Latest articles from Management & Strategy
July Corporate Finance Survey
July 2, 2004James Eedes quizzes chief financial officers and, on page 30, corporate treasurers about the hot financial topics as well as the prevailing economic environment and reasons for optimism.
How much risk can you manage?
February 3, 2004Banks have a huge range of resources available to aid risk managers, but human nature can still result in a bad decision. Behavioural finance and prospect theory lifts the veil on poorinvestment judgement, writes Gerald Ashley.
CEOs’ tips for merger success
November 3, 2003As global consolidation continues apace, one essential ingredient for success is becoming evident – to integrate the respective parties quickly.
Search for strategy
December 2, 2002As overcapacity in the banking sector heats up competition even further, banks are seeking new strategies to keep them afloat. Melvyn Westlake looks at some of the models being considered.
The forces driving bank mergers
August 2, 2002Crashing markets and a stalled economic recovery are starting to hit banks, causing problems which will make them vulnerable to acquisition.
Time to clean up
June 2, 2002Regulators are determined to avoid a repeat of Enron and other scandals. But will the corporate governance measures now being considered make things better or worse? Melvyn Westlake reports on the great corporate clean-up.
The importance of being good
April 2, 2002The Enron scandal has put the spotlight back on ethics. Banks can no longer ignore the issue of social responsibility and those which do may not survive.