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If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Even if you don’t need to know a lot about finance to do your day-to-day job, the more conversant you are on the subject, the better off you’ll be, according to Richard Ruback, a professor at Harvard Business School and the coauthor of the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. “Finance and accounting are very simple. MORE
In its latest move to stop an October 1 independence referendum, the Spanish Government is Poised to Seize Catalan Finances. Finance Minister Cristóbal Montoro said a mechanism had been approved for the state to take control of the autonomous region’s finances. MORE
It is no wonder we came to fear our gender would keep us from achieving the same level of success as our male peers in finance. We turned to those most able to effect change in finance: the professionals actively working in the field. shutterjack/Getty Images. MORE
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Mihir Desai, professor at Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, argues for re-humanizing finance. He says the practice of finance, with increasing quantification, has lost touch with its foundations. But he says finance can be principled, ethical, even life-affirming. Desai is the author of the new book, The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return. He also writes about finance and the economy for hbr.org. MORE
In this post, I want to share my thoughts on design values related to behavioral economics and behavioral finance (which going-forward in this post I’ll simply refer to as behavioral science for brevity). With that as backdrop, here’s my Behavioral Economics and Behavioral Finance Manifesto (much like I did with my Management Consulting Manifesto back in 2011 ). Behavioral Economics General Management Innovation Behavioral Finance Behavioral Science Nudge MORE
Delivering financial services by mobile phone could benefit billions of people by spurring inclusive growth that adds $3.7 trillion to the GDP of emerging economies within a decade. Employment and Growth MORE
By working to be a better champion of its customers, PayPal has seen its transactions and customer base grow and satisfaction among employees swell. Insights on Financial Services MORE
Automation and artificial intelligence are poised to reshape the finance function. Knowing what to automate and managing the disruption can lead to a new era of productivity and performance. Our Insights MORE
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Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. Our analysis indicates that China’s economy has arrived at that unstable state where speculative and Ponzi finance appear to dominate. Most assume China can grow at 7% a year, a notion that I have challenged on many occasions. Morgan Stanley agrees. Please consider Morgan Stanley: China''s Minsky Moment is Here. MORE
The unstoppable force of blockchain technology is barreling down on the infrastructure of modern finance. Our global financial system moves trillions of dollars a day and serves billions of people. But the system is rife with problems, adding cost through fees and delays, creating friction through redundant and onerous paperwork, and opening up opportunities for fraud and crime. MORE
The relationship between a chief financial officer (CFO) and chief human resources officer (CHRO) can turn a company around. Between them, they control the major sources of capital available to a company: human, financial, and often information technology. MORE
Companies are still in the early stages of applying digital technologies to finance processes in ways that will create more efficiencies, insights, and value over the long term. Strategy & Corporate Finance InsightsHere is how the CFO can lead the way. MORE
Spending reviews have the potential to provide significant insight into budget allocations, enabling higher productivity and greater operational efficiency. Public Sector Insights MORE
A successful firm will need to pursue sound strategy and, at the same time, stay on top of its finances. Business Strategy consulting finance Management Consulting The financier cares about the next 3 months or less. The strategist cares about the next 3 years or more. The financier wants the deal to close as soon as possible so that he can earn his bonus. MORE
Fidelity has an interesting Family Finance Study about the attitudes and expectations of boomers and their millennial children regarding retirement finances and healthcare. To qualify, parents had to be at least 55 years of age, have an adult child older than 25 and have investable assets of at least $100,000. Children qualified if they were at least 25 years of age, had at least $10,000 saved in an IRA, 401(k) or other investment account. MORE
Digital technologies, starting with mobile phones, can rapidly fix problems encountered when savings are stored outside the financial system and foster faster, more inclusive growth, write Laura Tyson and Susan Lund in Project Syndicate. MGI in the News MORE
In emerging economies, using a smart phone to provide access to financial services, could help boost the economy, write James Manyika, and Rodger Voorhies in Fortune. MGI in the News MORE
Global leaders in infrastructure development confront a multi-trillion dollar gap in investment. New analysis from MGI estimates US$69 trillion of investment will be needed between now and 2035, write Jan Mischke and Diaan-Yi Lin in The Business Times of Singapore. MGI in the News MORE
The last bubble is seldom reblown, but what about bubbles twice removed? In what seems like a reply of 2000, … Continue reading → Economics MORE
