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What Banking Needs to Become

by Vanessa Wallace and Andrew Herrick
Regulations and consumer expectations are changing. The business models, capabilities, and practices of the financial-services industry must change with them.

A Better Way to Fix Bankers’ Pay

by Shumeet Banerji
Instead of bashing bonuses, let’s put in place the incentives we need: linking compensation to risk and capital.
 

A Global Financial Governance Primer

by Alan Gemes, Peter T. Golder, and Thorsten Liebert
Government leaders are designing the next regulatory regime for banks; their answers to four basic questions will determine how well it works.

Welcome, “Stateholder”

by Robert Gogel and Ludo Van der Heyden
 
The newest corporate stakeholders — government representatives — must learn to become effective agents for reform.
 

Leadership Lessons and the Economic Crisis

Predictably, one result of the economic crisis is the cry for a new style of leadership. In thinking about what qualities are needed as we move forward, it’s helpful to consider where we’ve been and what the times will require from the next generation of leaders.

On Peter Drucker’s Centennial

Regulations and consumer expectations are changing. The business models, capabilities, and practices of the financial-services industry must change with them.

Filling the Gulf States’ Infrastructure Gap

If Middle East countries use lower oil prices as an excuse to neglect development of roads, bridges, and power lines, their bright future could be stymied before it begins.

Cut Costs, Grow Stronger

To reduce expenses for the long term and lead the way to recovery, start by taking a strategic view of your capabilities.

A Walled Garden for Capital

New socially responsible trading networks seek to facilitate long-term profitable investment.

$950 Billion in Extra Capital

Strategies to improve working capital deficiencies and unearth excess cash from corporate balance sheets.

Promoting Entrepreneurship in the West Bank

How a conference of multiple stakeholders is bringing financial investment to a region marked by conflict.

Making the Most of M&A

Mergers and acquisitions are becoming more critical — and more perilous — than ever. You can build your capabilities, even in the midst of turmoil.

Is State Control Making a Comeback?

In considering the relationship between the public and private sectors, it’s time to distinguish the plausible visions of the future — such as a new regulatory environment — from those, like permanent government ownership of banks and industry, that are not plausible.

7. Finance: Facing the Liquidity Challenge

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