Leadership Letters
Today’s Capital Markets
Three months ago, we wrote to you about inflection points, challenges and opportunities, as well as learning from history.
Navigating Rough Seas with Plenty of Cross-Currents and Limited Visibility
The summer months delivered a long, wild and often painful ride in the financial markets. The nice summer weather may now be in the history books, but unfortunately, the financial storm appears only to have worsened in September.
Wide Open For Business, Always
Our recently announced solid second quarter results reflect a world that is open for business and abundant in opportunity.
Our Motivations
We all operate in a volatile, competitive, ever-changing and complicated world where the challenges are numerous, the pace non-stop and the pressure constant.
MELIORA – Ever Better
The two of us spend much of our waking hours working in the trenches with our teams to help best execute the important business you entrust to Jefferies each day, but we, like many of you, are first and foremost “operators” of our business.
2013 Annual Report Shareholder Letter (LUK)
One year ago, Leucadia and Jefferies combined to form a unique and powerful merchant and investment banking platform, a combination almost as old as commerce itself. Leucadia is distinguished by our ability to take a truly long-term view in a world often characterized by impatience and increasingly shorter investment horizons.
Perspective As We Give Thanks for All We Have and All That Can Be…
Last month, as we started our 2014 fiscal year (our "New Year" began on December 1), we sent this note to everyone at Jefferies and we thought we would share it with you so you may understand what we think is important in life and in our relationships with you and with each other:
It’s All About People And Doing What is Right
In a world awash in brands, balance sheets and technology of all kinds, one can overlook the most important differentiator in life—the human touch—people who care, who listen, who think, who drive, who protect, who serve, who question, who solve, who execute…the list goes on and on.
Highlights From Past Leucadia Shareholder Letters and Link to Current
We usually use this space to share our thoughts regarding the markets, our respective challenges and opportunities, corporate culture, the uncertainties in the world that each of us regularly faces and other topics we hope are of mutual interest.