Wealth Management 101: The Hidden World of Private Banking
Tom Spencer
JUNE 30, 2023
The financial services industry comprises firms that operate across a range of sectors: Asset & Wealth Management, Banking & Capital Markets, and Insurance.
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What is consulting?
Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Operations Consultants: Operations consultants are consultants who help clients improve the performance of their operations.
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Asset Management – Industry Overview (Part 1 of 4)
Tom Spencer
MAY 18, 2019
These asset classes can include public equities/stocks, fixed income/bonds, money markets, commodities, infrastructure, real estate and alternative strategies – including hedge funds, private equity and venture capital. As such, asset manager performance tends to be correlated with stock market performance.
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Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East
Management Consulted
APRIL 2, 2017
Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go! McKinsey & Company. McKinsey at #4?
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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
MARCH 4, 2015
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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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence
Successful Independent Consulting
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
Also, the larger the firm, the more overhead the billing rate needs to cover such as partner salaries and bonuses, real estate, advertising, and training. Figure out your market rate. This is your market rate. I said I could do an assessment, strategy, and plan in three to four weeks and my rate was $225 an hour.
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List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong
Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong. OC&C Strategy Consultants. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Established in 1989, Accenture operates in more than 120 countries worldwide. Founded in 1983, A&M operates in 38 cities worldwide.
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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well
Tom Spencer
MARCH 17, 2023
Michael Porter: Focus on creating value Professor Michael Porter, a leading authority on competitive strategy , has emphasised that the true measure of success for a company is not just its quarterly financial performance, but also how those results are attained. One example of Buffett’s approach is his investment in Coca-Cola.
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When You’re Sunk You’re Sunk
Martinka Consulting
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Buy a new car, decide you don’t like it, you’re out the 20% they say is the immediate market discount. And, at a peak of the real estate market they bought a building. The buyer got the Seattle operation by paying off the State Department of Revenue, the phone company, and the top supplier. They didn’t.
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Texas Energy Screw-up and Small Business Impairments
Martinka Consulting
MARCH 27, 2021
They’ll think it’s a growth strategy at work. Get to the point you do as little as possible with the day-to-day operations. Concentrate on strategy and vision. While regrouping, the company got hit by a cyberattack, closed operations for days, lost customers, and now his business might not be worth much of anything.
3 Ways Resiliency Helps Companies Shift Back
1 to 1
MAY 19, 2020
A forward-thinking strategy is the best solution for overcoming uncertainty. For CX-leaders in the contact center space to overcome the fallout from COVID-19, the digital, remote, and perseverance strategies that carried them through the crisis in the first place may be their best move. Here are three strategies worth embracing.
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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams
Rick Conlow
JUNE 19, 2023
They need to adapt their leadership styles, communication strategies, and performance evaluation methods to accommodate remote work. Impact on Traditional Workspaces: Remote work has significant implications for traditional office spaces, commercial real estate, and urban planning.
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101 Bank of Canada Admits Recession: Shades of Voldemort; The Solution: More Bubbles; Operation Twist Canadian Style?
MishTalk
JULY 17, 2015
We imagine he may be a bit intimidated by the truly daunting size the combined real estate and consumer credit bubbles have attained in Canada. Change ' likely ' to 'will be' and many to 'nearly everyone, but especially those who got into the real estate bubble in the latter stages' and Pater is precisely correct.
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28 What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like
Harvard Business
JULY 11, 2017
One of us is an urban theorist, the other a community-focused real estate developer. EDENS, of which the latter is CEO, has led the revitalization of the 45-acre Union Market district in Northeast Washington, DC. The Union Market challenge. They are certainly important components, but they are not enough.
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42 ECB Now a Hedge Fund; €1T Bazooka; ECB Promotes Euro Carry Trade; Draghi Has it Backwards
MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
You have the TLTROs which are going to unfold over several operations over two years initially, then two more years. So all this makes a precise estimate of the impact that these transactions will have on our balance sheet very complicated, especially at the stage when none of these operations have as yet been undertaken.
Credit Guarantees, Fraud, Corruption Fuel China's Credit Bubble; Bankruptcies Rock Loan Guarantors; Beginning of the End?
MishTalk
JULY 9, 2014
Rampant loan-shark schemes in Wenzhou resulted in the collapse of the city''s economy, with dozens of underground banking operators and investors either committing suicide or fleeing the country. Much of this credit may be tied up in the real estate market. At its most simple, this is the story of a credit bubble.
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70 BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?
Management Consulted
JANUARY 20, 2014
However, today BearingPoint is emerging as a player in the operations and technology scene, especially in Europe, and has re-established an impressive growth trajectory. Now, BearingPoint is operated as a Netherlands-based partnership which consisted of 120 partners in 14 countries throughout Europe. Real Estate & Facilities.
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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Expect Another "Bad Bank.
MishTalk
JULY 14, 2013
Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. With estimated operating costs of 1.7 Featured Links.
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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York
Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 5, 2017
Compensation and benefits are on par to the market, but not adjusted for NYC living (so for take-home pay you might be better off in Atlanta or Dallas as a young McKinseyite, unless the magnetic draw to the Big Apple is just too much). Before the acquisition of Parthenon, consulting at EY was really synonymous to Advisory (not strategy).
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List of economic consulting firms in Hong Kong
Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 4, 2011
AECOM is a leader in providing fully integrated professional, technical and management support services for a broad range of markets. and has operations in more than 20 countries. GHK operates in three main areas: Public Policy, International Development, and Ports and Logistics. Business Strategy. 1208, Cityplaza One.
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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Reader Question: Does the.
MishTalk
AUGUST 6, 2013
Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Operation Twist (2011). Featured Links. Truth in Accounting.
