Sentences with phrase «of financial leaders»

There's a reason index funds are a favorite of financial leaders and thinkers out there.

During this event, a wide range of financial leaders served as presenters in order to share their vast knowledge with charter leaders.

Not exact matches

Recognizing that carbon emissions resulting from consumption of these fuels is driving catastrophic global climate change, my role as leader of the company is to ensure that Virgin provides financial support to non-profit groups that are exploring renewable energy and seeking market - based solutions to climate change, like the Carbon War Room.

We'll also see a new generation of business leaders that better reflects the market they're trying to serve, and ultimately delivers higher financial returns for investors.

Moreover, if we accept that the effective and efficient functioning of our stock markets assumes that investors have access to any relevant information that can affect an organization's financial performance, information about senior leaders» mental health can no longer legitimately be withheld.

Mary Miller, assistant Treasury secretary for financial markets, said: «We believe S&P's negative outlook underestimates the ability of America's leaders to come together to address the difficult fiscal challenges facing the nation.»

Schools all over the U.S. offer classes on topics such as wood work and auto mechanics, but not investing, so the question becomes how to educate future leaders on the importance of financial literacy.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Harford is a prominent diversity champion, both in the financial services sector and the wider business community, and served as the co-head of Citi Women and on the board of directors of The Forte Foundation, a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women leaders in business.

For business leaders, increasingly this means balancing two very different perspectives: shareholders who expect executives to deliver better short - term financial performance and stakeholders who want more attention paid to the longer - term human and environmental consequences of business.

History is littered with examples of government financial institutions ignoring and modifying rules whenever they directly conflict with the judgment of current leaders.

British financial services firm IG Group has compiled an online comparative database of how various elected, appointed and lifetime leaders of OECD countries are compensated.

Global growth should hit 3.5 percent of gross domestic product this year and the next, but leaders need to address several financial vulnerabilities, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday ahead of a G20 meeting.

Also meeting will be U.S. and Chinese leaders for an annual discussion of financial and political strategy that comes amid various public tensions between the two superpowers.

His clients include executives and business leaders in a broad range of industries, including all varieties of financial services (securities and commodities trading and sales, banking, investment and hedge funds), automobile manufacturing and sales, professional sports agency, pharmaceuticals, and high technology.

Grant Cardone and other leaders champion the notion that an obsessive approach to business can create financial wealth and other indicators of business achievement.

She also one of the only female leaders of a top Canadian financial institution.

Now, the Canadian financial services company that offers unique ETFs and other investment solutions has grown into a competitive leader in the Canadian market, with approximately $ 6.5 billion in assets under management as of June 30.

Even though creative leaders might not be the ones accomplishing daily reconciliation of the books, they must take their companies seriously enough to set up regular weekly meetings about the organization's financial state.

To help guide you through the money tradeoffs you face every day, Inc. asked founders, investors, and other business leaders to pass along the best piece of financial advice they've ever received.

Continued Markham: «For fund managers, financial industry leaders or any regulated group, the ability to show a regulator a report of [expenditures] in real time, having spent far less time and money gathering that data relative to legacy solutions, is immensely powerful.»

While cryptocurrencies are currently too small an asset class to pose systemic risks to the financial system, that may change as the space continues its rapid evolution, Mark Carney, chairman of the Financial Stability Board, said in a letter to G - 20 finance leaders publishefinancial system, that may change as the space continues its rapid evolution, Mark Carney, chairman of the Financial Stability Board, said in a letter to G - 20 finance leaders publisheFinancial Stability Board, said in a letter to G - 20 finance leaders published Sunday.

Geoff Cutmore, Steve Sedgwick and Karen Tso talk to business leaders and financial specialists at the open of European markets.

According to research by PwC, 72 percent of leaders in financial services see a skills gap as a threat to growth.

«I had more of a worker mentality before and my SBDC training made me think about overall vision, how to think about sales and marketing, about financial analysis, and about how to be a good leader.

And yet options can be a time bomb, inflicting damage in future years not only on a company's financial underpinnings but also on the fragile sense of trust between leaders and the led.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) currently has two acting directions: Mick Mulvaney and Leandra English, both of which the New York Times notes are messily and publicly vying to be the permanent leader of the organization, a position which is appointed by the President.

