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    type="text">Bain &amp; Company Inc</title>
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    type="text">Contains the last 20 releases</subtitle>
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    type="text">Copyright 2017, Bain &amp; Company Inc</rights>
  <updated>2017-05-22T13:00:00Z</updated>
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    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/22/1010567/0/en/Big-Changes-Ahead-Companies-Face-the-Most-Sweeping-Change-in-the-Last-50-Years-in-the-Way-They-Are-Organized-Managed-and-Financed.html</id>
    <title
      type="text">Big Changes Ahead: Companies Face the Most Sweeping Change in the Last 50 Years in the Way They Are Organized, Managed and Financed</title>
    <published>2017-05-22T13:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Bain & Company suggests businesses as we know them are approaching the end of an era and identifies five themes the "firm of the future" must adopt to be successful in the next 10 years</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - May 22, 2017) - </span>The biggest change in the last half-century is coming to the way firms are organized, managed, and financed. Four converging forces -- the 4<sup>th</sup> industrial revolution, breakdowns in the post-Cold War global system, shifts in workforce structure and motivations, and business complexity -- will significantly reshape how firms are managed, operated and financed. In new, breakthrough analysis, <em><a href="http://www.bain.com/publications/articles/firm-of-the-future.aspx" rel="nofollow" title="The Firm of the Future">The Firm of the Future</a>, </em>Bain &amp; Company suggests that the next generation of successful companies will look vastly different than those of today. Firms that ignore the disruption or choose to take a 'wait and see' attitude in their approach to addressing and adapting to these changes will find themselves at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting and retaining talent, capital, and a competitive edge. </p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010567</dc:identifier>
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    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
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    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/11/1010566/0/en/Getting-Doctors-Back-in-the-Driver-s-Seat-Bain-Company-s-Third-Front-Line-of-Healthcare-Reports-Finds-Care-Management-Decisions-Shifting-Back-to-Physicians.html</id>
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      type="text">Getting Doctors Back in the Driver's Seat: Bain &amp; Company's Third Front Line of Healthcare Reports Finds Care Management Decisions Shifting Back to Physicians</title>
    <published>2017-05-11T14:04:21Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Without hard evidence that new healthcare models improve patient outcomes, physicians see little reason to alter the status quo, posing a significant hurdle to future industry progress </p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - May 11, 2017) - </span>The revolution that has yet to materialize: value-based care was expected to take off everywhere, but progress has slowed and in some cases plateaued over <a href="http://www.bain.com/publications/articles/front-line-of-healthcare-report-2015.aspx" rel="nofollow" title="the last two years">the last two years</a> as physicians increasingly push for evidence that this change is worth the required effort and will improve clinical outcomes. Without it, they see little reason to alter the status quo. In its third <a href="http://www.bain.com/publications/articles/front-line-of-healthcare-report-2017.aspx" rel="nofollow" title=""><em>Front Line of Healthcare</em> report</a>, Bain &amp; Company, together with Research Now Group, found that bringing physicians back into the decision-making process helps create greater momentum for change, and physicians are eager to assume a more hands-on role in identifying a healthcare model that will help them balance costs and patient care. </p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010566</dc:identifier>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/08/1010565/0/en/Bain-Company-s-Kara-Gruver-Named-to-Consulting-Magazine-s-2017-Top-25-Consultants-List.html</id>
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      type="text">Bain &amp; Company's Kara Gruver Named to Consulting Magazine's 2017 "Top 25 Consultants" List</title>
    <published>2017-05-08T18:40:42Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - May 08, 2017) - </span>Kara Gruver, managing director of Bain &amp; Company's Boston office -- the firm's headquarters, its largest office worldwide, and home to many of its global and regional practice heads -- has been recognized by <em>Consulting </em>magazine as one of its "Top 25 Consultants" for 2017 in the category of Excellence in Leadership. </p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010565</dc:identifier>
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    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/19/1010564/0/en/Private-Equity-Investors-Flock-to-Healthcare-as-a-Safe-Haven-Amid-Macro-Turbulence-Pushing-Deal-Value-to-36-4-Billion-in-2016-Its-Highest-Level-in-Nearly-a-Decade.html</id>
