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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Risk Management – assists CFOs and other finance executives on matters of finance and risk, global risk and trading, and compliance and governance.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Although it started as a tiny group, paling in comparison to the bohemoth revenues of the firm’s hardware sales, this group is now known as IBM Global Services (IGS) which is responsible for 50% of IBM’s revenue globally. Finance Risk. Marketing Sales & Service. Howe created the IBM Consulting Group in 1992.

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Post-Foreclosure Hell: Garnished Wages, Seized Assets, Deficiency Judgments

MishTalk

Many thousands of Americans who lost their homes in the housing bust, but have since begun to rebuild their finances, are suddenly facing a new foreclosure nightmare: debt collectors are chasing them down for the money they still owe by freezing their bank accounts, garnishing their wages and seizing their assets. But it''s not just Florida.

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Losing Faith in Gold at the Wrong Time; Did Paulson's Sale Mark the Bottom? Who's Left to Sell?

MishTalk

Gone too are jobs for auditors, bankers and analysts in the finance capitals of Toronto and London. They’re now worth at least 40 percent less, including sales mark-ups, he said. The same thing happened with housing in 2005 and with equities in 2007. Did Paulson''s Sale Mark the Bottom? Comment on Paulson''s Sale.

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Japan Exports and Trade Balance vs. the Yen; Abenomics in Review

MishTalk

The Yen was in this general area, at times, in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2014. This weakness is negative for an economy that suffered a blow to domestic demand from an April sales-tax increase. sales for Japanese automakers in the six months through June rose 6.2 percent, according to finance ministry data. trillion.

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What If Socially Useful Jobs Were Taxed Less Than Other Jobs?

Harvard Business

Our data shows, for instance, that 18% of multimillionaires work in finance, while only 1% of them are professors and scientists. Instead, many of them would become entertainers or enter sales — careers that may be more flexible or enjoyable, but for which there is little economic research suggesting large social spillovers.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2005, the firm developed their first 5-year plan with a goal to double revenues from approximately $427M to $1B in 5 years. FTI Consulting has 5 areas of expertise, but excels in Forensic & Litigation Consulting and Corporate Finance/Restructuring. Corporate Finance/Restructuring. Global Risk and Investigations in Asia.