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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. Our analysis indicates that China’s economy has arrived at that unstable state where speculative and Ponzi finance appear to dominate. Most assume China can grow at 7% a year, a notion that I have challenged on many occasions. Morgan Stanley agrees.

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7 Critical Success Factors for Project Based Firms to Consider in 2024

Progressus

The Power of Unity Firms need real-time insights into the entire business – finance, project accounting, sales, everything – otherwise multiple versions of the truth will start showing up in budgets, estimates, and forecasts. Many pro services firms still use fragmented systems or analog methods like spreadsheets to manage projects.

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SBA Acquisition Loans – A Win-Win-Win Especially for the Seller

Martinka Consulting

It’s much better for them to buy a larger business with systems, processes and a management team instead of an owner-operator business-and they can do so easier because of the SBA program. What this means is, investors get a government guaranteed rate of return of about 4%, which is higher than T-bills and similar.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

Since Immelt’s departure, GE’s stock is down another 30%, as its new CEO, John Flannery, has struggled to cope with the cash flow drain from years of problematic acquisitions, divestitures, and buybacks. The Board Had No Finance Committee. in 2013 to 3.7 in early 2018, according to Moody’s.

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The Importance of Business Acumen for High Performance

LSA Global

It is not just the purview of finance to interpret the numbers that govern profit and loss; it behooves every employee to understand how and why the company makes money, spends money, and measures financial performance. Cash flow. A Lack of Business Acumen Exists. Operating income. Operating Expenses.

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Frameworks for the Case Interview (Part II: Mergers and Acquisitions Framework)

Tom Spencer

Yes, M&A is not all about finance! There are three main valuation methods you can use to estimate the value of the company: Discounted Cash Flow , Comparable Companies , and. For management consultants, M&A does not involve the same work as for an investment banker. The M&A framework is set out below.

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Housing Starts in China Plunge 25%; Did China's Property Bubble Finally Burst?

MishTalk

In the latest sign, housing starts plummeted 25 percent in April from a year ago, the Chinese government announced on Tuesday. The unregulated shadow banking sector has played a strong role in the recent credit boom, with the share of credit growth financed by the sector rising from 11 percent in 2006 to 32 percent in 2013.