But a combination of a shrinking management team and a battered reputation has some investors hankering for new blood.

The so-called demutualization comes after Equitable has struggled for more than two years to overcome losses and a battered reputation.

But by acting swiftly, it can stop this drama turning in to a crisis, and go someway towards repairing its battered reputation with consumers.

Without one, the United States has no chance of salvaging its battered reputation in the Islamic world.

So could a desire to retrieve his rather battered reputation by leading a successful attack on the city.

The suit his lawyers filed in Washington, challenging his 1992 conviction on bank fraud charges in Amman, was one effort to improve his battered reputation.

Congress in Brasilia, however, is not solely responsible for the battered reputation of politicians.

Pakistan have spent the last 18 months repairing their battered reputation, and performances on the pitch have gone a considerable way to helping achieve that.

Brian Moore: The only way the RFU can rescue its battered reputation is for the whole sorry management board to quit too.

It is also trying cut billions of dollars in annual costs while restocking its product lineup and mending its battered reputation on the quality front.