Compliance: The Numbers You Need To Know Compliance & regulation is a growing concern for many industries, especially for financial services. In the past, many organizations have viewed compliance as an expensive inconvenience but when the correct policies & procedures are adopted, it can be a significant cost saver. It is evident managing compliance requires
How manager involvement impacts employee engagement Organizations today are facing a crisis. Many are grappling with significant challenges in managing, training, and retaining employees in a professional environment that is undergoing the most significant transformation since industrialization and the creation of Henry Ford’s production line in the early 1900s. This article examines the role
Banks & Regulators Disagree On Cost Of Basel III Framework Banks have begun to grapple with the costs of implementing the Final Basel III Framework. European banksʼ estimates put the price tag of meeting increased capital requirements at around €400 billion and they warn that the rules could shrink lending by as much as €2.9
Down, But Not Out: The Current State of Investment Banking Investment banking has had a difficult decade. Tight new post-crisis rules decimated trading revenues and a sluggish global economy sent advisory arms into a slump. At the same time, evolving technologies have placed a strain on business models and changing staffing needs have made finding
Could Libra Spur Central Bank-Issued Digital Currencies? Technology is touching every aspect of finance, transforming decades-old practices and redefining core tasks. In our Disruption in Financial Services series, we explore how new tools and technologies are changing the business of finance and reshaping how financial professionals do their jobs. One of the unintended consequences
New Risks, Old Models: The Asset Management Business The asset management business is undergoing a period of unprecedented change. Asset managers are struggling to deliver the products and returns that aging populations in Asia and the West demand against the backdrop of negative interest rates and slow growth. As fee levels fall under pressure from
Tactics to Create a Culture of Learning & Development Creating a culture of learning and development (L&D) has become a priority for many organizations recently. With numerous driving factors, learning development is an unavoidable element in today's workplace. Employees want to learn, be challenged, increase productivity, be innovative and have a real impact on company
Learning via Gamification: Latest Data, Stats & Trends The effectiveness of gamification is well-represented in the field of education. Studies involving varied subject groups from young children to older professionals have often churned out positive results. One example is Theresa A. Papp's paper 'Gamification Effects on Motivation and Learning: Application to Primary and College
Video Learning: Latest Data, Stats and Trends Video learning is no longer seen as a novel idea, it is now considered a common standard of content delivery in the world of corporate learning. Delivery via video has grown rapidly in recent years, and for good reason. It has proven to be an effective, cost-efficient and
Have Private Equity Valuations Reached Bubble Levels? Venture capital and private equity have boomed in the last ten years. McKinsey estimates that private market assets under management hit $5.8 trillion in 2019 and that private funds are sitting on dry powder of over $2 trillion. Fueled by cheap debt and investors hungry for yield, the
