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The Digital Revolution in Trade Finance

BCG

Article Tuesday, August 30, 2016. 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. Competition for slices of a shrinking pie is pushing down prices.

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The 2016 M&A Report

BCG

Report Tuesday, August 30, 2016. and “How Portfolio Masters Make M&A Work for Shareholders,” both BCG articles, August 2016.) Following a strong 2014, the year 2015 will go into the books as a record for global M&A deal making. Capital markets have long greeted acquisition announcements with skepticism—and with good reason.

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2016 Top 10 U.S. MBA programs for Management Consulting

Management Consulted

With that in mind, we compiled the 2016 Top 10 U.S Located on Broadway in Morningside Heights, it’s no surprise that Columbia is well known for its excellence in finance and relationships with movers and shakers on Wall Street. The post 2016 Top 10 U.S. Median consulting base salary: $140,000. Do you agree with our list?

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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

Back in 2010, I was part of a team that started one of the early behavioral finance centers with one of the investment manufacturing firms in the United States. 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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Finance Can Be a Noble Profession (Yes, Really)

Harvard Business

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. These are rich questions that do not yield to simple analysis.

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Saxo Bank's Real Forecast for 2016; Mish Comments and Projections

MishTalk

Steen Jakobsen, Saxo Bank's CIO and chief economist is back with real predictions for 2016, following yesterday's "Outrageous Predictions". My "Real" 2016 Outlook US Dollar will weaken – It will follow the “ normal path ” of weaker US$ post the first hike. 2016 will be a year of two halves: A bad start, and a good finish.

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Beyond Bricks and Mortar: The Open Banking Revolution

Tom Spencer

The concept of open banking gained renewed traction with the implementation of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in the European Union in 2016, enhancing the rules put in place by the initial PSD in 2007. This directly benefits consumers by leading to lower prices and an enhanced customer experience.

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