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. Have conglomerates and diversified companies under-performed because of failures in enterprise strategy? Greg Kesler and Amy Kates.

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Enterprise Operations Agile Metrics 50

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Over the past 18 months, Sergey’s experience has been echoed in offices in Ukraine, South Africa, Turkey, Brazil, and many other emerging markets that have faced substantial currency depreciation due to the drop in commodity prices and the flow of capital to the U.S. Normally, MNCs raise prices in the emerging market, (e.g.,

Marketing 28

Marketing Company Agile Sales 28

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. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Banking Finance Financial Insurance 72

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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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

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. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

Banking 71

Banking Engineering Finance Policies 71

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

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Banking Finance Government Management 76

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. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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Banking Finance Policies Meeting 74

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

JULY 9, 2014

Steen Jakobsen, chief economists and CIO of Saxo Bank has some interesting observations on the illusion of low interest rates and the vital flaw in Pimco''s bullishness at a market peak. Eternity in excess return from stock markets, eternity in no growth, eternity in low productivity, eternity in chasing yields. Eternity is here.

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Banking Policies Marketing Finance 69

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

MishTalk

JULY 28, 2015

Italy's finance minister, Pier Carlo Padoan calls for ‘Political Union’ to Save Euro. Italy’s finance minister has called for deeper eurozone integration in the aftermath of the Greek crisis, saying a move “straight towards political union” is the only way to ensure the survival of the common currency. Let's start with Italy.

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Finance Government Insurance Insurance 28

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

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. In some ways, it feels like a boutique firm, whereas in others it feels like a pure strategy firm. Strategy & Analytics. 2015) #23 in The Top 50 Consulting Firms – Vault.

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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.

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Balance Sheet Marketing Banking Financial 67

MishTalk

MAY 28, 2015

On May 13, Moody's shocked the municipal bond market by downgrading Chicago to junk. Kristi Culpepper, AKA "Bond Girl" comments on the event in What Chicago’s Fiscal Emergency says about the Quality of Credit Analysis in the Municipal Bond Market. Rating actions tend to lag the market rather than lead it. of revenue.

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Analysis Marketing Financial Finance 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 17, 2016

Every major stock index in the Middle East, with the exception of Tehran’s, plunged on Sunday as the prospect of Iran adding to an oil supply glut pummeled markets already reeling from falling crude prices and a global sell-off in equities. Those numbers are as of June 2015, reflective of 2014. Stockpiling is out of the question.

Marketing 28

Marketing Energy Financial Government 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

Up until the 1960s, scholars viewed diversification as a valuable strategy. Kenneth Andrews, who popularized the concept of business strategy at Harvard Business School, was one of them. corporations from 1985 to 2015. In another supplementary analysis, we used the rankings of finance departments in business schools.

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Research Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 43

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

I hear various reports of what the hryvnia actually trades for on the black market in Ukraine. Today, I have an actual black market link to share thanks to reader Oleg from Crimea. None of that applies at the black market of course. Of course, going straight to the black market is risky in many respects. Official : 28.29

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Banking Marketing Course Report 28

MishTalk

AUGUST 19, 2015

housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac told the two firms on Wednesday to provide more support to low-income Americans taking out mortgages and refinancing home loans. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. The regulator for U.S.

Finance 28

Finance Government Financial Marketing 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

There has been a truly dramatic retrenchment from foreign markets, making banking a rare case of an industry becoming less, rather than more, global. For instance, before the crisis, the three largest German banks had two-thirds of their total assets in foreign markets; today it is only one-third. And it is not alone.

Banking 28

Banking Balance Sheet McKinsey Finance 28

Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2017

The Boston office was the originator of concepts such as the experience curve, the portfolio concept, time-based competition, and segment-of-one marketing. And with Bain’s globally-recognized social culture, Vault ranked Bain as the Best Place to Work in 2015. BCG opened shop in 1963 with founder Bruce Henderson at the helm.

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Oliver Wyman Mercer Consulting Deloitte 72

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Though not as aggressive, creative or flamboyant as MBB or perhaps even its Big 4 competitors, KPMG is a huge force in the consulting market and not one to be taken lightly. Interestingly, KPMG is the only one of the Big 4 that has not yet acquired a boutique strategy firm. Keep your eyes open, though – deal talks are rumored.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

MishTalk

AUGUST 23, 2015

The market was once up over 60% on the year in June, but is now negative. One Hell of a Round Trip From 3264 to 5178 to 3211 is one hell of a round trip, especially for a stock market index. That’s the most among the 10 largest markets and more than three times the 19 multiple for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Government Finance Marketing 28

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

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Uber and Netflix’s success were generated through two critical strategies. Second, Uber and Netflix appealed to a younger superconsumer before they entered the category, which caught the market leaders flat-footed. In financial services, there are signs that traditional products like mutual funds are beginning to wane.

Real Estate 36

Real Estate Finance Survey Financial 36

MishTalk

JANUARY 22, 2016

In 2011, tiny Central Falls filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, slashing pensions and ordering 4% annual tax increases for five straight years in order to improve the city’s finances. per $1,000) in 2015, according to the state Division of Municipal Finance. Illinois still does not have a budget for 2015.

Finance 28

Finance Financial Interviews System 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. It was the financial markets'' way of hinting that it is still too early to grant Greece full fiscal independence. €2

Finance 76

Finance Government Banking Travel 76

MishTalk

JANUARY 13, 2016

Blockbuster Brewery Merger Coming Up A record $5 trillion jumbo bond offerings hit the books in 2015. Mega-brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev has tested investor appetite for a potential blockbuster bond offering later this week, as the group lines up financing for its $108bn takeover of rival SABMiller. Will 2016 be another record year?

Finance 28

Finance Company Marketing Operations 28

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

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 17, 2023

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are key growth strategies for many organizations: entering new markets, acquiring new technologies, or leveraging scale and size. Organization Level Support the brand image with a unique identity to the market. Organizations become known by their culture.

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Culture Resources Tools Leadership 52

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

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2017

The marketing, underwriting, and servicing of SME loans have largely taken a backseat. And our analysis suggests there are strategies that they can use to compete successfully online. They estimate that online lenders will constitute nearly a fifth of the total SME lending market by then.

Banking 39

Banking Small Business Oliver Wyman Retail 39

MishTalk

DECEMBER 27, 2015

This was despite massive rallies in financial markets every year since 2009. As 2015 draws to a close, Illinois marks half a year without a budget. The stalemate has not only weakened state finances, it has kept lawmakers from finding a fix for those mounting liabilities. The only exception was 2011.

Marketing 28

Marketing System Insurance Insurance 28

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. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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 Finance Course Meeting 68

MishTalk

JANUARY 11, 2015

billion bill backlog expected at the close of fiscal 2015 could grow to $9.9 Facing an election, lawmakers balked and adopted a fiscal 2015 budget that is now $750 million short of the actual funding needed to support costs. elect Bruce Rauner, who has warned that state finances are in even more dire shape than he thought.

Finance 28

Finance Insurance Insurance Course 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.

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Finance Journal Financial Meeting 28