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Wealth Management 101: The Hidden World of Private Banking

Tom Spencer

The financial services industry comprises firms that operate across a range of sectors: Asset & Wealth Management, Banking & Capital Markets, and Insurance. Distribution Channels The wealth management landscape consists of a range of distribution channels, ranging from high touch (i.e.,

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Toronto's Hypocritical Real Estate Boards Suppress Price Information; One Broker Strikes Back with "Pay-What-You-Want" MLS Listing

MishTalk

Hypocrisy of the Toronto real estate board is stunning. Self-Serving Hypocrites Suppress Data Please consider Toronto Real Estate Board Demands Brokers Halt Online Sales Stats. Late last night, real estate broker Fraser Beach posted an online alert he called “bad news.” Their excuse is "privacy". "

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

In the methodology upheld by Kennedy as well as Consultancy.org, Management Consulting is a collective term used for all services that fall under Strategy Consulting, Operations Consulting and HR Consulting. Operations Consultants: Operations consultants are consultants who help clients improve the performance of their operations.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East

Management Consulted

BCG in the Middle East has focused on the following industries and sectors: government, financial services, energy, industrial goods, telecommunications, real estate, healthcare and private equity. If you have an MBA and are interested in actuarial work, EY’s Middle East operation is a great place to get your foot in the door.

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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business

One of us is an urban theorist, the other a community-focused real estate developer. Developers have two primary ways to help create new and better jobs. The second is to develop spaces and programs to incubate entrepreneurs. They are certainly important components, but they are not enough.

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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

Although rate information is a closely guarded secret, based on my 20 years in the industry here are very rough ballpark numbers for “management consulting” (not IT consulting, project management, training development, etc.). It’s a matter of what they’re used to and their operating margins. Figure out your market rate.

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China’s Role in Africa

Tom Spencer

An interesting finding from this study was that Africans rank China alongside the USA as having a top development model for their countries. Infrastructure development is one of the key reasons why Africans hold a positive view of China’s involvement in Africa.