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Banking technology talent: a global leadership challenge
We develop banking technologists worldwide. In the last year alone, we've led talent and leadership development sessions with over 500 banking experts in India, China, New York, London and Paris.
In an era of polarised opinion, what role should corporates play?
Traditionally, companies stayed safely in the middle ground, keen not to alienate a certain demographic and potential revenue stream. Now it seems they cannot refrain from voicing an opinion.
Investor services – is custody still king?
The leading investor services banks (State Street, BNY Mellon, JP Morgan, Citibank and so on) seem to be bifurcating into two distinct types: the Trust Banks (BNY Mellon, Northern Trust and State Street) and the universal banks (JP Morgan, Citibank, HSBC, BNP Paribas). At the same time we are seeing several banks re-shape their offerings and/or exit from certain services. Why is this? It probably all boils down to two connected factors – profitability and capital requirements.
Is your Risk Culture “fit and proper”?
We've partnered with Risk.net on a landmark study about risk culture
Forget ‘fail fast’
This is how to succeed in meeting your business and technology challenges.
Some people like change. Most don’t.
The key drivers for change in our industry have remained constant for a number of years; regulation, cost-control, operational efficiency and the need to stay ahead of one’s competitors. In addition there are a multitude of organisation-specific reasons for implementing change, meaning change is something that all organisations have to deal with, and for many it seems like it is constant.