Financial Institutions

Milken Institute CEO Richard Ditizio

Milken Institute CEO Richard Ditizio says decades of careful listening inform his leadership.

By Tanisha Carino
05 March 2024

Keeping Pace with Climate Risk and Opportunity

Financial industry views from New York Climate Week

By Phil Drew
25 September 2023

Japan’s Asset Management Ecosystem: Advice for New Entrants

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida is pushing to enhance the country’s asset management industry by implementing a series of reforms including tax incentives. While there is a huge opportunity in the Japanese capital market, the new entrants should be aware of the nuanced local context and be equipped with the strategy to communicate effectively.

By David Ashton
30 August 2023

What to Know About the SEC’s New Rules on Cybersecurity Disclosures

On July 26, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted sweeping changes to cybersecurity disclosure requirements for publicly traded companies. Companies must begin complying as soon as December 2023.

27 July 2023

7 Communications Lessons from the US Banking Turmoil

The past three months have been the most challenging time for US banks on a financial level since 2008. Spikes in interest rates have affected balance sheets and sparked concern among depositors and investors.

By Nick Rice
08 June 2023

Getting ESG-FIT for AGM Season

Foresight – Insight – Timeliness

By Pru Bennett
29 September 2022

Familiar Face of Good

Centuries-old traditions in Asia offer new value. By Tim Payne, Joanna Donne, Daisuke Tsuchiya and Yoichiro Sato.

By Daisuke Tsuchiya
21 June 2022

Capitalism: A Coming of Age Story

Mitsubishi Research Institute Chairman Hiroshi Komiyama says an aging workforce can be a catalyst for an economic evolutionary leap to a “Platinum Society.” Interview with Brunswick’s Daisuke Tsuchiya and Matthew Brown.

By Daisuke Tsuchiya
16 June 2022

Love & Leadership

Western Union CEO Hikmet Ersek on the power of human connection and how it is driving the company forward. By Brunswick’s Dave Carlson and Patrick Rutherford.

By Dave Carlson
11 August 2021

The Good Guys

Private equity has long been cast as one of capitalism’s villains. But through its multibillion-dollar, myth-busting portfolio, Chicago-based Vistria Group is offering a different narrative. The Brunswick Review speaks with their co-CEOs.

By Kevin Helliker
15 July 2021

The Endurance Entrepreneur

His first startup launched at the dawn of this century, and Simon Rogerson has been launching others ever since, while also raising children, running triathlons and contemplating the purpose of business. By Susan Gilchrist.

By Susan Gilchrist
16 June 2021

A "Blank Check" is All the Rage

SPACs are suddenly everywhere. SPACInsider founder Kristi Marvin talks to Brunswick’s Stephanie Wakefield about the burst of interest.

By Stephanie Wakefield
24 February 2021

New Financial Times

When the global newspaper of finance and business calls for a reset of capitalism, it’s serious. Roula Khalaf, the first female editor of the Financial Times since its founding in 1888, talks with Brunswick’s Caroline Daniel.

By Caroline Daniel
02 February 2021

Communicating From the Outside-In

CEOs wanting to connect with a WFH workforce should consider fewer all-company emails and more social posts.

03 December 2020

Connected Leadership: Communicating From the Outside-In

How can CEOs engage a WFH workforce? Fewer all-company emails and more social posts, says Craig Mullaney.

03 December 2020

AGMs as a means to sustainable change, with Catherine Howarth, CEO, ShareAction

With AGM season looming and ESG on the minds of investors, Catherine discusses how the pandemic has changed these traditional in-person meetings and how modern AGMs could adapt in our era of digitisation and stakeholder capitalism without losing their “magic.”

26 November 2020

How can stock exchanges drive corporate sustainability?

Evan Harvey, Nasdaq's Global Head of Sustainability, considers ESG the shared responsibility of all market participants. He gives us his perspective on the race toward universal ESG reporting standards, talks us through dynamic materiality, and discusses whether market forces or regulation are best placed to drive corporate sustainability.

27 October 2020

Circular economy and the transition from take, make, waste

This week, Andrew Morlet, CEO of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, joins the ESG Agenda to highlight that a circular economy goes beyond recycling. By directing efforts into business innovation, we can re-design the products we use to stay in the system for longer.

