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SouthWest NanoTechnologies Announces $3 Million in Funding
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 10, 2009
Nanotube manufacturer SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. this week announced $3 million in funding from Michigan's Insight Technology Capital Partners, LP.
"Insight will manage the fund which will be used to develop, manufacture and market new products as well as the company's cu...
T-Mobile To Begin Pre-Selling New Android Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 8, 2009
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In effort to reaise up some well needed capital, struggling wireless carrier T-Mobile today began pre-selling the myTouch 3G, its second Google-powered smartphone.
T-Mobile, which currently sit...
The world's oldest bible reunited online
in Wangtam, on July 7, 2009
• The world's oldest bible reunited online
• HTML 5 Cheat Sheet (PDF)
• Twitter意外中止用户帐户 官方证实存在并修复
• Paging Dr. Grey
• Nokia denies plans phone running Google's Android
• Apple may add micro projectors to iPhones, iPod touches
• Internet, Twitter blocked in China city after ethni...
Steuermann: Mit Steuern steuern ist und bleibt Kinderkram
in Bauen - aber richtig, on July 6, 2009
© ohallmann All die Prüfvorgänge in aufgeblähten Finanzbehörden müssen soviel erbringen, wie sie kosten. Ein Außenprüfer, der Ihnen den Wert von fünf Tagessätzen aus den Rippen leiert, beschäftigt sich fünf Tage mit Ihren Steuerunterlagen, während Sie sich an den Kopf greifen und sich fr...
Neverland's future: up for grabs
in Sox First, on July 4, 2009
... So the future of Neverland is up in the air. Jackson held the ranch in a joint venture with Colony Capital, which helped bail him out after he defaulted on a $24.5 million loan for the property last ...
全球前 100 名最佳投资网络 VC
in Wangtam, on July 1, 2009
最近的一项报告根据风险投资者的网络化程度，评选出具备最佳网络的前 100 家风险投资商。
该报告认为 ，风险投资者的网络化程度越高，网络越好，投资回报率就越高。该报告指出，风险投资者的网络是与由其他与其进行联合投资的投资者所组成的。风险投资拥有的联合投资者越多，网络就越好。风险投资商的网络规模与回报率之间的关系，可以为其投资带来更好的交易流、人才、顾问、潜在客户和退出可能。
该报告对 2006-2008 年间为超过 3300 家创业公司提供融资支持的 2700 个投资者进行了分析，并根据网络化程度评分，评选出具备最佳网络的前 100 家风险投资商。请见下表：
1 德丰杰
2 红杉资本...
July 8: China Cleantech Business Forum
in China Venture News, on June 30, 2009
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2Point6Billion (a blog that looks at economic issues in China and India) has a write up online on the upcoming China Cleantech Business Forum.
The July 8th forum will be Asia's first cleantech business conference.
Cleantech is a growing industry focus for venture capital and...
Succeeding on the Internet
in TJ's Weblog, on June 30, 2009
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Search Engine People recently had a fairly comprehensive look at what it takes to succeed on the Internet.
Tip number 1: Do what you do best... Seems like a no-brainer, but often times when companies start out they want to be a one stop web shop. Durng our early days we took on ...
Madoff gets the max! What now?
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
So as expected, Bernard Madoff got the max : 150 years in the slammer for perpetrating his vile Ponzi Scheme. For his part, Madoff delivered a big apology to the victims. But interesting questions remain. Was there money laundering involved? And if so, wouldn't that make some of his vict...
Classic Bentley Tour Arrives on My Doorstep
in Classical Drives, on June 29, 2009
Some classic car owners are content to leave their charges in museums or humidity-controlled garages. Others believe the cars should be driven and even exposed to the same hazards they faced when new. Among the latter are members of the Bentley Drivers Club , who organised a tour of thirty-fou...
In Search of a Cool Summer: Da Lat, Vietnam
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 24, 2009
Da Lat is the honeymoon capital of Vietnam. It is a romantic French Provincial town snuggled into the cool hills of Southeast Asia.
