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Tax Sand Traps For Ernie Els And Other Pro Athletes
15 january 2013 South Africa’s Ernie Els won the 141st British Open and should be relishing his success, not worrying about taxes. Even less successful professional golfers may not engender…
Minimum capital requirements for banks analysed
Eliminating the complexity and misguided risk-weighting system in favor of tangible equity capital could not be more logical or sound. It does not surprise me that Deutsche Bank is one…
Is Basel III going to prevent another global banking crisis?
As the world struggles to address the urgent need to have stronger capital standards for banks, I am reminded of a Midwestern saying I heard often as a young man:…
REC Calculations Analysed for Future Fee Income from Green Energy in India
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has announced the floor and forbearance prices to be used for solar/non-solar projects from the FY 2012-13 upto 2016-17. The prices set are shown…
Crowdsourcing Equity Investment
14 January 2013 Tyler draws our attention to this piece recommending crowdsourcing of equity investment. I’ve watched people trying to raise equity on both sides of the Atlantic and the…
Will The New Mars Rover Save The U.S. Space Program?
14 January 2013 Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon years before I was born. It was, at the time, the most extraordinary thing that many Americans had ever witnessed, broadcast…
Startup Aims to Democratize Winemaking
14 January 2013 Starting up as a winemaker has traditionally been a complicated, expensive process. Not only does an aspiring winemaker need to learn winemaking, but he or she needs…
Scaling A Non-Profit: The Case Study Of Ashesi
14 January 2013 Last week, I was in Ghana for a board meeting of the Ashesi University Foundation. I also visited startups and a startup incubator that I will talk…
Industry Supported Editorial Assistance: The Debate Continues
14 January 2013 Editor’s Note: Here is the latest installment of a debate over industry-sponsored editorial assistance between Tom Yates, a UK-based physician critical of the role of industry in…
Capitalism, Not Collectivism, Will Be Key To Carbon Mitigation
14 January 2013 BY DENNIS POSADAS The Kyoto Protocol emerged from the Doha COP-18 negotiations with an extension up to 2020, but much weakened with only a few developed countries…
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