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      type="text">Private Equity Investors Flock to Healthcare as a Safe Haven Amid Macro Turbulence, Pushing Deal Value to $36.4 Billion in 2016 -- Its Highest Level in Nearly a Decade</title>
    <published>2017-04-19T14:16:18Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Bain & Company's sixth Global Healthcare Private Equity and Corporate M&A Report finds a surge in public-to-private transactions as funds hunt for attractive assets</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - April 19, 2017) - </span>Amid questions about the direction of the global economy, investors doubled down on healthcare as a safe haven in 2016, driving up both deal count and deal value. Yet, with so much interest in overall healthcare assets, they faced intense competition for deals. This heated struggle bid up valuations and forced healthcare investors to get creative. Many funds took advantage of a disparity between public and private valuations for some healthcare assets, which prompted a surge in public-to-private transactions. The flip side of this trend was a falloff in the number of IPOs amid a modest decline in overall exit activity. These are the findings from Bain &amp; Company's sixth <em>Global Healthcare Private Equity and Corporate M&amp;A Report</em>, released today.</p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010564</dc:identifier>
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    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/10/1010563/0/en/Companies-Looking-to-Gain-a-Competitive-Edge-Look-No-Further-Than-Your-Supply-Chain.html</id>
    <title
      type="text">Companies Looking to Gain a Competitive Edge, Look No Further Than Your Supply Chain</title>
    <published>2017-04-10T13:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Supply Chain Edge(SM), a new offering from Bain & Company, helps companies optimize their supply chains and deliver dramatic improvements in overall business results</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - April 10, 2017) - </span><strong> </strong>In a slow-growth and highly competitive environment, a strong supply chain can make or break a company. While many executives understand the need for supply chain improvement, they presume that breakthrough performance is unattainable. In response, Bain &amp; Company created <a href="http://www.bain.com/consulting-services/performance-improvement/supply-chain-management.aspx" rel="nofollow" title="Bain Supply Chain Edge℠">Bain Supply Chain Edge℠</a>, a new suite of tools and methodologies that empower companies to wield their supply chain as a strategic weapon by assessing trade-offs across four strategic and measurable attributes-cost &amp; efficiency, reliability, agility, and responsiveness.</p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010563</dc:identifier>
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    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/03/06/1010562/0/en/Shifting-Gears-Global-Market-for-Autonomous-and-Assistive-Safety-and-Comfort-Features-Will-Reach-22-26-Billion-by-2025.html</id>
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      type="text">Shifting Gears: Global Market for Autonomous and Assistive Safety and Comfort Features Will Reach $22-$26 Billion by 2025</title>
    <published>2017-03-06T12:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>New research by Bain & Company forecasts annual growth at 12-14 percent as buyers become increasingly interested in new technologies</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">MUNICH, GERMANY</span><span>--(Marketwired - March 06, 2017) - </span>Driving is shifting into the next gear as autonomous cars become more prevalent. The B2B market for assistive and autonomous technologies, which includes software, hardware and services sold by suppliers to automakers, promises to be attractive, even in pessimistic scenarios. Bain &amp; Company <a href="http://www.bain.com/publications/articles/an-autonomous-car-roadmap-for-suppliers.aspx" rel="nofollow" title="estimates">estimates</a> that the global opportunity will be in the range of $22 to $26 billion annually by 2025, with annual growth between 12 percent and 14 percent.</p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010562</dc:identifier>
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    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/02/27/1010561/0/en/Dry-Powder-Hits-New-Record-High-as-Private-Equity-Continues-to-Outperform-but-Competition-for-Assets-Will-Require-Added-Skill-to-Source-Deals-and-Create-Value.html</id>
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      type="text">Dry Powder Hits New Record High as Private Equity Continues to Outperform, but Competition for Assets Will Require Added Skill to Source Deals and Create Value</title>