Detailed day-by-day weather records are not available for Da Lat, but the temperature in the city is consistent throughout the summer months: lows drop into the upp...
Immobilien: Tricksen bei der Erbschaftssteuer
in Bauen - aber richtig, on June 24, 2009
© blmurch Als Steuergrundlage geben Sie immer den niedrigsten Wert der Immobilie an. Entweder ist dies der tatsächliche Verkaufspreis oder der von einem Gefälligkeitsgutachter ermittelte Wert, aber niemals der hohe Wunschbetrag der Finanzbehörde. So weit sind wir gesunken: Statt ein einf...
Stimulus packages create corruption opportunities
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
The global stimulus packages are likely to provide massive opportunities for fraud, according to a report from risk consultancy Kroll . According to the report, corruption could swipe about $500 billion out of the $5 trillion, equivalent to Japan's national output in just 18 months, being p...
Improving working capital through effective supply chain management
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
Aberdeen Group has responded to companies' needs in today's uncertain environment regarding tight credit situation and released a report titled "Inventory Management: 3 Keys for freeing working capital". The report highlights that today is the right time for financial innovation ...
Have a Ball - in Dublin...
in Wandalust, on June 21, 2009
MSNBC recently looked at the city of Dublin and said that despite the hard economic times, visitors to the Irish capital can still have a ball there. While Ireland's famed "Celtic Tiger" economy is now more of a sickly kitten these days, the country is still vibrant as can be for tra...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
President Obama has announced the most sweeping reforms of the financial services in 70 years. The reforms are to be applauded and are long overdue. But are they enough? Can they be undone or jettisoned? Will they stick? I have two problems with the changes. First, they do nothing to stop the...
The slow recovery
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
So the International Monetary Fund has given the US economy, and by implication the Obama administration, a big tick of sorts in its latest report . The IMF projects that the economy will contract 2.5% in 2009 but grow by a modest 0.75% in 2010. It's not huge but at least it's headed in...
Supply chain video: Short interview on SC Finance
in Supplychainer, on June 8, 2009
Ariba, the provider of spend management solutions, is spending :) lots of money recently to promote the on-demand solutions it's offering the practices associated with them. Among some of the materials they have published recently I came across this video which is a nice interview with Mark ...
Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on June 6, 2009
US accounting standard setters might be tightening the rules for banks, forcing them to take off balance sheet toxic vehicles on to their books but don't expect the banks to take that lying down. Up until now, the banks had kept assets and liabilities including mortgages and credit-card re...
Hypo Real Estate Group: Wird jetzt alles gut?
in Bauen - aber richtig, on June 5, 2009
© Hypo Real Estate Group FOCUS meldet am 5. Juni 2009: "Um die geplante Restrukturierung vollständig umsetzen zu können, will der Bund den Konzern vollständig übernehmen. Auf der ordentlichen Hauptversammlung am 13. August werden die Aktionäre darüber entscheiden. Da der Staat ber...
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
Will the clean energy sector emerge from the recession faster than other industries? That seems to be the suggestion in the latest REN21 Renewables Global Status Report . Despite the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, grid-connected solar PV grew by an astonishing 70% and wind p...
Time to Start Your Business? Maybe...
in TJ's Weblog, on May 31, 2009
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It's easy to be a pessimist when things really are bad. But the truth is that opportunity doesn't fly as a passenger on the wings of today's economy. It charts its own course...
I saw a piece recently at YoungEntrepreneur that reflected on a short list of com...
Beer company to contribute to social entrepreneurship movement
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
Beer companies are also joining social movement; yes that's right: As a part of the 250th anniversary celebrations behind brew master, Arthur Guinness's signing of the 9,000 year lease at St. James Gate in Dublin, Guinness has pledged to raise €2.5 million in start up capital for its Art...
How much is Facebook worth?
in Sox First, on May 30, 2009
...only thing they're generating is more users, which requires more bandwidth, which requires more capital, which, at some point (soon?) will require a boatload of ad revenue to satisfy the VC folks ...
