Tom Spencer

MARCH 6, 2012

IN A RECENT article by Bloomberg Businessweek , assistant managing editor Brian Bremmer reports that investigators in America, Canada, Japan, the UK, and the EU are trying to determine whether a handful of brokers and traders have manipulated LIBOR. by Tom Spencer on March 6, 2012 · 4 comments  ·  Image Source. in Economics.

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Benchmarking Consulting Banking Financial 99

BCG

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Report Monday, October 10, 2016. It’s just the type of question that TeBIT, a benchmarking study jointly developed by ETIS–The Community for Telecom Professionals and The Boston Consulting Group, was created to answer. This report helps telcos understand why that may be the case and what they can do about it.

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Report Boston Consulting Group Benchmarking Data 40

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2018

The people analytics team was surprised — as was finance team in that country, which had no reason to benchmark themselves against other countries and had no idea that they were such a bright spot.

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Culture Strategy Strategy Strategy& 139

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

One cohort reports 0%–20% year-over-year annual revenue growth rates; the second is a faster-growing group experiencing 20%–200% year-over-year growth. This time, the firm ranked in the top quartile of all companies and handily beat our benchmark. Two distinct sets emerged.

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Culture Benchmarking Company Sales 133

Management and IT Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

The SPI 2021 Professional Services Maturity Benchmark Report reveals key benchmarks and business drivers for growth derived from the survey of 700+ professional services firms. One of the many takeaways from the report involves the value of visibility for firms with a growth mindset.

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Benchmarking Survey Report 59

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2017

The Commonwealth Bank’s shareholders were reacting to the board’s annual Remuneration Report, which contained a recommendation that the CEO be granted a bonus based on what critics saw as “soft” measures. The future of corporate reporting lies in an integrated approach.

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Financial Banking Metrics Benchmarking 118

MishTalk

MARCH 10, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether traders distorted prices for options and exchange-traded funds by rigging benchmark currency rates, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg News reported today. More than 20 traders from banks including Deutsche Bank AG, Citigroup Inc. (C)

Banking 74

Banking Benchmarking Culture Marketing 74

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2017

companies are facing pressure to meet earnings expectations, and research indicates that meeting analyst forecasts is a more important benchmark than meeting the prior year’s earnings or avoiding losses. We identified three factors that characterized the companies that beat earnings benchmarks. per $100 of payroll.

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Benchmarking Research Company Insurance 71

Harvard Business

JUNE 25, 2018

This idea infused platforms like the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), influencing corporate accounting, stakeholder engagement and, increasingly, strategy. Worse, we have conspicuously failed to benchmark progress across these options, on the basis of their real-world impact and performance.

System 131

System Financial Report Benchmarking 131

Management Consulted

AUGUST 27, 2012

They may tell you in a few bullets what you can do to improve your resume or email you an impressive 14-page report on how your resume measures up against their benchmark – but how does that help you? What’s worse, in most cases you don’t walk away with a polished, professional resume once the service is complete.

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Resumes Cover Letters Consulting Recruiting 138

Women in Consulting

MAY 21, 2019

As solo practitioners and entrepreneurs, often we have limited access to relevant benchmarking resources. Without violating any price-fixing laws, the Best Practices Survey lets us benchmark our success against our peers. My clients are happier too since I can use my virtual assistant for administrative tasks on their business as well.

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Benchmarking Survey Case Study Case Studies 67

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2016

The reasons change doesn’t often happen are reporting paralysis, the lack of “think time,” and failure to collaborate. Reporting paralysis can occur when teams are so wrapped up in distributing data, ensuring data quality, or writing up insights that they forget the purpose of data.

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Metrics Data ROI Benchmarking 122

Harvard Business

MARCH 26, 2018

Moreover, studies are finding no consistent gender differences in self-reported self-confidence. Moreover, women’s self-reported confidence did not correlate with how confident these women appeared to others. While self-confidence is gender neutral, the consequences of appearing self-confident are not.

Talent 130

Talent Benchmarking Research Study 130

MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Kudos to Bloomberg writers Christine Idzelis and Craig Torres for placing blame precisely where it belongs in their report Fed Bubble Bursts in $550 Billion of Energy Debt. cents in September, according to Trace, the bond-price reporting system of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. And this is a mania.” They yield 27.7

Energy 78

Energy Marketing Benchmarking Cash Flow 78

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The benchmark revision incorporates a large non-economic change that resulted from a reclassification of 466,000 jobs from private households (out of scope by CES definition) to services for the elderly and disabled (in scope for CES). Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. to 6.6% - Household Survey U-6 unemployment: -0.4

Survey 68

Survey Benchmarking Report Construction 68

MishTalk

MARCH 3, 2014

Russia Intervenes in Currency Markets to Stabilize Ruble Bloomberg reports Ruble Plunges to Record as Bank Rossii Seen Selling $10 Billion. percent against the dollar today, more than any other currency tracked by Bloomberg, while the benchmark Micex stock index plunged more than 11 percent and benchmark bond yields soared. “So

Marketing 67

Marketing Benchmarking Banking Financial 67

MishTalk

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The New York Times reports China Rates Approach Crisis Levels Despite Central Bank Measures. China Bans Words "Cash Crunch" Last Friday, the Financial Times reported China presses media to tone down cash crunch story. A "cash crunch" is on in China. But don''t call it that, because China banned use of the term last week.

