One of the key challenges created by the seismic economic shifting we've experienced over the past year lies in the confidence we can have in the valuation of private-company assets. The absence of consistency or constants ...READ»
I recently read with great interest the “ILPA Private Equity Principles” which is an excellent guide to best practices developed by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (www.ilpa.org). One of the first key ...READ»
When there’s a lot at stake, expectations run high. It’s too easy to hurt or kill a relationship with a Private Equity client by just confusing your facts, or not having the latest and greatest information at your fingertips. ...READ»
Financial Services companies don’t sell “stuff.” But when you look for a CRM (Client Relationship Management) system most of them are only designed for companies that do. The needs of a financial services company, especially ...READ»
The Financial Times put together an interactive web page about the Monoline insurers. You can watch and listen here
As an aside, one of the great things about News Corp's purchase of Dow Jones, is that the FT is now online for ...READ»
Señor, señor, can you tell me where we're
headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon?
Seems like I been
down this way before.
Is there any truth in that, señor?
Bob Dylan -- Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
OK, so I ...READ»
She says, "You can't repeat the past." I say, "You
can't? What do you mean, you can't? Of course you can." -- Bob
Dylan, Summer Days
Summer days, and summer nights are indeed long gone for the hedge
fund ...READ»
Anyone who has ever purchased a car
knows that you always reject the first offer. There is almost a sense
of disgust that the offer was even put on the table. But the bottom
line is that both parties know the outcome that they ...READ»
Many companies are only using less than 10% of the SAP functionality available and rarely review new features once SAP has been implemented. Of the custom developed code on average 45% is never used. What is your company doing to ...READ»