In Search of a Cool Summer: Baguio, Philippines
in Hidden Travel Gems, on May 29, 2009
Asia is hot in the summer. At least most of it is. But there are a few spots where the summer traveler can enjoy moderate, perhaps even cool, weather. Chief among those locations is Baguio City, Philippines.
Baguio is referred to affectionately as the summer capital of the Philippines. The title...
National Venture Capital Association: Suggestions and Blind Spots
in TJ's Weblog, on May 25, 2009
Around the beginning of May I saw two different pieces of news on the NVCA that have hung around in my mind as I've read through other piece of economic news. The first piece, at Red Herring , simply outlined some suggestions the NVCA made at its annual meeting in Boston at the end of April...
History-laden, Picturesque Savannah
in Hidden Travel Gems, on May 24, 2009
Gridskipper took a look recently at Savannah, Georgia. The first colonial and state capital of Georgia, Savannah was spared in the Civil War, meaning nearly every city street is spotted with centuries-old, perfectly preserved artifacts of colonial architecture. Savannah's reputation is a bit m...
Why is Apple Rejecting PhoneGap-Built iPhone Apps?
in Wangtam, on May 20, 2009
• Why is Apple Rejecting PhoneGap-Built iPhone Apps?
• Sprint to Offer Palm Pre Nationwide on June 6
• 详讯：易居第一季度净利710万美元
• 中国国家开发银行与Petrobras签署100亿美元信贷协议
• The Top 10 Mistakes Inventors Make
• KeyRingThing
• Microsoft Security Advisory (971492)
• The Race to Provide Wi-Fi at 30,000 Fe...
David Geffen 欲购纽约时报 20% 股份
in Wangtam, on May 13, 2009
美国娱乐业大亨亿万富翁 David Geffen 试图收购 Harbinger Capital Partners 在纽约时报公司 (NYT) 的 20% 股份。
Geffen 是梦工场的创始人之一， 根据报道 ，他已提出以市价收购这些股份，但 Harbinger 认为这一报价不够充分。
纽约时报公司的股价过去一年累积下跌了 65%，Harbinger 所拥有的股份目前价值已不到 2 亿美元。纽约时报股价周一上涨 5%，收于 6.81 美元。
Geffen 此前曾试图从 Tribune Co. 手中收购《洛杉矶时报》，但遭到拒绝，Tribune 最终选择将整个公司以 82 亿美元的...
Why stricter laws won't work
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
The problem with bringing in stricter laws to fix the banking system is that it turns good behavior into a matter of compliance. As economist John Kay writes, that stricter rules can never replace integrity and that they only result in people finding ways to circumvent them. "Regulation b...
ZettaCore Raises $21 Million
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 12, 2009
ZettaCore, Inc. yesterday announced that it had raised $21 million in Series C financing from a wide range of investors, including Globis Capital Partners , Itochu Technology Ventures , Yasuda Enterprise Development , Epic Ventures , Panasonic Ventures , Draper Fisher Jurvetson , Klein...
Facebook for Windows Mobile 6
in Wangtam, on May 9, 2009
• Facebook for Windows Mobile 6
• Twitter Follower Check - Quickly See Following Relationships
• Speed Test: Windows 7 May Not Be Much Faster Than Vista
• Twitterrific 2.0 Makes Twitter Terrific on the iPhone
• OdyseeTV
• Spitfire | Web Based Software CMS for Business
• Elovivo
• KIDO...
No recovery yet
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
Is the US economy on its way to recovery or not? Some would point to the results of the bank stress tests as a green shoot with 10 of the 19 largest banks needed to boost their capital by a combined total just shy of $75 billion. Not as much as many expected, prompting officials and industry ex...
