Just linking around … Dealipaedia is a weekly digest of business deals. The great thing about it is that it is open so it covers a wide range of transactions which is not restricted to an industry segment. Having said that it is more US focussed, but that can change as global users increase. Sign …
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Emerging Markets Private Equity NewsWatch
Just linking around … You can read the Emerging Markets Private Equity Newswatch online or subscribe to the newsletter here. Handy for industry professionals; interesting for others with an interest in VC.
Craig Sams, Green and Black’s Chocolate – Ethical Corp interview
Ethical brands – How Green & Black’s struck chocolate gold Creativity, pragmatism and zeal define social entrepreneur Craig Sams, founder of iconic chocolate maker Green & Black’s by Ben Cooper Asking whether “social entrepreneurs” created ethical consumerism or vice versa is a bit like asking which came first, the organic chicken or the free-range egg. …
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A Modest Proposal for Wealth Managers
I like the Fiduciaries “Hippocratic” Oath in this article. Maybe all fiduciaries should sign it when taking on a client. Soapbox: A Modest Proposal for Wealth Managers In “A Modest Proposal,” written in 1729, the noted Anglo-Irish satirist Jonathan Swift suggested that the impoverished Irish could ease their economic troubles by selling their children as …
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Females more valuable, but still undervalued.
The Irish Central Statistics Office has just released a study on gender demographics for Ireland with some comparisons to the EU. The data shows that females are better educated, healthier and more peace-abiding than men, but they still earn far less and don’t get as much say on how the country is run. This may …
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Entrepreneurship Education
A new report in a valuable area has been released by the World Economic Forum. It is a bit institutionally long winded but has valuable recommendations and worthy objectives. Entrepreneurship Education Executive Summary pdf Full Report pdf
The problem with optimism.
Some readers might be turned-off by my insistence on identifying risks. But if we assume everything is alright and do not focus on the problems, we are acting out the same folly that fed the economic crisis. We engender moral hazard and have no incentive to fix the system. I reiterate these concerns now because …
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Crisis and Recovery
The IMF’s WEO Crisis and Recovery is available online. It is sober reading. And valuable reading being considered, researched and impartial. Their summary: Global Economy Contracts, With Slow Recovery Next Year A little ironic that it has been released on Earth Day (today). Or maybe a sign of that economic solutions lie in ecology and …
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Economic meltdown? Don’t forget the ecological meltdown …
Losses of $ 4 Trillion (that’s 12 zeroes).
The IMF has warned that potential losses from the credit crunch could reach $4 trillion and damage the financial system for years to come. It says that even if urgent action is taken to clean up the banking system, the process will be “slow and painful”, delaying economic recovery. It says that banks may need …
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