St. Louis is one of the metropolitan areas trying to establish an economy that can thrive in that new reality, and civic leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and state and local government have banded together over the past several years to come up with a potential solution:

«You can also integrate the technology with a point of sale system to catch financial losses at the register, such as an employee making bad choices or a cashier working in cahoots with another thief,» says Garth Gasse, director of assets protection for the Retail Industry Leaders Association.

You'll have to play the role of a salesperson, an innovator, a financial manager and leader while you still have to deal with routine micro-tasks throughout the day.

After investing in over 40 companies, O'Shares Investments — Kevin O'Leary's Company — discovered that only 65 percent of the businesses he invested in with male leaders achieved their financial goals.

More than 60 % of the business leaders felt the weakening financial situation down south would have a modest impact on Canada, while 34 % said the effect would be substantial.

While a financial safety net is certainly handy, Said says having support from a network of credible entrepreneurs and business leaders is just as important.

«While leaders on the ground in Michigan and the city's creditors understand that they must find a solution to Detroit's serious financial challenge, we remain committed to continuing our strong partnership with Detroit as it works to recover and revitalize and maintain its status as one of America's great cities.»

According to a 2013 survey of more than 22,000 business executives by the Katzenbach Center at Strategy &, most leaders understand the key point I just mentioned — that culture plays a critical role in achieving great financial performance - and successfully leading and managing change.

Bessant is ranked No. 1 on Institutional Investor magazine's annual Tech 50 list of financial technology leaders recognized for their achievements and innovation, and No. 3 among American Banker's «25 Most Powerful Women in Banking.»

The ratings on ACT reflect Standard & Poor's view of the company's position as a leader in the fragmented and competitive convenience store (c - store) industry in North America, as well as in the more concentrated Scandinavian market; its solid profitability and cash flow; and its intermediate financial risk profile.

So it may come as no surprise that the top five highest - earning elected women serving in governments worldwide, as surveyed by British financial service firm IG Group, coincidentally happen to earn less than their elected male counterparts in an all - gender list of of elected, appointed and lifetime world leaders.

Barsh's comments — she serves as a leader of McKinsey's consumer packaged goods and organization practices — kicked off a star - studded evening that included such high powered guests as Xerox (XRX) CEO Ursula Burns, Frontier Communications (FTR) CEO Maggie Wilderotter and financial analyst Meredith Whitney, media stalwarts Barbara Walters, Sandra Lee, and Martha Stewart — and two daughters of former U.S. Presidents: Chelsea Clinton and Barbara Bush.

His company, O'Shares Investment, found that about 95 percent of the women - led companies met their financial targets, compared with just 65 percent for businesses with male leaders.

Several of those groups, including the National Restaurant Association, the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the Food Marketing Institute, had been fighting hard for what they referred to as «transition relief,» extra time for companies that must provide health insurance to their workers under the new law to implement the changes without having to fear financial penalties for not doing so properly.

Before incorrectly blaming the Fed and the ECB for their allegedly ineffective monetary policies, investment strategists would do well to reflect on the depressive impact of an unreasonable haste to balance budgets, and on political leaders» inability to strengthen the financial systems (in the U.S. and in Europe) and to negotiate a better balanced world economy.

And despite lessons learned from the economic crisis — where, arguably, too many extroverted risk - takers in leadership positions wrought financial ruin — and the value of having quiet leaders who, as Good to Great author Jim Collins puts it, «build not their own egos but the institutions they run,» a workplace stigma around introversion still exists.

«Marcelo has done a remarkable job of turning around the Sprint brand and business, driving enhanced network performance, strong subscriber growth and significant cost reductions leading to the best financial results in Sprint's history,» said Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. «Marcelo has also positioned Sprint as a leader in the race to 5G, which promises to revolutionize the communications industry.

Tell us what needs to be done in light of the massive data leak that tied world leaders to possible financial crimes.

I'm not saying you should start revealing your financial statements to the public, but if a company that has taken transparency to its full potential is a market leader because of it, why haven't you started?

During an interview with The Wall Street Journal in 2014, Porat was asked for her best piece of financial advice, and she talked about listening to the tone being offered by a company's leaders.

Or were leader's promise of concessions in financial and automotive sectors simply part of China's ongoing reform plan?

Leaders of federal financial agencies testified on the status of the the rulemaking finalization process and reform policies included in the Dodd - Frank financial regulations law.

That legislation, as the name suggests, would provide the framework for the appointment of a financial literacy leader.