Ist eine herbeigeredete Inflation eine Schweinerei?
in Bauen - aber richtig, on May 5, 2009
© Caveman 92223 Während Europa die Wirtschaft nicht zu einer Inflation anheizen darf, haben die US-Amerikaner diese Freiheit, um ihren gigantischen Schuldenberg aufzulösen. Wenn sie es tun, wird dann die Inflationswelle bis nach Europa schwappen? Man weiß es nicht wirklich. Immerhin sind...
Testing stress tests
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
And so The Wall Street Journal reports that 10 of the 19 banks undergoing stress tests will have to boost their capital and that list might include Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup. The fundamental question is not just whether those banks are solvent. It's whether the stress test...
H.P. Labs Pulls Out the Measuring Stick
in Wangtam, on May 1, 2009
• H.P. Labs Pulls Out the Measuring Stick
• Kickstarter
• Obama On Flickr: The First 100 Days and More
• Things to do in London, London Events - Spoonfed
• Miro Adoption Center
• Ex-DoubleClick CEO Rosenblatt To Leave Google
• The Venture Capital Math Problem
• Apple CEO stays home; a...
Window 7 coming early, as expected
in The CIO Weblog, on April 30, 2009
It's usually a vendor that spills the beans, and in this case it seems to be Acer that is the culprit. Bobby Watkins of Acer UK is cited in this Pocket-lint story as saying, "23rd October is the date the Windows 7 will be available." The date is well ahead of the official early ...
Robotic Milking: There is more to life than just milk
in The RFID Weblog, on April 30, 2009
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Life has to be made simple if you intend to enjoy and Ardy Johanson, a dairy farmer from Minnesota has put in serious efforts to do the same. He has opted for robotic milkers which help to keep a track of milk production, milk quality and Milking frequency, that too using ...
No recovery in sight
in Sox First, on April 30, 2009
With the US economy convulsing in its sharpest contraction since 1958 . down 6.1%, the Fed now seems to be sitting on the side lines. In its latest statement , the Fed said the economic outlook had improved "modestly" but that economic activity was "likely to remain weak for a t...
HP拟1亿美元新建科罗拉多州数据中心
in Wangtam, on April 29, 2009
• 惠普拟1亿美元新建科罗拉多州数据中心
• Inside Steve Jobs' tear-down mansion
• Apple's Mark Papermaster finally ready for work
• Eric Schmidt on Google's New Plan for the News
• Public Booted from DVD Copying Trial Over 'Secret' CSS Code
• Amazon Acquires Stanza, an E-Book Application ...
Supply chain consultants introduce new inventory reduction analytic tool
in Supplychainer, on April 29, 2009
Supply Chain Consultants announced last week a new inventory management module for its Zemeter family of supply chain management software tools. Reducing inventories and conserving working capital is the number one issue in the supply chain today.
According to Business Wire , Supply Chain C...
From Ideas to Reality
in TJ's Weblog, on April 26, 2009
© technotheory
Nicole Wong at VentureBeat recently took a look at some basic rules to live by if you want to get your ideas (business of otherwise) off the ground. And excellent rules they are. She collected the rules by listening to presenters at a two-day conference - the 99% Conference ...
Terrassen gehören zur vermieteten Wohnfläche
in Bauen - aber richtig, on April 26, 2009
© CBP Berlin Frohnau So wie bei Balkonen, so wird auch bei Terassen ein Teil der Fläche der vermieteten Wohnfläche hinzugerechnet. Hintergrund für eine hälftige Anrechnung ist die Wohnungsbauförderung, was für den Wohnungseigentümer einen finanziellen Vorteil bedeutung. Allerdings kann e...
One more step to bank nationalization
in Sox First, on April 24, 2009
While the Federal Reserve says most US banks are well capitalized and will be okay in these stress tests, chances are the public and investors will still have to confront the n-word. Nationalization is on its way. Read carefully between the lines of this otherwise bland New York Time piece ...
