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...thing we do: the fallout from the Northern Rock crisis will flush more than just King out into the open. While it falls to the Bank of England to shore up stability in the country's banking sector, it's the job of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to supervise individual banks. Callum McCarthy, the regulator's chairman, and CEO Hector Sants are now set to appear in front of the parliamentary committee next month. Alistair Darling, the U.K. Chancellor, is expected to show too. Expect the FSA to come in for even more criticism than King, reckons Buik...
Pollitt: This is an area where the charity sector is continuing to develop effective measures of the impact of community projects. There are ways to assess success by looking at outcomes. If it's a venture-capital project, how much business is created? How many jobs are created? The best companies do employ these methods...
...become a must-see for multinational investment banks looking for big, bold corporate mergers, acquisitions and financing deals outside the U.S. The country's total market cap reached $1 trillion earlier this year, up from just $280 billion five years ago. Companies in India's technology and financial sector are booming, and the world's investment bankers are paying court. Banks used to "come to India about once a decade, get spooked and pull out," says industry analyst Janmejaya Sinha of Boston Consulting Group. This time around, "it's going to take more than parachuting...
...company like Goldman has access to plenty of talent, but shaping a team in a hot market with a lousy infrastructure required a new strategy. As more foreign banks move in and local institutions grow, salaries in India's financial-services sector, like those in the even hotter technology sector, are skyrocketing, and turnover in many firms tops 35%. Goldman "took a different approach to hiring than most multinationals," says Luis Moniz, a Mumbai-based analyst for the human-resources consultancy Heidrick & Struggles. Most rivals tried a balanced approach, with half local hires for on-the-ground expertise and half...
...include a broad range of nonprofits as well as professional services, including retail, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical companies.The inclusion of nonprofits as partners is particularly commendable and should be given special attention as the recruiting of partner companies continues. Most future business school applicants do not see nonprofit or public sector experience as conducive to business school admission and shy away from it.HBS has already taken some steps to remedy this. Its Initiative for Social Enterprise attracts faculty interested in and affiliated with nonprofits and offers relevant classes and a Service Leadership Fellows Program for students. There is also a loan...