    <published>2017-02-27T07:02:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>According to Bain & Company's eighth annual private equity report, firms have to get smarter about how to differentiate themselves in a challenging fund-raising environment </p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">BERLIN, GERMANY</span><span>--(Marketwired - February 27, 2017) - </span> Global markets experienced a roller-coaster 2016 as the outcomes of the U.K.'s Brexit referendum and the U.S. presidential election rocked investors. Yet, the global private equity (PE) industry proved its resilience, turning in healthy results for the year. Exit activity was strong, but overall totals for 2016 declined as deals that had been on hold during the global financial crisis were finally digested. With investors on the hunt for yield, PE remains a favored asset for institutional investors. Fundraising surged as limited partners (LPs) continued to recycle distributions into new capital commitments. Returns also had another strong showing, continuing to outperform public markets by a sizable gap over both short-term and long-term time horizons. Global buyout activity, on the other hand, declined amid a challenging deal-making environment. </p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010561</dc:identifier>
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    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/02/23/1010560/0/en/Teaching-Old-Dogs-New-Tricks-Winning-in-the-Age-of-Superabundant-Capital-Requires-a-Fundamental-Shift-in-Business-Strategy-and-Financial-Management.html</id>
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      type="text">Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Winning in the Age of Superabundant Capital Requires a Fundamental Shift in Business Strategy and Financial Management</title>
    <published>2017-02-23T15:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>In today's low-cost capital environment, accelerating a company's growth is nearly four times more valuable than increasing its operating margins, according to Bain & Company </p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - February 23, 2017) - </span><strong> </strong>For most of the past 50 years, disciplined management of financial capital was seen as the key to business success. Today, financial capital is abundant and cheap. According to new research from Bain &amp; Company, <em><a href="https://hbr.org/2017/03/strategy-in-the-age-of-superabundant-capital" rel="nofollow" title="Strategy in the Age of Superabundant Capital">Strategy in the Age of Superabundant Capital</a>, </em>the average company would have to increase long-term profitability by more than 3 percent to offset a decline of just 1 percent in long-term growth -- purely as a result of today's low capital costs. Careful allocation of financial capital is no longer a source of sustained competitive advantage. Those executives who continue treat it as if it were risk lagging irrecoverably behind their rivals and falling far short of their full potential over the next 10-20 years.</p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010560</dc:identifier>
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    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
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    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/02/07/1010559/0/en/Waiting-Is-the-Hardest-and-Riskiest-Part-Failure-to-Make-Supply-Chains-Brexit-Ready-Could-Cut-Net-Profits-by-an-Average-of-30-Percent-Across-Key-Industries.html</id>
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      type="text">Waiting Is the Hardest (and Riskiest) Part: Failure to Make Supply Chains 'Brexit Ready' Could Cut Net Profits by an Average of 30 Percent Across Key Industries</title>
    <published>2017-02-07T10:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>A new study from Bain & Company finds that a supply chain strategy designed for uncertainty can help companies decrease future risks</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM</span><span>--(Marketwired - February 07, 2017) - </span>The speculation around Brexit's impact on supply chains is creating a huge dilemma for U.K.-based leadership teams. While some companies are making plans to move production out of the country, others are preparing to increase investment in Britain. But one thing is for certain: waiting for a clearer sense of the future under Brexit is the riskiest option. Bain &amp; Company's latest study, <em>Is Your Supply Chain Ready for Brexit?, </em>finds that the leadership teams best equipped to limit any negative consequences from Brexit take a different approach to strategy -- one that anticipates a range of future scenarios. </p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010559</dc:identifier>
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    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/01/31/1010558/0/en/On-the-Journey-to-the-C-Suite-Men-have-It-Easier-Why-Women-Encounter-Different-Dynamics-That-Create-a-More-Difficult-Path-for-Advancement.html</id>
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      type="text">On the Journey to the C-Suite, Men have It Easier. Why? Women Encounter Different Dynamics That Create a More Difficult Path for Advancement</title>
    <published>2017-01-31T15:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>A new report from Bain & Company and LinkedIn reveals that frontline managers can play a pivotal role in helping women maintain the energy and perseverance needed to progress in their careers</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - January 31, 2017) - </span>Despite all the progress women have made in business, they are still reaching top leadership positions at a significantly lower rate than men. They have the same education, skills, and qualifications as men to get ahead, so what's going wrong?</p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010558</dc:identifier>
