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Two Factors that Determine When ESG Creates Shareholder Value

Harvard Business

The paper “Corporate Sustainability: First Evidence on Materiality,” published in 2016, marked a significant shift in perceptions of corporate sustainability. These findings underscore the importance of ESG efforts in resource allocation and their potential to attract investment by demonstrating a tangible impact on shareholder value.

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Why Africa Remains Ripe for Private Equity

BCG

Focus Thursday, September 15, 2016. The expectations of investors in private equity funds are also rising as development finance institutions are being joined by global institutional investors that are far more focused on high returns. Is Africa’s private equity boom really being driven by economic fundamentals?

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Wholesale Transaction Banking: Leveraging “Fin” and “Tech”

BCG

Article Monday, September 26, 2016. Wholesale transaction banking—which includes payments, cash management, and trade finance—generated about $370 billion in revenues globally in 2015. Currently, about one-third of payments-related fintech investment is going to B2B providers. The stakes, of course, are high.

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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Usually, due diligence is conducted by lawyers and experts in finance or accounting rather than experts in understanding and diagnosing culture. A framework for the role of the human resource in managing culture in mergers and acquisitions. Human Resource Management, 50(6), 859-877. Human Resource Management, 50(6), 859-877.

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Self-Employed? Prep for Tax Season to Save Big

Successful Independent Consulting

Other useful resources are from the IRS, “ Deducting Business Expenses ” and “ Publication 535 (2016), Business Expenses.” I also recommend, “ The Best Retirement Plans for the Self-Employed ” by Kerry Hannon , a nationally recognized expert on career transitions, personal finance, and retirement. author of the book Deduct It!

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3 Ways M&A Is Different When You’re Acquiring a Digital Company

Harvard Business

Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Let’s start with financing the deal. Meanwhile, because digital targets tend to be expensive, acquirers are limited in their ability to use stock to finance a deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

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Greece Needs Another €10 Billion Bailout; Syriza Leader Prepares for Power

MishTalk

The next election for prime minister is not scheduled until June 2016, but a February 2015 presidential election (a largely ceremonial position) threatens to upset the cart. The financing of the land registry offices was also suddenly questioned, even though they could actually help generate revenues for the country. "We''ve

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