Chimento Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 24, 2009
Gold and Diamond Jewelry
Twenty-five hundred years ago, the Etruscans, in what is present-day Tuscany, created the most beautiful gold metalwork of the ancient world. Today, Italy remains the leader in the transformation of precious metals into masterpieces of design and craftsmanship. It was i...
chinaSMACK | Hot Internet Stories, Pictures, & Videos in China
in Wangtam, on April 20, 2009
• chinaSMACK | Hot Internet Stories, Pictures, & Videos in China
• Ashton Kutcher Hits 1 Million Twitter Followers
• Court jails Pirate Bay founders
• MySpace员工因窃取个人机密信息被捕
• Facebook opens up vote on new terms of service
• They're gone! After outcry, Time Warner uncaps the tubes
...
How Does Free Mobile TV Sound to You?
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on April 20, 2009
Of all the various mobile tech news subjects I come on and blog about, it's hard to imagine anything more exciting than announcements like the following. Broadcasters at the nation's capital have decided Washington will be the first U.S. city to get free digital TV for mobile devices.
...
Assessing the Future of Venture Capitalism
in TJ's Weblog, on April 20, 2009
Scott Dig took a stab recently at explaining the plight of venture capital companies in terms of broad historic trends and I thought his take on the issue was interesting - especially when contrasted with opinions like this one over at Red Herring. The venture capital model remains broken after ...
Using mobile technology to improve medicine supply chain in Africa
in Supplychainer, on April 16, 2009
Zaragoza Logistics Center, a research institute dedicated to logistics and supply chain management in Spain, recently published the overview of an ongoing research about the use of mobile devices to improve medicine SCM in Africa.
One of the many challenges in delivering medicines and health...
投资者仍对新兴市场有信心
in Wangtam, on April 16, 2009
今天公布的研究结果将显示，私人股本基金的没落正蔓延至新兴市场，但尽管行业低迷，专注于中国、印度和巴西等国家的私人股本基金却仍在吸引投资者。
对 156 家金融机构进行的一项 调查显示 ，在新兴市场私人股本基金的投资者中，有四分之三的人计划向这些地区的基金投入更多资金。接受调查的机构包括"基金中的基金"、养老基金、捐赠基金和富豪家族等。
"过去在经济不景气时，你会看到投资者大批撤离这些市场，1990 - 1991 年最明显，"Markets Private Equity Association 总裁 Sarah Alexander 说。"...
New Hedge Fund Manager at SilkInvest
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 15, 2009
...Ltd, has hired John Bates, former Head of Credit Research Africa at investment bank Renaissance Capital, to spearhead its move into Frontier Fixed Income, an emergent hedge fund asset class.
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IPOs: don't blame Sarbox
in Sox First, on April 15, 2009
Extraordinary that the debate about the impact of Sarbanes Oxley on IPOs still continues almost seven years after it was introduced. Particularly in this economic climate. Last week, The Wall Street Journal was raising concerns about the Obama administration's plans to regulate venture ca...
Super Mario Chess Collector's Edition
in Wangtam, on April 14, 2009
Super Mario Chess Collector's Edition
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Mikeyy Twitter XSS Mutates & Continues to Attack
'Hyperlocal' Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers
Deconstructing Apple's Tiny iPod Shuffle
Read It Later: iPhone and iPod Touch App
Is a high IQ a burden as much as...
VC Fund Raising Drops Dramatically
in TJ's Weblog, on April 13, 2009
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Venture capital fund raising dropped in the first quarter of 2009 based on comparisons with the same period in 2008 by almost 40%. A number of sources ( Red Herring , VentureBeat , TechCrunch , PE Hub ) have been covering the story.
The numbers are stark. Only 40 VC funds raise...
New partnership to offer supply chain network design services
in Supplychainer, on April 11, 2009
It seems like, beside IBM and i2, new niche players are jumping into network optimization services: ChemLogix, a provider of logistics services, announced recently that it has formed a strategic alliance with Automated Decisions, to provide a Supply Chain Network Optimization Service to the chem...
The Latest on PowerPlay Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 7, 2009
It's always heartening to be able to pass along good news in dire economic times. And, yes, despite my view that we have fallen off a cliff and are only halfway to the bottom, I do report positive golf stories when I find them!
