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Reality Check: Valuing ERISA Plan Investments In PE Funds
Many ERISA retirement or pension plan managers have plan money invested in limited partnership positions in private equity firms. The plan manager has a fiduciary duty to the employees whose funds are included in the plan to ensure that the plan's money is prudently invested. It is increasingly...
Read MoreDefining Corporate Social Responsibility As A Norm Of Corporate Behavior
Editor: Please define corporate social responsibility for our readers. Jaffe: Broadly speaking, it is a matter of corporate self-regulation, concern for law, ethics, international norms, environment, the public sphere - for all the stakeholders in the business. At its best, it is a top down and...
Read MoreClouding Out Global Reality Can SaaS Systems Work In An International Company?
As innovators solve business problems, the "Law of Unintended Consequences" inevitably rears its ugly head. Outsourcing data and computer functions, referred to as "cloud computing," provides a company with a solution to the rapid changes in information technology, competitive advantages and cost...
Read MoreAvoiding Corruption In Mexico
Mexico has recently topped the news as a result of widespread violence and corruption within the government. It is speculated that the violence is the natural response to increasing efforts by the Mexican government to confront home grown corruption. The reports relate largely to corruption...
Read MoreGathering Intelligence In Cross-Border M&A
While the U.S. deal flow has slowed for many reasons, transactions that cross borders have increased over the last several years. As the world economy struggles and the dollar has regained a fair amount of its lost value, the opportunity for strong U.S. companies to gain a foothold in emerging...
Read MoreFraud And The House Of Cards
The causes of this economic crisis are myriad: the Community Reinvestment Act; subprime loans; extremely low interest rates; adjustable rate loans; over-building; loan defaults; predatory lending; auction-rated securities; bank deregulation; the failure of the auctions; securities fraud; complex...
Read MoreManaging Your International Empire:Using An International Network Of Accountants To Control "Uncontrollable" Risks
Nothing keeps in-house counsel up at night like uncontrollable risk. Nothing keeps a CEO up at night more than a significant investment sold to the board based on carefully considered risks and returns over which he or she has little control. International trade is a reality. Companies that are...
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