Rick Conlow

JANUARY 2, 2023

A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. to 17.9%, from 1980 to 2015. A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. The lack of quality for their customers has dogged GM for years. Even today, GM has record recalls.

Emotional Intelligence 88

Emotional Intelligence Study Leadership Finance 88

BCG

MAY 16, 2016

Nearly eight in ten South Africans, according to research BCG conducted this March, say they are optimistic about the future—roughly the same number as in early 2015. The country’s finance minister has conceded that “South Africa is in a crisis.”. And around half say they plan to spend more this year.

How To 67

How To Finance Policies Research 67

The Nonprofit Consultant

MARCH 5, 2019

In 2015, there were only had about 50 members who were actually participating in their Recovery Circles regularly. In 2015, the Cafe had a handful of Circles, and a few drop-in activities. million renovation of the Cafe itself, financed through CDBG funds, and all the delays, bureaucracy, endless meetings, and hard work that implies.

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Nonprofit Construction Financial Operations 69

MishTalk

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Anton Siluanov, finance minister, said state-owned VTB, the second-largest lender by assets, could receive Rbs100bn before the end of this year and another Rbs150bn in 2015, while Gazprombank could be allocated Rbs70bn. The authorities also said they would spend Rbs320bn ($5.9bn) propping up two other banks.

Banking 72

Banking Finance Financial Insurance 72

Steve Shu Consulting

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

The book is not intended to explore detailed behavioral science principals as covered in other great books like Thinking, Fast and Slow (Kahneman 2013) or The Last Mile (Soman 2015). Chapter 2: Organizations Can Package Behavioral Science for Good – This chapter describes a case of using behavioral finance in the retirement plan design space.

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BCG

OCTOBER 17, 2016

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. Jim Whitehurst is the president and CEO of Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open-source enterprise IT products and services.

Enterprise 40

Enterprise Finance Video Software 40

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Magazine – 65-75% of small companies in the US – some 10 million – likely hang up a “for sale” sign in the next 10 years (2015). Axial – 66% of businesses with employees are owned by baby boomers (2015). Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015? Their average age of retirement is 67. Synergistic product line firm.

Marketing 40

Marketing PricewaterhouseCoopers Cash Flow Banking 40

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 8, 2016

In the fall of 2015, after spending two years in a small town in the Ruhr Valley starting to learn German (I will appreciate Mark Twain’s perspective on the sprache so much better going forward), I moved to Frankfurt to begin my Executive MBA at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. Image Source: WallpaperUp ).

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Education Finance Enterprise Banking 83

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

China Momentum The world is now reduced to: Japan QE Infinite (Helicopter money next) – BOJ is buying more than 100% of issuance from Ministry of Finance now! Working on Outrageous Predictions 2015 – input very welcome. Not sure I fully agree, but it’s certainly possible. ECB can’t move needle, but can talk.

Banking 71

Banking Engineering Finance Policies 71

Kates Kesler

JULY 2, 2015

The economic recovery of 2010-2015 has triggered a number of high-profile mergers, but even more break-ups and spin-offs among large global companies, particularly those based in the US. Global operating and support functions (R&D, supply chain, marketing, IT, HR, finance, etc.). Companies such as Nike, P&G, Deere & Co.,

Enterprise 50

Enterprise Operations Agile Metrics 50

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

If fighting continued in eastern Ukraine at the same level throughout 2015, it added, Ukraine would need additional financing of $19bn to shore up its central bank reserves. “I If fighting continued through the rest of this year and 2015, however, the economy would contract by 7.3 per cent this year and another 4.2

Banking 76

Banking Finance Government Management 76

Tom Spencer

MAY 8, 2016

People in the “investment banking” or “corporate finance” division typically help large organisations undertake merges and acquisitions. Below are some average base salary and bonus figures for new analysts drawn from Glassdoor for 2014/2015. Salaries will vary by country and over time.

