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A Sisyphean Struggle: Insights from BCG’s Treasury Benchmarking Survey 2016

BCG

Focus Thursday, November 03, 2016. In the two years since The Boston Consulting Group conducted its last ­Treasury Benchmarking Survey, banks have remained locked in a Sisyphean struggle. See Time for Rebalancing: Insights from BCG’s Treasury Benchmarking Survey 2014 , BCG Focus, December 2014.).

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Should a CEO’s Bonus Be Based on Financial Performance Alone?

Harvard Business

On November 9, 2016, the shareholders of Australia’s largest company, and the world’s tenth-largest bank , revolted. This proved to be a step too far for some shareholders, precipitating their revolt in November 2016. ” Now a full 50% of the assessment was subjective. Boards around the world find themselves in a bind.

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TeBIT 2016 Executive Report: Drilling for Digital Gold

BCG

Report Monday, October 10, 2016. It’s just the type of question that TeBIT, a benchmarking study jointly developed by ETIS–The Community for Telecom Professionals and The Boston Consulting Group, was created to answer. They can also discuss their individual results with the TeBIT benchmarking team.

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Global Corporate Banking 2016: The Next-Generation Corporate Bank

BCG

Report Monday, December 12, 2016. In fact, BCG’s most recent Corporate Banking Performance Benchmarking survey—of 300 corporate banking divisions around the world serving the small, midmarket, and large business segments—found a dramatic split between the best and the rest. Corporate banking is a tough business.

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Building a Digital Technology Foundation in Insurance

BCG

Article Monday, August 29, 2016. And we analyzed the main IT trends on the basis of four years of architecture benchmarking with top insurers in the German market. Insurers today face a host of digital to-dos if they want to stay competitive—much less gain an advantage on their peers.

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6 Things New Grads Should Know Before Joining a Startup

Harvard Business

In fact, according to a 2016 survey by Accenture, only 14% of U.S. It’s also going to be a lot harder to benchmark the offer they give you against salaries at other firms. This May, as new college graduates charge out into the workforce, many will hunt for jobs at startups instead of big companies. And benefits?

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The EU Needs to Make Sure Continental Countries Don’t Exit

Harvard Business

The UK Treasury’s 200-page April 2016 report, blandly titled “The Long-Term Economic Impact of EU Membership and the Alternatives,“ seems a useful, well-executed benchmark. Like virtually all believers in globalization, I deplore Brexit and think the markets (and Game of Thrones fans) are right to be concerned.