In light of the recent events concerning Patisserie Valerie, what steps should a board of Directors take to ensure that the financial corporate governance of the business is robust?
The number of failures of UK companies has risen 30.0% to 4,827 in the second quarter of the year, compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest figures from Creditsafe’s Watchdog Report.
The quarterly Watchdog report,…
A new joint report published by Cranfield School of Management and Dun & Bradstreet investigates the level of supply chain risk faced by European companies with international supplier relationships.
The report uses four key metrics –…
Emerging market private equity funds offer institutional investors diversification, differentiated return drivers and an exposure to sector and geographical areas not accessible through stock exchanges. However, their performance is still…
The workforce is changing as more people swap the security of a 9-to-5 job for the flexibility of freelancing, with key demographics and industries leading the self employed sector, according to Instant Offices.
Millennials and UK…
Data from eFront, covering 4,000 funds globally, shows that Western European private equity funds showed the best returns globally, at the same time as delivering robust performance on the VC side.
eFront’s Global Private Equity…
According to an independent survey of 200 HR professionals commissioned by Collinson, nearly half (46%) of respondents expect more staff to be sent on long-term international assignments over the next three years.
Of these, 13% see…
New data examined by Turnerlittle.com reveals the top 10 industries that suffer the highest business “death rates.” Achieved using the Business Demography release, published by ONS in November 2017.
“Death rate” definition: Businesses…
A new study investigates the academic backgrounds of the Chief Executive Officers of the world’s largest companies. The survey by study choice portal Study.EU shows that 32% of the world’s top CEOs spent part of their university studies…