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Global Asset Management 2016: Doubling Down on Data

BCG

Report Monday, July 11, 2016. In 2015, the asset management industry recorded its worst performance since the 2008 financial crisis. Tepid markets and turbulence, which persist in 2016, are today’s reality. Tepid markets and turbulence, which persist in 2016, are today’s reality.

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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

” Broad conscious, concerted efforts to apply behavioral economics probably did not begin until sometime after 2008 with the release of Thaler and Sunstein’s book, Nudge. I wrote a book, Inside Nudging: Implementing Behavioral Science Initiatives in 2016, mostly to help bridge the gap between science and the application in business.

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

The goal is to exploit both the trust of … users and bugs in their web browsers to install a virus allowing the hacker access to the organisation’s network” ( Welch, 2016 ). Ask the cybersecurity consultant to create a cybersecurity plan or guidebook, which you can follow in case you find yourself under attack. Educate staff.

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Retail Banks at the Crossroad

BCG

Article Tuesday, June 21, 2016. It seems that retail banks’ business models are incompatible with both the overall economic climate that has prevailed since 2008 and the competitive challenges arising from new entrants. In fact, retail banks have to reinvent themselves.

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Transportation and Logistics in a Changing World: The Journey Back to Profitable Growth

BCG

Report Tuesday, October 18, 2016. The industry has grown significantly since the turn of the millennium, and most segments emerged from the 2008 financial crisis with strong growth prospects. Are these good times or bad times for the transportation and logistics (T&L) industry?

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Asset Managers Get Real with Risk

BCG

Article Monday, July 11, 2016. Global regulators, still working to address the legacy of the 2008 financial crisis, are slowly beginning to converge on appropriate risk management approaches for the asset management industry.

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business

And, will they shake up the trillion-dollar corporate consulting and advisory industry? Robo-advisors, which were introduced in 2008 , are steadily eating up market share from their human counterparts much the way that Amazon and Netflix have taken share from Walmart and Regal Cinemas. . $5 5 trillion to U.S. $7 300 billion today.