Thought Leadership Resources

We have curated a collection of blogs and news items that we found important to the Asset & Wealth Management business.

Deloitte Insights: Tapping Into the Aging Workforce In Financial Services

We have recently observed and written on the changing trends of leadership skills in the asset and…

First Half 2019 Review: Recruiting Demand Strengthening Significantly Mid-Year

The “two-tiered” story of growth and profitability has driven our search work to be very niche…

Wilbanks Partners Commentary: Seismic Shift in Leadership Skills Underway

Our ongoing recruiting work has been significantly altered over the last several years by the large…

TEDx Talk: What Makes a Good Life? Lessons From the Longest Study On Happiness

"What keeps us healthy and happy as we go through life? If you were going to invest now in your…

Institutional Investor: Investors See ‘Material Risk’ in Ignoring ESG

A significant portion of investment professionals are gradually moving towards the creation of a…

Bloomberg: The Next Big Phones Could Bring a Billion People Online

Interesting new trend that I was not aware of. There are interesting perspectives both for and…

New York Times: The Man Who Told America the Truth About D-Day

Disappointing to see Trump threatening war (economic and military) around the world given what we…

Bloomberg: Solving the Data Dilemma in ESG Quant Investing

About 86% of the S&P 500 are now publishing sustainability reports. Disclosures, however, are…

Institutional Investor: Angst Spreads Over Credit Fund Dangers

"Since the financial crisis, asset managers have replaced banks as corporate lenders, launching…

FundFire Exchange: Recruiter Roundtable — The Evolution of the Institutional Asset Management Job Market (webinar)

In this webcast hosted by Danielle Verbrigghe, George Wilbanks discusses the rapid evolution of the…

William Blair: Digital Transformation of Talent Acquisition

Fabulous insights on a rapidly changing landscape for talent, especially with respect to the…

Boston Consulting Group: How Asset Managers Can Win in a Winner-Takes-All World

Congratulations to Joe Carrubba and his team at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for these…