By Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Economic recovery is likely to be “gradual and bumpy” according to Sandra Pianalto, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. In her remarks to a packed house at the Market News International event on October 1st in New York City, she shared her thoughts on […]
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart Take this short energy quiz. Give yourself 1 point for every “Yes” and 0 points for every “No.” How do you score? I know what time of day I am most productive. I schedule my most important work for when I am most productive. I know what time of day my […]
By Liz O’Donnell (Boston) “More and more, I understand the differences between men and women in business today. Women are truly not making their skills known and therefore are not making themselves available for work positions.” Tough love for women from Nancy Mellard, executive vice president and general counsel for the Employee Services Division of […]
By Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Life lessons that come from one’s parents are not uncommon. But when your parent is the founder of an NGO—specifically, UN We Believe (which ultimately became the Business Council for the UN)—such lessons are as likely to come from a speech as from casual dinner conversation. And it was […]
Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group. The chief executive of HSBC predicts a ‘W-shaped’ rather than ‘V-shaped’ recovery. The service sector in the US grew for the first time in a year in September. Goldman Sachs stands to receive a payment of $1bn if commercial lender CIT files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) According to Catalyst’s Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners, women are still struggling to attain positions of power and in some cases, the number of women in top-ranking, top-earning positions has declined. For example, women currently only hold 6.2 percent of top-earning positions at the largest companies in […]
By Lisa Dolan (New York City) The Municipal Rulemaking Board (MSRB) has proposed new regulations for this $2.6 trillion market. Under the proposed regulations, municipal dealers would face more detailed reporting requirements and enforcement of heightened MSRB rules concerning fair dealing, fair pricing and disclosure. The Glass Hammer recently interviewed Lynette Hotchkiss, Executive Director of […]
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) Melinda Schramm is the founder of the National Introducing Brokers Association (NIBA), the writer of the industry’s only guide for Introducing Brokers (currently circulated by the CME Group) and the owner of MHS Capital Resource, an NFA registrant. A lawyer by training, Schramm decided to go into finance after being physically […]
Contributed by Bill George, professor of management practice at Harvard Business School The Aspen Institute recently made the following announcement: “Twenty-eight leaders representing business, investment, government, academia, and labor joined the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program’s Corporate Values Strategy Group (CVSG) to endorse a bold call to end the focus on value-destroying short-termism in […]
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart I’ve been accepted into University of Richmond to study the Masters of HR Management. I find HR very interesting and want to learn about the subject, but what if later on I decide to focus on a career outside of HR? Will this masters degree hinder me? Since my […]