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The Valuation Profession in 2023

IVSC

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.

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Get boardroom ready: five ways to improve executive interactions with the board

Harvard Corporate Governance

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.

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How Weakening the Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty Affects Corporate Culture

Reynolds Holding

Corporate culture binds employees together and directs their collective behavior at work. It also has an important impact on the success of organizations. Studying the determinants of corporate culture has been difficult, however, because of its unobservable nature.

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5 Steps to Peak Performance in Business

Rhythm Systems

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.

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

Join Wayne Spivak, experienced CFO and corporate finance expert, for an insightful discussion on managing cash flow and company profitability.

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Mary Barth appointed to IVSC Board of Trustees

IVSC

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).

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The CEO’s ESG dilemma

Harvard Corporate Governance

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.

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What “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Can Tell Us About Building a Successful Business

Rhythm Systems

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.

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Tips to improve financial and operational performance [new ebook]

JPAbusiness

As a business owner, how do I best influence the financial and operational performance of my business , and so improve my returns and business value, today and into the future? ebook financial performance operational performance

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How Twitter Pushed Stakeholders Under The Bus

Harvard Corporate Governance

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House Measurement by Property Data Collector Gone Wrong

Appraisers Blog

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!

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Mastering Intent Data: Understanding its Importance & Best Practices

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 also learn how to effectively use intent data to drive business results.

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Listening Strategies - Expert Tips for Effective Listening Skills

Rhythm Systems

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.

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Murdoch scraps merger of Fox and News Corp after investor pushback

Financial Times M&A

Media tycoon in talks to sell stake in digital property group instead

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Oversight of Proxy Voting Advisors: US and EU Regulators Converge

Harvard Corporate Governance

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.

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Care Solace Raises $4 Million In Non-Dilutive Growth Funding From Lighter Capital

Lighter Capital

, Care Solace calms the chaos of mental health care by lifting the burden of mental health care coordination for school systems through its scalable and virtual technology platform.

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The health benefits and business potential of digital therapeutics

Mckinsey and Company

Digital-native start-ups and healthcare incumbents can both play important roles in building and scaling digital therapeutics to improve the management of chronic health conditions. Insights on Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals

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Dignity agrees £281mn takeover offer

Financial Times M&A

Deal comes as UK funeral provider warns rising costs will hit profit

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SEC Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026

Harvard Corporate Governance

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.

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Cleary Gottlieb Discusses the SEC’s Disclosure Agenda and Corporate Governance

Reynolds Holding

In 2022, public companies witnessed a new kind of corporate governance activism. New rules and regulations from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) use the lever of mandated disclosure to push for corporate governance actions, and in some cases what amounts to reforms.

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What is the future of work?

Mckinsey and Company

Just like the world at large, the world of work shifts and changes over time.

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Elliott takes multibillion-dollar activist stake in Salesforce

Financial Times M&A

Pressure mounts on Marc Benioff’s software group after Starboard Value fund calls to boost profit margins

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M&A Predictions and Guidance for 2023

Harvard Corporate Governance

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.

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Wasting money with audit reports

Norman Marks

This week, I had the privilege and pleasure of spending time with a number of smart and curious professionals who are dedicated to adding value to their organization. I am talking about internal auditors, of course. I was a speaker at a multi-national company’s annual internal audit conference (something I enjoy doing). I touched on […] Risk audit compliance governance GRC IIA risk

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How ambidextrous leaders manage through volatile times

Mckinsey and Company

When uncertainty reigns, the best leaders play both defense and offense. That requires honing three types of competitive edge: insights, commitment, and execution. Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Strategy Corporate Finance

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Apollo and Marcelo Claure explore buyout of LatAm telco Millicom

Financial Times M&A

Private equity group has shown recent appetite for investing in communications sector

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Preparing for the 2023 Proxy Season

Harvard Corporate Governance

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.

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Vision Casting in Business: A Skill of Great Leaders

Rhythm Systems

Max DePree noted, “Management has a lot to do with answers. Leadership is a function of questions, and the first question for a leader always is: 'Who do we intend to be?' Not 'What are we going to do?'” Vision Casting is easy for some of us; it’s much more difficult for many others.

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Tesla in 2023: A Return to Reality, The Start of the End or Time to Buy?

Musings on Markets

I am not much of a car person and view cars primarily as a mode of transportation. I drive a 2010 Honda Civic, a perfectly serviceable vehicle that is never going to get oohs and ahas from onlookers, but I feel no urge to value Honda.

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Costcutter owner Bestway takes 3.45% stake in Sainsbury’s

Financial Times M&A

Wholesale and retail conglomerate says it may look to buy more shares in the UK supermarket chain

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Amendments to Rules Governing Trading Plans and Insider Filings

Harvard Corporate Governance

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. On Dec.

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How Daiichi Sankyo Europe drives growth with digital and analytics

Mckinsey and Company

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.

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Data Update 2 for 2023: A Rocky Year for Equities!

Musings on Markets

It is the nature of stocks that you have good years and bad ones, and much as we like to forget about the latter during market booms, they recur at regular intervals, if for no other reason than to remind us that risk is not an abstraction, and that stocks don't always win, even in the long term.

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Lazard expands venture banking unit as part of private capital push

Financial Times M&A

The investment bank is seeking to grow beyond advising on large-scale mergers and acquisitions

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Financing Year in Review: The Tide Turns

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by John Sobolewski, Greg Pessin and Joel Simwinga, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Editor's Note: John Sobolewski and Greg Pessin are Partners and Joel Simwinga is a Law Clerk at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. This post is based on a Wachtell Lipton memorandum by Mr. Sobolewski, Mr. Pessin, Mr. Simwinga, Joshua Feltman , Michael Benn , and Emily Johnson.

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Activist Investors Swarm Salesforce Amid Layoffs

Global Finance

Salesforce joins Microsoft and other tech companies in reducing headcount

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Author Talks: Prepare your business for the cross-sector ecosystem economy

Mckinsey and Company

After years of client impact, two McKinsey senior partners write the playbook for leveraging disappearing sector siloes into a multitrillion-dollar ecosystem strategy. McKinsey on Books Retail & Consumer Goods Strategy

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