Hints and tips:
...“It’s been absolutely nuts,” says Brian Higgins, head of KPMG’s US supply chain and operations practice....
...While lay-offs aren’t always avoidable, it pays to be as empathetic as possible in the process, writes Brooke Masters. New job, new you?...
...operating models in the supply chains we see as broken today, were cemented 20 years ago on what at the time were universal truths, that going after low-cost suppliers . . . made a tonne of sense,” says Brian Higgins...
...Barclays’ last three bosses, including Staley, have quit under pressure, the FT’s Brooke Masters reminds us....
...Closing quote — essential comment before you go Brooke Masters The UK needs auditors with backbone, who are willing to stand up to even the most difficult managers....
...Brooke Masters wonders whether this is wise. In her column she looks at a recent string of fines and reprimands racked up by Citi....
...Clare Higgins is very funny as the drily wicked aunt, Martha Plimpton catches Brooke’s combustible combination of defiance and vulnerability and Cusack is outstanding as Polly: so brittle she daren’t give...
...Returns from high-yield are likely to be positive in coming years, he says, adding that spreads are easily wide enough to absorb the credit losses that ING IM sees coming into the market Tom Brooke-Smith...
...In short, institutions will pay a premium to attract this rare commodity,” says John Higgins, senior managing director at FTI Consulting....
...David Higgins, ex-chief executive of the Olympics Delivery Authority, now chief executive of Network Rail. Bruce Forsyth, entertainer. John Peace, chairman, Standard Chartered Bank....
...In New York, Kathryn Higgins of DJK Residential says Chinese businessmen buy properties in the $1.5m to $2.5m range for investment or as second homes....
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