Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Many an economics and finance course later, I see that the layers of complexities to the 2008 financial crisis are innumerable. This allowed investment banks, such as Goldman Sachs, to circumvent banking regulations while essentially operating as banks. We were shocked, how could no one have seen the collapse coming?

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 26, 2013

The certificates of deposits will push banks closer to an operating environment in which rates are deregulated and are also aimed at improving the circulation of cash in the country’s interbank market. Of course this is possible, but it is highly improbable and, if it came to pass, would be truly unprecedented in modern economic history.

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MishTalk

JULY 11, 2014

This has been labelled the “second phase of global liquidity”, to differentiate it from the pre-crisis phase, which was largely centred on banks expanding their cross-border operations. Historical evidence shows that this rarely happens following a balance sheet recession.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2017

More and more companies are embracing the idea that they might have a purpose that goes beyond their balance sheet, one that makes the world a better place in some way. And yet fewer than half the executives surveyed said their organization actually operates in a purpose-driven way from day to day.

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Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2018

Of course, communication must be about a particular topic. For example, the original Google car found it hard to compute the context within which it was operating. And if you know a great deal about a given domain, you have a rich base on which to draw. Automated systems are usually very bad at recognizing context.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Of course, there is also persistent overoptimism about earnings growth and stock market expectations. Operating revenue decreased 15.9 When the bubble bursts, the resulting debt overhang forces borrowers to repair their balance sheets via reduced spending or default. The track record on recessions is perfect.

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MishTalk

JUNE 9, 2015

Chart #2: Growing Payments While the current state of the city’s balance sheet is dismal, the real problem relates to what is expected to develop over the next decade. billion over the course of 10 years. Data Sources: Illinois Policy Institute, 2010 Census, Chicago Budget. Per capita income estimate is for Cook County.

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Harvard Business

JULY 15, 2016

Today the company has annual revenues above $20 billion, competes in healthcare and electronics operations and derives significant revenues from document solutions. After all, they have many capabilities that entrants are racing to replicate, such as access to markets, technologies, and healthy balance sheets.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 16, 2017

Their operating environment changes in a way they don’t recognize, or they take on a project that they believe is within their capability but isn’t. But as the organization grew, its operations became more complex. To restore its balance sheet, it had to sell half the business. Shortcomings in Self-Governance.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

In aggregate, such dynamics would operate in a similar manner as unions, systematically raising the wages for low and middle earners relative to high-earners, such that the wage gaps between them are narrowed, thereby lowering wage inequality. There was also variation in whether these capital investments led to workforce reductions.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 12, 2016

Most of these companies are private and don’t publish their balance sheets. The 300,000 companies in the association’s data set have more than doubled their profits from operations over the past 13 years, outpacing their corporate counterparts in the country. Of course, this distinct orientation comes with a risk.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 13, 2022

Consider a company operating in the retail industry, which has a large assortment of different products in its inventory and a dozen stores. This reduces assets on the balance sheet and increases expenses on the income statement, resulting in a decrease in net profit.

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MishTalk

JUNE 16, 2015

The Bank of Greece has not published the end of May balance sheet yet. Of course, it goes back to the creation of the eurozone in the first place. If it is, then the increase since end April is only €3 billion. That's not much, but the €118 billion represent 66% of Greek GDP. It's also a little more than 2 times ECBs equity.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

My guess is that while a poor balance sheet might cause restless sleep, it’s the thought of an incorrectly reported balance sheet that brings on night terrors. What’s a typical independent director’s worst nightmare? It’s not surprising. I’m not against benchmarking and norming.

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MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

The Corporate Fund is Chicago’s general operating fund. Chicago’s property tax revenues do not go into its general operating fund. The objective of these deals was to provide budget relief for the city’s general operating fund in the short term, even if the structure means escalating debt service payments in the long term.

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Free Agent CFO

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The balance sheet is dull and boring with almost no debt. It’s one of those balance sheets that lacks drama. He cares about today’s customer complaints, whether or not operating systems are down, and how employees who work on the front stage are being anticipatory of what could go wrong. And cash flow?

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Stung by a series of risky foreign adventures that came back to bite them, most large global banks in Europe and the United States have retreated from foreign operations. Of course, the retrenchment of global finance also reflects pressure on banks from regulators and shareholders to rebuild their capital and liquidity.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

First, blockchain could help relieve a large balance-sheet liability that many in the industry are facing. A robust, frictionless partner network could mean many more redemption options outside of the core travel product, thereby creating a much-needed release valve for these growing balance-sheet pressures.

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Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2017

This spread of risk, of course, also prevented a merchant from absconding with his ship’s goods and never reuniting with the other traders; he’d have too much to lose. In this manner, no single loss would be catastrophic. In effect, they all had skin in the game, which remains one of the most elusive elements of modern finance.

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MishTalk

MARCH 17, 2014

This model rests on an understanding of how distortions in the savings rates of different countries have driven the great trade and balance-sheet distortions with which we are wrestling today, just as they have in most previous global crises, including those of the 1870s, the 1930s, and the 1970s. The process is quite easy to explain.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The latest proposals could see up to 126 people being consulted on how to wind up a bank, even though agreement might need to be reached over the course of a weekend while financial markets are closed. Some senior officials are warning the proposals are too cumbersome. Banking Union Math Munchau''s reasons are important.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 12, 2020

The Cantillon Effect is not commonly taught in undergraduate economics courses. Of course, if an economy could grow faster than debt levels forever then the game could be prolonged indefinitely. In 2020, the Fed has galloped over the precipice, increasing its balance sheet by around $2.8 But this tends not to happen.

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