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Why Gender Diversity on Boards Doesn’t Hurt Bank Performance

UVA Darden

Why Gender Diversity on Boards Doesnt Hurt Bank Performance fosterl Thu, 05/08/2025 - 12:28 Image 12 May 2025 Strategy Chinelo Nwangwu The recent push for greater gender diversity on corporate boards has sparked debate some say it improves performance, others warn it trades profits for social goals. So, which is it?

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If the Auditors Sign Off, Does That Make It Okay?

Harvard Business Review

The mispriced investments and derivatives at Enron look similar to mortgage-backed securities at banks or companies with a disproportionate amount of Level 3 fair-value assets (illiquid assets with highly subjective estimated values). Enron's $35 billion in off-balance sheet debt looks puny compared to the $1.1

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Do You Know What Your Company’s Data Is Worth?

Harvard Business Review

For example, at the end of its 2015 fiscal year, Apple’s balance sheet stated tangible assets of $290 billion as a contribution to its annual revenues, with approximately $141 billion worth of intangible assets — a combination of intellectual capital, brand equity, and (investor and consumer) goodwill.

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"Living Wills" for Banks Sound Good, But Would They Work?

Harvard Business Review

Paul Tucker, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, and the person leading the Financial Stability Board's recovery and resolution work programme, believes that banks have "nowhere to hide" in the post-crisis era and must face navigate stress in the future without relying on Government support. Iceland, Ireland).

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Ratings Agencies Are the Darnedest Things

Harvard Business Review

The Securities and Exchange Commission began using the ratings issued by what they called Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (and yes, they actually do use the acronym NRSRO) to judge whether securities firms' balance sheets were solid enough. In the case of the U.S.,

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We Need to Approach AI Risks Like We Do Natural Disasters

Harvard Business Review

Even with about $700 billion in capital available in the United States and hundreds of billions of dollars more around the globe, property and casualty insurers’ balance sheets are too small to cover all the potential losses from a global intelligent device disaster.

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Saving the World Through Values-Driven Leadership | Rajeev Peshawaria

Peter Winick

Rajeev Peshawaria Well, you know, I started out as a banker and after a few years in in mainland banking, I was a currency trader back in the mid-18th century. But most companies and most people see ESG or environmental and social issues as either a cost problem or a compliance headache or a risk management framework.