Private Investors
What is shareholder activism and how should businesses respond?
There were 758 shareholder requests against public companies in 2016, nearly double the number in 2013. How have these formerly niche campaigns gained such momentum?
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
System Initiative
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
System Initiative
Private Investors
Private Investors
One change to a CEO's pay package can increase the risks they take
NBER research shows that raising the share of stock options in a CEO's compensation package may lead to greater corporate risk-taking.
Infrastructure
The US needs to 'keep up' with China's infrastructure, says the Goldman Sachs CEO
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein took to Twitter to praise the infrastructure of China and suggest the US is falling behind.
Private Investors
How to build investor confidence in the Middle East and North Africa
Multiple rounds of bidding for renewable energy projects in Jordan has helped build investor trust, diversify the country’s energy base and drive down energy costs.
Institutional Investors
There has never been a better time to invest in Africa - here's why
Investors and leaders looking for a ray of hope amidst the global geopolitical shifts, economic slowdown in key emerging markets, should look to Africa.
Private Investors
Latin Americans are slipping back into poverty. Impact investing can reverse that worrying trend
Latin America needs impact investors to help tackle the region’s major challenges.
Entrepreneurship
10 books that inspired the world's top start-up investors
Peter Thiel, Ben Horowitz and Paulo Coelho feature on the list of favourite authors, as voted for by the world's most prolific venture capitalists.
Innovation
Want to create a start-up? Here's what to avoid
Hari Ravichandran provides answers to the question “What are some common mistakes young entrepreneurs make?”
Family Businesses
These are the things that successful crowdfunding projects do
Evaluating six main traits that successful crowdfunding campaigns had in common.
Workforce and Employment
It's been touted as the future of work, but it might have already hit its peak
New data suggests that working in the 'gig economy' is falling in popularity.
Africa
Climate finance is climate investment
Developing countries need to receive climate finance now so they can start adapting immediately for climate effects that will be upon us very soon.
European Union
Brexit was a leap of faith. Now where’s our parachute to soften the landing?
Brexit was never going to be a zero-cost process, but the British government’s lack of a realistic economic plan threatens to make it a lot worse, writes Alberto Gallo.
Private Investors
Farewell oil, hello tech: the world’s 5 most valuable companies in 2006 and 2016
For a brief moment, the five most valuable companies in the world were all technology companies.
Real Estate
How disruptive technology could improve real estate transparency
There’s a growing demand for transparency, and the real estate industry has been listening.
Private Investors
Here’s why the green bond market is set to keep growing
In this new financial era, how can we ensure that the necessary investments keep coming? And how can investors ensure they are still seeing financial returns? Green bonds could be the ans...