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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. We have described in detail over the past two years how we believe China’s twin excesses (excessive investment funded by excessive debt) will inevitably unwind, causing a substantial slowdown in China’s economy, significantly below market expectations.

Finance 73
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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. In 2007, Mercer Oliver Wyman joined with Mercer Management Consulting and Mercer Delta to become Oliver Wyman groups (also includes Lippincott and NERA Economic Consulting).

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How the Financial World Adapts to Climate Change

Tom Spencer

Knowing the ins and outs of upcoming trends in finance is indispensable for any aspiring consultant. A prime example for such a question is how finance is adapting to the issue of climate change, and might assist its mitigation. Green Finance. Resilience Bonds. Final thoughts.

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As European Banks Retreat from the World Stage, China Is Stepping Up

Harvard Business

There has been a truly dramatic retrenchment from foreign markets, making banking a rare case of an industry becoming less, rather than more, global. For instance, before the crisis, the three largest German banks had two-thirds of their total assets in foreign markets; today it is only one-third. trillion, or 45%. And it is not alone.

Banking 71
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Recovery Mirage in Spain Dissipates Into Ashes

MishTalk

Spain is again dependent on foreign financing. Via translation from Libre Mercado, Spain Again Borrows Abroad to Finance Consumption. Between 2002 and 2007, Spain was amassing a growing external deficit, as more and sell less abroad (exports) and bought more (imports), bringing its foreign debt grew.

Finance 72
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Should Dual-Class Shares Be Banned?

Harvard Business

Some of the largest companies of recent times by market capitalization, such as Facebook, Alphabet, and Alibaba, carry dual class-shares. Firms with growth opportunities as well as the need for external equity financing often convert to dual-class shares. So do some older, family-controlled firms, such as Ford Motor Co.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

IBM’s target market for consulting services became the clients who were willing to pay for higher-value corporate services packages of research, software and services. Finance Risk. Marketing Sales & Service. Financial Markets. Areas like finance, accounting, communications, HR and marketing.

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