Balance Sheet 76

Balance Sheet Banking Benchmarking Financial 76

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2018

In a forthcoming study , I tested how employers respond to similar applicants who report different residential addresses. But the comparison at least provides a benchmark. This bit of information may influence who employers pick. Can this perception of place perpetuate bias and inequity? during the summer of 2014.

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Research Transportation Management Benchmarking 132

Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2009

Originally reported in ConsultingMag.com. This depends on the company and the particulars of your position, but corporate strategy folks are often responsible for both project-based and recurring work (eg, setting benchmarks and doing performance analytics). Read closely if you’re interested in breaking in!

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Consulting Management Recruiting Recruitment 113

MishTalk

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Bloomberg reports China Home-Price Drop Spreads as Easing Doesn’t Halt Fall. Home sales in September jumped 40 percent from August, the biggest increase this year, according to Bloomberg News calculations, based on a government report earlier this week. And what a ridiculous campaign it was. New-home prices fell 0.7

Real Estate 75

Real Estate Banking Sales Benchmarking 75

Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2021

This post will provide you with a guide to creating and perfecting typical slides used to present information in a business context, whether you are a student preparing for a case competition, a fresh consultant who just graduated, or a project manager who has to constantly deliver milestones and progress reports to multiple stakeholders.

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Benchmarking Case Interview Groups Analysis 88

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

The UK Treasury’s 200-page April 2016 report, blandly titled “The Long-Term Economic Impact of EU Membership and the Alternatives,“ seems a useful, well-executed benchmark. Like virtually all believers in globalization, I deplore Brexit and think the markets (and Game of Thrones fans) are right to be concerned.

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Benchmarking Methodologies Course Trends 99

PM Alliance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Internal benchmarking can help reveal inefficiencies and even identify workers who would benefit from additional vendor support or targeted training. 2: Compare task duration estimates against actual reporting. 1: Compare current task duration estimates against past efforts.

Data 73

Data Methodologies Training Training 73

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

This means employees working longer hours were generally more engaged, based on their self-reported engagement score. Working with two Fortune 100 companies, we looked to test the assumption that highly engaged employees are more productive.

Productivity 133

Productivity Culture Metrics Data 133

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

His direct report, Susan , was enormously productive. He recognized that without her valuable committee work, consensus building, and emphasis on teamwork, her division would not have reached several specific benchmarks last quarter. Tony was baffled. As a result, he recommended Susan for promotion at the next review period.

Talent 122

Talent Leadership Benchmarking Research 122

BCG

MAY 9, 2016

BCG’s Retail-Banking Excellence benchmarking study (REBEX) profiles the operational and digital practices and performance of 20 of the world’s leading retail banks, a group of 40 institutions chosen for their size and the strength of their capabilities. At the heart of the benchmarking are core operational metrics.

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Operations Retail Banking Benchmarking 40

Management and IT Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2018

Outperform your peers and establish a market-leading position with insights gleaned from the SPI Research 2018 Benchmark Report. Report and Infographic]

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Benchmarking Marketing Consulting Report 40

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2018

” And despite the repeated mantra about “data-driven,” there is contradictory advice about which content-marketing benchmarks indicate success as well as many blithe assertions about best practices in this area.

Marketing 132

Marketing Case Studies Case Study Sales 132

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

To continue to improve, we need benchmarking of employer-reported public data to help identify corporate leaders in diversity. Many people, especially Millennials, agree and believe that black lives matter. And more corporations are acknowledging that they need to do better on diversity.

Metrics 114

Metrics Analysis Data Groups 114

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Our recent benchmarking of nearly 900 B2B companies underscores the importance of these tools. They rely on backward-looking sales data and broad-brush reports to calculate overall market size and gauge how many reps they need and where to assign them. Zero-base sales capacity. Digital tools can help make more accurate matches.

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Sales B2B Tools Software 129

MishTalk

AUGUST 28, 2014

Black Market Record Low Bloomberg reports Venezuela’s Black Market Bolivar Slides to Record Low. Venezuela’s benchmark dollar bonds due in 2027 fell 0.44 On the black market today, it takes 89 bolivars to buy 1 US dollar. That is a 95% loss in value vs. the official exchange rate since 2013. cent at 12:37 a.m. in New York to 79.01

Marketing 76

Marketing Benchmarking Government Survey 76

MishTalk

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Retail sales reports on Wednesday have me thinking about the strength of the economy, commercial construction, jobs, and profit margins. The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. Similarly, Bloomberg reports Weaker Retail Sales Signal Smaller Spending Boost. Let''s start with a look at retail sales. economist at RBS Securities Inc.

Retail 70

Retail Sales Construction Benchmarking 70

Management and IT Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

SPI Research 2018 Benchmark Report and Infographic] Learn the top finance and operational KPIs that make the best consulting firms succeed.

Financial 40

Financial Benchmarking Consulting Finance 40

Management and IT Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Includes SPI Research 2018 Benchmark Report and Infographic Learn the top sales and marketing KPIs that drive growth and successful client relationships.

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Benchmarking How To Sales Consulting 40

Management and IT Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2018

SPI Research 2018 Benchmark Report and Infographic. Here’s what the best consulting firms focus on to build and retain a technically skilled, global workforce.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Bank’s Income Statement It’s important to note that banks have diverse product offerings and client types, and the reporting of business lines such as retail banking, wholesale banking, and wealth management can vary between different banks. The interest rate set by the central bank serves as a benchmark or reference rate for banks.

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Banking Balance Sheet Operations Financial 88