Tom Spencer

AUGUST 16, 2024

Despite many current applications being small-scale pilot projects, the promise of Gen AI to revolutionise banking operations and enhance customer experiences is becoming clear. The AI model aims to help financial advisors quickly find and synthesize answers to investing and finance queries and offer highly personalized insights on the spot.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 30, 2023

The financial services industry comprises firms that operate across a range of sectors: Asset & Wealth Management, Banking & Capital Markets, and Insurance.

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Banking Management Real Estate Insurance 78

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong. OC&C Strategy Consultants. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. 30/F, One International Finance Centre. Definitions.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 107

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. New ideas and strategies while working on the projects, finding different ways of doing things more effectively; I started feeling enthralled.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

MishTalk

MARCH 21, 2014

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. In recent weeks, a trip to the region and further research into China’s shadow banking system have convinced us that China is approaching its “Minsky Moment,” which increases the chances of a disorderly unwind of China’s excesses. Morgan Stanley agrees.

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Finance Cash Flow Banking Government 63

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

The advice applies equally to industries like investment banking. There simply isn’t a consulting firms database comparable to what exists in investment banking. Explore alternatives such as grad school, finance, and entrepreneurship. In this post, I’ll highlight the key steps to take when this happens.

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Resumes Consulting Case Interview Interviews 147

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

I seriously do not understand this "Bad Bank" concept. If for some reason you disagree, please note that Spain now needs a "Bad Bank" for "Bad Banks". Via translation from El Economista, please consider Another bad bank? Hopefully investors in "bad banks" in Spain have learned their lesson.

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Banking Government Operations Finance 60

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

At the time of its bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers was the fourth largest investment bank in the world. Lehman Brothers and other investment banks went down in part due to the huge amounts of money they lost in the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Business Strategy. TODAY is the four year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

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Consulting Case Interview Banking Financial 147

MishTalk

DECEMBER 17, 2013

On December 12 the Financial Times reported EU reaches landmark deal on failed banks with a "common rule book for handling failed banks". The next day, a friend commented the banking union agreement proved me wrong. I replied "wait for the details". Some senior officials are warning the proposals are too cumbersome.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Chinese banks have experienced an outflow of deposits for the quarter for first time since 1999. To compete for funds, Chinese banks offer anything from fresh vegetables for small deposits to a Mercedes A180 for deposits big enough and long enough. The effective yield on the Mercedes is approximately seven percent!

Banking 61

Banking Benchmarking Finance Policies 61

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 29, 2020

When I started my business, I was a single mom with only $200 in the bank. I had just come through a divorce the decimated my finances. But their real concern is the success of their merger and acquisition strategy that is dependent upon having "talent on tap" ready to take on the new companies as they get them.

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Consulting How To Talent Training 177

Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

And then to complicate my challenges, I found myself in an unexpected divorce that literally decimated my finances. I was now a single mom with only $200 in the bank. It's the single best strategy for getting control over your career. You decide what ideas you want to manifest and what strategies work best.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 20, 2014

Michigan Live reports Highland Park pensions in jeopardy if Fifth Third Bank halts loan payments. The city of Highland Park is operating on financial fumes and the pensions of its retirees could be in jeopardy if Fifth Third, one of the banks providing loans to the municipality, cuts of the money stream.

Banking 66

Banking Finance Financial Report 66

Management Consulted

JANUARY 29, 2017

Here are 6 ways to prepare for consulting as you wait for the next chance to drop that resume: 1) Go work for a brand name company, but do something that is sales, operations, or strategy related. 4) Get a job in finance, but not personal finance (financial advisory consulting or in an internal finance department of a company).

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Consulting Finance Resumes Healthcare 100

Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2009

Not 50 questions about their job, not 100 questions about the strategy consulting industry. “How about for people who do not know consultants or even finance people? Is it a strategy you would recommend?” consulting jobs how to network networking for beginners networking into banking networking into consulting'

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The Financial Times notes a Big rise in subordinated debt issuance by EU banks Banks have taken advantage of yield-chasing investors to issue $90.7bn of subordinated debt for the year to date, a 41 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2012. It relates to bail-in procedures in the alleged European "banking union".

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Banking Balance Sheet Finance Government 56

MishTalk

DECEMBER 10, 2013

France Finance Minister in Complete Denial Those of you seeking still more amusement can find it in one of the usual places: statements made by French politicians. This week the Bank of France upped its forecast for fourth-quarter growth to 0.5 Amusingly, analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires had expected a 0.2% per cent in 2015.

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Finance Industry Data Report 64

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Russia’s deputy finance minister said there’s a high chance Ukraine will default. Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak echoed those concerns. Lawmakers yesterday moved quickly to appoint Stepan Kubiv, the ex-chairman of Lviv-based VAT Kredobank, to head the central bank after voting out Ihor Sorkin.

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Banking Government Finance Financial 58

Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2017

The industry focus in Boston is on Financial Services, Wealth & Asset Management, Banking & Capital Markets, Insurance, Technology, Life Sciences & Health, and Private Equity. EY’s #3 Boston ranking – behind the prestigious BB firms – owes its honor mostly to Parthenon’s reputation for impressive strategy.

