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Brand Value Drives Corporate Value

With the right brand-value metrics and framework, managements can allocate marketing resources to improve both short- and long-term value creation.

By Joseph Theriault and Gregory V. Milano | January 23, 2018

HSBC Profits Fall 29% But Stock Climbs 4.8%

HSBC Profits Fall 29% But Stock Climbs 4.8%

Europe's largest bank soothed investors by announcing a share buyback of up to $2.5 billion in the second half of this year.

By Matthew Heller | August 4, 2016

In Tech, Return Measures are Better than Margins

In Tech, Return Measures are Better than Margins

Why do gross margin, operating profit margin, and EBITDA margin so poorly measure technology company performance?

By Gregory V. Milano, David Fedigan, and Arshia Chatterjee | July 12, 2016

IMF Urges Banks to Adjust to Post-Crisis Reality

Risk Management

IMF Urges Banks to Adjust to Post-Crisis Reality

"Banks need to change the way they operate to ensure that they can build and maintain capital buffers without taking excessive risk," says an IMF report.

By Matthew Heller | October 9, 2014

Does Asset Utilization Matter?

Does Asset Utilization Matter?

Companies are focusing on asset utilization to drive better share-price performance.

By Allison Cavasino and Gregory V. Milano | April 17, 2014

The Story Trumps the Data

The Story Trumps the Data

Big data promises to revolutionize human-capital management, but it's the stories behind the data that will endure. We just have to find them.

By John Boudreau | May 24, 2013

Is There a Payoff from Top-Team Diversity?

Is There a Payoff from Top-Team Diversity?

Between 2008 and 2010, companies with more diverse top teams were also top financial performers. That’s probably no coincidence.

By Markus Kleiner and Thomas Barta | May 2, 2012

‘Tis the Gift to Be Simple

Banking & Capital Markets

‘Tis the Gift to Be Simple

Why the 80-year-old DuPont model still has fans.

By Robin Goldwyn Blumenthal | January 1, 1998