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Executive Search Firms in Finance: Unlocking Fiscal Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Every organization has unique dynamics and strategic goals, from investment banks to hedge funds and private equity firms. They remain current with industry regulations and compliance requirements, ensuring their organizations operate within legal boundaries.

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Why an Activist Hedge Fund Cares Whether Appleā€™s Devices Are Bad for Kids

Harvard Business Review

On January 6, 2017, JANA Partners , a New York–based activist hedge fund, and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) sent a letter to Apple’s board of directors that may change the future of activist investing. Tim Ellis/Getty Images. A main explanation is that, as always, they are following the money.

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Startups Could Fundamentally Change the Way Big Investors Operate

Harvard Business Review

Collectively, the world’s investment giants hold in excess of $70 trillion in assets, which represents the bulk of investable capital globally. Large investors rely on an assortment of intermediaries to help them with their investment activities, including asset managers, such as hedge funds, investment banks, and consultants.

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Universities Are Missing Out on an Explosive Growth Sector: Their Own

Harvard Business Review

One representative example: April’s Education Innovation Summit , where more than 2,000 people energetically discussed how technology and markets are charting the future of education globally. Presidents and provosts will tell you: operating budgets are tight. Institutions have been raising tuition just to keep the lights on.

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CEOs Can Attract Long-Term Investors

Harvard Business Review

Volatility has returned to global markets, and consumer and business confidence is once again slipping. In scores of conversations I've had with business leaders, pension fund trustees, asset managers, employer associations, and NGOs since I first issued this call in HBR , everyone has agreed with the goal.

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Why the U.S. Needs More Worker-Owned Companies

Harvard Business Review

The social impact funds want to support it for social reasons, whereas hedge funds and others are recognizing that the superior resiliency and performance of worker-owned firms can improve their returns. The biggest difference is that workers have an important say in who manages them and how profits align with values. Already, U.S.

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