Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This can affect your finances as well as your reputation if the company you invest in turns out to be bad. This helps you develop a better understanding of your finances and the risk associated with the investments you want to make and create a portfolio that enhances your reputation, among other things. What debt do you have?

Bond 100

Bond Tips Conflict of Interest Finance 100

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2017

Legitimate concerns over conflict of interest that have resulted in overly extreme preventative policies are a central cause. It is time for all parties to revisit those policies and replace them with rules that recognize both true conflicts and true confluences of interest. Insight Center. Sponsored by Optum.

Conflict of Interest 14

Conflict of Interest Pharmaceuticals Policies Industry 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

Deborah Gonzalez, an attorney specializing in social media, has seen dangers arise particularly in industries such as health care and finance, which have strict requirements regarding communications — but she's observed privacy and confidentiality issues in less regulated environments as well. Policies at IBM, Nordstrom, and the U.S.

Media 16

Media Conflict of Interest PR Policies 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2012

The accounting firms that audit financial statements were subjected to tougher conflict-of-interest rules and oversight by a new federal agency. Such regulations, if they succeed in increasing the information flow between managements and markets, are also good news for investors in general.

IPO 12

IPO Conflict of Interest Information Marketing 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

You have to approach these problems as a manager and do the best analysis you can, including hard-headed financial analysis. From a historical perspective, the idea that managers in organizations have a single, dominant duty — to achieve or maximize economic returns — is a striking development.

ROI 8

ROI Long-term Conflict of Interest Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2012

For example, the SEC in 2010 had charged Goldman with misleading some of the parties to a billion dollar transaction (involving a complex derivative called a synthetic collateralized debt obligation), alleging specific facts about undisclosed conflicts of interest. Goldman settled within months for $550 million.

Conflict of Interest 8

Conflict of Interest CEO Asset Management Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

Posen had lots of interesting things to say about what the law got right, what it made worse, and what the best criticisms of it are. His bottom line: “For a manager running a nonfinancial business, the proposed reforms to Dodd-Frank are probably a bad trade-off.” For more on what the law does, go here.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis System Compliance 8