Articles for January 2009We must decide to keep the red flag flying hereSun, 25th Jan 2009WHAT WAS Sir Fred Goodwin thinking when he committed Royal Bank of Scotland to the fateful pounds 48bn takeover of ABN Amro? And the bankers who piled into sub-prime CDOs and 100%-plus mortgages? Corporate apocalypseThu, 1st Jan 2009Since the 1980s, dealmakers earned fees pushing firms into dodgy takeovers and spurious share buybacks. Self-interested managers abandoned long-term goals to collect rewards as share prices rose. Now that the bomb has gone off, business leaders must find |
