Styrelsen vid Handelshögskolan i Stockholm har utsett en jubeldoktor och två nya hedersdoktorer. Promotionen äger rum den 21 maj i Stadshuset.

In a recently published article in Dagens Nyheter, Linda Portnoff, Research Fellow at SSE, reflects on the common features of the Panama Papers scandal, the accounting frauds at Enron and WorldCom and the bankruptcy at Baring's Bank.

New policy brief by Jesper Roine, Associate Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics and the Deputy Director at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, explains global economic inequality within and between countries.

Örjan Sölvell from the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) and Torger Reve from the Norwegian Business School (BI), presented a new report about the Nordics at a conference held at SSE on Wednesday, April 20. Innovation, growth, and the connections between Swedish and Norwegian clusters were the main focus at the conference “The Nordics: Partners in Innovation?”

SSE researcher Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall releases a timely report on the Swedish ownership model. The issue is addressed in the report A Sustainable Ownership Structure which has been initiated by the think thank Global Utmaning. It is a study with over 50 policy recommendations that can form a base for a broad discussion around how Sweden is owned.

Lars Strannegård responds to questions about ethics and business education raised by Mikael Holmqvist

It is with great sadness that we learn that Professor emeritus Karl G Jungenfelt passed away on March 26. Our thoughts go out to family, friends and in particular his wife of many years, Monica.

ACE - the Accounting and Financial Management Center of Excellence - was officially launched on April 14 at an event in the auditorium at SSE. Part of the program was a panel discussion with Ingrid Bonde (CFO at Vattenfall), Johan Molin (CEO of AssaAbloy) and Henrik Nilsson (Acting Professor, SSE) on how to develop CFO talent for the future. The discussion was moderated by Assistant Professor Hanna Setterberg. For questions about ACE please contact Tomas Hjelström at tomas.hjelstrom@hhs.se.

On April 9, Tomas Hjelström at the Department of Accounting was awarded the title "Teacher of the Year" by the Executive MBA class of 2014 which graduated this year. It is the sixth time that Tomas receives this distinction. Congratulations Tomas!

Mistra Centre for Sustainable Markets (Misum) at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), is delighted to announce the four new highly competent members of the board of Misum: Robert Eccles, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, Ingalill Holmberg, Professor and Director for the Centre for Advanced Studies in Leadership at SSE, Johanna Mair, Professor of Organization, Strategy and Leadership at the Hertie School of Governance and Peter Norman, Swedish economist, former Minister for Financial Markets.