Management Consulting

We periodically take a closer look at the trending topics we are seeing in the financial services based on the work we are doing with clients, and the conversations we are having with industry leaders. According to Gartner, growth is the number one goal among senior-level executives in the financial services industry. How can they […]

Building a Successful Change Network One of the most valuable tools at the disposal of a Change Management Consultant is the Change Champion and Change Agent Network they create at the beginning of an engagement. When stood up properly, this group can make your change effort a success in so many ways and can also […]

I recently attended the opening session of Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) yearly conference and was immediately drawn to keynote speaker John Achor’s thoughts on “The Happiness Advantage” and how positive thought can not only make you happier, but can provide a myriad of other positive impacts in your life. Not only can it […]

In an effort to protect consumers from “deceptive or harmful products,” Google will begin banning ads for payday loans and related products from its ad platform, as of July 13, 2016. According to the company’s U.K. blog, the ban is for loans in which the borrower is required to repay the full amount within 60 […]

There’s lots of talk about the effect that FinTech (or, at least the artificial intelligence (AI) and smart machines it’s producing) will have on jobs in the financial services industry. Here are a couple of examples. In a recent CFA Institute survey, respondents indicated that automated financial advice tools will have the largest impact on […]

Efma, a global non-profit organization established in 1971 by banks and insurance companies to foster innovation and drive transformation, and Vidyo, a developer of video collaboration solutions, released a new report that shows there is strong interest in leveraging video among financial services institutions. According to the report, 10% of banks have already deployed a […]

Anonymous, an international network of hackers, recently pledged to take on the financial services industry in a 30-day cyberattack campaign called “Operation Icarus,” more commonly referred to online as #OpIcarus. While the information about the group’s plan is somewhat spotty, various videos (purportedly, the group’s very own) and news articles indicate that the group is […]

Bank of America’s Q1 2016 earnings call had a bunch of fascinating information about where the company, and therefore financial services industry, is heading. Let’s start with the company’s financial investments in technology. Brian Moynihan, the CEO, said they continue to invest $3 billion annually on technology initiatives, with a deep focus in those that […]

IT system consolidations seems to be an ongoing trend in the financial services industry. In March, I shared J.P. Morgan’s plan to shrink the number of IT applications it uses by an overall 25%. Today, the story is about Deutsche Bank, Germany’s leading bank, who has a strong position in Europe and a significant presence […]

My colleague, Mark Polly, wrote a post on Perficient’s digital transformation blog that highlighted the current state of digital marketing across various industries, including financial services. An infographic from CMO.com, an Adobe-operated website that offers digital marketing insight for chief marketing officers and senior marketing executives, indicates that digital channels are increasingly influencing product sales […]

The next time you call Vanguard, your experience might be very different. One of the world’s largest investment management companies, with more than $3.2 trillion in global assets under management, has implemented voice verification technology. With voice verification, Vanguard can verify your identity simply by the sound of your voice. 

  In a recent post, I laid out three reasons why you should be a believer in Oracle. The article highlighted Oracle’s transition from focusing on solutions that were historically implemented on-premises to specializing in the development and sale of cloud solutions.