IVSC
JANUARY 23, 2023
Nick Talbot Chief Executive, IVSC ” As the global economy continues to evolve, the demand for high-quality valuations will only increase, making it an exciting time to be a valuer. Those who are able to adapt to the trends and challenges of the profession will be well-positioned to succeed in the years ahead. The valuation profession is constantly evolving, with new trends and developments emerging all the time.
Harvard Corporate Governance
JANUARY 23, 2023
Posted by Peter Gassmann and Will Jackson-Moore, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, on Monday, January 23, 2023 Editor's Note: Peter Gassmann is a Global Leader of Strategy and Will Jackson-Moore is a Global ESG Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. This post is based on their PwC memorandum. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance (discussed on the Forum here ) and Will Corporations Deliver to All Stakeholders?
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Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 24, 2023
A decade of favorable macroeconomic conditions and relatively easy growth has ended, signaling a new urgency for US wealth managers to rethink operating models and reenergize growth.
Rhythm Systems
JANUARY 23, 2023
Peak performance refers to the highest level of performance that an individual or organization can achieve in a particular task or activity. It is the point at which a person or group is operating at their best, utilizing its full range of abilities and resources to achieve optimal results.
Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications
Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.
IVSC
JANUARY 25, 2023
IVSC is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Mary E. Barth to its Board of Trustees on an initial three-year term. Mary is the Joan E. Horngren Professor of Accounting, Emerita at Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (GSB). Previously, she was on the Harvard Business School faculty and an Arthur Andersen & Co audit partner.
Harvard Corporate Governance
JANUARY 21, 2023
Posted by Maria Castañón Moats, Paul DeNicola, Catie Hall, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, on Saturday, January 21, 2023 Editor's Note: Maria Castañón Moats is Leader, Paul DeNicola is a Principal, and Catie Hall is a Director at the Governance Insights Center at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. This post is based on their PwC memorandum. Why? Whether you are an executive who has been meeting with the board regularly for years or you are in a new role that’s landing you on the agenda, these brief inter
Business Valuation Zone brings together the best content for business valuation professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
ThomsonReuters
JANUARY 26, 2023
Rev. Proc. 2023-14 (Jan. 18, 2023) Available at [link] The IRS has announced the 2023 inflation-adjusted Code § 280F “luxury automobile” limits on certain deductions that may be taken by taxpayers using passenger automobiles (including vans and trucks) in a trade or business. For purchased automobiles, the limits cap the taxpayer’s depreciation deduction.
Rhythm Systems
JANUARY 27, 2023
The recent Oscar nomination of the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once has brought a lot of attention to exploring different perspectives and embracing the unknown, two ideas modern-day CEOs should recognize as essential aspects of their daily lives. As leaders and decision-makers of their companies, CEOs need to continually strive towards finding new solutions that bridge the divide between what is done and what could be done.
Harvard Corporate Governance
JANUARY 25, 2023
Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Editor's Note: Gary Gensler is Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Strategic Plan for FY 2022 through FY 2026. Our Goals Protecting the Investing Public; Maintaining a Robust, Relevant Regulatory Framework; Supporting a Skilled and Diverse Workforce The United States has the largest, most sophisticated, and most innovativ
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 23, 2023
Just like the world at large, the world of work shifts and changes over time. The future of work refers to an informed perspective on what businesses and other organizations need to know about how work could shift (given digitization and other trends), plus how workforces and workplaces can prepare for those changes, big and small.
Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker
The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l
Audit Board
JANUARY 25, 2023
The stunning collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is shaping up to rival the most iconic corporate scandals in history. When news broke of its bankruptcy filing and the missing billions of dollars, it wasn’t hard to spot the troubling similarities with the WorldCom, Enron, and Madoff scandals. Those were seismic events with earth-shaking implications.
ThomsonReuters
JANUARY 26, 2023
Initial Report on the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process April 15 – September 30, 2022 (Dec. 15, 2022) Available at [link] The DOL, HHS, and IRS have jointly issued a report with usage data on the surprise billing independent dispute resolution (IDR) process created when the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021) expanded patient protections to shield individuals from surprise bills for certain out-of-network emergency and non-emergency services.
Harvard Corporate Governance
JANUARY 24, 2023
Posted by Lucian A. Bebchuk, Kobi Kastiel, Anna Toniolo (Harvard Law School), on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Editor's Note: Lucian Bebchuk is the James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance and Director of the Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School; Kobi Kastiel is Professor of Law at Tel Aviv University, and Senior Fellow of the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance; and Anna Toniolo is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Program on Corporate Governance of Harv
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 27, 2023
Major semiconductor players have undertaken and announced US-based fab construction projects, and more are under consideration. Here’s a road map for moving ahead.
Speaker: Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union
In this webinar, Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union and business strategist, will take you through the ABCs of intent data. You'll learn how to effectively use it to drive business results, with practical tips on how to leverage both company and contact intent data to maximize your marketing efforts. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just getting started, this webinar is a must-attend for anyone looking to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Rhythm Systems
JANUARY 27, 2023
One of the things I have to do as a business consultant is to be a great listener. This is a key leadership and communication skill for anyone. Sometimes effective listening can be a challenge because, like most people, I can fall into the trap of thinking about my response and how I would like to help the individual with whom I am communicating. One of my pet peeves has always been that many people begin developing their response as soon as the other person starts speaking rather than truly lis
NYT M&A
JANUARY 21, 2023
Charlie Javice promised to simplify the college financial aid process. It was a compelling pitch. Especially, as now seems likely, to those with little firsthand knowledge of financial aid.
