Cressida Hamilton Executive Coach, Armstrong Wolfe Having a clear personal brand and being able to confidently communicate that brand to others is a...
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Michael Paleos Chief of Staff, Investment Bank at Deutsche Bank
Interview by Peter Zorn, Industry Advisor, Armstrong Wolfe & Director, Business Transformation, Mercer. Striving for authentic leadership I...
Moving out of the Shadows – Citizen Development helps Banks and Asset Managers Keep Pace with the Demand for Digital Transformation
iCOOC Forum Q1: Thursday, 26th January 2023 Objective - To discuss the current feeling in the industry about the place and role of Shadow IT in...
Why 2023 is the Perfect Storm against Women in Finance
The unprecedented blend of macroeconomic and geopolitical factors surrounding the global pandemic has resulted in the rolling back of much of the...
Armstrong Wolfe WCOOC Identifying Innocent Ignorance
The key to minimising bias and barriers Norma GillespieChief Executive Officer at Resource Solutions Equity, diversity and inclusion has been high...
Spot the Difference: Putin 2022 versus Big Brother 1984
A fine line between fiction and reality George Orwell’s 1984 is one of the most famous examples of a totalitarian government in science fiction. In...
Algo Trading Controls and Governance Working Group Minutes 28th November 2022
Objective To discuss aspects of the two previous sessions that were not fully covered and to look forward into 2023 and beyond. Topics included:...
NYC Investment Banking Sector Return to Office Policies
Data from 2022 Surveys The office entry policy towards fully vaccinated staff is consistent, with open access to all. Limited testing is required in...
Global Asset Management Community Return to Office Policies
Data from 2022 Surveys Foreword: 2022 - Covid19, the pandemic and RTO “normality and a return to office is far from guaranteed for many” On 22nd...
Striving for Authentic Leadership
Interview by Gwen Wilcox, COO, Armstrong Wolfe Striving for authentic leadership Peter Zorn Talent & Transformation, IBM “The outcome of this...
OLI – The AI Powered Operational Loss Intelligence Solution
Interview by Gwen Wilcox, COO, Armstrong Wolfe OLI - The AI Powered Operational Loss Intelligence Solution Shelly Liposky Managing Director &...
An investigation into technological market competition
“Competition is the most promising means to achieve and secure prosperity. It alone enables people in their role of consumer to gain from economic...
Asset Management COO Community – Perspectives on geopolitical risk assessment
In March 2022 the Asset Management iCOOC membership undertook a post event review of the considerations and lessons learnt from February’s invasion...
In the Spotlight: Andres Oranges – COO Finance, Societe Generale, Americas
Interview by Maurice Evlyn-Bufton, CEO, Armstrong Wolfe The emerging significance of the Finance COO I was introduced to Andres in 2016 by a mutual...
Algo Trading Controls and Governance – Working Group Q3 22.9.2022 Minutes
Objective: The Algorithmic Trading Controls Working Group is holding three sessions to discuss various aspects of algorithmic trading. The outcome...
Meeting the leadership challenge presented by a dislocated workforce
Surviving. Thriving. Resetting Meeting the leadership challenge presented by a dislocated workforce In its simplest form leadership is a practical...
Empower Your Hybrid Workforce
Automatically measure and predict behaviour and embed personalised actions into workflows to improve behaviour Since March 2020 Armstrong Wolfe has...
WCOOC China – A Personal Journey
Threat, Risk and Wealth Management Forum Today’s agenda What? China has more than one dimension When? A look at China’s “recent” past, present and...
Digital Transformation – How to Beat the Odds with Building the Right Teams
Digital transformation is imperative for all businesses, from the small cap company to the larger enterprises. That message comes through very loud...
The COO, Agile and Operational Resilience
Questions arising for the COO in relation to agile and operational resilience working in harmony: How should the COO navigate this delicate...
Blockchain Disruption in the Evolution of Banking
Economists have been exploring human behaviour for hundreds of years, including how we make decisions, how we act individually, and in groups....
Digital Transformation – How to Beat The Odds
A recent survey of directors, CEOs, and senior executives found that digital transformation (DT) risk is still their No.1 concern going into 2022....
COO Training
“My professional ambition? To be a COO”. The road to accreditation for business management Armstrong Wolfe’s mission is to make the COO role a...
Mentoring and Sponsorship – How to leverage and manage your network
Mentoring versus Sponsoring –what’s the difference? What should you look for in a Mentor? What should you look for in a Sponsor? How do you get...
Organisational Dynamics Within Markets Business Management
The COO community unexpectedly found themselves central stage in March 2020, when promoted to a heightened position of visibility and...
The FinTech Universe Series: “What is FinTech and How Did We Get Here?”
This article will focus on the function of FinTech what their roles are in local economies and why they are so critical to our global economy and...
Non-Financial Risk Management Working Group Programme
We are committed to supporting the global COO community and to helping them address market wide, non-proprietary challenges. In line with the...
Armstrong Wolfe WCOOC Inclusive Leadership for Corporate Success Q2 2022 Paper
Executive Summary Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) challenges are increasingly on meeting agendas as corporations recognise the importance of...
Algo Trading Controls and Governance
Outline: 20 member banks of the International COO Community (iCOOC) participated in the May Q2 2022 Algo Trading 1st Line Business Controls Working...
The Chief of Staff – Competency assessment and mandate
The Chief of Staff (CoS) can be one of the most impactful and valued roles if the mandate is understood and clearly communicated to the c-suite and...
iCOOC Membership
Our membership is one degree of separation from the executive. They are the ambassadors of conduct and the ‘COO’ a trademark for innovation, execution and ethical behaviour. They are uniquely positioned to transform financial services, add value to the society of nations and support the global economy.
iCOOC’s mission is to help them meet this challenge by working better together to build a brighter future for all.