09 Jan 2015 The Limits of Health Screenings Mass screenings are not always a good idea, especially if they don't improve health statistics. Apart from the cost of the screenings per se, there is also the risk of expensive and invasive therapies that are not always necessary
08 Jan 2015 Nutella Doesn't Taste the Same Around the World Localizing the product: that's how companies like McDonald's and Algida achieve their global reach. Despite a general trend toward globalization, big firms realize that adapting to regional preferences can bring big returns
18 Dec 2014 Fashion's Future: Upcycling and Environmental Sustainability Innovative, sustainable business models, and ethical sourcing of apparel: this is how fashion will never get old. In fact, old clothes can even go up in value
16 Dec 2014 What Is Still Missing from the Banking Union Fiscal backstops to address extreme financial needs that arise because of a systemic crisis are not yet in place. Guarantees to banks are hard to calibrate, as both leniency and restrictiveness have risks, but an emergency plan should exist
11 Dec 2014 Derivatives Against Bad Weather Italian hotel owners and tourist operators that have incurred heavy losses this summer should look at their US counterparts, and learn how to manage weather risk through new financial instruments
11 Dec 2014 The Elderly Have Become Silver and the Markets Are Rediscovering Them The aging of the population introduces new challenges to companies, as an inverting demographic pyramid requires different goods and services. The first: segmenting the over 65 group in terms of economic means, health and interests