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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well

Tom Spencer

This idea has been echoed by some of the most influential figures in the business and finance world, including Professor Michael Porter, Michael Lewis, and Warren Buffett. Investment banks made huge profits along the way, and often knew that these securities were overvalued and going to fail.

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5 Entrepreneurship Skills You’ll Get from an MBA

Tom Spencer

Appreciating the importance of ethics and reputation. The most valuable asset of a business is not its products, cash in the bank, computers, or proprietary data, but its reputation. An MBA also allows you to sharpen your hard skills in areas such as finances, operations, strategy, planning, supply-chain management, and legal.

Ethics 88
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The Transformative Power of AI in Business

Tom Spencer

For example, in industries like finance and accounting, AI-powered systems can process invoices, perform data entry tasks, and generate financial reports with minimal human intervention. Despite the exciting opportunities offered by AI, it is important that businesses approach AI implementation strategically and ethically.

Data 147
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Finance Can Be a Noble Profession (Yes, Really)

Harvard Business

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. How will the crisis of problematic loans in Italian banks be resolved?

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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

Management Consulted

He has a really cool history – international i-banking, college football, and more – and THEN he spent 2 years networking his way into a job at PwC. I then took another internship in finance with Merrill Lynch. I also explored other areas of finance and ultimately decided that I wanted to give investment banking a shot.

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Asset Management – Client Segmentation (Part 3 of 4)

Tom Spencer

Large mutual funds have strong relationships with banks, where they are able to pay a trailer fee to bank investment advisors to market their product. In countries with concentrated banking sectors, the banks will have enough scale and cross-selling opportunities to have their own major asset management divisions.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Institutional Banking. Retail and Business Banking. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Oliver Wyman employees are known for their passion, work ethic, and solid team efforts.