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Corporate Failure

Lessons from collapse, crisis and recovery.

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Board Effectiveness

Building high-performing boards that challenge, support and add value.

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Corporate Governance

Practical governance beyond compliance.

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Risk Management

Identifying and managing strategic risks.

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Economics

Economic trends and their impact on business.

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A fascinating interview with Simon Laffin on what investors need to know about decisions made in the boardroom. Including, the most common problems facing a
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I joined the board of Northern Rock a month after it suffered its humiliating run featuring long queues of anxious savers. This was my first
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“Fears over Morrisons estate being sold on cheap…The shops, warehouses and factories owned by Wm Morrisons could be worth almost £9 billion – double the
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How do we improve corporate performance and avoid more corporate failures? The government is clear: We need more regulation. ‘Restoring trust in audit and corporate
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There is a lot of discussion at the moment about the legacy of Sir Ken Morrison and whether would have approved of a private equity
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Two successes from the pandemic have been the ‘Recovery’ treatment trials and new vaccines. Medical experts suggested possible options, tested each in blind trials, with
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A ‘government source’ is quoted in the Times (25 May 2021), trying to defend the government against accusations that it failed to prepare adequately for
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