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Making up lost ground: How Switzerland’s second-pillar pension funds can improve their investment performance

– Taking action in three key areas would allow Swiss pension funds to capture significant benefits without taking undue risks or making big leaps of faith.

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Global AI Survey: AI proves its worth, but few scale impact

– Most companies report measurable benefits from AI where it has been deployed; however, much work remains to scale impact, manage risks, and retrain the workforce. A group of high performers shows the way.
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How top companies excel with digital and analytics
– Six key areas to help senior executives manage a tech-enabled transformation.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

The analytics academy: Bridging the gap between human and artificial intelligence
– As organizations rebuild their foundations to compete in the era of data and advanced analytics, in-house capability-building... programs offer the best way to train workers up to the task.
Article

Building new businesses: How incumbents use their advantages to accelerate growth
– For large companies, building new businesses is essential for growth and reinvention. The key to success? Combining the strengths... of an incumbent with the agility of a start-up.
Report - McKinsey Global Institute

The future of work: Switzerland’s digital opportunity
– New technologies can give Switzerland’s economy a much-needed productivity boost, but bold digital transformation and skills... development are imperative.
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Mastering the duality of digital: How companies withstand disruption
– McKinsey research shows that established companies win by addressing digital strategy’s dual imperatives: building new digital... businesses while digitizing legacy operations.
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Agile in enterprise resource planning: A myth no more
– ERP transformations are never easy. Agile can help improve your results.
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AI in production: A game changer for manufacturers with heavy assets
– Companies with heavy assets are improving throughput, energy consumption, and profit per hour with customized AI solutions.
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The new frontier: Agile automation at scale
– Large-scale automation of business processes requires a new development approach.
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How advanced analytics can help contact centers put the customer first
– Companies without advanced analytics are leaving significant customer-service improvements on the table. But to fully reap the... advantages of advanced analytics, organizations must have the right foundations in place to make the most of their data.
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Six digital growth strategies for banks
– Banks that know where to look can find new sources of untapped value.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly

What it takes to get an edge in the Internet of Things
– Three practices can help differentiate successful companies from those that struggle to gain traction.
Discussion Paper - McKinsey Global Institute

Notes from the AI frontier: Modeling the impact of AI on the world economy
– Artificial intelligence has large potential to contribute to global economic activity. But widening gaps among countries, companies,... and workers will need to be managed to maximize the benefits.
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Blockchain beyond the hype: What is the strategic business value?
– Companies can determine whether they should invest in blockchain by focusing on specific use cases and their market position.
Report - McKinsey Global Institute

Smart cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future
– As cities get smarter, they are becoming more livable and more responsive—and today we are seeing only a preview of what... technology could eventually do in the urban environment.
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AI is open for business: An interview with PayPal COO Bill Ready
– Cloud platforms have begun democratizing artificial intelligence, ushering in a new wave of AI innovation.
Report

The rail sector’s changing maintenance game
– How can rail operators and OEMs benefit from the disruption brought on by digitization?
Podcast

Rethinking customer journeys with the next-generation operating model
– This operating model offers business leaders the opportunity for wins in customer experience, cost reduction, and prospects for... growth.
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Powered by data, driven by people: The travel sector’s future
– Without human beings to develop and apply new technology, to direct the analytics, and to implement the findings, nothing ever... happens.
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Luxury in the age of digital Darwinism
– To survive and prosper, luxury players need to enhance the customer experience and transform their businesses for the digital... era.
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Insurance beyond digital: The rise of ecosystems and platforms
– Insurance companies have the opportunity to create new sources of revenue by rethinking their traditional roles and adopting an... ecosystem mind-set.

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Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts
– How could Earth’s changing climate impact socioeconomic systems across the world in the next three decades? A yearlong, cross-disciplinary... research effort at McKinsey & Company provides some answers.
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Innovating Europe
Europe needs to innovate at scale to support its economic and social system. This special collection explores the innovation opportunities... and challenges facing the continent in domains ranging from digital and AI, to green technology, to education, training and the future of work.
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European private banking: An inescapable call for action
– New headwinds in a profitable market indicate the need for fundamental transformation.
Report - McKinsey Global Institute

The future of women at work: Transitions in the age of automation
– Concerted and creative new solutions are needed to enable women to seize new opportunities in the automation age; without them,... women may fall further behind in the world of work.
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Reinforcing Switzerland’s attractiveness to multinational companies
– Switzerland could reestablish itself as the leading location for multinationals by reviving its business-friendly and pragmatic... mind-set.
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Agile in the consumer-goods industry: The transformation of the brand manager
– In the consumer-goods sector, agile ways of working aren’t an all-or-nothing proposition. Success depends on knowing where... and how to deploy them.
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5G winners and losers
– Next-generation mobile networks promise lower latency and higher speeds. Whether telcos can capture the value is less clear.
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Cutting through the 5G hype: Survey shows telcos’ nuanced views
– Operators see a marginally positive business case, expect rollout at scale to take until 2022, and don’t think the increase... in capital-expense-to-sales ratio will be as big as skeptics claim.
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A 5G manifesto for the CEO
– The transition to a 5G world is far more complex and uncertain than the shifts to previous generations of wireless technology.... Five key principles will help telco CEOs better prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.
Report - McKinsey Global Institute

Switzerland’s competitiveness in a Europe of conflicting priorities
– The main focus of attention in Switzerland in recent months has been on the strength of the Swiss franc. In this white paper,... McKinsey Switzerland explores why the economic development of Europe and Switzerland’s own competitiveness will be more decisive for the Swiss economy.
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Fast transit: Why urban e-buses lead electric-vehicle growth
– Looking for the most successful electric-vehicle segment? Take the e-bus.
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