Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images The ideology of pension provision is based on two false premises, which sooner or later will have to be abandoned The current Russian pension system is a paradoxical combination of high insurance premiums and low pensions. The introduction of the savings component also does not inspire much optimism: so far the average return on investment is consistently below inflation. The reason for this is not only and not so much in theft or mismanagement, but in views.

Photo by Fotobank / Getty Images Knowledge and skills allow you to climb up the career ladder. But when you're at the top, your ability to interact with people comes to the fore. There are only three questions that are the main ones in an interview. Only three. If you recall all the questions that you were asked or that you yourself asked during job interviews, you will understand that these were detailed answers to these same three questions.

photo by RIA Novosti The agency, which puts forward one strange idea after another, is now ready to imprison businessmen for legalizing insignificant amounts In dealing with the deterioration of the investment climate in the country, Rosfinmonitoring is showing amazing persistence, dedication and productivity. A little over a week ago, the department came up with a whole range of different ideas, each more harmful than the other. And here is a new bunch of initiatives.

At a meeting on Wednesday, the Moscow City Court rejected the cassation appeal of actress Chulpan Khamatova and the Kommersant publishing house, recognizing as legal the decision of the Tverskoy Court of the capital, which obliged the defendants to refute the published information and pay compensation to the Federation Foundation in the amount of 2 rubles (1 ruble from each of the defendants) .

photo by Max Novikov for Forbes A report from the courtroom and a few words about the “transparent” and targeted assistance of the Federation Foundation The final hearings on the claim of the Federation charity foundation against actress Chulpan Khamatova passed surprisingly quickly. Chulpan was unable to come to the Moscow City Court: a rehearsal was scheduled for that day at Sovremennik before the next premiere.

The International Committee of the US Senate may begin considering legislation related to the “Magnitsky list” as early as April. This statement was made by the head of the committee, Democratic Senator John Kerry, on Tuesday, March 27. “I would like to try to get this bill moving after we get back from the break. We must do this,” RIA Novosti quoted Kerry as saying.

An Algerian court of first instance has ruled to impose a fine of $1.3 billion on Orascom Telecom Algeria (OTA, brand Djezzy), controlled by Vimpelcom Ltd. Criminal prosecution has been launched against Djezzy's top managers, said in a statement . Orascom Telecom, Djezzy's parent company, The company intends to appeal this decision and expects that the execution of the verdict will be suspended during its consideration.

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images How much can the state receive if a tax on expensive and powerful cars is introduced in Russia? The government quickly responded to Vladimir Putin’s pre-election statement about the need to introduce a luxury tax in Russia: the Ministry of Economic Development announced that cars with a capacity of 250 hp or more could be “luxury”. With. The rates are still being discussed, but the timing seems to have already been determined.

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images Ways to make the departure of a charismatic leader less painful. Case studies - successes and failures Appointing a new CEO is a risky business. Statistics cited by the Harvard Business Review show that two out of five CEOs fail within the first year and a half. The situation becomes more complicated if the previous leader is a charismatic and progressive leader like Steve Jobs, Sam Walton, Jack Welch...

Mikhail Levin Author Ivan Osipov Author The Moscow government is again saving the legendary ZIL. Together with Sberbank they plan to establish the assembly of Korean and Italian cars. The plant had more interesting rescue plans The legendary automobile manufacturing plant named after Likhachev (ZIL), which had been dying virtually since the collapse of the USSR, began to be saved again .

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images The best Tuscan vintages of the last decade are already on sale: what to choose? Little romantic Verona experienced perhaps the most stormy week of the year: the VinItaly exhibition was held here for the 47th time.

Photo by Fotobank / Getty Images The combined wealth of the 63,000 rich people is estimated at $39.9 trillion. All over the world, millionaires are afraid of a new recession, and in Russia - the state The international consulting company Knight Frank and Citi Private Bank on Wednesday presented their sixth report, The Wealth Report 2012 . Experts annually count the number of people who own liquid assets worth $100 million or more—the so-called centa millionaires.

The Moscow government, the main shareholder of AMO Likhachev Plant (ZiL), and Sberbank are discussing the possibility of creating a joint venture based on ZiL to produce commercial vehicles. reported this on Thursday Interfax with reference to the Vedomosti newspaper . According to the publication's sources, the parties are discussing the creation of a joint venture between ZiL and one of the structures of Sberbank.

By the end of March, Rosfinmonitoring will submit amendments to the legislation on money laundering to the government. The head of the department, Yuri Chizanchin, announced this to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. newspaper writes on Wednesday, March 28 The proposed draft amendments, aimed at changing criminal, banking and tax legislation, will significantly radicalize the fight against money laundering, the Kommersant .

photo Itar-TASS The family of the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation earned millions of dollars from transactions with shares of Gazprom and Sibneft. Money is a guarantee of independence from influence groups, the official explains The family of the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Igor Shuvalov acquired a stake in OAO Gazprom in 2004 for an amount equivalent to $18 million.