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Innovations in technology and management practice are creating new opportunities for the finance function to add value to the business. Here’s how finance teams will need to evolve to make the most of them. Insights on Operations MORE
Revenues from trade finance now total approximately $50 billion a year. Simultaneously, regulation is making trade finance more costly to supply. Part of the answer lies in the digital revolution unfolding in trade finance. Article Tuesday, August 30, 2016. MORE
Many countries with emerging economies are considering health system financing transformation. Five no-regrets tips can help them build a strong foundation for their future health system. Insights on Healthcare Systems & Services MORE
French MEPs (Members of European Parliament) introduced a proposal to create a “virtuous circle of financing creation” via a “You-Tube Tax” on online advertising. My counter proposal is a high tax on politicians, political activities, and of course socialists. more…). Economics MORE
Survey results show that as their role expands to include ever more nonfinancial demands, CFOs know they must build new skills to lead. Our Insights MORE
Strong earnings in European consumer finance have drawn the attention of attackers, including large retailers and fintechs. To maintain their position, banks must focus on the customer and transform their operating models. Insights on Financial Services MORE
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Citigroup leading analyst Ronit Ghose, Lemonade Insurance founder and CEO Daniel Schreiber, and OakNorth Bank founder and CEO Rishi Khosla discuss the new possibilities that AI offers the finance industry. Those who manage to use this emerging technology to reduce friction for customers will win. Disruptive innovation Technology Managing organizations Audio
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Save(d) by Design Loss Aversion Calculator (personalized finance tool) Personalized Pension statement Personalized video technology with live action Thanks to Rick Unser for having me recently on his 401(k) Fridays podcast.
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In this post, I want to share my thoughts on design values related to behavioral economics and behavioral finance (which going-forward in this post I’ll simply refer to as behavioral science for brevity). With that as backdrop, here’s my Behavioral Economics and Behavioral Finance Manifesto (much like I did with my Management Consulting Manifesto back in 2011 ). Behavioral Economics General Management Innovation Behavioral Finance Behavioral Science Nudge
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Innovations in technology and management practice are creating new opportunities for the finance function to add value to the business. Here’s how finance teams will need to evolve to make the most of them. Insights on Operations
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The Boston Consulting Group even went so far as to call … Continue reading → Learning BCG Boston Consulting Group Consulting Economics Era of Ponzi Finance Management consulting Not sure how this happens, but the entire developed world is in debt. Europe, the US, and Japan have borrowed so much money that they are headed towards ruin.
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Revenues from trade finance now total approximately $50 billion a year. Simultaneously, regulation is making trade finance more costly to supply. Part of the answer lies in the digital revolution unfolding in trade finance. Article Tuesday, August 30, 2016.
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Mihir Desai, professor at Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, argues for re-humanizing finance. He says the practice of finance, with increasing quantification, has lost touch with its foundations. But he says finance can be principled, ethical, even life-affirming. Desai is the author of the new book, The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return. He also writes about finance and the economy for hbr.org.
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Automation and artificial intelligence are poised to reshape the finance function. Knowing what to automate and managing the disruption can lead to a new era of productivity and performance. Our Insights
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Environmental projects are woefully underfunded. Improving their risk-return profiles and structuring larger investment products could unlock private capital to narrow the gap. Our Insights
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The decline of cross-border capital flows signals a stronger global financial system, write Susan Lund and Philipp Harle in International Monetary Fund. MGI in the News
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Many countries with emerging economies are considering health system financing transformation. Five no-regrets tips can help them build a strong foundation for their future health system. Insights on Healthcare Systems & Services
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Companies are still in the early stages of applying digital technologies to finance processes in ways that will create more efficiencies, insights, and value over the long term. Strategy & Corporate Finance InsightsHere is how the CFO can lead the way.
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A former finance minister makes the case for openness and discusses “de-risking.”. Our Insights
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When it comes to infrastructure and capital projects, managing risks and incentives correctly can be a major enabler for opening up new funding streams and creating bankable project pipelines.