And one such story is the ongoing success and growth of PowerP...
The Panic of 2008-09
in Sox First, on April 7, 2009
The financial crisis is more than just a global recession. It's a Panic, according to Kevin Warsh , a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. In a speech to the Council of Institutional Investors, Warsh compares the conditions to the Panics of 1837, 1857, 1873, 18...
Top Asthma Capitals for 2009
in Allergies, on April 6, 2009
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has released the list of the 100 worst cities to live in if you have asthma. This year, St. Louis, MO, has been named the top "Asthma Capital", up from being 9th last year.
The Asthma Capitals is an annual research project to call attentio...
Giving banks permission to lie
in Sox First, on April 4, 2009
More fallout from the Financial Accounting Standard Board's latest attempt to make the banks happy. From now on, it should be called the Fake Accounting Standards Board. As Peter Schiff, the CEO of Euro Pacific Capital writes , the FASB's decision allowing companies to use their own j...
G20 and FASB: the banks win again
in Sox First, on April 3, 2009
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown might proclaim the G20 summit as the beginning of a "new world order" but the reality is the financial crisis will be around for some time yet. Don't get too worked up about markets' celebrating the trillion dollar G20 deal. It's a suck...
Google to Invest in Biotechnology
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 2, 2009
Google is launching "Google Ventures" a new venture-capital fund which will invest across a range of industries, including consumer Internet, software, clean-tech, bio-tech and health care.
According to the Boston Globe report :
Google Ventures will scout for entrepreneurial oppor...
John Medeiros Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 2, 2009
Handcrafted Fashion Jewelry
john Medeiros, founder and CEO of Tahoe Jewelry , introduced the John Medeiros line in 2000 after having worked in the jewelry industry for many years. As a child of European immigrants trying to make a living in Providence, Rhode Island - once the international...
电子商务前景明朗 市场显露“人才抄底”迹象
in Wangtam, on March 31, 2009
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Why Skilled Immigrants to the US Are Going Home
in Global Mobility Report, on March 30, 2009
... That process cuts across the U.S. economy in two ways. Not only do we lose a great source of human capital, our competitors suddenly have access to it. For every skilled immigrant we see depart our s...
New directions on the IFRS roadmap
in Sox First, on March 25, 2009
Earlier this month, I ran an interview with International Accounting Standards Board member Warren McGregor on a number of issues including the question of whether the United States would adopt the global accounting rules of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In that interview...
Why Geithner's plan won't work
in Sox First, on March 23, 2009
So Timothy Geithner outlines his plan to save the US financial system this morning in The Wall Street Journal . in that piece, he unveils the Public Private Investment Program which will use US Treasury Capital and financing from the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a...
Booz & Company's online working capital profiler
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
In these tough times, cash is in short supply, yet there is up to $950 billion of excess working capital on corporate balance sheets that could be converted to cash. That's the belief promoted by Booz & Company.
They have recently introduced a simple online tool in which you can int...
Three of Spain's Cities Getting Electric Car Infrastructure
in IfEnergy, on March 21, 2009
TreeHugger had a piece last week on development in Spain's move to electric cars. The pretty southern Spanish town of Seville has been chosen along with the capital Madrid and the northern hub Barcelona to implement the Movele pilot electric car infrastructure project proposed by the Spani...
Berlins Beer Gardens and Parks
in Wandalust, on March 20, 2009
GridSkipper did a double take on Berlin earlier this month. Looking at the city's beer gardens and parks .
Munich is the beer capital of Germany, but Berlin has its own supply of beer gardens. The Gridskipper article maps out seven of the best for you and gives you a brief run down on each ...
The seven deadly sins of executive pay
in Sox First, on March 18, 2009
With shareholders up in arms about massive pay packages, it's worth looking at two interesting proposals. The first comes from corporate governance watchdog Regnan which has recommended capping "golden parachutes" and issuing share options that can only be cashed out after five ...
