N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

In today’s competitive job market, obtaining a degree from a reputable college can significantly impact your career prospects, especially in the finance sector. Finance is a dynamic field that offers numerous opportunities for lucrative careers.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Decisions made at the gut instinct or data level can be made quickly, but offer a higher level of risk. Decisioning at the information level affords a higher degree of risk management, but are still not as safe as those decisions based upon actionable knowledge.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Do you have the necessary resources (financial, technology, talent, infrastructure, etc.) How can we improve the risk management, governance, control, and reporting functions for this? " My days in technology have taught me that you frequently have to ask "why" up to 5 times before you REALLY get the answer.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

This includes the dexterity to recognize the potential impact of technological disruptions on the business model and to react proactively. Their decisions resonate throughout finance, operations, product development, and corporate culture, rendering them key architects of sustainable competitive advantage.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 17, 2023

A recent report from Cambridge Judge Business School highlights how important regulation is to the promotion of financial inclusion and the utilization of technology to effectively manage evolving consumer risks. The post The Need For Effective Regulation Of Fintech first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Contingency : Nothing is without risk, and when you think something is without risk, that is when you’re most likely to end-up in trouble. All initiatives surrounding new ideas should include detailed risk management provisions. Be careful of high level, pie-in-the-sky projections.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2021

Deploying an operational risk management program that does the intended job remains a challenge for many businesses today. Another problem companies face today involves the funding of the operational risk management strategy consistently. Risk Accountability at All Levels. Timely Risk Assessments.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This could mean making sure they are reliable and durable, as well as up-to-date with the latest technology. Financial Management: Make sure your finances are in order by tracking income, expenses, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. Explore new ways of working and find out where you can save time or money.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 4, 2024

Understanding AML Identity Verification AML identity verification is a process that helps organizations confirm the identity of their customers and assess the risk they may pose. This verification is essential in complying with AML regulations and preventing financial crimes such as money laundering, terrorism financing, and fraud.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Finance and business executives often joke that the word blockchain placed at the end of the company name is enough to increase the share price of any entity at least twofold. Blockchain Technology Defined. Blockchain technology is simply defined as a list of records known as blocks linked through cryptography.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The finance sector as we know it is being transformed by new technology. Digital innovation is everywhere, from Big Data to risk management software, and it’s all coming to change in the way that the sector is organised and run. This increased understanding could see a demand for a new type of finance team emerging.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 15, 2024

Covering areas such as auditing, financial accounting, and taxation, the CPA credential opens doors to a myriad of career opportunities, from public accounting firms to corporate finance roles. This certification focuses on management accounting principles, risk management, and business strategy.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2024

Incorporating a specialized family office database into their systems allows family offices to efficiently manage and analyze their wealth data, enhancing their capabilities to forecast financial outcomes with higher accuracy. These technologies can process large datasets at incredible speeds, uncover patterns, and generate predictive models.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Technological Advancements The rising pace of technological developments offers both opportunities and obstacles for commercial businesses. Technology can revolutionize the way businesses operate, offering new tools for efficiency, communication, and data analysis. Equally important is training and development.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Previous to our technological advancements, the only way businesses could manage their multiple consumer platforms, numerous transactional tasks, and recover from data emergencies was to outsource to a variety of vendors. While this may be an effective marketing approach, it generates an almost cutthroat atmosphere of competition.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Risk management is now at the heart of the governance model for the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement, and not only because of their growing scale and complexity. These risks can emanate from the realm of security, public health, natural ecology, technology, or economics.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 5, 2020

Ensure that you have access to the technology and tools you need – this is where cloud services are a good idea, as you and your team can access any documents required to continue working from anywhere in the world. If you have any loans or finance on anything, talk to your lenders and creditors. Work remotely. Talk to lenders.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Thanks to better file management and new information security technologies, companies can implement a much more advanced structuring across their organization. A content management system or a more comprehensive Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution can be used to manage not just operational data but also user access.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. And it is truly fascinating.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2012

For highly regulated sectors like finance, social media can be a legal minefield. without any compliance process or technology in place.". The combination of the right policy and the right technology can render even the most delicate of communications compliant. 132 characters for Goldman; one giant leap for the Twitterverse.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2013

This is the new frontier for reputation risk management. Additionally, social media pages typically appear with prominence in search results — without these online presences, relationship managers and organizations risk not being present in the search results when an interested prospect goes looking.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2011

Accidents happen and organizations expose themselves to losses and reputational risks because of the ways they communicate the risks associated with their products and services. From engineering to finance, if risks are communicated very well, lesser accidents and crises will happen, simply on the strength that people will plan better.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

But in the aftermath of the financial crisis, risk managers have become increasingly involved in business strategy and decisions. The risk team helped run the numbers to ensure the client met the right credit threshold, then marketing prepared the package and the reps went to work. The risk function can do the same.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

These threats change the risk management calculus of firms hoping to succeed in a more turbulent world. Start-ups are particularly at risk today because of both their size and age. Firms applied for credit to finance recovery. Make risk a strategic priority. Data from the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

military says, volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity , where technology and strategy changes rapidly. Three finance professors once asked more than 400 executives what they would do if their quarterly earnings targets were at risk. Before, tricky problems would be redirected to a risk manager.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

Businesses are constantly experimenting with new ways to use artificial intelligence for better risk management and faster, more responsive fraud detection — and even to predict and prevent crimes. While today’s basic technology is not necessarily revolutionary, the algorithms it uses and the results they can produce are.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2012

This technological and logistical challenge is made all the harder by the fact that by 2030, we'll be confronting a water supply shortage of approximately 40 percent due to a toxic combination of rising demand and climate-change-driven shifts in water supply.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

Carmakers have started using 3D technology to produce parts. The technology is expected to lead to reductions in the cost of employment, capital investment, shipping and inventory as well. manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers, according to a leading technology industry analyst. Most hearing aids in the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

Commentators and researchers have focused on the crucial role of the CEO in leading effective corporate action to promote high performance, high integrity , and sound risk management. One key to this partnership is identifying risk priorities—whether economic (e.g.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. Guidelines for selecting an appropriate model.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2015

But with the rapid implementation of electronic health records (EHRs), CNOs are now expected to master new trends in health care information technologies to engage hospital leaders in strategic discussions about major technology investments. The primary driver for new learning is increasingly complex and essential technologies.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

These business leaders must, however, be aided by highly competent legal, financial, risk, compliance, audit and technology staff. Boards Ethics Risk management' In a complex organization like JP Morgan, with many separate entities and lines of business, an effective “control agenda” is a huge undertaking.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2016

I propose a risk-oriented framework for deciding when and how to allocate decision problems between humans and machine-based decision makers. This diagram presents examples of a number of problems ordered by their predictability given the current state-of-the-art in machine learning and AI technology.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Digital tools, techniques and technologies for code reviews in the networked age have dramatically improved. Just as finance departments rely on external auditors as well as internal controls, coding with integrity requires comparable oversight and assurance. Problems and trouble spots get extra time and attention. Trust but verify.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

They frequently find the technologies are less of a hassle than the people. Renaissance Technologies and other, even more secretive investment funds are the management models here. Machine learning algorithms stress-test and risk-manage other machine learning algorithms. All-In Autonomy.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom. They should insist that every director is deeply informed and keenly contributing to the company’s strategy and risk management.

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