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Current s+b Issue

 

s+b provides extensive thought leadership on finance, economics, the financial-services industry, the capital markets, and the issues facing Wall Street. We look below the froth to cover deep trends and financial forces that shape the world of investment. Authors include prominent academics and researchers in finance and economics, seasoned practitioners from the financial-services industry, Booz & Company experts, and journalists who understand the fundamentals.

Finance

Seven Value Creation Lessons from Private Equity

by Vinay Couto, Ashok Divakaran, and
Deniz Caglar
What top-tier PE firms can teach public companies about creating and sustaining value over time.


The Right Side of Financial Services

by Gauthier Vincent
 
Financial institutions need new strategies — to rethink portfolios, customer-centricity, and risk — for the neglected side of their balance sheets.
 

Banking on Social Media

by Johannes Bussmann, Paul Hyde, and
Jörg Sandrock
Retail banks can use Facebook, YouTube, and other new platforms to better reach their “Generation C” customers.

The New Financial Matchmakers

by Bob Rice
 
The rise of private market networks is changing the capital markets and opening up new opportunities for business leaders and innovators.
 

Making Customer Segmentation Deliver

As the ability to gather sophisticated data grows, here’s a four-step process for making segmentation drive improved performance.

Resetting the Cost Structure at Shell

A senior finance executive explains how a zero-based cost management effort is leading to significant performance improvements.

Best Business Books 2011: Economics

A Dismal Outlook?

Crafting Best-in-Class Business Intelligence

Start by choosing the metrics that matter most for your company, and then ensure the support of your employees and partners.

The Next Winning Move in Private Equity

To outperform their rivals, private equity firms will need to enhance their ability to spur organic growth in the companies they own. (And public companies will need to follow.)

Total Shareholder Returns

This measure of business performance is the best indicator of corporate success.

A Continuous Quest for Economic Balance

Only diverse economies are truly stable — and diversity must be more broadly defined.

Hotbeds of Innovation

U.S. multinationals are looking to small companies and startups for the next big ideas.

Best Business Books 2010: The Economy

The Fog of Panic

Bringing Back Market Transparency

As regulators work to fix some of the problems caused by the financial markets’ changing infrastructure, five questions need to be addressed.
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