Banking 60

Banking Consulting Comparison Finance 60

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

In these times of fiscal discontent and protests by Brussels, the expected improvement of public accounts in France in 2014 and 2015, the government had to be reassuring about the traditional collective fiscal year-end synopsis presented on Wednesday. in 2015, without increasing the tax burden, government must cut expenses by 16 billion.

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Government Survey Finance Trends 72

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

For the third time France Warns of Budget Overshoot France has declared it will heavily overshoot its already twice-delayed budget deficit target next year, setting up tough negotiations with European partners previously reluctant to grant Paris more time to bring its public finances within EU limits. Mr Sapin said the deficit would reach 4.3

Finance 71

Finance Banking Government Policies 71

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

In a document prepared ahead of this week’s G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Australia, the IMF said that growth in the first half of this year was weaker than it had predicted in April. The Fund signalled it is likely to cut its next batch of forecasts which will be released in October.

Banking 74

Banking Finance Policies Meeting 74

BCG

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Wholesale transaction banking—which includes payments, cash management, and trade finance—generated about $370 billion in revenues globally in 2015. Indeed, banks that act decisively are in a prime position to be a core partner in corporate treasurers’ digital transformations. The stakes, of course, are high.

Banking 40

Banking B2B Enterprise Finance 40

MishTalk

AUGUST 14, 2014

French finance minister Michel Sapin said that economic growth this year would now be 0.5 per cent of economic output this year, a level it had set as a necessary stepping stone to achieving the EU’s ceiling of 3 per cent of output by 2015. Germany’s economy, which provides more than a quarter of the euro area’s output, shrank 0.2

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Government Finance Data Meeting 78

Management Consulted

AUGUST 14, 2016

Founded in 1994 and incorporated in 1996 by Jeff Bezos (still the Chairman, President, and CEO), Amazon has over 88,400 employees and generated revenues of over $107B in 2015 (not too bad, if you ask us). 28% of Management Consultants Pursue Finance. Amazon.com, Inc. is a Fortune 100 company based in Seattle, WA.

Culture 100

Culture Interviews Bain Resumes 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Some of the major practice areas that the NYC region focuses on are corporate development, corporate finance, digital economy, globalization, growth, information technology, marketing & sales operations, people and organization, post merger integration, risk management, strategy, sustainability, and transformation.

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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Stacked full of big-brained folks, most of Analysis Group’s 600+ staff hold advanced degrees in law, economics, finance, accounting or business. 2015) #23 in The Top 50 Consulting Firms – Vault. Not a small, or even a medium, deal. 2014) Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts – Commonwealth Institute.

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Analysis Groups Interviews Culture 100

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

corporations from 1985 to 2015. Despite the general trend across schools toward becoming more finance-oriented, there could have been considerable variation in what’s taught. In another supplementary analysis, we used the rankings of finance departments in business schools. firms, and put the brakes on diversification.

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Research Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 44

Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2018

The Board Had No Finance Committee. GE’s board had another major structural defect: It lacked a finance committee. As I have explained elsewhere , a finance committee is critical for a board in complex public companies like GE, which are involved in a broad range of retirement plans, stock buybacks, and large acquisitions.

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Cash Flow Finance Financial Company 28

Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

Cybersecurity Ventures, a US research firm, predicts that cyber-attacks “will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021, up from $3 trillion in 2015” ( PwC, 2018 ). Cybersecurity is important partly because of the huge costs that cyber-attacks can impose on governments, businesses, and consumers. So, why is data on devices prone to attack?

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How To Software Data System 105

MishTalk

JULY 12, 2015

Amend or compensate for "roll-back" legislation adopted during 2015 that is counter to the framework of the February 20, 2015 Eurogroup statement. Additional Financing Needs The Eurogroup takes note of the possible financing needs of between €82 billion and €86 billion.

Finance 28

Finance Financial Government Banking 28

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Greece has two major financing problems. Eurozone officials say that both Yanis Varoufakis, the new Greek finance minister, and his boss, Alexis Tsipras, have acknowledged that in private meetings. In Greece Presents Bailout Plans to EU Finance Ministers the BBC has a nice table that shows percentages of debt owed.

