MishTalk

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Traffic Light Coalition finally blew up. What’s ahead?

Finance 80

Finance Government 80

Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 19, 2018

And then when new applications of behavioral economics started, they seemed to be mostly applied in the government space. Back in 2010, I was part of a team that started one of the early behavioral finance centers with one of the investment manufacturing firms in the United States. Mercer UK – Personalised Pension Videos.

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Mercer Finance Financial Leadership 186

Tom Spencer

MARCH 28, 2025

Digital currencies are revolutionizing the financial world, creating new opportunities and challenges for consumers, financial institutions, and governments. In October 2020, HSBC launched theContour platform, which uses blockchain to digitize trade finance and reduce friction in international trade transactions.

Banking 88

Banking Financial System B2B 88

Tom Spencer

JUNE 24, 2022

Governments, businesses, and individuals are developing new use cases for blockchain as barriers to adoption continue to decrease. Blockchain has already had a significant impact in the finance industry with the global cryptocurrency market cap now exceeding $1 trillion. Governments should support the adoption of blockchain technology.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In terms of drivers, demand — in the form of a consumer boom, context appropriate innovation, and a green transition — and supply — in the form of a demographic dividend, access to finance, and major infrastructure upgrades — are helping to push the country forward.

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Finance Policies Government 254

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

I recently ran into a short video by the New South Wales government which does a great job of introducing the notion of behavioral insights and application in the governmental space. The New South Wales government video really made me think about the gap in organizational knowledge about capitalizing on behavioral economics.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. Consultants move on to a vast array of fields – from industry to academia, government to non-profit. 4 NETWORKING.

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Banking Consulting Boston Consulting Group Management 272

Harvard Business

JANUARY 30, 2024

But founders increase their odds of success by proving product-market fit on a budget, conservatively fundraising, and focusing on culture and governance early on. When fundraising dries up and uncontrollables become more prevalent, the challenge is even greater.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Ukraine''s just-named "Finance Minister" is a US citizen, and Ukraine''s new "Economy Minister" is from Lithuania. To get around legal issues associated with having foreigners in top level government positions, Ukraine made the appointees Ukrainian citizens. Ukraine has a new finance minister, Natalie Jaresko. State Department.

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Finance Government Policies Financial 77

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Startups founded in sectors that benefited from the introduction of AWS raised much less capital in their first round of VC financing after AWS. Some VCs shifted toward an approach colloquially referred to as “spray and pray” — VCs ‘sprayed’ money in more directions, and ‘prayed’ rather than governed.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2017

Money, equities, bonds, titles, deeds, contracts, and virtually all other kinds of assets can be moved and stored securely, privately, and from peer to peer, because trust is established not by powerful intermediaries like banks and governments, but by network consensus, cryptography, collaboration, and clever code.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2017

As the cryptocurrency has matured, it’s often been criticized for its inability to match the performance of existing payment networks and meet the requirements of financial systems and governments. Based on the research of the Fletcher School at Tufts University's Institute for Business in the Global Context and Planet eBiz.

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Finance Financial Video Government 70

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Risk Management – assists CFOs and other finance executives on matters of finance and risk, global risk and trading, and compliance and governance.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In recent years, the government has also launched a number of programs aimed at cultivating scientific talent. Thus, technological innovation in these sectors tends to be financed by the government and carried out within government or quasi-government laboratories. Drucker Forum 2016: The Entrepreneurial Society.

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Government Intellectual Property Policies Research 70

Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

A formal treaty with Colombia’s government is expected to be signed in late July. “It’s a culture thing,” María Lacouture, the head of government economic development agency ProColombia, told me. Banks often are unwilling to take the risk of financing small and midsize companies.

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Tourism Government Finance Efficiency 126

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

What role should investors play in urging business leaders to take environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues more seriously and enforcing compliance?

Government 172

Government Finance 172

Tom Spencer

JUNE 17, 2013

Cash strapped governments seek counsel in these tempestuous times. THE United States government has utilised management consultants for the past fifty years, beginning when McKinsey organised the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958. A Perfect Storm: Growth in Public Sector Consulting. in Management Consulting.

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Consulting Boston Consulting Group Government Case Interview 116

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Any standing meeting, whether it’s of a departmental leadership team, a cross-functional group owning a process like innovation or talent management, or a task force managing a six-month transition to a new technology, should be designed and linked to a broader governance plan. The underlying problem is bad governance.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2017

has a more developed system of equity finance than the countries of Europe, including angel investors willing to finance startups and a very active venture capital market that helps finance the growth of those firms. A smaller size of government than in other industrial countries. Although U.S.

