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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. This can include wanting to do holistic innovation that touches on service, products, and applications. Mercer UK – Personalised Pension Videos.

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Beyond Bricks and Mortar: The Open Banking Revolution

Tom Spencer

Open banking enables these third party service providers to develop new payment services and other financial products. 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.

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Go Faster Alone but Farther Together

Chad Barr

LEGO: A Blueprint for Collaboration and Individual Ingenuity At the dawn of the 2000s, LEGO found itself on the brink of collapse, its brand diluted and finances in turmoil. .” Let’s delve into these examples to uncover the profound lessons they offer. The appointment of Jørgen Vig Knudstorp as CEO marked the turning point.

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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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Jim Whitehurst on the Open Organization: A Conversation with the CEO of Red Hat

BCG

Video Monday, October 17, 2016. Jim Whitehurst is the president and CEO of Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open-source enterprise IT products and services. With a background in business development, finance, and global operations, Whitehurst has a reputation for helping companies flourish—even in the most challenging of times.

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The Hum of Chinese Innovation

Tom Spencer

Chinese people really love their smart phones, and daily life is also being transformed by the many apps used for everything from hailing a car with Didi (the company that bought Uber China in 2016) to ordering food delivery with Ele.me So, what was the new product idea? Once a product takes off, sales are likely to sky-rocket.

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Why Life Insurers and Asset Managers Must Join Forces to Win

BCG

Article Thursday, December 15, 2016 Life insurers are feeling the squeeze. Increasingly, managers find themselves in sometimes heated debate, pitted against their companies’ actuaries, product managers, risk and finance executives, and boards of directors.