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How the Financial World Adapts to Climate Change

Tom Spencer

Green finance is any structured financial activity that funds the development of green projects, minimises the environmental impact of ongoing ones, or both. The most common type of green finance are government-issued bonds, which first came about as structured AAA-rated bonds from the European Investment Bank. Green Finance.

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William Black on Global Financial Stability

Tom Spencer

WILLIAM Black, former bank regulator and Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri, witnessed first hand how banks took control of the banking system to commit fraud on a colossal scale. Economics banking crisis consulting financial fragility financial regulation financial stability Management Consulting'

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New Zealand’s Financial Crises Resilience

Tom Spencer

I have written multiple financial crises articles in the past but have yet to touch on my home turf, New Zealand. So how did New Zealand manage to escape the GFC relatively unscathed? These were: Domestic banks had limited exposure to global assets. The Reserve Bank predicts that housing prices will drop by 9-10 percent.

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Consulting or Banking

Tom Spencer

This post provides you with a high level comparison of management consulting and investment banking. Management consultants assist organisations by providing advice to address specific problems and to improve organisational performance. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products.

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Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed

MishTalk

Today the Fed released minutes of meetings at the start and during the great financial crisis. Here is a list of FOMC Transcripts and Other Historical Materials, 2008 Notes I purposely cherry picked statements of various Fed governors. percentage point to GDP growth in 2008 and 0.3 percentage point to GDP growth in 2008 and 0.3

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Inflation: Understanding its Impact on the Economy

Tom Spencer

Since 2008, the rate of inflation in the U.S. This can potentially lead borrowers, including businesses and governments, to experience financial distress and bankruptcy, causing them to cut back on investment spending. remained stable, at or below the Fed’s 2% target. These changes can be quantified through the inflation rate.

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Credit Boom in China Could Trigger Bigger Crisis Than 2008; Three Things China Wants, Eight Things China Needs

MishTalk

Marc Faber believes China could spark a bigger crisis than in 2008. An alarming credit boom in China could trigger a global financial crisis that would make the one in 2008 look mild by comparison, says old gloomy eyes, Marc Faber. “If Cleanup its banking sector. It Can''t Be Done. Three Things China Wants.