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What investors need to know about cybersecurity: How to evaluate investment risks June 2014 PwC’s Investor Resource Institute Through the Investor Resource Institute, PwC strives to provide insights to, and receive insights from, the investment community. We offer our views on accounting, auditing, corporate reporting, data security, and a myriad of other issues; as well as...
ON THE IMPACT AND FUTURE OF HFT W H I T E PA P E R Khaldoun Khashanah Ionut Florescu Steve Yang Financial Engineering Division School of Systems and Enterprises Stevens Institute of Technology May 10, 2014 This work was supported by the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute. ON THE IMPACT AND FUTURE OF HFT ABSTRACT This white paper informs on the state of high frequency...
Nanotechnology and the S&P 500: Small Sizes, Big Questions By Susan L. Williams October 2014 Si2 Nanotechnology and the S&P 500: Small Sizes, Big Questions – 2 Acknowledgments Authored by Commissioned by About the Author The Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., conducts impartial research and...
The Alignment Gap Between Creating V alue, Performance Measurement, and Long - Term Incentive Design
IRRCi Research Report The Alignment Gap Between Creating Value, Performance Measurement, and Long-Term Incentive Design The analysis, opinions and perspectives herein are the sole responsibility of the authors. The copyright for this report is held by the IRRC Institute. The material in this report may be reproduced and distributed without advanced permission, but only if attributed. If...
IRRCi Research Report The Alignment Gap Between Say on Pay Voting and Creating Value The analysis, opinions and perspectives herein are the sole responsibility of the authors. The copyright for this report is held by the IRRC Institute. The material in this report may be reproduced and distributed without advanced permission, but only if attributed. If reproduced substantially or entirely, it...
The Materiality of Human Capital to Corporate Financial Performance by Aaron Bernstein and Larry Beeferman April 2015 This research was funded by the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRCi) and co-authored by Larry Beeferman and Aaron Bernstein with the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School. The analysis, opinions and perspectives herein are the sole responsibility...
Poison Puts: Corporate Governance Structure or Mechanism for Shifting Risk? Frederick L. Bereskin Assistant Professor Department of Finance Lerner College of Business & Economics University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 bereskin@udel.edu Helen Bowers Associate Professor Department of Finance Lerner College of Business & Economics University of Delaware, Newark, DE...
RESEARCH INSIGHT BEYOND DIVESTMENT: USING LOW CARBON INDEXES Remy Briand, Linda-Eling Lee, Sébastien Lieblich, Véronique Menou and Anurag Singh April 2015 APRIL 2015 BEYOND DIVESTMENT: USING LOW CARBON INDEXES | APRIL 2015 CONTENTS Executive Summary............................................................................ 3 Introduction...
The Corporate Risk Factor Disclosure Landscape January 2016 The Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRCi) wishes to thank Ernst & Young ...
RESEARCH INSIGHT BEYOND DIVESTMENT: USING LOW CARBON INDEXES Remy Briand, Linda-Eling Lee, Sébastien Lieblich, Véronique Menou and Anurag Singh April 2015 APRIL 2015 BEYOND DIVESTMENT: USING LOW CARBON INDEXES | APRIL 2015 CONTENTS Executive Summary............................................................................ 3 Introduction...
Passive Investors, Not Passive Owners1 Ian R. Appel2, Todd A. Gormley3, and Donald B. Keim4 September 4, 2015 Abstract Passive institutional investors are an increasingly important component of U.S. stock ownership, and their influence on firm-level governance is widely debated. To examine whether and by which mechanisms passive investors influence firms’ governance structures, we use...
Infrastructure in Australia Privatizations, partnerships, and investing alternatives As Australia’s resource boom grinds to a halt, the real question is whether infrastructure can come to the rescue and stimulate long term sustainable growth for the Australian economy. The Honourable Tony Abbott made clear his commitment to infrastructure during his election speech in Brisbane on 25...
Dealing with exchange rates Currency fluctuation and M&A The experts Trevor Zeyl (TZ) Associate Norton Rose Fulbright David Brinton (DB) Partner Clifford Chance LLP Jeremy Josse (JJ) Managing Director KPMG Corporate Finance LLC Scott Smith (SS) Managing Director Wedbush Marc-Anthony Hourihan (MAH) Managing Director, Co-Head Americas M&A UBS Investment Bank Change your...
VENUE ® Market Spotlight BUYOUT FINANCING April 2015 Edition CONTENTS Welcome 3 Foreword 4 Survey 5 Private Equity in the room About RR Donnelley VENUE® Market Spotlight: Buyout Financing 9 10 WELCOME Dear Valued Reader, Welcome to the April 2015 edition of the Venue Market Spotlight. This month’s issue will look at the current environment for leveraged buyout...