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Finance Energy Enterprise System 134

Effective Managers

MAY 3, 2024

Whether you’re working in healthcare, finance, or technology, the checklist will prompt the appropriate discussions and the appropriate level of documentation to ensure your consulting services are as relevant and effective as possible. Adapting to Industry Specifications Different industries have unique challenges and requirements.

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Consulting Intellectual Property Methodologies Ethics 246

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2023

With robust GHG reporting, businesses can integrate sustainability measures into existing financial systems and processes, and this can be achieved effectively through collaboration between finance and sustainability professionals. The article provides an eight-step roadmap to achieve investor-grade GHG reporting.

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Report Finance Financial System 172

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

High-profile clients MBB firms typically work with leading global companies, governments, and non-profit organizations. healthcare, technology, finance), allowing you to develop expertise in multiple areas. So why did I come back when many of my startup peers had exited from an MBB firm? Three main reasons.

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McKinsey Transportation Methodologies Bain 78

Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2015

The update includes: Chapter 2: Organizations Can Package Behavioral Science for Good – This chapter describes a case of using behavioral finance in the retirement plan design space. I use this case to demonstrate one example of what a successful innovation center might look like.

Ethics 150

Ethics Finance Research Government 150

Harvard Business

JANUARY 18, 2021

Environmental, social, and governance issues have a greater impact on company finances than many directors realize.

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Finance Government Company 91

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Knowing the ins and outs of upcoming trends in finance is indispensable for any aspiring consultant. A prime example for such a question is how finance is adapting to the issue of climate change, and might assist its mitigation. Green Finance. Final thoughts.

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Financial Insurance Insurance Finance 88

Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This forum allows senior L&D leaders to share insights, challenges, and solutions tailored to high-level decision-making. Networking Opportunities : Meet and connect with thousands of peers from industries such as healthcare, government, technology, finance, and more.

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Consulting Talent Training Training 147

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It demonstrated that focusing on financially material ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors positively impacts portfolio returns and shareholder value. The paper “Corporate Sustainability: First Evidence on Materiality,” published in 2016, marked a significant shift in perceptions of corporate sustainability.

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Government Financial Study Resources 196

Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2014

CENTRAL banks continue to finance government spending by easing monetary policy in order to help economies get back to “potential output” (It remains unclear whether Grand High Priest Bernanke slaughters a lamb before proclaiming what the level of “potential output” should be for the US economy.

Banking 88

Banking Policies Government Finance 88

Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2018

Nonetheless, statistics show that women-owned businesses, which account for one-third of Swedish businesses, are not granted the corresponding proportion of government venture financing; in fact, women-owned businesses receive only 7%. ” Assumption 2: Women are reluctant to grow their businesses, whereas men are willing to do so.

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Data Real Estate Finance Financial 131

Harvard Business

JANUARY 28, 2020

Changes in tools, teams, regulations, and markets are putting sustainability in the hands of the finance department.

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Finance Tools Marketing Government 132

Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2018

Ignorance may be bliss for some, but ask anyone in commerce or finance, and they will make it abundantly clear: Ignorance is risk. In connection with the above, provide public notice of a proposed rule governing cryptocurrencies and take comments from the public. For that reason, U.S. This is a welcome development.

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Finance Guidelines Government Development 122

Harvard Business

MAY 29, 2017

While relatively rare, there have been a few cases of the Russian government directly interfering in Western businesses’ affairs. and EU increased sanctions on Russia that same year, Russian authorities raided the Russian headquarters of Ikea , which has long struggled with interference from the Russian government. .”

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Government Healthcare Policies Operations 105

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

Then, via price dynamics determined by market supply and demand, the value is settled on by the network of participants, rather than by a central authority or government. ICOs are the Wild West of financing — they sit in a grey zone where the U.S. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Financial Finance Government Software 132

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

On November 8, 2016, India’s government did something that had no other government had attempted before at the same scale: it decided to remove 86% of the country’s currency notes by value from circulation. We collaborated here to describe what we see as a truly unique story of government-led digital disruption.

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Government Banking System Policies 134

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2017

More broadly, we might define a smart society as one where digital technology, thoughtfully deployed by governments, can improve on three broad outcomes: the well-being of citizens, the strength of the economy, and the effectiveness of institutions. Its building blocks are what governments and policy makers aim to provide for their citizens.

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Benchmarking Government Policies Case Study 127

Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2018

Many governments are currently rethinking their policies regarding cross-border data flows. Many governments have started to question the merits of the kind of the unrestricted approach favored by the Unites States. These solutions lie at the intersection of technology development by companies and policy formulation by governments.

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Data Government Policies Banking 120

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

When Subra Suresh was tapped to lead the National Science Foundation (NSF), in 2010, he saw that many of the pathbreaking discoveries developed through the agency’s grants weren’t finding their way to the marketplace, so he sought to foster better links between government and industry. Each insight led to a better product.

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