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FB Roundup: James Murdoch, Musgrave Group and Henkel

January 16, 2020

Next gen James Murdoch’s burning rift with father’s media empire, revamped Musgrave Group snaps up drinks distributor and the World Economic Forum hails Henkel as frontrunner in the fourth industrial revolution.

Next gen James Murdoch’s burning rift with father’s media empire

James Murdoch, heir of Rupert Murdoch, has publicly criticised his family’s media empire for climate change denial as lethal bushfires blaze in Australia.

Global cyber threat to businesses to grow in 2018

January 17, 2018

Business leaders are being urged by the World Economic Forum to boost their cybersecurity as the scale and sophistication of cyber-attacks is predicted to grow in 2018.

Business leaders are being urged by the World Economic Forum to boost their cybersecurity as the scale and sophistication of cyber-attacks is predicted to grow in 2018.

World leaders to tackle wealth disparity at economic forum

January 21, 2014

The world’s wealthiest individuals have a disproportionate influence on government policies and agenda, at the expense of some of the world’s poorest individuals, according to a new report issued ahead of this week’s World Economic Forum.

World Economic Forum could herald resurgence of family business values

January 20, 2010

The 40th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum begins next week and could signal a resurgence in the popularity of the values on which many family businesses are based

The 40th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum begins next week and could signal a resurgence in the popularity of the values on which many family businesses are based.

The theme of this year's annual meeting is "Improve the state of the world: rethink, redesign, rebuild". The founder and executive chairman of the forum, Klaus Schwab, said: "We have to rethink our values – we are living together in a global society with many different cultures.

Murdoch: “Capitalism creates wealth”

January 28, 2009

News Corp chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch has used his role as co-chair of the 2009 World Economic Forum to issue a rallying cry to participants to overcome the current challenges.

News Corp chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch (pictured) has used his role as co-chair of the 2009 World Economic Forum to issue a rallying cry to participants to overcome the current challenges.

Although the world still in crisis, according to the media mogul, we should treat it “as an opportunity to set goals for how we want to come out of it, such as energy sufficiency, world pollution ... and shape policies which will help to solve some of those problems.”

Two family business leaders to co-chair 2009 World Economic Forum

January 27, 2009

The annual World Economic Forum, which starts tomorrow, will be co-chaired by Anand Mahindra and Rupert Murdoch.

The annual World Economic Forum, which starts tomorrow, will be co-chaired by Anand Mahindra and Rupert Murdoch (pictured).

Mahindra is the vice chairman and managing director of Indian conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra, while Murdoch is the chairman and CEO of media giant News Corporation.

Next generation family members honoured

March 12, 2008

Next generation members of some of the world’s most powerful families have been honoured in a list of Young Global Leaders.

Next generation members of some of the world's most powerful families have been honoured in a list of Young Global Leaders. The list, from the World Economic Forum, features 245 leading executives, public figures and intellectuals – all aged 40 or younger – who were chosen from around the world by a committee of international media leaders.