27 October 2020

The rise of the intangible economy with Jonathan Haskel, author of Capitalism without Capital

As we move toward an economy that invests in intangibles like innovation, brand and reputation, what impact does that have on company value? We are joined by Professor Jonathan Haskel, Professor at Imperial College Business School and advisor to the Bank of England, to discuss how intangible factors are playing an increasingly important role in business performance and overall economic growth.

01 October 2020

Stamping out "greenwashing" with the new EU Taxonomy

In order to push companies and investors to link their sustainability goals with financial goals, the EU Parliament recently passed a law introducing a labelling system for what can be considered “green.” Nathan Fabian, Chief Investment Officer of UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) explains why we need precise definitions around what can be labelled “green” and how companies and investors can use the taxonomy regulation to report their environmentally sustainable activities.

17 September 2020

The Talk at Brunswick: Wall Street Sage John Rogers on Why Black Wealth Matters

The Ariel Investments Founder says racism explains why the net worth of Blacks with four-year college degrees has declined even as the wealth of white graduates soared.

By Carlton Wilkinson
19 August 2020

Black Wealth Matters

John Rogers on what Corporate America needs to do. By Andrew Spinelli.

20 July 2020

M&A Border Guard

Eric Lebson and Joe Kelly, two veterans from the front lines of cross-border acquisitions, tell Brunswick's Alex Finnegan what to expect from new rules governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US.

By Alex Finnegan
17 April 2020

When Your Crisis Story Hits Chapter 11

The current rough passage may not end with Covid-19. Brunswick’s Jonathan Doorley and Will Rasmussen lay out steps to take now.

By Jonathan Doorley
14 April 2020

When Your Crisis Story Hits Chapter 11

The current rough passage may not end with COVID-19. Brunswick’s Jonathan Doorley and Will Rasmussen lay out steps to take now.

By Jonathan Doorley
14 April 2020

The Markets & COVID-19

Brunswick’s Tim Daubenspeck offers a frank yet reassuring assessment of the markets in these uncertain times.

17 March 2020

Doug McMillon: Taking the Long View

As CEO of Walmart, he has rewarded shareholders and other stakeholders. Now he brings his sense of purpose to his new role as Chairman of the US Business Roundtable.

By Harry Clark
22 January 2020

EU Sets the Pace

The EU is set to become the first mover in stronger climate regulation, and the impact will be global, say Brunswick’s Fiona Wright and Ayrton Thevissen.

By Ayrton Thevissen
22 January 2020

Trade Can Catalyze Climate Action

Trade and climate talks need to come together, argues Brunswick’s Kate Fall.

By Kate Fall
22 January 2020

Investors & Climate Change: What's Really Going On?

Investors are increasingly noisy on climate change, but is there a gap between words and actions? Brunswick’s Christophe Guibeleguiet and Jessica Atkins investigate.

By Jessica Atkins
22 January 2020

Silicon Valley's Quiet Giant

Sequoia’s Global Managing Partner Doug Leone talks to Brunswick’s Shahed Fakhari Larson about the secrets behind the investment firm’s remarkable track record and the role the immigrant experience has played in his career.

18 September 2019

Investor Whisperer

When Sohaib Abbasi became CEO of Informatica, Wall Street forecasted “dark days ahead.” By the end of his tenure the company’s share price had grown 800 percent. He tells Brunswick’s Stephanie Wakefield about the delicate dance of building trust with Wall Street.

By Stephanie Wakefield
18 September 2019

J.P. Morgan's Daniel Pinto

At age 19, to help pay his way through college, he took a job at a bank—and never left. Now he’s Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer.

By Kevin Helliker
04 June 2019

Investor Engagement

The investor landscape is undergoing fundamental changes.

04 June 2019

Banking on a Better World

New challenges need new institutional approaches, says Sir Danny Alexander, Vice President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

17 January 2019

Activist investing in Europe: Why good communication is key

"European media have not entirely bought into the nice guy activist thesis"

14 November 2018

Rules of the high road

Changes in Hong Kong and the UK improve the corporate governance landscape

By Jane McAloon
15 October 2018

A history of a better tomorrow

Swiss Re relied on big data before the term was invented. Executive Robert Burr talks to the Brunswick Review

By David Ashton
15 October 2018

Old investor, new data

Schroders executives Mark Ainsworth and Ben Wicks on the growing role of the firm’s Data Insights Unit in fund management.