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    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/01/30/1010557/0/en/The-Cloud-Market-Experiences-a-Boom-Among-an-Unlikely-Source-Late-Adopters.html</id>
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      type="text">The Cloud Market Experiences a Boom Among an Unlikely Source: Late Adopters</title>
    <published>2017-01-30T13:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Bain & Company revisits 2011 research on cloud demand and finds an unexpected and rapid evolution in the market over the last six years</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - January 30, 2017) - </span><strong> </strong>Few could have predicted how quickly the cloud market has evolved over the last six years. In <a href="http://www.bain.com/publications/articles/five-faces-of-the-cloud.aspx" rel="nofollow" title="a 2011 report">a 2011 report</a>, Bain &amp; Company found that companies selling cloud-based products and services were struggling to define how they would make money. Today, the firm estimates that revenues for public and private cloud hardware, software and services amount to $180 billion, or 16 percent of the $1.1 trillion enterprise IT industry. The market, once driven by small start-ups and mid-size businesses, is now dominated by late adopters, who make up the fastest and largest growing segment of cloud consumers. This is according to the 2017 version of Bain's research, <a href="http://www.bain.com/publications/articles/the-changing-faces-of-the-cloud.aspx" rel="nofollow" title=""><em>The Changing Faces of the Cloud</em></a><em>. </em></p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010557</dc:identifier>
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    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/12/15/1010556/0/en/Effectiveness-Trumps-Efficiency-Despite-Scarce-Capital-Telcos-That-Focus-on-Strategic-Investing-Not-Cost-Cutting-Can-Shave-up-to-10-Percent-Off-Capex-Spending.html</id>
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      type="text">Effectiveness Trumps Efficiency: Despite Scarce Capital, Telcos That Focus on Strategic Investing -- Not Cost Cutting -- Can Shave up to 10 Percent Off Capex Spending</title>
    <published>2016-12-15T13:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>New research from Bain & Company finds that capital effective companies optimize their CAPEX spending in order to improve their strategic position -- and in doing so develop an engine for delivering extraordinary shareholder returns</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - December 15, 2016) - </span> Capital intensity has become a hot-button issue for network service providers (NSPs) around the world, but as revenue slows to low single-digit growth, wireline and wireless CFOs are finding it more difficult to hit the industry's standard goal of 15-20 percent capital intensity (defined as the ratio of capital expenditure to revenue). A new report from Bain &amp; Company, <a href="http://www.bain.com/publications/articles/fools-gold-of-capital-efficiency-in-telcos.aspx" rel="nofollow" title=""><em>The Fool's Gold of Capital Efficiency in Telcos</em></a>, warns that executives are approaching this challenge from the wrong angle. Too many view capital intensity through a lens of efficiency, trying to squeeze as many projects as possible into a restrictive capital envelope. However, leaders take a programmatic approach that can help their companies shave up to 10 percent off spending, which can then be reinvested to gain market share or returned to shareholders. NSPs that fail to realize this will ultimately have to cede to the competition. </p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010556</dc:identifier>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/12/07/1010555/0/en/Bain-Company-Clinches-the-Top-Spot-on-Glassdoor-s-2017-Best-Places-to-Work-List.html</id>
    <title
      type="text">Bain &amp; Company Clinches the Top Spot on Glassdoor's 2017 Best Places to Work List</title>
    <published>2016-12-07T13:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>The firm is the only company to earn three number one rankings from Glassdoor and has consistently ranked in the top four for each of the last nine years</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">BOSTON, MA</span><span>--(Marketwired - December 07, 2016) - </span>Bain &amp; Company, the global business consultancy, has clinched the top spot on Glassdoor's 2017 Best Places to Work list, making it the only company to earn a number one ranking on three separate occasions. The firm has consistently ranked in the top four since Glassdoor founded the list in 2008 and remains the only consulting firm in the top five. </p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010555</dc:identifier>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/12/05/1010554/0/en/Diamond-Jewelry-Retail-Growth-of-3-Percent-Adds-Little-Sparkle-to-a-Challenging-Year-for-the-Global-Diamond-Market.html</id>
