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Crisis and Issues Management
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TalkTalking one’s way out of a crisis
October 26, 2015
For all the perks of their position, no one envies a CEO in crisis. While some can manage the spotlight and maintain their roles, others succumb to public pressure and are forced to resign. What separates the two? Consider Dido Harding, the Chief Executive of TalkTalk. She is in the hot seat after her company’s website was hacked last Wednesday, the third time in eight months. The company’s stock price has fallen by 10 per...
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The Great Hedge Fund Identity Crisis
June 25, 2015
The hedge fund industry has undergone a quite impressive transition in recent years. Once the preserve of wealthy individuals, institutional capital now accounts for roughly three in every four dollars managed by the industry – a figure exceeding $2 trillion[i]. This apparent shift in investor demographic has had far-reaching implications. Demands for transparency, whether during the initial due diligence process or as an ongoing feature of being an investor in the fund, have meant that...