SUMMARY In our view, international markets are less efficient, creating opportunities for active portfolio management. We believe a passive approach to international investing may lead to unintended sector concentrations. A surprising number of the best performing stocks in a given year are based outside of the US.
Month: October 2021
Performance Reviews Need a Brand-New P&L
Performance reviews are clearly in need of an overhaul. A 2019 Gallup poll found that a mere 14 percent of employees are strongly inspired to improve by their performance reviews. At best met with a lack of enthusiasm, at worst with resentment, this annual exercise in the era of The Great Resignation has scope for improvement.
Suite oder Best-of-Breed?: An Hyperautomation scheiden sich die Geister
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) hat die Digitale Transformation schneller als jede andere Technologie durch die Automatisierung alltäglicher und sich wiederholender Aufgaben ermöglicht und vorangetrieben. Nach dem ersten Automatisierungs-Hype stehen wir heute aber an einer Art Gezeitenwende.
The Best Kubernetes Udacity Nanodegrees for IT Professionals
A directory of the best Kubernetes Udacity Nanodegrees for IT professionals, compiled by the editors at Solutions Review.
Cloud cost overruns may be a business leadership failure
A couple of months back, some smart folks at VC firm Andreesen Horowitz wrote a blog post called “The Cost of Cloud, a Trillion Dollar Paradox”. Among other things, the blog made a big splash because it claimed, quote: “[W]hile cloud clearly delivers on its promise early on in a company’s journey, the pressure it puts on margins can start to outweigh the benefits, as a company scales and growth slows.” It claimed that cloud overspending was resulting in huge loss of market value, and that developers needed incentives to reduce spending.
An ETF to Consider if a Rising Dollar Means a Global Slowdown
A rising dollar could portend to a global slowdown as investors pile into safe haven assets like the U.S. dollar amid headwinds like rising inflation and lower economic growth.
德国9月PPI同比劲升14.2%,为逾46年来最大同比升幅
德国联邦统计局周三公布,德国9月份工业品生产者价格指数(PPI)同比上升14.2%,为1974年10月以来的最高同比增幅
How CIOs Can Grow and Spend Political Capital to Achieve Executive Impact
Imagine this: You are a CIO at a large, global corporation who is driving the implementation of a new customer experience platform. It went live and then suddenly crashed the following week. You already know the money and time spent on this project and realize any hiccups will be costly or customers might be lost.
PayPal CEO Discusses Responsible Innovation at DC Fintech
When he spoke at the virtual Washington DC Fintech Week conference, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman shared an anecdote he heard when he first got into financial services: It is expensive to be poor. “Unfortunately, that couldn’t be more true.” Developing innovation in fintech that can benefit the broader masses rather than select segments of the population may require more concerted consideration.
New ETF Taps the Blockchain Revolution
The blockchain is the foundation on which much of the digital assets universe is built, and a growing number of exchange traded funds provide access to that theme. However, not all of those ETFs are cut from the same cloth. The new Invesco Alerian Galaxy Blockchain Users and Decentralized Commerce ETF ( BLKC ) is an example of a blockchain ETF with the potential to stand out in a crowded field.
Gartner: Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2022 and Beyond
Predicting the future is a risky business, particularly in the current environment of huge uncertainty. But once again, Gartner this week announced its Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users in 2022 and Beyond during its virtual Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2021 Americas event.
China ETFs Are Starting to Gain Momentum
China country-specific exchange traded funds are beginning to pick up momentum as some argue that the worst is behind the emerging market
Gartner’s Top 12 Strategic Tech Trends For 2022 And Beyond
Gartner, Inc. announced its top 12 strategic technology trends for 2022 and beyond. Analysts presented their findings at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2021, heald virtually for the second year in a row, due to the pandemic.
Talent Management: 10 Tipps, wie sie Top-Talente halten
Mitarbeiter langfristig zu binden, entwickelt sich immer mehr zu einem entscheidenden Wettbewerbsfaktor. Die Fähigkeit eines Unternehmens, seine Talente trotz der angespannten Lage auf dem Arbeitsmarkt zu halten, hat erhebliche Auswirkungen.