key to success is not so much your plan, product or talent or even your attractiveness—it's all about how confident your team looks, new ...
Economics & Business
Sep 26, 2019
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One would expect that entrepreneurs who pitch their startup ideas with passion are more apt to entice investors. Now there's scientific proof the two are connected: enthusiasm and financial backing.
Economics & Business
Sep 11, 2019
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Whether they're aiming to avoid high financial management fees, control their own investments, or enjoy the thrill of playing the market, more consumers are opening investment accounts and making their own stock picks.
Economics & Business
Aug 14, 2019
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