Consultant Ninja

MARCH 23, 2009

Friedman Billings Ramsey was hot back in 2005 - boutique investment bank, middle market, a cool FBR acronym. The investment bank still operates as FBR Capital Markets. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines McKinsey 100

Consultant Ninja

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Kosturos as the companys chief restructuring officer and hire six other members of his firm, Alvarez & Marsal North America, as advisers.Fuld, 62, has stayed on as CEO while lawyers and other professionals disperse Lehmans assets to pay creditors after the fourth-largest investment bank filed the biggest U.S. bankruptcy Sept. Analysis. (40).

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Oliver Wyman Marketing Consulting Management 100

Consultant Ninja

JUNE 10, 2009

Ted Airlines"). If this consultant wrote "bank crises by size show us that you should focus on Build flexible business models" she would be challenged by the client. shows us that bank crises are dynamically unstable. What the hell is the Y-axis on the banking chart, anyways? McKinsey is guilty of it here. at 3:34 PM.

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McKinsey Analysis Consulting Oliver Wyman 100

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

ambassador to Jamaica, but after going to college he moved to New York, managed 3 restaurants, worked for American Airlines in Denver and started his own mustard company before moving to Boston and working at Harvard’s career center. As a kid, he wanted to be the U.S.

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Meeting Case Interview Management Consulting 100

Consultant Ninja

MAY 16, 2011

So when 2 out of 3 households with homes have no equity in the bank, they have no ability to be "move-up" buyers, and support the higher-end of the market. Unfortunately, they on average owe 85% (0.8/5.4 5.4 = 15%) of the value of their home - 2 out of 3 homeowner own little-to-no household equity. Why is this important to home prices today?

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Oliver Wyman Marketing Consulting Airlines 113

Consultant Ninja

OCTOBER 3, 2008

Example: The Bank of China , " holding almost $9.7 Market Plays: In consulting and banking you find very smart, hardworking people who believe completely in capitalism, the profit motive, and proper incentives will lead to the economic dominance of whichever species best captures their motivating principles. billion (U.S.) Analysis. (40).

Oliver Wyman 113

Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines Bain 113

Consultant Ninja

APRIL 1, 2009

Industries in a World of S**t: 1) Investment Banking 2) Health Care 3) Auto Manufacturing 4) Defense Procurement 5) Management Consulting 6) Real Estate What other industries would make this list? For some reason, saying an industry is "broken" just doesnt do it justice. PS I wish this was an April Fools Joke, but sadly its not. Consulting.

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Industry Oliver Wyman Consulting Management 100

Consultant Ninja

AUGUST 14, 2009

One colleague, a Deutche Bank leveraged finance Associate, expressed interest in joining my consulting firm until he learned that it would entail a 70% pay cut, for example. The Curious Case of Equity Private, Part I. For the period of 2006-2008, I was somewhat entranced by the wizardry (and compensation) of my finance peers. Consulting. (88).

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Finance Airlines 100

MishTalk

AUGUST 21, 2013

The India Rupee fell to fresh record lows today in spite of panic moves by the Reserve Bank of India. Panic Flip-Flop Moves by India Central Bank. Bank shares and bond prices had jumped in the morning after the Reserve Bank of India’s latest intervention, but the euphoria quickly evaporated. Rupee 1-Week Chart.

Banking 50

Banking Airlines Government Financial 50

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Bain’s major industries of importance in the Middle East include Airlines & Transportation, Media, Mining, Oil & Gas, Retail, Private Equity, Social & Public Sector, Technology, Telecommunications, Utilities and Alternative energy (the oil will run out one day!). in revenue (wow!). Bain & Company.

Oliver Wyman 160

Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2016

But compliance with regulations isn’t only demanded of banks. Compliance professionals work in every kind of business – from health care companies challenged by legislation to food companies under a regulator’s watchful eye to airlines obliged to track anti-terrorism data.

