When was the first time you heard the word dashboard? Mine was with my parents, in the car, more than a couple of decades ago. And, when was the first time you used it professionally? Around here at least, the usage pattern is growing. Indeed, dashboard is becoming the …
We remember the Christmas decorations in Crystal Park’s atrium when we launched THE BLOG. Red and pearled cones hung from the glass ceiling, 35 meters above our heads. Sipping a hot coffee and smiling we celebrated that small (but great) achievement. It’s such a nice feeling, praising small things simply …
It’s Christmas market season once again, and as you sip your glühwein and think about ways to show you care, ‘tis a good time to think of how you can help your clients grow their business. Yes, the latest phrase is a bit cliché, but it’s a better alternative than …
So, you fancy acronyms. They make you look smart, trendy, interesting. Don’t feel ashamed, we love them too! While some of them are necessary to make a conversation more fluent or even to reinvent a brand, some of them are just unbearable. Yes, we mean it. However, the acronym that’s …
This isn’t an article about wealth management trends only, but a story inspired by what clients in the industry are living nowadays. Taking into account their anecdotes and questions, and the Wealth Management Forum held in Crystal Park in early November as an invaluable information source, we’ve written down this …
Dear reader, it’s that time of the year once again. New Year’s celebrations are at our doorstep and we’re all looking forward to the holidays. Let’s wait for the magic without being tragic over the weeks to come until the break! “The killer November” is here. We call it like …
Did it happen to you to receive a pair of pedals instead of the bicycle you begged your parents for when you were a kid? You probably had to wait a couple of months, half a year or even longer for your parents to conclude that you truly wanted that …
Tell me your story in 10 seconds. Only then will you exist. Really, we should have said in 8 seconds because that’s the human attention span according to a widely publicised study. However, is this a natural human limitation or is it due to the multiple choices we currently have …
The asset and wealth management (AWM) industry’s revolution is ongoing. Assets under management (AuM) are increasing, as are costs and revenues. Although revenues costs have gone up, they’ve not grown at the same speed as revenues for many reasons, including economies of scale and the slow adoption of new technologies. …
We humans are funny creatures. We’re intelligent, good-looking, sociable, and we’ve got a brain more complex than any machine built so far. It governs our sleep, our breathing, our reactions to the outside world – and to the interior – and behaviours like how to take turns in conversations. Behaviours. …