    <title
      type="text">Diamond Jewelry Retail Growth of 3 Percent Adds Little Sparkle to a Challenging Year for the Global Diamond Market</title>
    <published>2016-12-05T18:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>According to Bain & Company's sixth annual report on the global diamond jewelry market, Millennials could give a further boost to industry sales, if the industry finds a way to reach them effectively </p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION</span><span>--(Marketwired - December 05, 2016) - </span>The global diamond industry performed moderately well in 2015, led by diamond jewelry retail sales, which grew 3 percent at constant exchange rates. However, currency depreciation last year, as well as slower demand in China, contributed to a decline in global revenue of about 2 percent in U.S. dollar terms. Similarly, in the midstream, U.S. dollar revenues dipped by 2 percent and rough diamond sales fell nearly a quarter (24 percent). That decline was the result of reduced purchasing volumes in the cutting and polishing sector and the release of about $5 billion of their inventories into the downstream markets. These are the findings in the sixth annual report on the global diamond jewelry market, prepared by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and Bain &amp; Company. </p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010554</dc:identifier>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/12/01/1010553/0/en/Who-s-the-Digital-Native-In-Banking-It-s-Not-Millennials-Who-Call-Their-Bank-More-Than-Twice-as-Often-as-Boomers.html</id>
    <title
      type="text">Who's the Digital Native? In Banking, It's Not Millennials, Who Call Their Bank More Than Twice as Often as Boomers</title>
    <published>2016-12-01T13:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Bain & Company's new retail banking research finds that seniors are eager to use digital, but receive little guidance from banks to get comfortable with the technology -- a risky oversight that could cost banks $70 million to $80 million in savings</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - December 01, 2016) - </span>Who is more likely to contact their bank's call center - Millennials or Boomers? The answer is surprising. Bain &amp; Company's new report, <em>Bank Branch/Call Center Traffic Jam: Why do customers keep visiting tellers and calling the contact center?, </em> reveals that while mobile adoption is high at 82 percent among Millennials, 86 percent still visited a teller in the last three months and 60 percent called the contact center. Among those 55 and older, only 42 percent contacted their bank via phone. Younger customer also call more frequently: on average, they called their bank 1.4 times over a three month period, while older customers called only 0.5 times.</p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010553</dc:identifier>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/11/30/1010552/0/en/Know-Your-Enemy-Banks-Lose-up-to-Half-of-New-Sales-to-Competitors-AND-That-Could-Get-Worse-Fast.html</id>
    <title
      type="text">Know Your Enemy: Banks Lose up to Half of New Sales to Competitors…AND That Could Get Worse Fast</title>
    <published>2016-11-30T15:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Bain & Company's seventh annual report on consumer banking behaviors finds that stemming hidden customer defections through improved mobile and online banking represents an $11.4 billion opportunity for traditional banks </p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - November 30, 2016) - </span>Retail banks face an unattractive future. As fintechs and technology companies siphon off customers seeking high-value products and services, such as credit cards, loans, insurance and investments, traditional banks run the risk of becoming just another big, regulated utility. Bain &amp; Company's seventh annual report on consumer banking behaviors finds that customers buy new banking products from a competitor rather than their primary bank one-half to one-fifth the time. These "hidden defections" are disproportionately weighted to high-margin lending products and go to competitors -- including other traditional banks -- that are better at digital marketing, sales and service. More specifically, if the 25 largest banks in the U.S. fail to reach the level of mobile and online banking use in the Netherlands, it could cost them $11.4 billion. </p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010552</dc:identifier>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/11/29/1010551/0/en/Europe-Begins-to-Mirror-the-U-S-as-the-Region-Starts-to-Take-a-More-Systematic-Approach-to-Healthcare.html</id>
    <title
      type="text">Europe Begins to Mirror the U.S. as the Region Starts to Take a More Systematic Approach to Healthcare</title>
