Study Group: Capital Structure Specialists(?)

A move to a public company requires a radically different management style than a private closed family business.  It requires a more integrative decision-making style and greater delegation of responsibilities. Board Governance need to be opened and more transparent.  Greek listed companies...

There is a growing need to resolve issues of ethics and corporate governance in publicly-listed Greek shipping companies.  Greek Shipping is under transformation.  The traditional management style from a culture of closed family businesses is under attack by institutional investors. 

US$ 100 is simply an arbitrary round figure that may prove a psychological resistance point.  Markets, however, tend to move on general perceptions of the future.   These perceptions may prove illusionary, but they are the prevailing wisdom that drives market...

Bunker costs are a significant factor in voyage costs.  Crewing costs are have also been heavily upwards with surprise contract renegotiations even during the year.  Finally there are declining US Dollar/ Euro parities in a business where income in largely US Dollar-based.   In such...