15 October 2018

ASEAN as a beneficiary of the current trade war between the US and China

Prolonged trial of strength between US and China.

By George Yeo
08 October 2018

“Lava Jato” Cleans Up Boards

Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance officials Emilio Carazzai and Heloisa Bedicks talk to the Brunswick Review about reforms in the culture of business leadership

11 June 2018

Chief philanthropy officer

Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore is a decorated veteran, best-selling author, White House Fellow, social entrepreneur, Rhodes Scholar, former investment banker – and approaching his 40th birthday.

11 June 2018

Ordeal Endured

Unforeseen crisis drove Mark Palmer's high-flying employer into bankruptcy, erasing much of his networth. Then came the investigators. Now a Brunswick Partner, Mr. Palmer endured an experience that was dark even by the standards of COVID-19.

By Mark Palmer
11 June 2018

What MiFID II did

What effects, if any, have been felt after the new directive launched in January 2018

07 March 2018

The myth of deal failure

Research into deals often shows a reduction in value for the acquiring companies, but is this always the case?

By Simon Sporborg
07 March 2018

Private equity succession plans

Private equity firms are preparing for the future and announcing succession plans before launching thoughtful transition processes

By Jonathan Doorley
07 March 2018

Global M&A scapes

Peter Tague, former head of one of the largest M&A advisory groups on Wall Street, shares his global outlook with Brunswick

07 March 2018

The human element of a deal

While all else may be thoroughly calculated, the human element is often overlooked

07 March 2018

The global view of M&A deals

The views of workers and consumers are critical to any successful deal. Brunswick Insight conducted a survey into global views of deals

By Kaylan Normandeau
07 March 2018

Reputation on the world stage

Financial value is at risk as Chinese companies, in the lead for global M&A, struggle with the reputation of “China Inc.”

07 March 2018

Deal doyenne of Wall Street

Anu Aiyengar heads J.P. Morgan’s M&A business in North America, here she talks about the global deal landscape

07 March 2018

Corporate defender Marty Lipton

Marty Lipton has waged many battles against activist investors. He speaks to Brunswick about the latest trends in that war

By Kevin Helliker
07 March 2018

Legal rebel

Frank Aquila, one of the world’s leading M&A lawyers, talks taxes, Trump, and 2018 predictions

07 March 2018

M&A renaissance

Francesco Gianni explains why he's seeing an increasing number of M&A deals in Italy and across Europe

By Alessandro Iozzia
07 March 2018

Are deals done rationally?

The field of behavioral economics finds evidence that not all deals are conducted with a rational mind

07 March 2018

Omantel's audacious acquisition

CEO Talal Al Mamari tells Brunswick how his company is expanding into a regional communication hub

07 March 2018

U.S. Financial Industry Regulation Newsletter - February 9, 2018

09 February 2018

The long run

McKinsey’s Dominic Barton tells Brunswick’s Kevin Helliker how long-term investing gives companies a competitive edge

By Kevin Helliker
27 June 2017

Cashless

In India, cash is king – but, it is on notice

By Azhar Khan
27 June 2017

Underwriting the unmeasurable

Risk Cooperative CEO Dante Disparte sits down with Brunswick’s Siobhan Gorman to discuss how cyber attacks are redefining what “risk” means for M&A

By Siobhan Gorman
26 June 2017

The practice of inclusion

Brunswick’s Carolina Espinal and David Sutphen speak with BlackRock’s Jonathan McBride about why “inclusive” is not simply a synonym for “diverse”

10 April 2017

Banking on a better world

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters and General Counsel David Fein talk to Brunswick’s Caroline Daniel about fighting financial crime

By Caroline Daniel
10 April 2017

Scott Patrick joins Brunswick Group as Partner in New York

Experienced investment banker strengthens Brunswick's M&A and broader financial situations offer.

