An elective in South Africa: Part two
During a talk by various leaders of Standard Bank in Johannesburg there is a light bulb moment - after two terms at Said Business School the finance speak is starting to make sense
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Africa has a long way to go, and faces various challenges but there are so many opportunities for disruption
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Hurrah for this fantastic award! “As MBAs we share the same challenges and ambitions, and what goes around comes around,” said MBA student Laura Diaz. “During MBAT, there was a great RSM spirit between us and towards others to collaborate, perform and enjoy what we were doing. This made me realise how much I value the RSM way and that I'm exactly where I want to be.” Read more here:
Around 100 participants from the International Full-time MBA at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) and their partners attended...
eFinancialCareers | CFA vs. MBA: Which qualification for which banking job? eFinancialCareers In some sectors, however, CFA candidates outweigh MBA candidates by a greater margin than in others. In equities and asset management, for example, the proportion of experienced candidates with CFA passes outweigh MBAs by 2.5:1; in research, ... |
An Ambassador in Blue with an Online MBA Southern New Hampshire University Communication is a key component of Staff Sgt. Lauren Goodhue's responsibilities in the U.S. Air Force. So it's no surprise that good communication played an integral role in earning her online MBA at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). |
5/14/16 The term “brand” probably brings to mind a laundry list of well-known and well-regarded corporations like Apple, Google, and Coca-Cola. These brands are so powerful, in fact, that each year Forbes assigns a monetary value to the world’s biggest brands, and the totals can be staggering: the value of Apple’s brand alone is estimated by Forbes at $150 billion. Forbes has the full breakdown of how that total is calculated, but there is no doubt about the advantages of a solid brand: not only are consumers more likely to buy from a brand they trust, they’re also willing to pay more for products from those brands. The most important question for other marketers looking to emulate Apple is: how did they do that?
Though it may not be obvious, this is an especially relevant question for MBAs starting their first year of business school in the fall, and not just as preparation for intro marketing classes. Recruiters from major MBA employers will spend a lot of time and resources trying to determine which students are a good fit for their firm, and while plenty of employers are interested in top MBAs as a group, it’s up to individual candidates within that group to demonstrate their qualifications and fit for specific roles. How you present yourself to these recruiters – your personal recruiting brand – will determine a lot about the effectiveness of your internship and job search over the next two years; fortunately, a thoughtful and strategic approach to brand-building can put you well ahead of the pack by the time classes and recruiting start in the Fall.
Read more via: http://poetsandquants.com/2016/05/14/building-effective-recruiting-brand/
5/8/16 For online lenders, the business model of targeting Ivy League student borrowers is starting to backfire.
The problem isn’t that graduates of these and other prestigious universities are deadbeats. Rather, these customers, who the lenders covet for their superlow default rates, are proving savvier and more anti-debt than anticipated.
Borrowers are prepaying their student loans at a quicker pace—in some cases three times faster—than some companies expected, a potentially bad outcome for the lenders and investors that wanted to collect higher interest payments over time, according to people familiar with the industry. Not only are customers aggressive about refinancing at lower rates, some are paying more than required each month in an attempt to get rid of their debt faster.
“It surprised me,” said Gary Lieberman, chairman of Darien Rowayton Bank, a community bank based in Darien, Conn., with a national online lending platform where student-debt borrowers are paying 15% to 17% more than they are obligated. “The nature of these borrowers is that they really want to pay off their debt.”
To some extent, online lenders are victims of their own business plans. Lenders including Social Finance Inc., known as SoFi; Darien Rowayton, CommonBond Inc. and Earnest Inc., generally charge lower interest rates than what borrowers are paying on the student loans they initially received from the federal government or large private lenders.
Unlike traditional banks, online lenders don’t hold on to most of their loans, but rather sell them to investors. Some 65% of loan dollars in the pool of loans SoFi securitized in 2013 belong to borrowers who attended 10 selective schools, including Columbia University, Harvard University and Stanford University.
Read more via: http://www.wsj.com/articles/lenders-get-burned-betting-on-ivy-leaguers-1462739046?mod=rss_Education
5/10/16 Berry College has selected West Virginia University Associate Dean Joyce T. Heames as the new Dean of the Campbell School of Business.
Heames currently serves as Associate Dean for Innovation, Outreach, & Engagement for the College of Business at West Virginia, having previously served as chair of the department of management.
Read more via: http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2016/05/georgia-college-names-new-business-dean.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search
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