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2 Debt Instruments Pose Peril to Millions of Investors

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Investors should pay close attention to this development, because this is exactly what happened before the 2007-2009 financial crisis. 27): Just 35 percent of new leveraged loans issued in 2016's first half had traditional covenants that require regular financial check-ups, compared with 100 percent in 2010.

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Brazil's Women Shun the Private Sector

Harvard Business Review

When you look at who's coming into the workforce and what they can mean for the development of human capital, it's a no-brainer that women are a competitive advantage," says Valentino Carlotti, president of Goldman Sachs Bank in Brazil. But corporate headhunters are having a problem.

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McDonald’s Has to Do More than Manipulate Its Stock Price

Harvard Business Review

A central plank of the plan is to “return $8 [billion] to $9 billion to shareholders in 2015 and to reach the top end of its three-year target of returning $18 billion to $20 billion to them by the end of 2016.” ” In 2014, McDonald’s expended $3.2 In 2014, when the pay of McDonald’s CEO was $6.4

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The BBC Should Keep Calm and Answer a Lot of Questions

Harvard Business Review

What is the BBC's leadership strategy and how will the corporation develop a new cadre of leaders? The purpose of the corporation: Although its Royal Charter protects the BBC until December 2016, the corporation is regularly challenged about its purpose and whether it should be dismantled. How long does the BBC have to rebuild it?

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Brexit Could Deepen Europe’s Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

A third of VC investments in Europe were focused on the UK in the first quarter of 2016, according to CBInsights. billion in the rest of Europe over the period 2010-2015. billion in the rest of Europe over the period 2010-2015. It is home to over 40 per cent of Europe’s unicorns. billion as compared to $4.4

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Europe’s Other Crisis: A Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

Of these, only three, Switzerland, Ireland, and Estonia, made it to a commendable “Stand Out” category – which means that their high levels of digital development are attractive to global businesses and investors and that their digital ecosystems are positioned to nurture start ups and internet businesses that can compete globally.

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