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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

CSFs can literally be anything — whether it’s improving customer satisfaction, increasing revenue, reducing operating costs, or something specific to a particular project or deliverable – making them somewhat difficult to identify – let alone define in concrete terms. Are compliance/governance rules working? Read on to learn more.

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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. Operating income. Operating Expenses. Cash flow. A Lack of Business Acumen Exists.

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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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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. Integration costs include costs incurred for integrating IT systems, operational processes, and organizational structure.

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Small and Young Businesses Are Especially Vulnerable to Extreme Weather

Harvard Business

Firms applied for credit to finance recovery. Despite the need for credit to finance recovery, disasters can also constrain the capacity of lenders to supply it because so many households and businesses are affected at once. Challenge risk financing conventions. Businesses likely need new forms of risk financing.

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The Case for Stock Buybacks

Harvard Business

” The UK Government is launching an inquiry into buybacks , due to concerns that they “may be crowding out the allocation of surplus capital to productive investment.” But these claims are very rarely backed up by large-scale evidence, and often driven by a misunderstanding of how buybacks actually operate.