Prior Issue Archive

When it comes to the future of international trade, will the landscape shift in favor of free and open exchange of goods and services and ideas or will countries throw up trade barriers to insulate themselves from foreign competition? This issue shares the views of US Trade Representative and Ambassador Ron Kirk.  Change brings opportunities but also hazards. This FTI Journal issue includes articles about intellectual property theft, how to track and recover misappropriated assets, tracking the cybercrime epidemic and how companies can best comply with ever widening global anticorruption legislation

• The Threat From Inside
• The Next China
• The Data Conundrum
• The CEO As Statesman
• The Bribery Net
• The Asset Tracers
• Re-Entering Latin America
• Global Trade And Its Discontents
• From Cop to Counselor
• Expanding Through Exports
• Compliance’s Cultural Divide
• Blocking The Breach

A decade of misdeeds, financial crisis and economic malaise have put a sharp focus on issues of corporate governance and regulation. The FTI Journal interviews three leaders who occupied powerful places during the financial meltdown to get their views on the crisis and how it has shaped their opinions of the reforms that have been put in place. In the sphere of corporate governance, this issue also examines gender diversity on boards across the globe and the critical task of managing investor relations in an era when public resentment is growing and management’s right to govern is something that increasingly must be earned.

• View From The Bridge
• The Impact Of Global Financial Reforms
• The Diversity Advantage
• The Asian Tiger’s Camouflage
• Sue Or Be Sued
• New Investor Power
• King Regulation
• CEO Transitions
• Brazil’s Fortunes
• After The Crisis

What is the global state of healthcare and what can the US learn from the experiences of healthcare programs in Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom among others? The FTI Journal examines the options being considered by developing nations as well the many innovations coming from the private sector.  Our healthcare roundtable brings together thought leaders on international health policy, who discuss such thorny matters as the challenge of providing high-quality healthcare that is affordable to both governments and patients.

• Working Well
• What’s In The Pipeline?
• Unite And Conquer
• Time For Change
• The Wrong Lessons
• Prescription For Integration
• Healthcare In A Box
• Bridging The Divide
• A World Of Ideas
• All Hands On Deck
• A Hard Look At Costs

When should companies deploy their accumulated corporate cash? As profits surge and stockpiles grow, so do pressures on companies to put that capital to work. The FTI Journal considers places where that money may end up- such as funding stock repurchases or direct payments to shareholders, underwriting expansion or paying for entry into new markets. Veteran board members share their ideas on how best to respond to shareholder pressures and we examine the diverse challenges, many of them unexpected, that could slow growth in Asia’s inexorable rise and urge investors to be wary, well informed and unafraid.

• Rulebooks For A Changing World
• Risks, Riots And Rewards
• Restricted Access
• Ready. Aim…
• Pressure Points
• Detecting Fraud In Real Time
• Crossing The Line

This issue is focused on the changes taking place in the wake of the economic crisis. We share views on new taxes, new regulations and the need to keep track of what these changes mean in terms of operating a successful global business.
The FTI Journal examines in particular the changes taking place in private equity, specifically how new financial regulations in the US. and proposed regulations in Europe will affect private equity. We examine how the dynamics of the PE industry will change as firms are required to hold investments longer and how the demands for these firms to become more transparent will be met.

• Venturing Back Into Private Equity
• Transparent On Demand
• The First 100 Days
• Private Equity’s New Rules
• Powering Up
• On The Same Page
• Making 1 + 1 = 3
• In - And Out Of - Control
• Filling The Corner Office
• Building a Better Public Image
• A World Of Growth

What’s on the minds of both the C suite as well corporate directors? FTI Journal shares thoughts on executive compensation, new foreign corruption and international arbitration laws, as well the important role of real estate plays in M&A deals.
Our experts also share some practical insights on how best to find favor with lenders in challenging times.  Our FTI industry experts in automotive, manufacturing, media & entertainment, metals, real estate and retail predict the “new normals” in key sectors of the US economy.

• Why borrowers should do their homework
• Understanding the Foreign Corruption Dragnet
• The FTI Global Pulse: Monitoring Changing Economic Expectations
• The Bottom Line on the Top Line: When Will Revenue Growth Resume?
• Taming the Banking Beast
• Stimulus Spending: Plugging the Leaks
• Show Me the Money
• Real Estate in M&A: Making the Right Move
• Hedge Fund Disclosure: The Best Defense for an Industry Under Siege
• Executive Compensation: A New Solution to an Old Problem
• Dispute Resolution in the Global Economy
• Communicating Executive Compensation

This inaugural issue discusses the new rules that are being written following the financial crisis and asks the questions; Will financial stability and economic prosperity look different in the future? And has the global marketplace been fundamentally altered by the financial chaos? The FTI Journal explores the systemic aftershocks that will come in many forms including mountainous corporate debt obligations which risk undermining economic recovery, as well as the bold proposals and counter proposals for US healthcare reform, and the communications challenges facing business leaders in a downturn.

• When Dealing With Debt, Confidence Is King
• What Next for Private Equity?
• Turning the Turnaround on its Head
• Truth in Advertising
• The Next Wave
• The Need for Speed
• Proxy Reform–Be Careful What You Wish For
• Leaders Must Narrow the Employee Engagement Gap
• Don’t Run Before You Can Talk
• Dealing with the Unforeseen
• Cutting U.S. Healthcare Costs