It pays to count a CEO’s successes, not the candles on their cake
The longer the boss stays on, the more important it is to ask whether they are still the best person for the job
Stephen Schwarzman
China signals it’s open for business with high-profile Boao Forum for Asia
Described by some as China’s version of the World Economic Forum in Davos, event was canceled last year
Private equity chiefs get bumper payouts on back of US central bank stimulus
Blackstone’s Schwarzman received at least $615m while Leon Black took home $225m
Trump hails trade deal with China as ‘momentous’
China is committed to buying $200 billion worth of American goods over two years
Web Summit four-day tech jamboree kicks off in Lisbon
The big draws this year include Edward Snowden, Eric Cantona and Michel Barnier
Pilita Clark: Who is going to tell the boss the bad news?
Company Cassandras, even junior ones, can be invaluable in delivering early warnings
US billionaires call for tax on extreme wealth
Disney and Soros among super-rich urging US government to tax them more to combat inequality
Blackstone Group plans to convert to corporation
Move away from publicly traded partnership opens up the stock for inclusion in indexes
Blackstone increases its investments even as asset values rise
The firm’s investment capital has more than doubled since 2013, when it was $39bn
Davos: Business chiefs clash over Trump tax ‘sugar high’
Claims US tax overhaul will lure overseas firms countered by warnings of higher deficits
Real estate veterans are ‘now running US’
Some argue a Trump presidency will not make hostile moves on the property sector
Trump travel ban stirs faint corporate outcry beyond Silicon Valley
Many companies talk of inclusivity without attacking Trump as tech giants voice anger
Caveat: Denis O’Brien is no friend of Facebook and Google
Digicel owner has threatened to block social networks’ adverts unless deal concluded
Harvard gets $400m from old boy John Paulson
Ivy League university is building a new engineering school in the Allston area of Boston
Central bankers in Davos watched for clues about future
Analysis: attention turns to policymakers in wake of ECB bond-buying plan
O’Flynn ‘vindicated’ as he wins back control of group
Cork developer to pay Blackstone €235m by end of year
TPG Capital would consider public offering, says Bonderman
Firm is one of world’s largest private-equity firms to remain closely held following IPOs of rivals
Blackstone cleans up in Ireland amid bank squeeze
Biggest bet is arrangement awarding firm 25% of Eircom for more favourable terms on debt burden
Insecure rich lash out even more furiously
Extreme inequality, it turns out, creates a class of people who are alarmingly detached from reality
Asia Briefing: Blackstone founder Schwarzman sets up €220m scholarship programme in China
Four places available to students from Ireland and Britain annually
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