    <published>2016-11-29T15:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>While key differences remain, recent research from Bain & Company finds that healthcare trends in both markets are rapidly converging</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - November 29, 2016) - </span><strong> </strong>In the past, healthcare stakeholders viewed the U.S. and Europe as very different markets. By all appearances, the U.S. had gone much further than continental Europe in developing larger, management-led healthcare organizations that rely on standard protocols for patient care. Meanwhile, Europe was seen as more advanced than the U.S. in many areas, including cost controls, likely driven by Europe's history of managing healthcare costs via administrators and government. Yet, <a href="http://www.bain.com/publications/articles/front-line-of-healthcare-report-2016.aspx" rel="nofollow" title="recent research">recent research</a> from Bain &amp; Company finds that while there are still some key differences between these two regions, they have rapidly converged, albeit with some stark differences among countries in Europe. On average, more than 50 percent of physicians in both regions now feel a responsibility to control costs, which has impacted how they view their organizations, the level of care they provide, and their independence in prescribing and treatment decisions.</p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010551</dc:identifier>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/11/15/1010550/0/en/Bain-Company-Taps-Analytics-Expert-Chris-Brahm-to-Lead-Global-Advanced-Analytics-Practice-Through-Next-Phase-of-Growth.html</id>
    <title
      type="text">Bain &amp; Company Taps Analytics Expert Chris Brahm to Lead Global Advanced Analytics Practice Through Next Phase of Growth</title>
    <published>2016-11-15T14:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - November 15, 2016) - </span>Bain &amp; Company, the global business and management consultancy, has named Chris Brahm to lead the firm's global Advanced Analytics Practice. His appointment was announced by Bob Bechek, Bain's worldwide managing director. Brahm will continue to be based in the firm's San Francisco office. </p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010550</dc:identifier>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/10/20/1010549/0/en/The-Global-Personal-Luxury-Goods-Market-Holds-Steady-at-EUR249-Billion-Amid-Geopolitical-Uncertainty.html</id>
    <title
      type="text">The Global Personal Luxury Goods Market Holds Steady at EUR249 Billion Amid Geopolitical Uncertainty</title>
    <published>2016-10-20T12:03:21Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Bain & Company's annual global luxury study finds that under the surface of the market's increasing stability lies meaningful dynamism with a clear separation of winners and losers </p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">MILAN, ITALY</span><span>--(Marketwired - October 20, 2016) - </span>The global luxury market is collectively growing at 4 percent to an estimated EUR1.08 trillion in 2016. Sales of luxury cars (up 8 percent) helped steer that growth. There is also evidence that luxury consumers are redirecting their spending toward new and more personal high-end experiences, such as luxury travel, food and wine, and even fine art. Meanwhile, the personal luxury goods industry managed to hold steady amid global geopolitical uncertainty. Despite China's re-emergence after three years of stagnation, the U.S. decline prevailed as the stronger force, dragging down worldwide performance to EUR249 billion (-1 percent at current rates, stable at constant exchange rates). These are the top-line findings from the 15<sup>th</sup> edition of the "Bain &amp; Company Luxury Study" released today in Milan in collaboration with Fondazione Altagamma, the Italian luxury goods manufacturers' industry foundation.</p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010549</dc:identifier>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc.</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/09/28/1010548/0/en/Bain-Company-Named-to-Working-Mother-s-List-of-100-Best-Companies-for-the-Ninth-Year-in-a-Row.html</id>
    <title
      type="text">Bain &amp; Company Named to Working Mother's List of 100 Best Companies for the Ninth Year in a Row</title>
    <published>2016-09-28T13:30:00Z</published>
    <updated>2024-12-15T07:20:01Z</updated>
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      type="html"><![CDATA[<p><em><p>The Firm Received the Recognition for Its Progressive Workplace Programs That Help All Parents Thrive Professionally and Personally </p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">NEW YORK, NY</span><span>--(Marketwired - September 28, 2016) - </span><strong> </strong> For the ninth year in a row, Bain &amp; Company earned a place on <em>Working Mother's</em> "<a href="http://www.workingmother.com/2016-Working-Mother-100-Best-Companies" rel="nofollow" title="Working Mother 100 Best Companies">Working Mother 100 Best Companies</a>" list for its progressive workplace programs, including individualized career paths, flexible work options, and newly expanded policies for parental leave and fertility treatments. These programs help parents at the firm succeed in the highly-competitive consulting industry even as personal needs evolve in the modern family.</p>]]></content>
    <dc:identifier>1010548</dc:identifier>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:publisher>GlobeNewswire Inc.</dc:publisher>
    <dc:contributor>Bain &amp; Company Inc</dc:contributor>
    <dc:modified>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44 GMT</dc:modified>
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