Harvard Corporate Governance
JANUARY 26, 2023
Posted by Stephen Davis (Harvard Law School), and Konstantinos Sergakis (University of Glasgow), on Thursday, January 26, 2023 Editor's Note: Stephen M. Davis is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance and Chair of the Best Practice Principles Oversight Committee (OC) 2020-2022; and Konstantinos Sergakis is a Professor of Capital Markets Law and Corporate Governance, University of Glasgow, and Chair of the OC 2023-Present.
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 25, 2023
When uncertainty reigns, the best leaders play both defense and offense. That requires honing three types of competitive edge: insights, commitment, and execution.
Appraisers Blog
JANUARY 24, 2023
The lender allowed an unlicensed property data collector give bad data to the appraiser… I work for this lender and they will not let my trainee inspect. The owners are now underwater by more than $100,000… I’m sad and I’m mad! I recently took on a measure job for a client who was questioning the square footage of their home. The couple bought the house at the height of the market last year.
NYT M&A
JANUARY 24, 2023
The Judiciary Committee, responding to the bungled sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets, heard the company apologize and its critics trace the problem to the industry’s lack of competition.
Harvard Corporate Governance
JANUARY 23, 2023
Posted by Ethan Klingsberg, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on Monday, January 23, 2023 Editor's Note: Ethan Klingsberg is a Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. This post is based on his Freshfields memorandum. Tension between institutional shareholders and boards about strategic alternatives. We are emerging from several consecutive years where both activist shareholders and boards have been able to regularly count on institutional shareholder support for all-cash sales of compan
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 27, 2023
Digital and analytics can markedly improve life sciences companies’ engagement with customers. Daiichi Sankyo Europe’s CEO Jan Van Ruymbeke explains the challenges to adopting digital and analytics and how his company overcame them.
Benzinga
JANUARY 24, 2023
Elevance Health Inc (NYSE: ELV ) agreed to acquire Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, joining Elevance Health's affiliated Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield family of brands. The combination builds on the existing collaboration in Louisiana through joint ownership of Healthy Blue, which serves Medicaid and Medicare Dual Eligible members. It will also accelerate BCBSLA's strategic evolution to improve access, affordability, and quality of services delivered by BCBSLA to the more than 1.
Appraisers Blog
JANUARY 23, 2023
Some people want to bring more people (primarily of color, which is great) into a dying profession. But the profession is being killed off by (mostly white!) people who think technology is the golden spoon to accurate valuations. Appraisers, I’ve been studying, and writing about since 2006, all kind of issues surrounding our profession, and frankly some currently does not make sense.
Harvard Corporate Governance
JANUARY 27, 2023
Posted by David M. Lynn, Scott Lesmes, and John Hensley, Morrison & Foerster LLP, on Friday, January 27, 2023 Editor's Note: David M. Lynn , Scott Lesmes , and John Hensley are Partners at Morrison & Foerster LLP. This post is based on a Morrison & Foerster memorandum by Mr. Lynn, Mr. Lesmes, Mr. Hensley, and Leemor Banai. Public companies need to consider recent developments when preparing for the 2023 proxy and annual reporting season.
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 24, 2023
To remain competitive in technological growth and innovation, Europe must recruit and retain women for the fastest-growing tech roles of the foreseeable future.
Benzinga
JANUARY 23, 2023
WeCommerce Holdings Ltd (OTC: WECMF ) has announced a definitive agreement to combine with Tiny in a merger deal that is expected to create a profitable new technology holding company. What Happened? On Monday, WeCommerce announced a combination with Tiny in an all-stock deal executed via a three-cornered amalgamation under British Columbia's Business Corporations Act.
Law 360 M&A
JANUARY 23, 2023
Fourteen former Troutman Pepper attorneys have moved their practices to help Goodwin Procter LLP launch its new Philadelphia office, officially confirming rumors that started swirling around the city last week.
Harvard Corporate Governance
JANUARY 26, 2023
Posted by Eleazer Klein, Adriana Schwartz, Daniel A. Goldstein, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, on Thursday, January 26, 2023 Editor's Note: Eleazer Klein and Adriana Schwartz are Partners, and Daniel A. Goldstein is an Associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. This post is based on their SRZ memorandum. Related Program research includes Insider Trading Via the Corporation (discussed on the Forum here ) by Jesse Fried.
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 24, 2023
It’s too big to ignore—yet its future is far from certain. Companies need to dip a toe in the water and plan to take the plunge should developments warrant.
Benzinga
JANUARY 23, 2023
Lithia Motors Inc (NYSE: LAD ) is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire U.K.-based counterpart Jardine Motors for £300 million. If completed, Jardine Motors will be sold by its parent Jardine Matheson Holdings, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate, reported Full story available on Benzinga.
The Guardian M&A
JANUARY 24, 2023
Billionaire mogul says in letter that proposal to reunite companies he split up a decade ago ‘not optimal’ for shareholders Fox Corp said on Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch had scrapped a proposal to combine the company with News Corp, in a deal that would have reunited the media empire he split nearly a decade ago. Murdoch sent a letter to News Corp and Fox withdrawing his proposal to reunite the companies, according to a regulatory filing.
Harvard Corporate Governance
JANUARY 27, 2023
Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, January 27, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of January 20-26, 2023 Compensation Season 2023 Posted by Adam J. Shapiro, Michael J. Schobel, and Erica E. Bonnett, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Friday, January 20, 2023 Tags: Clawbacks , Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform , Human capital , ISS , Proxy advisors , SEC Get boardroom ready: five ways t
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 27, 2023
Demand for electricity in Europe is surging at a time when supplies are disrupted. To adapt to the market’s uncertainty and rising prices, players will have to be clear-eyed about what’s ahead.
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