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Otros clientes, otros modelos financieros
Prior, Francesc; Santomá Juncadella, JavierArticle ART-2010FinanceLa bancarización y la expansión del crédito son palancas de crecimiento fundamentales en todas las economías. Sin embargo, muchos de los países considerados emergentes todavía presentan enormes déficits en este sentido. La falta de acceso a los servicios financieros y el envío de remesas constituyen una enorme oportunidad de negocio para el sector bancario, especialmente en los segmentos de bajos ingresos y pymes. En este artículo, los autores re...Starting at €8.20
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Islamic Banking Lessons for the Financial Sector
Etzold, Veit M.; Ribera, Alberto; Wackerbeck, PhilippArticle ART-2012-EFinanceThe financial crisis that started with the demise of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and almost brought the world economy to its knees has prompted many international financial institutions to do some serious soul-searching. As they try to strengthen their capital and reduce their risk operations, whom should governments, regulators and financial bosses turn to for inspiration? A good place to start would be to study those banks that have performed best ...Starting at €8.20
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What Are the Logics Driving Your Firm?
Almandoz Rios, JohnArticle ART-2312-EFinance, Leadership and People ManagementAll organizations have some form of institutional logic defining what is taken for granted and what is appropriate or legitimate behavior. Most banks, for example, tend to be driven by a financial logic focused on profit maximization, which has served shareholders well, but if taken to the extreme, can lead to damaging consequences, as evidenced by the crisis. Drawing on extensive research the author has conducted into community and green banking...Starting at €8.20
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Las ventajas de dar voz y voto a los accionistas
Giné, MireiaArticle ART-2313Corporate Governance, FinanceA raíz de la crisis financiera, el activismo de los accionistas ha crecido en todo el mundo. Uno de los hitos de este movimiento es el voto consultivo sobre la remuneración de los directivos. Además de dar voz a los accionistas en las juntas generales, obliga a los consejos de administración a informar de sus paquetes salariales, cuando no a revisarlos por completo. De hecho, ha habido casos muy sonados de grandes bancos que han visto rechazados ...Starting at €8.20
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The Real Value of Say-on-Pay
Giné, MireiaArticle ART-2313-ECorporate Governance, FinanceIn light of the financial crisis, shareholder activism is growing around the globe, leading to Say-on-Pay policies, which give shareholders the opportunity to voice their opinions on executive pay, and put pressure on boards to justify and explain pay packages more clearly to shareholders, if not redesign them completely. In several high-profile cases, large companies have failed to obtain approval of pay packages for their CEOs due to such activ...Starting at €8.20
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Responsible Investing Takes Root
Ferraro, FabrizioArticle ART-2314-EFinance, StrategyResponsible investment is moving from being a niche in the asset management universe to increasingly becoming mainstream. In Europe, especially, it appears to be taking off. This article identifies some of the key drivers and the challenges that responsible investment poses to investors and managers as they try to take this novel field and embed it into their institutional practices. Looking to the future, the author highlights three areas that h...Starting at €8.20
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Stepping Out of the Confines of Finance
Sagnier, Pablo; Baón, LuisArticle ART-2315-EFinance, Leadership and People ManagementThe upheaval in the world of corporate finance brought on by the global financial crisis is transforming the role of the CFO, who is assuming bigger responsibilities to deal with the changes taking place inside and outside of companies. Based on a series of panel discussions held with the heads of finance from large global corporations representing various industries, the authors identify the new profiles and functions that are emerging for the n...Starting at €8.20
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La transparencia, un valor en auge
Campa Fernández, José ManuelArticle ART-2561Corporate Governance, FinanceUn buen gobierno no puede garantizar que siempre se tomen las decisiones correctas: la empresa es un proyecto con riesgo y los administradores pueden cometer errores. Pero el buen gobierno sí debe asegurar unas cuentas claras y que las decisiones se toman de la mejor manera posible. La experiencia de los últimos años en las compañías cotizadas ha demostrado que eso requiere transparencia y una comunicación fluida entre los distintos grupos de int...Starting at €8.20
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How to Fuel Healthy Growth
Fernández Terricabras, AlbertArticle ART-2711-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThere are three main reasons for the chronic shortage of resources faced by many SMEs: financial expectations not adjusted to actual results; the tensions of growth; and poor financial management. In this article, the author explores the most common problems in these three areas and proposes strategies for dealing with them. Solutions might include developing more professional management systems or broadening the sources of financing. Although mo...Starting at €8.20
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El difícil juego de equilibrios entre regulación y competencia
Vives, XavierArticle ART-3054Economics, Finance¿Perjudica a la sociedad que haya demasiada competencia en el sector bancario? ¿Qué políticas podrían proteger y estabilizar la banca sin asfixiarla? Este artículo aborda la compleja relación entre competencia, regulación y estabilidad, así como las implicaciones de la coordinación de la regulación bancaria con la política de competencia. El autor presenta los retos a que se enfrentan bancos y reguladores a la hora de gestionar los equilibrios en...Starting at €8.20