238 Posts found for Industry: Finance / Banking

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Sandy Weill

Sandy Weill’s fabled dealmaking changed the face of the financial-services industry. Now he’s looking back at the world he left behind and making new plans.

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Across the Board (ATB) | Subject: Management | Industry: Finance / Banking

Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises

Manias, Panics, and Crashes is a scholarly but highly readable trip through the history of financial crises from the Mississippi and South-Sea bubbles to the June, 1974, failures of the Herstatt Bank of Cologne and the Franklin Bank of New York. Kindleberger’s goal is to illustrate the causes and consequences of mania (a bubble in asset prices driven by an irrational excitement about business possibilities), … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Charles P. Kindleberger | Subjects: Finance, History | Industry: Finance / Banking

The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism

Despite its inflated title, this volume is a worthy jeremiad against corporate excess, especially the kind hastened by the mutual fund industry that Bogle, former CEO of low-cost Vanguard, knows well. Among the problems: inflated executive compensation and creative accounting that allows companies to claim profits even when they’re in the red. Mutual fund companies, Bogle charges, care more about short-term results than long-term value, … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: John C. Bogle | Subjects: Finance, Industry Specific | Industry: Finance / Banking

Ponzi’s Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend

Before Charles Ponzi (1882-1949) sailed from Italy to the shores of America in 1903, his father assured him that the streets were really paved with gold – and that Ponzi would be able to get a piece. As journalist Zuckoff observes in this engaging and fast-paced biography, Ponzi learned as soon as he disembarked that though the streets were often cobblestone, he could still make … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Mitchell Zuckoff | Subjects: Finance, History | Industry: Finance / Banking

Financial Managers Society

Content: Online Resource | Source: Financial Managers Society | Subjects: Associations / Organizations, Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking

Mortgage Bankers Association

Content: Online Resource | Source: Mortgage Bankers Association | Subject: Associations / Organizations | Industry: Finance / Banking

Urban Financial Services Coalition

Content: Online Resource | Source: Urban Financial Services Coalition | Subject: Associations / Organizations | Industry: Finance / Banking

People Plus Technology Determines CRM Success

Rapid user adoption of CRM technologies is crucial to achieve productivity gains from customer-facing investments. The Bank of New York used a “high user involvement” strategy to encourage 1,650 users to adopt a unified sales process in 32 countries. Its keys to success: getting users involved early, using an efficient implementation approach, and maintaining a tight focus on delivering benefits for users, not just management. … [ Read more ]

Content: Case Study | Authors: Ian Schuler, Jessica Harrington, John Ragsdale, William Band | Source: Forrester Research | Subjects: Customer Related, IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Finance / Banking | Company: The Bank of New York