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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. Our analysis indicates that China’s economy has arrived at that unstable state where speculative and Ponzi finance appear to dominate. s 26% in 2000-2005. Most assume China can grow at 7% a year, a notion that I have challenged on many occasions.

Finance 75
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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Oliver Wyman’s strategy consulting practice has made waves specifically in the financial services sector , and beyond as well. Now a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman is known to give MMC its strong reputation as experts over other insurance providers because of the firm’s focus on strategy.

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Consultant Ninja: Friedman Billings Ramsey and Tom Peters.

Consultant Ninja

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

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Controversy in Detroit: What's a Fair Settlement of Bondholder and Pension Obligation Claims?

MishTalk

Amy Laskey,a managing director at Fitch Ratings, said in a recent report that she sensed an “us versus them” orientation toward debt repayment. The suit, brought by the city’s emergency manager, Kevyn D. Orr, seeks to invalidate complex transactions that helped finance Detroit’s pension system in 2005.

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Post-Foreclosure Hell: Garnished Wages, Seized Assets, Deficiency Judgments

MishTalk

Many thousands of Americans who lost their homes in the housing bust, but have since begun to rebuild their finances, are suddenly facing a new foreclosure nightmare: debt collectors are chasing them down for the money they still owe by freezing their bank accounts, garnishing their wages and seizing their assets. But it''s not just Florida.

Finance 76
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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Only Hope For Italy is.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. And in Italy in the last thirty years, the credit market has served to finance the public debt. There are so many resources that should be used to finance the growth of businesses, but only served to finance the growth of the state. December 2005 (38).

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Scranton Needs 117% Property Tax Hike to Balance Budget

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Scranton taxpayers could face a 117 percent increase in taxes next year as the citys finances continue to spiral out of control. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. December 2005 (38). July 2005 (27).