Thought Leadership Resources
We have curated a collection of blogs and news items that we found important to the Asset & Wealth Management business.
June 20, 2019
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…
June 18, 2019
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…
June 18, 2019
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…
June 14, 2019
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…
June 11, 2019
Institutional Investor: Investors See ‘Material Risk’ in Ignoring ESG
A significant portion of investment professionals are gradually moving towards the creation of a…
June 7, 2019
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…
June 5, 2019
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…
June 4, 2019
Bloomberg: Solving the Data Dilemma in ESG Quant Investing
About 86% of the S&P 500 are now publishing sustainability reports. Disclosures, however, are…
May 21, 2019
Institutional Investor: Angst Spreads Over Credit Fund Dangers
"Since the financial crisis, asset managers have replaced banks as corporate lenders, launching…
May 16, 2019
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…
May 15, 2019
William Blair: Digital Transformation of Talent Acquisition
Fabulous insights on a rapidly changing landscape for talent, especially with respect to the…
May 6, 2019
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…