National ethics and compliance experts to convene at the Unive...The 2nd Annual Ethics and Compliance Symposium to be held June 6 PR Newswire HOUSTON, May 23, 2013 HOUSTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Professionals from a diverse range of industries will discuss issues ranging from food safety, data ... Reuters, 2 days ago |
THE ADNEWS NGEN BLOG: The changing face of news content (part I)AdNews has teamed with NGen to help its members (those with less than five years experience in the industry) to have their voices heard. Each week a new member of the NGen committee will give their perspective on the latest industry news. The ... AdNews, 5 days ago
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The Fox-y Science of Risk-Based Compliance ForecastingRelated Items Last November, the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission released their on the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Chapter 5 discussed compliance extensively and focused on a risk-based approach. The ... Corporate Counsel, 2 weeks ago
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Troy Campbell: TV Hosts: Shut Up and Let the Scientist SpeakStephen Colbert recently parodied TV hosts by telling his expert guest from Yale University, "We'll eventually get back to you talking too," exposing a fundamental flaw in American media: when TV hosts interview experts, the hosts do all the ... Huffington Post, 3 weeks ago
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How Almost Always Being Wrong Has Changed the Wall Street AnalystIn hindsight, everyone saw the financial crisis coming. The crazy lending, the high leverage, the soaring home prices. It all made so much sense. In reality, few did. Some saw troubles, or imbalances. But very, very few truly foresaw the magnitude ... Motley Fool, 4 weeks ago
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Choose Your Own Adventure: More Proof That Everyone Is Right!Last week, I wrote about how equally smart people can cherry-pick their own data and metrics to prove whatever point they want to make, even exact opposite ones. I found another example this morning. A few weeks ago I spoke with investor Chris ... Motley Fool, 1 month ago
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Why are we so bad at predicting startup success?The industry of technology startups is all about prediction- we try to predict what will be a good market, what will be a good product, as we iterate and pivot on our predictions. One of my favorite reads this year was Nate Silver's The Signal and ... VC Circle, 1 month ago
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Revealed: There Might Not Be a Huge Bubble Set to Explode (Our April Fool's Joke Explained)It's time to come clean: We don't actually have a secret source in Davos, Switzerland, and we aren't producing batches and batches of Market Goggles. Yesterday, April 1, was The Motley Fool's de facto annual holiday, and our special report, "The ... Motley Fool, 1 month ago
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Warren Buffett Has 2 Basic Rules That Investors Always Fail To FollowListen to Jim Cramer or his cohorts on CNBC and youll hear statements like, Don't settle for the mediocre returns of a market index! and It's not that hard for investors to pick stocks that will beat the market! Unless you possess the skills of ... Business Insider, 1 month ago
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Viewpoint: Why Predictions Fail but Prophecies Don'tJemal Countess / 2009 WireImage Paul Krugman (with Arianna Huffington and Elizabeth Warren) at the TIME 100 gala in 2009. Of a survey of 58 pundits, Krugman's predictions proved the most accurate. Everyone loves to make predictions and almost ... Time, 1 month ago
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