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Oliver Wyman Mercer Consulting Deloitte 72

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Expect Another "Bad Bank" Bailout in Spain; Humorous Details of Sarebs Property Assets. Spains bad bank, Sareb, has plans to unload 45,000 distressed properties in five years, over 7,500 of them in 2013. Expect Another Bad Bank Bailout. Home Builders.

Banking 64

Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate 64

Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

These asset classes can include public equities/stocks, fixed income/bonds, money markets, commodities, infrastructure, real estate and alternative strategies – including hedge funds, private equity and venture capital. Asset management can be broadly divided into retail and institutional asset managers depending on whose money they handle.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Ukraine’s central bank imposed limits on foreign-currency purchases after its interventions failed to alleviate pressure on the hryvnia, while President Viktor Yanukovych left to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Banking Travel Financial Report 59

MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Next year will be a very important year for China because possible strains in the banking system and the intensity with which the reformers present their case will give us a better sense both of how much debt capacity the country retains and of how well positioned Xi Jinping and his allies are to implement the needed reforms.

Banking 57

Banking System Benchmarking Finance 57

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

As a result, many consultants shift to industry and join the client’s side so that they can not only offer solutions but also take more ownership to formulate, execute, and implement a strategy from start to finish. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at tech firms. Corporate Strategy. What is corporate strategy?

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Interviews Case Interview Strategy& Strategy 68

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Fed influences the world economy Professors in banking and finance often use the metaphor of the economy as a plane and the Fed as the pilot. The federal funds rate determines the cost of interbank borrowing in the overnight money market, which influences the interest rates that banks charge on consumer and business loans.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Central Banks and the Business Cycle I like it when someone besides a few financial bloggers takes the gloves off and starts asking some hard-hitting questions. Simply put, the central banks for all their huffing and puffing cannot eliminate the business cycle. Only those who believe in voodoo can get a job at a central bank.

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Banking Policies Financial Marketing 62

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

If you are an undergrad who has been turned down for a summer internship at MBB, going in to finance is your next best bet. In addition, having a finance internship under your belt shows that you’ve got the necessary quant skills to succeed in consulting. For the Pre-MBA level, finance should be your last option.

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Consulting Recruiting Recruitment Finance 100

MishTalk

AUGUST 15, 2014

Eurozone strategy is in tatters after economic recovery ground to a halt across the region and France demanded a radical shift in policy, warning that austerity overkill is driving Europe into a depression. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Finance Government Banking Policies 57

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I recently wrote an article about the difference between Planned vs. Emergent Career Strategies. The emergent strategy sometimes reveals itself in the process of pursuing the original career plan. I met an investment banker, an equity research analyst, an EVP at Wells Fargo (one of the top 10 banks in the U.S.),

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Engineering 66

BCG

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

To this end, ING aims to simplify the banking experience, making its services fast, easy, and accessible. Ralph) Hamers has been with ING for 25 years, becoming CEO in 2013 after a variety of roles in wholesale banking, lending, finance, credit risk management, and retail banking.

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Banking Boston Consulting Group Industry Retail 40

MishTalk

OCTOBER 1, 2014

On Tuesday evening, Argentine President Cristina Fernández accused Juan Carlos Fábrega, head of Argentina’s central bank, of " provoking a devaluation of the peso ". In response Head of Argentine Central Bank Quits. Here''s a chart that shows just that. pesos to the US dollar. Today the peso trades at 8.45 to the US dollar.

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Banking Government Benchmarking Journal 55

MishTalk

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Abe hijacked the Bank of Japan with policy appointments under his influence and now the BoJ vows to stick with easy money policy even though over 100% of the recorded inflation is due to the declining yen, not higher wages as Abe wants. The Financial Times reports Bank of Japan Vows to Stick with Easy Money Policy.

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Policies Banking Government Financial 57

MishTalk

APRIL 7, 2014

In lengthy negotiations last month the EU reached a deal on how to handle failed banks. Please consider EU Deal on Bank Failures Risks Unravelling A landmark EU agreement on a common rulebook for handling bank failures is in danger of unravelling over the fine print restricting when a state can intervene to rescue a struggling bank.

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Banking Balance Sheet Finance Government 56

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

While MBB’s main focus is strategy, economic consulting firms like NERA focus is on economics first and strategy second. . Finance: Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection in Financial Services, Financial Institutions and Banking, Financial Risk Management. . Regulatory: Auctions, Regulatory Economics. .

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NERA Economic Consulting Interviews Oliver Wyman Consulting 147

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

China Momentum The world is now reduced to: Japan QE Infinite (Helicopter money next) – BOJ is buying more than 100% of issuance from Ministry of Finance now! Safe travels, Steen Three Key Steen Opinions Japan QE Infinite (Helicopter money next) – BOJ is buying more than 100% of issuance from Ministry of Finance now!

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Banking Engineering Finance Policies 58

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Banks; Global Financial System is Bankrupt. Addendum: Société Générale disputes the numbers and new calculations using the banks'' numbers are 28:1 or perhaps 23:1 not 50:1 as noted on Forex Crunch. Banks do not plunge out of the blue on rumors. French Banking Primer. Morgan Chase and Bank of America have nearly $4.4

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Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2017

It’s been more than 25 years since Bill Gates dismissed retail banks as “dinosaurs,” but the statement may be as true today as it was then. Banking for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been astonishingly unaffected by the rise of the Internet.

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