China private wealth study
China Merchant Bank 6/15/2009
China's domestic banks must have clear strategic objectives and highly developed business and operational strategies when entering the private-banking marketplace. Foreign banks have different challenges. They must adapt their strategies to China's distinct culture, marketplace and regulatory system as well as Chinese customers' different attitudes about investments.
Financial Services rethinking risk
Industry Brief 6/2/2009
by Paolo Bordogna and Mike Baxter
Restoring balance to risk management and capital allocation requires tackling the problem at its source. Prudent banking requires establishing clear, effective decision processes to weigh risk and longer-term efforts to increase shareholder value.
Management Tools and Trends 2009
Bain Brief 5/29/2009
by Darrell Rigby and Barbara Bilodeau
Bain & Company has been conducting global Management Tools and Trends surveys since 1993. Never before have we surveyed executives during a period of such economic turbulence. It is a sign of the times that a cost-cutting tool - Benchmarking - has become the most popular tool for the first time in 11 years. The latest questionnaire was conducted in January 2009 and reflects behavior in 2008. It was completed by 1,430 international executives from companies in a broad range of industries and focuses on 25 tools. Their answers provide insights into how they think their companies are performing in the downturn and where they believe their organizations ultimately are headed.
Is your board working?
Bain Brief 5/7/2009
by Vivek Gambhir, Ashish Singh and Karan Singh
Strong boards can help companies avoid trouble by making the right decisions at the right time. Boards that play their role well help companies go from strength to strength, over long periods of time, despite disruptive forces like competition, technology or economic turbulence. Indian boards need to focus on strategy--and raise corporate governanace standards--to be effective.
Pulling away: managing and sustaining change
Bain Brief 4/23/2009
by Miles Cook
Over the next year or two, companies will face substantial challenges. As the recession deepens, the battlefield will shift from great ideas and strategies to strongest execution. The companies that will prove to be successful will be equipped with action plans grounded in practical targets and tools to overcome key obstacles and inefficiencies.
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