Latest London Business School (LBS) news

The top management consultancy firm is tapping business schools for talent as it expands its global reach. Pharmaceuticals, tech and retail are key recruitment areas this year.

The profitability of wealth management is such that large banks including UBS, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, and insurers, are pushing up MBA jobs at wealth units.

Start-up ventures are red hot among MBAs, who are inspired by the likes of Uber and Airbnb. Silicon Valley innovation is increasingly a focus for business schools.

Top business schools are providing access to seed and venture capital – essential for many student entrepreneurs to launch and scale their start-up ventures.

Skilling up and scaling up are not mutually exclusive pursuits. Business schools are temping entrepreneurs to their programs but start-ups remain wary of investing in education.

Business schools are competing with online learning groups for entrepreneurial students. Digital technologies have put courses onto the web that are designed for start-up founders.

The biggest banks and management consultancy firms are ramping up women-only recruiting efforts at business schools, with scholarship funding and internship offers.

There is a growing need for creative outfits to combine with business managers. Some of the luxury sector’s biggest players are teaming up with business schools to educate the next generation.

Luxury managers are grappling with commercial and creative interests, and new digital channels. Luxury growth is focused on Asia Pacific but the focus is shifting back to developed markets.

A female start-up culture is blossoming at business schools and beyond. Former corporate workers are launching businesses for greater control over pay and careers.