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Government Data Banking Report 122

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

To give you an idea of its influence and impact in the market, here is a list (pretty impressive, if you ask us) of companies in various industries who use NPS: Air Transportation: Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Qantas, Southwest Airlines, Travelocity, Volaris. Media: Avid Technology, BBC, DirecTV, E.W. Scripps Co.,

Bain 100

Bain Survey Banking Metrics 100

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

For example, a recently proposed Indian government policy on e-commerce and a similar order from the country’s central bank seeks to prohibit data on Indian e-commerce consumers from being stored outside India. The private sector, companies such as Alibaba – e.g. Sesame Credit, run by the Ant Financial, an Alibaba affiliate.

Government 126

Government Data System Airlines 126

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Last year, Jeff Smisek, the former CEO of United Airlines, received a separation payment of $4.875 million in cash along with additional equity awards and other benefits for a total of close to $37 million after being ousted from his company. Golden parachutes can’t seem to stay out of the news.

Airlines 109

Airlines Insurance Insurance Journal 109

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 24, 2016

When oil prices were high many Wall Street banks lent money to finance new drilling expeditions, and Dealogic estimates that the oil and gas industry has roughly $500 billion in outstanding debt. Increased levels of distressed debts could lead to stress in the banking sector. They are very good for the airline businesses.

Banking 60

Banking Airlines Journal Finance 60

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

billion in the week after President Nicolas Maduro transfered $4 billion of Chinese loans to the central bank. billion today, according to central bank data. Venezuela Burns Through Currency Reserves Bloomberg reports Venezuela Burns Through Third of New Chinese Money in a Week Venezuela’s international reserves declined $1.3

Productivity 77

Productivity Benchmarking Airlines Banking 77

Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2016

But why isn’t the commercial and investment bank telling its corporate clients to do the same? I believe he should tell his bank’s corporate clients to follow suit. Kaiser Permanente, Costco, Southwest Airlines, and Siemens are household names that have achieved consistently good results and good jobs with this strategy.

Airlines 70

Airlines Financial Industry Banking 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2016

We see positioning in the airline industry. Australia, for instance, has three main domestic airlines: Qantas, Jetstar (Qantas’s no-frills line), and Virgin, which started out as no-frills and has since chased the business-class, high-margin segment. That’s not the story in the clothing industry.

Airlines 70

Airlines Retail Travel Industry 70

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. For instance, we examined predatory pricing in the airline industry and illegal product tying by Apple, Microsoft, and AT&T.

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2018

It can even involve immersing yourself in the stakeholder experience by going through it, e.g. the senior executives of an airline might travel at the back of the plane to get a feel for what economy passengers experience. I’ve assisted a rural bank which decided that its target customer was “commercial family farms.”

Case Interview 133

Case Interview Groups Small Business Examples 133

Harvard Business

APRIL 22, 2016

” According to the 2016 Airline Quality Study , the number of complaints filed by travelers on U.S. airlines in 2015 was the highest since 2000. Consumers are notoriously irate when it comes to the services offered by cable companies, health insurance firms , and banks.

Airlines 70

Airlines Insurance Insurance Accenture 70

MishTalk

OCTOBER 19, 2014

The unorthodox steps the European Central Bank has taken since June – including a programme of private-sector asset purchases – have caused a steep fall in the euro. Sure, those with first access to money benefit (the banks, the already wealthy, and government bodies via taxation). The single currency is down 8.4

Banking 78

Banking Hotels Airlines Policies 78

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

And that’s not just social media accounts; it’s bank accounts, retailer gift card accounts with cash and credit cards attached, airline loyalty accounts with years of accumulated frequent flyer points, and other accounts with real value.

Data 110

Data ROI System Education 110

Tom Spencer

JULY 18, 2021

Buying shares in Hertz or Spirit Airlines in mid-March 2020 could have made sense if you reasonably believed that other speculators would push the price of these stocks higher. For example, gold prices being suppressed by central banks at the same time that the US Federal Reserve is printing money at a furious rate.

Real Estate 88

Real Estate Airlines Energy Trends 88

Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

And airlines are gearing up for a price war on trans-Atlantic routes as some low-cost carriers plan service between the U.S. Aggregator and comparison websites have brought greater price visibility and ease of product comparison to banking, insurance, hotels and other consumer markets. and Europe.