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Strong earnings in European consumer finance have drawn the attention of attackers, including large retailers and fintechs. To maintain their position, banks must focus on the customer and transform their operating models. Insights on Financial Services
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JUNE 2, 2017
Global leaders in infrastructure development confront a multi-trillion dollar gap in investment. New analysis from MGI estimates US$69 trillion of investment will be needed between now and 2035, write Jan Mischke and Diaan-Yi Lin in The Business Times of Singapore. MGI in the News
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It is no wonder we came to fear our gender would keep us from achieving the same level of success as our male peers in finance. We turned to those most able to effect change in finance: the professionals actively working in the field. shutterjack/Getty Images.
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In many countries, consumer sentiment has improved since 2015. Consumers have become more bullish about their ability to spend. Insights on Consumer Packaged Goods
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Delivering financial services by mobile phone could benefit billions of people by spurring inclusive growth that adds $3.7 trillion to the GDP of emerging economies within a decade. Employment and Growth
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Spending reviews have the potential to provide significant insight into budget allocations, enabling higher productivity and greater operational efficiency. Public Sector Insights
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By working to be a better champion of its customers, PayPal has seen its transactions and customer base grow and satisfaction among employees swell. Insights on Financial Services
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The unstoppable force of blockchain technology is barreling down on the infrastructure of modern finance. Our global financial system moves trillions of dollars a day and serves billions of people. But the system is rife with problems, adding cost through fees and delays, creating friction through redundant and onerous paperwork, and opening up opportunities for fraud and crime.
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Digital technologies, starting with mobile phones, can rapidly fix problems encountered when savings are stored outside the financial system and foster faster, more inclusive growth, write Laura Tyson and Susan Lund in Project Syndicate. MGI in the News
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Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. Our analysis indicates that China’s economy has arrived at that unstable state where speculative and Ponzi finance appear to dominate. Most assume China can grow at 7% a year, a notion that I have challenged on many occasions. Morgan Stanley agrees. Please consider Morgan Stanley: China''s Minsky Moment is Here.
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The last bubble is seldom reblown, but what about bubbles twice removed? In what seems like a reply of 2000, … Continue reading → Economics
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In emerging economies, using a smart phone to provide access to financial services, could help boost the economy, write James Manyika, and Rodger Voorhies in Fortune. MGI in the News
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See More Videos > See More Videos > The same applies to trade finance and financial assets, where companies such as Digital Asset Holdings (run by JPMorgan veteran Blythe Masters ), Blockstream, and Chain are trying to revolutionize how assets are issued and traded. To understand the transformation that’s being brought about by blockchain technology, it’s useful to start with its largest implementation to date: bitcoin.
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The relationship between a chief financial officer (CFO) and chief human resources officer (CHRO) can turn a company around. Between them, they control the major sources of capital available to a company: human, financial, and often information technology.
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In its latest move to stop an October 1 independence referendum, the Spanish Government is Poised to Seize Catalan Finances. Finance Minister Cristóbal Montoro said a mechanism had been approved for the state to take control of the autonomous region’s finances.
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MARCH 31, 2017
If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Even if you don’t need to know a lot about finance to do your day-to-day job, the more conversant you are on the subject, the better off you’ll be, according to Richard Ruback, a professor at Harvard Business School and the coauthor of the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. “Finance and accounting are very simple.
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Fireworks are going off in Germany again in yet another battle between Wolfgang Schaeuble, Germany’s finance minister, and the ECB. Schaueble … Continue reading → Economics
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Fidelity has an interesting Family Finance Study about the attitudes and expectations of boomers and their millennial children regarding retirement finances and healthcare. To qualify, parents had to be at least 55 years of age, have an adult child older than 25 and have investable assets of at least $100,000. Children qualified if they were at least 25 years of age, had at least $10,000 saved in an IRA, 401(k) or other investment account.
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French MEPs (Members of European Parliament) introduced a proposal to create a “virtuous circle of financing creation” via a “You-Tube Tax” on online advertising. My counter proposal is a high tax on politicians, political activities, and of course socialists. more…). Economics
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