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Does good corporate governance lead to financial success?
Business is plagued these days with academic studies that come up with sensational conclusions, usually based on statistical regression. Many seek - and often get - wide media coverage if their claims are wild enough. To experienced business people, these reports...

FTX – the last word in corporate governance
In case any of us forget the importance of good corporate governance, have a look at the administrator John Jay III’s declaration* on the collapse of FTX, a company once valued at $32 billion. The governance was so bad, you might smile at some of this, but remember...

Can we all make better decisions?
Making better decisions is the holy grail of the boardroom. Corporate governance is full of rules and procedures, but very little on actual decision-making. There is however considerable academic discussion of good decision-making. A really interesting example of this...

Share buy-backs in trouble again
Lucy Tobin’s article in the Evening Standard drew my eye. Share buy-backs have always seemed to be controversial amongst commentators in the UK, and this article is yet another to criticise them. Let’s look at the arguments being used and see if they stand up to...