Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Eccles, a mathematician by training and one of the foremost experts in corporate reporting, has for the past five years been working to create sustainability accounting standards for the investment community (he is also the chairman of ESG asset management firm Arabesque Partners). It’s been slow going. When the U.S.

Asset Management 8

Asset Management Report Information Globalization 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

We are concerned about the lack of disclosure, because data is critical to demonstrating progress in female and minority representation,” said Aditi Mohapatra, lead author of the report and analyst specializing in diversity issues in the Sustainability Research Department of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. “It

Diversity 50

Diversity Newsletter Long-term Execution 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

In Japan several factors combine to help insulate managers from outside influence, including cross-holdings where the company owns shares in a partner firm, docile boards mostly composed of company executives, and a court system historically biased against investment funds. By and large, they failed.

ROE 8

ROE Construction Hedge Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. They can signal to the market the types of investors they wish to own their shares. Pension fund trustees, many of whom are ordinary lay people with limited investment experience, are often intimidated by asset managers," a U.K.

Long-term 12

Long-term CEO Short-term Asset Management 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

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. The transformation in education technology and markets is happening with the business leaders and money-men of higher education barely present.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Education Disruptive Innovation Asset Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2017

Corporate investment in artificial intelligence is predicted to triple in 2017 , becoming a $100 billion market by 2025. Drone- and satellite-based asset management. Consider appointing a chief data officer to ensure that data is being properly managed as a corporate asset.

Process 12

Process Company Supply Chain Software 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2011

Although our short answer was "no," we believe that managing water will become a critical business skill for the 21st century. Need drives innovation, so this week we want to highlight some of what is happening in the new markets in water. Water Resources Management Co. NLine Energy, Inc.

Innovation 15

Innovation Management Energy Asset Management 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2018

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.

Hedge 9

Hedge Long-term Short-term Letter 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

The Spanish Prime Minister has become preoccupied with creating market confidence, as was the Irish Prime Minister in the run up to the EU/IMF bailout. Following this foolish bank guarantee, Irish government debt has quadrupled to over 108 percent of national output as the government injects money into the banking system.

Real Estate 11

Real Estate Banking Construction Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

For enterprise risk management, key policies include a statement of risk appetite and explicit risk tolerance levels for critical risks. The company's performance measurement and incentive systems, and the degree to which risk management is considered, will also have a profound impact on employee behavior.

Management 12

Management Banking Committee Risk Management 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Capital markets, as a whole, are also moving in this direction. In 2016, socially responsible investing made up more than one out of every four invested dollars under professional management. In turn, this will foster better social outcomes and create new markets and consumer segments. This initiative will soon connect all 1.3

Company 10

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2016

If you’re already using Salesforce CRM offerings and want to ease into smarter processes for sales, marketing, and service, this seems like one of the easiest ways to do it. For example, Vanguard, the investments firm, created the semi-autonomous Personal Advisor Services (PAS) capability for its asset management customers.

Organization 8

Organization Software CRM Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Even those hippies over at asset manager Lazard calculate that the cost of solar PV technologies has dropped nearly 80% in five years. It’s easy to march against the current system, but harder to commit to something to march for. Assuming that we’ll lose money by radically cutting carbon has become a radically outdated idea.

IRR 8

IRR Energy Tips Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

They assume that if they collect the data, and house it in their systems, it must be their data. As one client once told me, “It’s as if I were at a farmers’ market with all the most amazing fruits and vegetables, and I can think of a hundred recipes that I would love to prepare.”

Execution 8

Execution Metrics Content Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). Key to the new system are rapid data collection and analysis, followed by over the air changes to product software.

Management 12

Management Software BPM Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

Back in the ‘60s, people developed the capital asset pricing model [CAPM] as a way to do that. You’d have this beta with the market, so you have the riskless rate plus beta times the equity premium. It’s not something that necessarily resonates a lot with people in the markets or people in the world.

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CAPM Discount Price Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Second, a systems approach helps companies go beyond single interventions to engage the entire insurance value chain — including local businesses, communities, and government — in the pursuit of these prevention gains. Altogether, the model is employed in 15 markets, impacting over 5.5 million people.

Insurance 9

Insurance Company Competitive Advantage Porter 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

According to the Global Impact Investing Network, the market for impact capital, currently sized at $60 billion, could grow over the next decade to $2 trillion, or 1% of global invested assets. Paradigms : Investments that attempt to change an entire system for the better. Everyone agrees that impact investing is on the rise.

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Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

DNA genetic testing company 23andMe fell behind on its communications with the FDA, resulting in a temporary ban on marketing the company’s personal genetic screening services to the public. A123 Systems promised to be a clean tech success with a soaring IPO in 2009. and shifts its local focus to engineering and testing.

Innovation 13

Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2015

They are moving their marketing strategy from create and control to influence and leverage. Digital asset management systems originally designed for a limited number of approved photos and metadata now have to capture, store (or link), and tag a broader array of assets.

Storytelling 8

Storytelling Brand Content Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

And some companies with employee majority-owned stock programs, such as Publix Super Markets and outerwear maker W.L. The co-op gives lobstermen a way to participate in the wholesale market and to share in the profits. Gore and Associates, are leaders in their industries. Already, U.S.

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ESOP Company Cooper IAM 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2017

If shareholders care only about money, the system will produce the same result that we observe today. But if many shareholders do have social objectives, as both data and intuition suggest, the system will allow them to achieve these objectives and increase their utility. The impact extends to asset management companies.

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Proposal Objective Ethics Politics 8