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Married BlackRock executive fired for failing to disclose office romance

HR Digest

trillion asset management company, have been let go. BlackRock is the world’s largest asset management company and has shares in almost all major US companies. Quite recently, the CEO of McDonald’s, Steve Easterbrook, resigned from his position due to a relationship with a colleague.

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Carlos Ghosn, Nissan, and the Need for Stronger Corporate Governance in Japan

Harvard Business Review

Ghosn was recently arrested for financial misconduct, fired from his position as Nissan’s board chairman, and criticized by Nissan’s Japanese CEO for accumulating too much power. Renault holds a 43% voting position in Nissan; in turn, Nissan holds a 15% non-voting position in Renault.

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How CFOs Can Take the Long-Term View in a Short-Term Economy

Harvard Business Review

As head of the world’s largest asset manager, with $4.6 ” Backing this up is another group of asset managers who have committed $2 billion to invest in a newly created S&P Long-Term Value Index , a subset of companies doing things right. Similarly, Corning Inc.

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Why an Activist Hedge Fund Cares Whether Apple’s Devices Are Bad for Kids

Harvard Business Review

The market size for responsible investment is large and growing, with some of the largest asset managers like BlackRock , State Street Global Advisors , and Vanguard responding to demand by opening ESG-themed funds in recent years. According to US SIF , at the end of 2018 there was $8.72

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