Addressing Cybersecurity in the Business World
Recent events such as the Equifax hack and the breach of the Edgar system, the SEC’s public company files, are not isolated events; this is a new reality. The volume [...]
C-Suite Insights: Jeffrey S. Coons
Jeffrey S. Coons, PhD, CFA President Manning & Napier Jeffrey S. Coons is the president of Rochester, NY-based Manning & Napier, an investment management firm with $27 billion in AUM. [...]
Do Pep Talks Really Motivate Employees?
We’ve all seen the films: before a crucial game for an underdog team, a battle where the army is outnumbered, the coach or general exhorts the players or soldiers to [...]
News from the Pay Equity Front
Some recent headlines showed progress on pay equity in the workplace. In September, the Census Bureau found the wage gap between men and women narrowed significantly, with women earning approximately [...]
C-Suite Insights: Jeffrey Kleintop
Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Senior Vice President Chief Global Investment Strategist Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. As Senior Vice President and Chief Global Investment Strategist for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., [...]
Women Making a Difference in Impact Investing
Women are making a noticeable difference in the realm of impact investing, whether they are investors, managers, or leaders. I was interested to discover a bit more about some of [...]
Is the War on Talent a Delusion?
The term “war for talent” has been subsumed into the business lexicon since its introduction 20 years ago. This “war” rages on and it appears that we are no closer [...]
C-Suite Insights: Lynn Blake
Lynn Blake, CFA Executive Vice President & CIO Global Equity Beta Solutions State Street Global Advisors As Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Global Equity Beta Solutions for [...]
Women CEOs: Good for Returns
Add this to the ever-growing pile of research that female executives are good for business: a study found that companies with women executives outperformed the benchmark index. Further, these companies [...]
The Rise of Impact Investing
Investing that takes into account social, environmental, and governance factors, known as impact investing, ESG, or SRI, is on the rise and may be at a “tipping point,” according to [...]