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Bridging the Gap: From the Consulting Industry to the Management Consulting Profession

Effective Managers

The industry is vast, including freelancers, independent consultants, and employees of consulting firms, offering services across various sectors such as IT, marketing, finance, and more. They can trust that a consultant adhering to ISO 20700 standards or holding a CMC designation will deliver services that meet global benchmarks.

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Asset Management – Client Segmentation (Part 3 of 4)

Tom Spencer

For instance, if a client goes to meet a financial advisor to talk about opening a savings account, the topic of mutual funds can be brought up. For passive investing, Blackrock and Vanguard are able to get costs very low due to their scale and skill in replicating a benchmark index. Institutional Asset Management.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. Note -firmsodeling” done in case work may not be directly comparable to the financial modeling more common at investment banks.

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$550 Billion Energy Junk Bond Bubble Busts; "Whac-A-Mole" Distortions in Multiple Markets

MishTalk

With oil prices plunging, investors are questioning the ability of some issuers to meet their debt obligations. The Fed’s decision to keep benchmark interest rates at record lows for six years has encouraged investors to funnel cash into speculative-grade securities to generate returns, raising concern that risks were being overlooked.

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Case Competition Tips & Tricks

Tom Spencer

Rather, a strong team will have competencies in diverse fields such as finance, strategic planning (SWOT, PEST, 5-Ps), public speaking, graphic design (creating a beautiful slide deck), and Excel (modeling things like valuations, sensitivity analysis, and graphs). You want to distinguish yourself from the crowd by thinking “outside the box”.

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China Attempts to Prop Up Stock Market After Steep Declines; 1929 Flashback

MishTalk

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 2.41 The latest move by China came in a commitment from the People’s Bank of China providing liquidity for state-backed margin lender China Securities Finance Corp after a weekend meeting of the State Council, China’s cabinet, which was chaired by Premier Li Keqiang. per cent at open.

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The 4 Types of Organizational Politics

Harvard Business

In short, he became the unintended victim trapped by what the Financial Times called “byzantine organizational politics.” For instance, they can thwart legitimate change efforts that are needed to put the organization on a sounder long-term financial footing. Get benchmark information from surveys and specialist experts.