04 April 2017

Mind the gap

Brunswick’s Dania Saidam examines the imbalance among and between generations

10 January 2017

Free market lessons

WorldQuant Founder and CEO Igor Tulchinsky talks to Brunswick’s Beatriz Garcia about training a new generation of quants online

10 January 2017

Brand value investor

Young private equity investor Matt Truman tells Katie Ioanilli how the best startups respond to youth-driven changes in commerce

10 January 2017

Capitalism: A coming of age story

Mitsubishi Research Institute Chairman Hiroshi Komiyama says an aging workforce can be a catalyst for an economic evolutionary leap to a “Platinum Society.” Interview with Brunswick’s Daisuke Tsuchiya and Matthew Brown

By Daisuke Tsuchiya
10 January 2017

The Taft tradition

Former CEO of RBC John Taft talks to Brunswick’s Beatriz Garcia about his family’s storied legacy, and shares insights from 35 years in the financial sector

10 January 2017

Far from a done deal

Brunswick’s Neal Wolin and Alex Finnegan share advice for foreign buyers of US assets

By Neal Wolin
10 January 2017

The power of two

Pedro Moreira Salles tells Brunswick’s Marcos Caetano how the merger that created Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco involved sacrificing control for the greater good

18 April 2016

Africa's lion at large

Former Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni tells Brunswick’s Marina Bidoli how corporate responsibility is reshaping boards and the global economy

By Marina Bidoli
18 April 2016

Answering to a higher authority

Islamic finance has grown into a $1 trillion practice with its own compliance sector. Brunswick’s Hassan Fattah and Tasha Young examine how Shariah has taken a seat at the board table

18 April 2016

Good Samaritan

When Banco Espírito Santo was split up and its toxic assets jettisoned, Eduardo Stock da Cunha was parachuted in to rescue the “good” bank. Then things got complicated…

By Alexandra Abreu Loureiro
18 April 2016

Finding India’s shine

Veteran banker K.V. Kamath has been credited with leading India’s banking sector into the modern age. Here he talks to Brunswick’s Khozem Merchant about the country’s enduring challenges

By Khozem Merchant
10 March 2014

Clear talking

The success of the European Central Bank's policies depends heavily on being understood by a wide audience, says Christine Graeff, its Director General of Communications

10 March 2014

Banking's new rules

Having been at the heart of the storm as chief UK regulator during the financial meltdown, Sir Hector Sants tells Brunswick's Andrew Garfield about his new role at Barclays and the changed expectations for banks

12 June 2013

Pressure management

Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank is a keen advocate of public-private infrastructure partnerships. Here he explains how building social consensus early can avoid later resistance.

12 June 2013

Winning the argument, losing the deal

At the Bretton Woods talks that shaped the post-Second World War financial world, British economist John Maynard Keynes was charged with securing terms that best suited his country.

12 June 2013

The 11 Conversations: Global Economy

Trade between countries is thousands of years old, but in the past three decades it has skyrocketed – quadrupling between 1980 and 2008. Global trade also moves faster than ever, processed in milliseconds rather than minutes.

31 May 2012

Making The Case For Business

Each of The 11 Conversations is about finding responses to the world’s big challenges.

By Jon Miller
31 May 2012

Stephen Green - Group Chairman, HSBC

Rebuilding trust will not be the work of a moment, says the Group Chairman of HSBC. It requires a new emphasis on values within corporations, so as to buttress the regulatory environment.

01 October 2009

Sir Win Bischoff - Former Chairman, Citigroup

It is vital for banks to acknowledge that they carry a share of the blame for recent events, says the former Citigroup Chairman, but it is not nearly as clear-cut as some commentators maintain.

01 October 2009

Anthony Bolton - President, Investment, Fidelity International

When executives start clamming up and start giving less information than they did previously, says the President, Investment, Fidelity International, that’s the time to get worried.

01 October 2009

Glenn Greenberg And Joshua Slocum

Managing Director and Director, Chieftain Capital Management

01 October 2009

David Faber - CNBC reporter

Some companies could have done a much better job communicating over the last year, says the award winning CNBC reporter in this short Q&A.

01 October 2009

John Duncan

Former media relations manager, National Westminster Bank

01 October 2009