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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. 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. Resilience Bonds. Final thoughts.

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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

” Broad conscious, concerted efforts to apply behavioral economics probably did not begin until sometime after 2008 with the release of Thaler and Sunstein’s book, Nudge. 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.

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

It is difficult to detect infected websites because, according to Dr Welch, as we “develop new defences, attackers develop new attacks, which means we have an ongoing arms race” ( Welch, 2016 ). If you are an IT company that creates software, hiring developers to check code can be a good defensive strategy. Zero-day exploits.

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Damn the Bubbles, More Printing Ahead; Property Bubbles and the Perils of Easy Money

MishTalk

Finance reports Yellen strongly defends easy Fed policies, cites U.S. The specter of default in China’s trust loans market is deepening the distress of property developers that also borrowed in dollars. Home Prices Up 60% Since 2008 Home prices in China rose 60% since 2008. Part of China’s $7.5

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Jim Whitehurst on the Open Organization: A Conversation with the CEO of Red Hat

BCG

With a background in business development, finance, and global operations, Whitehurst has a reputation for helping companies flourish—even in the most challenging of times. Whitehurst strongly advocates using open-source software as a catalyst for business innovation.

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Illegal Public Seizure of Mortgages Via Eminent Domain

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. and DoubleLine Capital LP and at least 18 trade groups representing the finance industry, homebuilders and real estate firms. The remaining eight states have not passed laws to limit the power of eminent domain for economic development. ” Eminent Domain.

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Consulting or Banking

Tom Spencer

People in the “investment banking” or “corporate finance” division typically help large organisations undertake merges and acquisitions. Work culture: Consulting firms typically have a professional and collegial atmosphere where an intense client focus is combined with networking and professional development opportunities.

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