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    Rethinking the Strategic Value of Investment Operations

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    Rethinking the Strategic Value of Investment Operations

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    Michael Thomson +2 Others
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    Design is risk management

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    Design is risk management

    No CFO worth their salt would overlook an effective tool that could improve their firm’s financial position. Yet when the…

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    Frank Gitro
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    How We Built a Better Real Estate Modeling Stack

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    How We Built a Better Real Estate Modeling Stack

    For anyone who has worked in real estate asset management, the workflow is painfully familiar: you run your property cashflows…

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    Douglas Eaton

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    Two in Twenty with M&G Investment’s Laura Brown

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    Two in Twenty with M&G Investment’s Laura Brown

    Playing it safe may be the biggest risk of all. In this episode, Laura shares her journey from strategy to…

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    Twink Field

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    Why connected client experiences require more than technology

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    Why connected client experiences require more than technology

    The financial services industry is not short on ambition when it comes to digital transformation. Firms are investing in AI,…

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    Lana Brkic
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    Development Feasibility Reimagined

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    Development Feasibility Reimagined

    If your largest equity partner requested a complete program reforecast tomorrow, how long would it take, and how confident would…

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    Michael Park +1 Others
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    Why color deserves a seat at the strategy table

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    Why color deserves a seat at the strategy table

    In financial services, the list of things competing for your attention never gets shorter. Investment performance, client relationships, market positioning……

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    Candice Stern
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    Two in Twenty with Neuberger’s Henry Detering

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    Two in Twenty with Neuberger’s Henry Detering

    What does it take to balance consistency with flexibility in a global brand? In this episode, Neuberger’s Henry Detering draws…

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    Twink Field

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    AI in Real Estate: What to Believe, What to Question, and What to Do

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    AI in Real Estate: What to Believe, What to Question, and What to Do

    AI in real estate is generating plenty of noise, but not always much clarity. Our white paper, AI in Real…

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    Neil Elliott

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