By: Jolie Crussel | 2011-11-04 | Credit MF Global, the holding company for the broker-dealer run by ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , was a primary dealer in US Treasury securities until 31 October 2011. The company filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the fifth-largest financial-industry public company bankruptcy by assets. Its stock plunged 67%, quarterly losses hit record, and its European debt exposure was revealed. In the April-June period, MF Global’s loss was $186.6 million. Its debt was downgraded to junk status. There were concerns about its $6 billion portfolio of European debt. Shares of MF Global Holdings Ltd. were halted trading early Monday. read more
By: JACOB BUNGE And LIAM PLEVEN | 2010-03-24 | Business News On Tuesday (March 23), the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. chairman Jon Corzine was named chairman and chief executive of MF Global Holdings Inc., the world's largest independent futures brokerage. read more
By: trauch2 | 2011-03-28 | Business Tuesday 12 January, late afternoon, Port au Prince, Haiti. With the beginning of 2010, Haiti was recovering from a series of devastating hurricanes and tropical storms. To make matters worse, the glo... read more
By: Abdul Qayoum Awan | 2010-03-31 | Ethics Directors and manager need to be aware of the interests of stakeholders in governance, however their responsibility towards them is judged. Governance reports have emphasized the role of institutional investors (insurance companies, pension funds, investment houses) in directing companies towards good corporate governance. read more
By: GOVINDAM BUSINESS SCHOOL | 2012-03-01 | International Business In fact, some people fear cultural and social integration even more than economic integration. The fear of “cultural hegemony” haunts many. Limiting ourselves to economic integration, one can see this happen through the three channels of (a) trade in goods and services, (b) movement of capital and (c) flow of finance. Besides, there is also the channel through movement of people. read more
By: Henry Ford | 2011-04-19 | Reference & Education "Ten years is an epoch." It is a Korean proverb, which originally means that there is nothing in the world that does not change as time passes, needless to mention about rapid change in today's world. Nowadays, the world changes everyday. Due to the enhancement of information system along with the industrial development, our culture is improving day in day out. Furthermore, the appearance of capit read more
By: Clive Bell | 2012-06-04 | Management Site don’t discuss their situation with each of stakeholders almost virtually every having final your business make-nor if you do. read more
By: Jim Strange | 2011-04-18 | Strategic planning Whether you know it or not, we are all in the business of stakeholder management. Ideally its a conscious, planned and focused activity associated with clear actions and outcomes but more often than n... read more
By: Carrol Rogers | 2012-03-02 | College If the organization is seen as a sub-system within the business environment, then it can be seen that a whole range of interested parties (called stakeholders) will be involved in the direction and success of the organization. The organization and thus the operations function will need to be aware and take appropriate account of a range of stakeholder needs in order to be successful. read more
By: Hans Bool | 2010-04-03 | Business A "normal" company operates in a business environment of suppliers of which it receives valuable resources and customers to whom it sells added value in form of products and services. Modern business however has become more and more complex and the concept of "community" entered the business scene; an organization is more than a static entity that offers products and services to consumers. read more
By: Aaina Allygifted | 2011-01-12 | Gifts Browse the range of corporate hampers and and corporate Christmas gift available. It is the best gift and convenient way to say thanks your staff and clients. read more
By: James Gehrke | 2010-03-27 | Team A team cannot be effective if it works in isolation. Key stakeholders are not likely to respond favorable to important decisions made by cross functional teams, especially if those decisions may be controversial and if they have not been properly engaged during the work of the team. For this reason research on cross-functional teams suggests that external relations with stakeholders is more important than the internal dynamics of the team itself (Parker, 2002, p. 98). read more
By: Alex Sogno | 2011-05-11 | Management Being a structured and comprehensive approach to the management of a range of investments, asset management ensures that these investments make the maximum return for all of the stakeholders involved. When applied to the commercial accommodation industry, hotel asset management refers to managing the performance of the hotel, with respect to the portfolio value and property level management. read more
By: Ross Sorin | 2012-02-26 | Loans First wave of repayment was started last Friday by liquidators of failed brokerage MF Global. They returned a total of $3m to 600 UK clients. It has decided now to start returning funds to further 1,300 more UK clients. read more
By: Harvey McEwan | 2010-09-20 | Hotels Whilst Dubai and the Middle East seem to be surpassing the rest of the globe in terms of extravagance and luxury, it may come as a surprise that Las Vegas remains the home of the grandest hotels on offer. Its reputation as a city of glitz remains successfully in tact, despite the threat from the East. read more