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

MishTalk

MAY 6, 2014

, McClatchy and other mainstream media outlets referred to a healthcare report without having the decency of providing a link. Link to the Report Reader Julian managed to find a link to the report. Here are a few charts from the report. A couple of readers picked up on that possibility in comments to my previous report.

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Healthcare Report Insurance Insurance 68

Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2009

Points and Per Se: Management Consulting Perks – discover the non-salary benefits of a life in strategy consulting, including laptops, expense accounts, and Starwood points. Originally reported in ConsultingMag.com. Pretty big news in the strategy consulting space! In corporate strategy, travel is reduced.

Consulting 113

Consulting Management Recruitment Recruiting 113

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. Together with its subsequent variants, the TBL concept has been captured and diluted by accountants and reporting consultants.

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System Financial Report Benchmarking 132

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 73

Banking Benchmarking Culture Marketing 73

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 124

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

His direct report, Susan , was enormously productive. When it was time for Susan’s annual review, Tony ranked her as below average in delegation, decisiveness, and strategy setting. Tony was baffled. Her team clearly loved working with her, and she was considered a high potential in the organization.

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Talent Leadership Benchmarking Research 124

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

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Energy Marketing Benchmarking Cash Flow 78

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

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. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Balance Sheet Banking Benchmarking Financial 74

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

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Survey Benchmarking Report Construction 64

Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2017

Or it could be indirectly, as Opower does in giving people benchmarking data on energy usage to foster conservation and efficiency. Different companies can pursue quite different platform strategies based on what kinds of capital they choose to network together. Track : Create new KPIs to measure the success and growth of the network.

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Intellectual Property Strategy& Strategy Strategy 71

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 74

Real Estate Banking Sales Benchmarking 74

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 63

Marketing Benchmarking Banking Financial 63

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.

Banking 88

Banking Balance Sheet Operations Financial 88

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2018

But as Churchill reportedly said after Gallipoli , “However beautiful the strategy, you must occasionally look at the results.” ” Consider: blog output by brands has increased over 800% in the past five years but organic social share of blogs has decreased by 89% and about 5% of content gets 90% of engagement.

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Marketing Case Study Case Studies Sales 133

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 Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' On the black market today, it takes 89 bolivars to buy 1 US dollar.

Marketing 75

Marketing Benchmarking Government Survey 75

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Western Canada Select, the Canadian benchmark, has lost more than a third of its value since June, in step with declines for West Texas Intermediate and the international gauge Brent. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' WCS traded yesterday at $55.94

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Productivity Benchmarking Airlines Banking 76

Harvard Business

JANUARY 4, 2018

True incorporation requires bold decisions about reorganizing the business to make analytics a key component of strategy. The ABU was set up as a centralized profit center with ambitious targets and with direct reporting to the chief operations officer; most often, similar units are organized as cost centers with no specific targets.

Company 71

Company Recruiting Recruitment Financial 71

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 130

Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2017

Then, after actually having the spa experience, they reported the actual percentage of time that they ended up being distracted. This was our benchmark for the other two conditions, in which we asked the participants to guess the enjoyment ratings of people in the first condition.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 24, 2014

Emerging Market Contagion Spreads Bloomberg reports Contagion Spreads in Emerging Markets as Crises Grow The worst selloff in emerging-market currencies in five years is beginning to reveal the extent of the fallout from the Federal Reserve’s tapering of monetary stimulus, compounded by political and financial instability.

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Marketing Policies Government Financial 77

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.

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Retail Sales Construction Benchmarking 67

Harvard Business

APRIL 24, 2017

There were reports of internecine feuding at Airbus: The internal atmosphere was tense; jobs were allocated by preferences other than commercial criteria; and mistakes such as insufficient cabling were a result of internal conflicts and mistrust. Consider a mid-sized advertising agency that was implementing a new growth strategy.

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Guidelines Advertising Groups Examples 134

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Image 1: Illustrative example of a bank’s net interest income and margin Source: CIBC’s 2022 Annual Report 1.2 When analyzing the profitability and valuation of banks, it is crucial to consider them in conjunction with other relevant factors and benchmarks to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the financial performance.

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Metrics Banking Balance Sheet Efficiency 88

Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

Why you need a workplace stress reduction strategy Managing long-term stress can lower your risk for conditions like heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and depression. Manufacturing organizations like General Motors report spending more on healthcare than they do on raw materials for their products. The good news?

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Efficiency Productivity Journal Survey 82

MishTalk

JUNE 5, 2014

The ECB also lowered the benchmark rate from 0.25% to 0.15%. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' In a widely expected move this morning, ECB president Mario Draghi announced negative interest rates, the first-ever move for a major central bank.

Banking 76

Banking Benchmarking Operations Small Business 76

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Temkin Group reports a correlation between employee engagement and success in customer experience. In its 2016 Employee Engagement Benchmark Study, the firm showed that companies that excel at customer experience have one-and-a-half times as many engaged employees as customer experience laggards do.

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Benchmarking Culture Groups Company 70

Harvard Business

JANUARY 31, 2018

In one survey of more than 50,000 learners who completed MOOCs on Coursera, 72% reported career benefits such as doing their current job more effectively, finding a new job, or receiving a raise. Set a golden benchmark. Of course, that benchmark will change as you develop. Those who give up miss out.

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Benchmarking Course Development Study 71

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Bloomberg discussed Bill Gross''s view in a report Treasury Yields Reach Highest Since 2011 on Bets Fed to Taper QE. s Bill Gross, manager of the world’s biggest bond fund, said investors should buy short-term Treasuries and credit securities that will be bolstered by the Fed’s intent to keep benchmark lending rates at almost zero.

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Benchmarking Banking Insurance Insurance 62

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Walmart Processes 10 Million Transactions in 4 Hours The New York Times reports Exhausted Shoppers Head Home, Replaced by the Next Wave. Over all, online sales were up nearly 10 percent over last year by Black Friday afternoon, according to IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark. Here is a sampling of the news.

Retail 68

Retail Sales Benchmarking Journal 68

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

A 2014 study from Constellation Research quantified the accelerating rate of change in the enterprise by examining a simple benchmark — the entry and exit of U.S. It is also the foundation on which can be built new business strategies that are able to move and evolve at the pace of consumers and markets.

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Industry Enterprise Boston Consulting Group Benchmarking 71

MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2014

My recent reports on Malaysia , Thailand , the Philippines , and Indonesia show that the entire region is caught up in a massive bubble, and Singapore is benefiting from this bubble by acting as ASEAN’s financial center. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

Real Estate 78

Real Estate Policies Financial Finance 78

Eupnea Management Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2023

This is creating a new emergency today for organisations to have a strong vision and strategy for talent today if they want to brace for future success and not fall behind. Our consultants can provide excellent insight about the UK labor market, conduct skills benchmarking and provide skills assessments.

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Consulting Benchmarking Talent Culture 52

MishTalk

OCTOBER 1, 2014

There was a sharp sell-off in the benchmark Merval stock index after Mr Fábrega’s departure was announced. Another Devaluation Coming Up On September 5, the Wall Street Journal reported Argentina Moves to Limit Dollar Purchases. Benchmark deposit rates are at 21%, while inflation is widely believed to be nearly 40%.

Banking 64

Banking Government Benchmarking Journal 64

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Bill Gurley, partner at Silicon Valley-based investor Benchmark, sounded the horn of doom on Monday warning that “Silicon Valley as a whole or that the venture-capital community or startup community is taking on an excessive amount of risk right now.” Record S&P 500 Masks 47% of Nasdaq Mired in Bear Market Speculation is running rampant.

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Marketing Journal Benchmarking Company 73