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Margrit Schmid CEO Corporate Solutions, Swiss Life

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Q: Swiss Life Network is one of the leading global employee benefit networks. Tell us more about the history of  Swiss Life Network.
Swiss Life Network has been created about 50 years ago to offer multinational companies risk coverages for their employees on a worldwide basis and with an optimal pricing through international experience [...]

It’s a Jungle Out There: Adapting to the difficult trading environment

By John Blackwell, Senior Manager Corporate Communications of Atradius

There’s a world of difference between over-hasty reactions to recession and prompt, well thought-through actions. While there’s no one-size-fits-all strategy, there are measures that most businesses can usefully consider. In this article the author looks at some practical tools for your business survival kit.
There’s a parallel with [...]

Ian Powell, Chairman and Senior Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers Exclusive Interview - Part II

By The European Business Review

EBR: What has been the HR impact of the turmoil? Is PWC continuing to recruit? Have you undertaken any redundancy programme?
Ian Powell: We’re continuing with our recruitment.  We’re the UK’s number one employer of graduates and we intend to continue with our graduate recruitment this year because otherwise that would just [...]

Deflation or is it really Inflation?

By Richard Morrish, MIG Investment SA

As we ran to the end of last year everyone was gripped by the belief that we had entered a period of deflation, and this was going to drag the global economy into a tail spin. The prediction of deflation has been driven by the belief that asset prices will [...]

CME Group: Serving the Risk Management Needs of Customers Around the World

By Chicago Merchantitle Exchange

CME Group is the largest and most diverse exchange in the world, offering the widest range of benchmark products available on any exchange - providing the tools needed for customers to meet their business objectives and achieve their financial goals.
In a world of increasing volatility, customers around the globe rely on CME [...]

European Investment Bank: Innovative Finance for Financing Innovation

By Bram Schim van der Loeff, Senior Information Officer, European Investment Bank

The creation of a knowledge-based economy has been a priority for EIB. In this article the author wants to dig deeper into innovative finance, in particular for financing innovation, but also to support other EU priority objectives.
In the December 2008 issue of European Business [...]

How Power Leaders Achieve the Impossible

By Stephen Long, Founder and President of The Institute for Level Six Leadership

Distinguishing between Power Leaders and Authority Leaders during a stable economy can be difficult because executives rarely reveal their authentic nature under favorable conditions. But in uncertain times, they cannot hide their true colors.
Growing a business during a recession is the ultimate test [...]

CSR and the Credit Crisis

By IESE Business School Professor Antonio Argandoña

What does ethical interpretation add to the other explanations of the current global economic crisis? Is this a crisis of values? Could the crisis have been averted if those behind it had behaved responsibly? This article addresses these questions from the perspective of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Explaining a crisis [...]

Know How: Leading Through Research

By Petra Wassner, Chief Executive Officer of the NRW .INVEST GmbH

As a result of competition in globalization, products and services are experiencing ever-shorter lifecycles. At the same time, products are becoming increasingly complex and consumer requirements are rising constantly. To remain competitive, companies must react to the fast pace of the market with innovative products [...]

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