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Too Many ESG Funds Mislead Investors
Theo Vermaelen, INSEAD

Regulatory reckoning with ESG funds does not go far enough.

Don’t Kill Share Buybacks

New proposed restrictions on companies buying back their own stock would likely backfire.

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Sales Numbers Are Up? It May Only Be Inflation

Managers need proper information systems to decipher the real causes of any bump in sales revenue and decide whether...

  • Where a Firm’s Value Truly Lies
    February 15, 2022

    A new approach to uncovering the sum of all the parts of a modern firm.

  • Can Private Equity Make Money While Doing Good?
    January 11, 2022

    LPs can help avoid an impact investing debacle, with the right tools.

  • China’s Urban Rich and the Quest For Common Prosperity
    December 13, 2021

    The key to closing China’s income gap lies in education and bolstering the ranks of its professionals, the meteoric rise of its...

  • The Unexpected Role of PE Firms in Reducing Within-Firm Pay Inequality
    December 7, 2021

    The incentives that drive PE firms have an interesting by-product: a reduction in income inequalities, such as the gender wage...

  • How DBS Became the ‘World’s Best Bank’
    November 15, 2021

    The Singapore titan’s tech-charged quest to take the banking out of banking has paid off handsomely.

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  • A Sign of the Times: The ESG Buyback
    November 8, 2021

    Using ESG sensitivities to market financial products.

  • Aligning Individual and Organisational Values
    October 26, 2021

    How employees’ personal values fit within their organisation.

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    Don’t Kill Share Buybacks

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    How DBS Became the ‘World’s Best Bank’

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