In the first two installments of our Growth and Cost Takeout for Capital Markets series, we detailed the imperative for growth and cost takeout to work in tandem and explored how firms must first develop the growth strategy to lay the foundations for a leaner, more customer-focused operating model that rationalizes resources for growth. In this third and final piece, we present the argument why growth and cost takeout is not a one-off change, nor can executives expect the approach to be effective without the long-term commitment and a new, more agile ways of working. 

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• Capital markets businesses should embed a continuous smart growth and cost takeout mindset whereby all change initiatives are proactively governed and monitored to maximize impact to top and bottom-line
• This cultural and governance shift in capital markets businesses requires a more agile and rapid transformation approach to achieve the goals

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