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How the Financial World Adapts to Climate Change

Tom Spencer

Knowing the ins and outs of upcoming trends in finance is indispensable for any aspiring consultant. Green finance is any structured financial activity that funds the development of green projects, minimises the environmental impact of ongoing ones, or both. Green Finance. Resilience Bonds. Final thoughts. Image: Pexels.

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William Black on Global Financial Stability

Tom Spencer

In his TED Talk from last year (watch it below) Black talks about “liar’s loans” and other tactics that the banks used to bring the global economy to its knees during the 2008 financial crisis. Economics banking crisis consulting financial fragility financial regulation financial stability Management Consulting'

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A New Quest for Consultancy: Transitioning from Just-in-Time Logistics

Tom Spencer

Economic meltdowns hold important lessons for business consultants. For instance, in the lead up to the 2008 Great Recession, McKinsey actively promoted mortgage securitization , alongside EY which was involved with Lehman Brothers’ accounting fraud allegations [pdf]. Logistics has always been a key area of focus for consulting firms.

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Going into Consulting in a World Changed by COVID-19

Tom Spencer

That being said, I think there are three issues to consider for anyone planning on going into consulting. Consulting projects will probably change. If we learned anything from the 2008 financial crisis, it is fair to say that in lean times private sector organizations have less resources available to invest in consulting.

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Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed

MishTalk

Today the Fed released minutes of meetings at the start and during the great financial crisis. Here is a list of FOMC Transcripts and Other Historical Materials, 2008 Notes I purposely cherry picked statements of various Fed governors. percentage point to GDP growth in 2008 and 0.3 percentage point to GDP growth in 2008 and 0.3

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Consultant Ninja: Another Casualty of the Financial Crises.

Consultant Ninja

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. Another Casualty of the Financial Crises - Privatized Social Security. Source: CNN.com , TSP.gov , Consultant Ninja Analysis. Consultant Ninja.

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Consultant Ninja: The Financial Crisis is a Wicked Problem.

Consultant Ninja

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. The Financial Crisis is a Wicked Problem. Wikipedia I have considered many smart (and stupid) peoples perspective on the financial crises.

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