For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How
Harvard Business
JULY 26, 2018
On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. Uber’s setback in the international market, however, wasn’t its first. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player.
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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Political Atom Bomb.
MishTalk
JULY 15, 2013
Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.
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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
MishTalk
JULY 27, 2013
Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.
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"Tax Nightmare" of Eminent Domain Mortgage Seizures
MishTalk
JULY 31, 2013
Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.
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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Big Brother Français; Don't.
MishTalk
JULY 4, 2013
Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.
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China Cash Crunch Eases, For How Long? Three Things China Needs to Avoid; When can Beijing Truly move to Market-Determined Interest Rates?
MishTalk
DECEMBER 26, 2013
China''s Move to Market-Set Rates Let''s step back to December 8 and look at China Relaxes Grip on Interest Rates China is relaxing its grip on interest rates with the launch of a financial instrument that allows banks to trade deposits with each other at market-determined prices. China’s credit boom is still in full swing.
Glass Shortage Has Skyscraper Costs Soaring: Got Glass?
MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 7, 2015
In the housing bust, many glass manufacturers went out of business or mothballed operation. Apartment buildings are sprouting up at their briskest pace in decades, and new office towers are rising in major markets like Manhattan at the fastest rate since the early 1990s. As a result, Cost of Skyscraper Glass Hits Dizzying Heights.
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What CEOs Get Wrong About Activist Investors
Harvard Business
MAY 1, 2018
One popular view of activists is that they are short-term, cut-and-run operators who are looking for a quick profit. One reason stock prices increase so much when activism is announced is that market participants perceive an increased probability that the company will be sold at a premium, or at least be shaken up.
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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy
MishTalk
JULY 30, 2013
Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.
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70 Chinese Malls Hit With Low Traffic, Rising Vacancies, Plunging Rent, Massive Overcapacity
MishTalk
OCTOBER 25, 2015
Major listed mall operators are also feeling the pain. HK), which operates more than 70 department stores in China, closed several of its stores in northern China last year following a 58 percent drop in China net profit in 2013. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.
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28 Farmers Walk Away From Leases Due to Plunging Grain Prices
MishTalk
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
Many rent payments – which vary from a few thousand dollars for a tiny farm to millions for a major operation – are due on March 1, just weeks after the U.S. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. On Friday, tractor maker John Deere (DE.N)
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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Potential Mistakes and the.
MishTalk
JULY 9, 2013
Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Choice #2 : Let the free market adjust itself. Union Watch.
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When Does the Demographically-Related Pension Ponzi Scheme Blow Up?
MishTalk
DECEMBER 8, 2015
Retirees consume less food, autos and real estate compared to young working couples. But even this is unsustainable - The Edge newspaper earlier this year reported that nearly 40% of government operating expenses goes to pensions and emoluments, hence a need for pension reserving arises. The market expected more.
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Private Equity’s New Phase
Harvard Business
AUGUST 9, 2016
These “buy, fix, manage, and then sell” PE firms were essentially umbrella holding companies while the acquired firms would become better managed before returning to the public market. KKR, BlackRock, Blackstone) became publicly traded holding companies exploiting capital markets to expand their reach.
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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture
Management Consulted
DECEMBER 6, 2015
Combining their industry experience, the pair were forerunners in what became a specialty area in professional services: turnaround management, corporate restructuring and operational performance improvement for companies and stakeholders. Real Estate. Automotive and Suppliers. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services.
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AAA – Not to the Rescue
Martinka Consulting
OCTOBER 18, 2013
Some of these adjustments are easily justifiable, such as adjusting the owner’s salary to market rate or if the seller owns the real estate and pays more than market rent. Adjustments , as in, “you can adjust some of our operations to make more profit.” Business Buying Exit Strategies'
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40 Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture
Management Consulted
OCTOBER 2, 2016
Specializing in economic, financial and market analysis, specifically for cases in litigation, Cornerstone Research touts itself as the one player major law firms turn to when navigating the obstacle course that is the American and European legal systems. Real Estate. Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Securities.
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Emanuel Fiddles While Chicago Burns; Public Schools Over the Edge; 9% Cloud Tax on Data Streaming; Emanuel Eyes Property Tax Hikes
MishTalk
JULY 16, 2015
This month, Emanuel rewarded those technology companies with a 9% Cloud Tax on Online Movies, Music, Game, Real Estate Data Feeds. Real estate Feeds? The district also is facing a $1 billion operating deficit. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.
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28 How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together
Harvard Business
MAY 31, 2018
Capital markets, as a whole, are also moving in this direction. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” This initiative will soon connect all 1.3
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32 The Rise of WhatsApp in Brazil Is About More than Just Messaging
Harvard Business
APRIL 15, 2016
So when the messaging service WhatsApp entered the market, in 2009 , allowing users to send messages to anyone for free and regardless of their mobile carrier, people gravitated toward the platform. WhatsApp was originally marketed as an app with one purpose: messaging. Even government agencies have adopted WhatsApp. Customer service.
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7 Questions to Ask Before Your Next Digital Transformation
Harvard Business
JULY 14, 2016
Such a high failure rate isn’t surprising, as leaders are trying to create entirely new competencies and wedge them into an organization with strong legacy cultures and operating models. For example, increasing your marketing spend for digital channels or upgrading internal communication systems. No strategy is static.
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28 Message to 5.7 Million Truck Drivers "No Drivers Needed"
MishTalk
AUGUST 5, 2013
Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.
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78 3 Ways to Get Your Own Digital Platform
Harvard Business
JULY 22, 2016
Network businesses have always been around, from matchmakers to real estate brokers, but it’s the move to digital platforms that has led to market-shaking effects. Instagram is an exciting marketing channel; GoPro’s account helps keep users engaged with the company and lets GoPro know how people use its products.
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