Finance 28

Finance Journal Financial Meeting 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 9, 2017

Half of Americans continue to work when they reach their mid-sixties, and, according to a 2015 Gallup survey, full-time American employees work an average of 47 hours a week. A different pattern emerges starting one’s late fifties, showing a peak of gratitude for topics related to finances and benefits.

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Exercises Finance Video Data 57

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Pension costs are already unraveling the state’s finances. billion in 2015 from $467 million in 2014. The increase is due largely to a law that will require significantly higher pension contributions by the city beginning in 2015. Reflections on Chicago''s Second Triple-Notch Bond Downgrade in Six Months. times to $1.2

Methodologies 72

Methodologies Government Finance Meeting 72

MishTalk

AUGUST 31, 2013

Unless Abe changes the plan, the sales tax will be raised to 10 percent in October 2015. Advocates, including officials at the Ministry of Finance, say raising the tax would be an important first step in trying to lower public debt, which is the worst among industrialized countries at more than twice the size of Japan''s economy.

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Sales Finance Energy Policies 74

MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The fact that rates were cut, even though many reformers within the administration were very much opposed, exemplifies the challenges that Beijing will face in 2015. We are going to see this argument replayed many times in 2015. in November, completing nearly three years of monthly declines.

Banking 71

Banking System Benchmarking Finance 71

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

For example, our survey, which asked managers of 13 functions, from sales and marketing to procurement and finance, to indicate whether their departments were using AI in 63 core areas, found AI was used most frequently in detecting and fending off computer security intrusions in the IT department.

Company 44

Company Survey Finance Engineering 44

MishTalk

AUGUST 12, 2015

The memo covers damn near every aspect of Greek finances, effectively making the Greek parliament a puppet government of Germany. per cent in 2015 and 1.3 Bailout Won't Work The former Greek finance minister made a simply claim today that I endorse 100%: Bailout Won't Work. per cent in 2016. per cent in 2018.

Government 28

Government Finance Pharmaceuticals Report 28

MishTalk

DECEMBER 2, 2014

The next election for prime minister is not scheduled until June 2016, but a February 2015 presidential election (a largely ceremonial position) threatens to upset the cart. The financing of the land registry offices was also suddenly questioned, even though they could actually help generate revenues for the country. "We''ve

Finance 76

Finance Government Banking Travel 76

MishTalk

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Mr Kuroda, a former finance ministry official, reiterated his support for tighter fiscal policy to rein in Japan’s huge government debt, which is approaching two and a half years’ economic output.

Policies 71

Policies Banking Government Financial 71

MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2014

Both France and Italy are currently under a Brussels regime of “specific monitoring” of their public finances because of slippage in their efforts to cut their budget deficits and reduce public debt. France was last year granted an extra two years to 2015 to meet the 3 per cent target.

Government 68

Government Course Finance Meeting 68

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In 2015, Global Trade Alert, an independent trade-monitoring group, cited at least 644 discriminatory trade measures imposed by the G20 economies with the U.S. Meanwhile the Institute of International Finance forecasted net capital flows for emerging markets in 2015 would be negative for the first time since 1988.

Balance Sheet 28

Balance Sheet Policies Operations Banking 28

Martinka Consulting

JUNE 3, 2017

Using statistics from BizBuySell.com the article stated the median price of businesses at the end of 2016 rose 8% from 2015 to $216,000. It’s faster, cheaper, and easier to finance. But first, let me take issue with one of the facts mentioned.

Cash Flow 40

Cash Flow Small Business System Finance 40

MishTalk

AUGUST 23, 2015

China's stock market had a debt-fueled boom, followed by a crash Between June 2014 and June 2015, China's Shanghai Composite index rose by 150 percent. More than 40 million new stock accounts were opened between June 2014 and May 2015. So they began to tighten limits on debt-financed stock market speculation.

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Real Estate Government Finance Marketing 28