by Bruce | October 4, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
With all the body blows the New York City financial services industry and its attendant handmaidens (BigLaw, that would be you) have taken in the past couple of months, it may be time to remind ourselves that for the past two centuries or so, ever since New...
by Bruce | October 1, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Strategy
Analogies are imperfect (that’s why they’re called analogies), but here’s an interesting thought experiment tying together the wild rides investment banks have had on Wall Street during the past few weeks and the potential impact of the Legal...
by Bruce | September 22, 2008 | Articles, Finance
Now that Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs will be converting into traditional bank holding companies, the landscape has changed for keeps: "With the move, Wall Street as it has long been known — a coterie of independent brokerage firms that buy and sell...
by Bruce | September 21, 2008 | About the Site, Articles, Finance, Technology strategy
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by Bruce | September 21, 2008 | Articles, Finance, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Sometimes in the midst of turmoil all around us, with the landscape of the financial services industry–for many of us, our lifeblood–reforming under our very eyes, it’s worthwhile to take a step back and reflect upon some enduring business verities....
by Bruce | September 19, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Nothing less than a generational transformation of investment banking and the financial services industry at large. Its implications for, among other things, the economies of New York City and London, the structure of global capital markets, and our own dearly...
