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Risks & The Boardroom
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8 Tips to spot dodgy statistics
You’ve just seen a report that concludes what you ‘already knew’. Maybe it’s that having more diversity on a board increases profit, or that eating butter causes heart disease, or that first born children make better CEOs. You pass on, feeling suitably confirmed in...
Interview with PI World
https://www.piworld.co.uk/education-videos/piworld-interview-with-simon-laffin-secrets-of-the-boardroom-what-every-investor-should-know/
Boards need education not regulation
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 non-executive role, despite having been a FTSE 100 Finance Director for ten years. As I sat in the board, surrounded by...
Is Morrisons property portfolio really worth £9bn?
“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 value the supermarket chain believes they are worth, raising concerns that a buyout firm could seize the assets on...