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The first-round of the presidential elections takes place on 27 October. In parallel, elections are being held for half the lower house and one third of the Senate, alongside gubernatorial elections in three provinces, including the mega-district of Buenos Aires, and mayoral elections in the capital. In the presidential vote,…
A discussion between Paul Haenle, Damien Ryan and Gabriel Wildau. Moderated by Kevin Kajiwara. Kevin Kajiwara (KK): Today we’re going to discuss the outlook for the unrest that we continue to see in Hong Kong and look at the impact on markets, geopolitics and businesses operating in Hong Kong. Starting…
Last month, we and host Rio Tinto were honoured to have Dr Ziggy Switkowski AO, Chancellor of RMIT University, Chairman of nbn™ Australia and a Director of Tabcorp, lead a roundtable discussion on “Our Digitally Enhanced Lives in the 2020s”. As a former CEO of Telstra, and Fellow of the…
On August 21, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued new guidance clarifying the role of proxy advisory firms in the voting process. The guidance has important ramifications for proxy advisory firms and the public companies that are the subjects of their research and recommendations. While the August 21st guidance…
In his remarks following the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) 29-30 July policy board meeting – in which the BOJ left its policies unchanged – BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda strengthened his message that the bank is willing to introduce additional stimulus measures “without hesitation.” While in recent meetings Kuroda has…
Last week I had the privilege of hosting, together with McKinsey & Company, our Corporate Affairs Roundtable in Singapore. Parag Khanna, Founder & MD at FutureMap, led our discussion on The Future of Asia, which focused on Asia's influence on world economic growth. Although the regions contribution to global trade is obvious,…
A discussion between Megan Shattuck and Patricia Lenkov, senior members of Teneo's Talent Advisory offering. Moderated by Kevin Kajiwara. Kevin Kajiwara (KK): I’m Kevin Kajiwara, Co-President of Teneo’s Political Risk Advisory Practice. Today we are here to discuss the top challenges facing boards today – and what these issues mean…
3,000. That is the number of results that come up on Amazon.com when searching for “workplace communications” books. Clearly, appropriate and effective communication and conversation are essential to almost any job in any industry and in any country. So fundamental is this behavior that it is often taken for granted…
On 23 June, the Office of the Prime Minister stated that there was an attempted but “failed coup” the previous day. This “failed coup” is significant as it is the first under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and has been explicitly defined as such. It also occurred almost exactly a year…
As previously signaled, an increasing distance between President Jair Bolsonaro and Congress was making it easier for House Speaker Rodrigo Maia to champion singlehandedly the pension reform cause. However, pro-Bolsonaro and pro-reform demonstrations on 26 May, coupled with an apparent truce across hitherto feuding branches of government, have shortened that…
A discussion between Bill Bratton, Jonathan Wackrow and Steve Smith, senior members of Teneo’s Risk Advisory team. Moderated by Kevin Kajiwara. Kevin Kajiwara (KK): I’m Kevin Kajiwara, Co-President of Teneo’s Political Risk Advisory Practice.Today we are here to discuss an issue that all organizations face; exposure to and potential liability…
Rapid Growth, But Where is the Profit? The global cybersecurity market is growing rapidly as companies battle to get ahead of emerging threats. Estimates typically put market growth between 10 and 15% per annum and in 2018, the World Economic Forum found that company executives now rank cyber attacks as…