Retail 132

Retail Survey Bain Comparison 132

Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2018

Managers in banks, hospitals, police departments, call-centers, and retail outlets who want to know what employees are up to can now quite easily do so. Many TSA officers and managers suspected that theft was mostly happening elsewhere, such as when airline staff and not TSA officers handled travelers’ luggage.

Travel 112

Travel Transportation System Airlines 112

Tom Spencer

JULY 2, 2015

Our client is a mid-sized retail bank in Kazakhstan. The bank has achieved sustained revenue growth over the last two years but its profits have consistently declined. Your client is a low-cost airline headquartered in Philadelphia with frequent service to cities along the East Coast of the United States. Entering a New Market.

Consulting 60

Consulting Turnaround Case Interview Retail 60

Harvard Business

AUGUST 24, 2017

A nearly $150 million settlement is pending for the fake-account scandal that roiled the bank last year, and a new scandal has emerged: Recently it has been alleged that thousands of customers were signed up for insurance without their knowledge. ’s largest banks? What explains the divergence in the fortunes of two of the U.S.’s

Pharmaceuticals 73

Pharmaceuticals Intellectual Property Training Training 73

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

Wells Fargo bank is under scrutiny from regulators for creating false client accounts to boost short-term profits. In the wake of the new tax law, companies such as AT&T and Southwest Airlines said they would pay their employees a $1,000 bonus.

McKinsey 78

McKinsey Healthcare Survey Pharmaceuticals 78

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

If price of airline tickets drop will people stop flying? With the busting of various bubbles, asset prices will drop, and so will credit marked-to-market on any loans banks made on those asset bubble. I have heard that theory expressed hundreds if not thousands of times. I suggest a reality check. Where''s the Evidence?

Real Estate 77

Real Estate Banking Airlines Policies 77

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Along those lines, Gigerenzer has been working with the Bank of England to come up with simpler rules for forecasting and regulating financial markets. What they found surprised them. “In general, if you are in an uncertain world, make it simple,” Gigerenzer said when I interviewed him earlier this year.

Retail 70

Retail Apparel Financial Case Interview 70

Management Consulted

JULY 15, 2015

Besides some of the traditional benefits that most employers offer, like 401K and stock options, some of the additional Virgin perks are pretty cool – like being able to fly for free on their airlines, subsidized cost of other Virgin company services like mobile service, railway service, gym memberships, etc.

Groups 100

Groups Culture Interviews Travel 100

Harvard Business

JULY 22, 2016

Airline JetBlue has turned its Twitter account into a highly responsive, 24/7 customer service line. BancAlliance, a consortium of community banks, has partnered with Lending Club, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace. .” Companies that go this route use preexisting digital platform tools to engage their networks.

Real Estate 70

Real Estate Talent System Accenture 70

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In the same way that banks must constantly balance assets and liabilities, data-laden firms need to move from cyber-defense and fire-fighting toward more proactive management of what could prove to be their most important asset. This means determining not only what EvD means today, but what it will mean for the firm in the future.

Data 70

Data Balance Sheet Enterprise Insurance 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2017

We don’t often think of it, but the same is true of commercial airline pilots. We take comfort that airline transport pilot certification is regulated by the U.S. Although a new cashier may be slower and make more mistakes than their experienced peers, society generally accepts that they will learn from experience.

Company 70

Company Training Training Transportation 70

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2016

When I first joined BNP Paribas Fortis, for example, two younger and more dynamic banks had just overtaken us. The bank was using a project management tool, but the lack of discipline in keeping it up to date made it largely fruitless. Every organization needs what I call a “hierarchy of purpose.”

How To 70

How To Operations Efficiency Banking 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2018

Like banks, airlines, and retailers, health care providers will need to offer an easy, digital front-end experience to their customers. Imagining the same ad for a healthcare provider in 2018, even an innovative provider, is a stretch. Insight Center. Health Care’s New Frontier. Sponsored by Optum.

Retail 71

Retail Strategy Strategy Strategy& 71