Stability is paramount in the complex business of banking. A bank’s success is not just a matter of its investment and lending activity but also whether it can navigate the risks its balance sheet incurs. It is here that Asset-Liability Management (ALM) … Read More
Stemming from careers in Management Consulting and Financial Services, our leadership team at The Staffed built this company on one core truth:
Approximately 70% of consulting services delivered by top and mid-tier firms is … Read More
Credit rating agencies (CRAs) play a critical role in the global banking and financial markets. They assess the creditworthiness of borrowers, including governments, corporations, and financial institutions, and provide ratings that help investors and lenders gauge risk. The three largest and … Read More
Utilizing Financial Instruments such as Interest Rate Swaps to Mitigate Exposure
Interest rate risk is one of the primary difficulties that banks experience when handling their financial affairs. The risk emanates from variations in interest rates that have the potential to impact … Read More
When hiring or working as a contractor, choosing the right engagement model is important for financial security, tax obligations, and career flexibility. The three main options—W2 (Employee), Corp-to-Corp (C2C), and 1099 (Independent Contractor)—each have their own advantages and challenges.
Whether … Read More
In today’s hyper-connected, turbo-charged world economy, firms are under siege from all corners with more risk related to financial crime, fraud, and non-compliance in regulations. Thus, in a bid to fight these risks, organizations have to embrace effective customer understanding frameworks with … Read More
The landscape for hiring marketing professionals is about to shift seismically with 2025 unfolding. Businesses are reviewing strategies that allow them to catch up with the speed of technology, new behaviors among consumers, and how the expectations of talent evolve. Some of … Read More
This is the backbone of any national economy as it secures financial stability and economic progress. It is, however, that line within a set of regulations that are affected by change brought in through acts of Parliament. Changes in banking legislation have … Read More
The world devoid of regulatory watch over financial markets, where market manipulators may play with freely available prices at will, leaving investors vulnerable to fraud-all the mess would seem to be omnipresent in such a universe. That brings up the concept of … Read More
The Banking & Capital Markets industry is fast changing. The old concept of managing risks through internal operations alone is becoming anachronistic. Core services like payment processing, regulatory reporting, cybersecurity, and cloud-based infrastructure have been outsourced to third-party vendors. In such a … Read More
