viernes, 16 de diciembre de 2011

List of top consulting firms 2012


Following is a list of the top consulting firms around the world with such details as ranking, company name, website url, headquarters, year founded, approximate number of employees, male to female ratio, and other statistics. Being a top consulting firm do not means always prestige and do not bring quality and values automatically, but clients and job seekers of the consulting profession may be interested by these statistics.

Purpose: To summarize and provide beneficial statistical information about the consulting industry and provide quick access gateway to a list of the top consulting companies and websites.
Serving: Researchers, students, professionals, job seekers in the consulting industry and all who seek information about top consulting companies.

 

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Rankings: Any ranking information regarding the listings above have been made by 3rd parties, organizations which make their ranking info available on public viewable pages free of charge. For this particular listing we have gathered inforamtion from various sources on the internet, including, cnn.com, vault.com, fortune.com and linkedin.com.

The 2011 Best Firms to Work For (according to Consulting Magazine):

 

The Best Consulting Firms to Work For 2011

  1. Bain & Company
  2. The Boston Consulting Group
  3. North Highland
  4. Point B
  5. Deloitte Consulting
  6. Slalom Consulting
  7. McKinsey & Company
  8. PwC
  9. Booz Allen Hamilton
  10. Huron Consulting Group
  11. Ernst & Young
  12. Accenture
  13. Crowe Horwath
  14. Monitor
  15. A.T. Kearney

The Best Small Consulting Firms to Work For 2011

  1. Stroud Consulting
  2. Impact Advisors
  3. Cask
  4. Vynamic
  5. Infinitive
  6. Fitzgerald Analytics
  7. Lenati
  8. Jabian Consulting
  9. PeopleFirm
  10. HiSoft (formerly Nouveon)
  11. Plus Consulting
  12. Meridian Compensation Partners
  13. Marakon
  14. SEI
  15. IBB Consulting Group

 

 

 

Rank

Consulting Firms

HQ

Industry

Type

# of
employees

Year
founded

Med
age

Male

Fe-

male

1

McKinsey & Company Greater New York City Area Management Consulting Partnership 15000 1926 29 67% 33%

2

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc Greater Boston Area Management Consulting Partnership 6000 1963 28 67% 33%

3

Bain & Company Greater Boston Area Management Consulting Privately Held 10000 1973 28 65% 35%

4

Booz & Company Washington DC Metro Area Management Consulting Privately Held 22000 1914 32 64% 36%

5

Deloitte Consulting LLP Greater New York City Area Financial Services Partnership 168000 - 29 61% 39%

6

Monitor Group Greater Boston Area Management Consulting Privately Held 1500 1983 29 63% 37%

7

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Greater New York City Area Accounting Partnership 17500 - 29 59% 41%

8

Mercer LLC Greater New York City Area Human Resources Public 18000 1937 34 51% 49%

9

Ernst & Young LLP Greater New York City Area Accounting Partnership 144000 - 29 59% 41%

10

Oliver Wyman Greater New York City Area Management Consulting Public 1001 - 30 70% 30%

11

Accenture Greater Chicago Area Management Consulting Public 177000 1989 30 67% 33%

12

IBM Global Business Services Greater New York City Area Information Technology and Services Public 300000 1911 34 76% 24%

13

KPMG LLP Amsterdam Area, Netherlands Accounting Partnership 137000 - 30 60% 40%

14

Towers Watson Greater Philadelphia Area Management Consulting Privately Held 6400 1934 34 52% 48%

15

AlixPartners, LLP Greater Detroit Area Management Consulting Privately Held 900 1981 35 77% 23%

16

A.T. Kearney Greater Chicago Area Management Consulting Partnership 2700 1926 30 68% 32%

17

Braxton Consulting Eurpe & Latin America Management Consulting Privately Held 250 1996 31 54% 46%

18

The Parthenon Group Greater Boston Area Management Consulting Privately Held 200 1999 28 62% 38%

19

Towers Watson - Financial Services Public 14000 - 34 53% 47%

20

L.E.K. Consulting London, UK Management Consulting Partnership 900 1983 28 70% 30%

21

FTI Consulting, Inc. Washington DC Metro Area Management Consulting Public 3500 1982 32 71% 29%

22

Alvarez & Marsal Greater New York City Area Management Consulting Privately Held 1600 1983 33 73% 27%

23

NERA Economic Consulting Greater New York City Area Management Consulting Public 600 1961 27 61% 39%

24

Capgemini Paris Area, France Information Technology and Services Privately Held 91000 1967 32 77% 23%

25

Navigant Consulting, Inc. Greater Chicago Area Management Consulting Public 2500 1983 32 62% 38%

26

Huron Consulting Group Greater Chicago Area Management Consulting Public 2000 2002 30 61% 39%

27

Hewitt Associates Greater Chicago Area Outsourcing/Offshoring Public 25000 1940 32 55% 45%

28

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants - Management Consulting Partnership 2100 1967 28 72% 28%

29

ZS Associates Greater Chicago Area Management Consulting Privately Held 1400 1983 27 72% 28%

30

CRA International, Inc. Greater Boston Area Management Consulting Public 800 1965 33 65% 35%

31

Arthur D. Little Paris Area, France Management Consulting Privately Held 1000 - 30 75% 25%

32

Kurt Salmon Associates Greater Atlanta Area Management Consulting Public 700 1935 33 63% 37%

33

LECG San Francisco Bay Area Management Consulting Public 1200 1988 34 69% 31%

34

Gallup Consulting District of Columbia Management Consulting Privately Held 2000 - 27 60% 40%

35

Aon Consulting Worldwide Greater Chicago Area Management Consulting Public 6300 1983 36 52% 48%

36

BraxtonTechnology Europe, Asia & Latin America Technology Consulting & Services Privately Held 219 2005 26 74% 26%

37

Cornerstone Research San Francisco Bay Area Legal Services Privately Held 201 1989 27 61% 39%

38

Corporate Executive Board Washington DC Metro Area Management Consulting Public 2000 1979 28 50% 50%

39

Hay Group Greater Philadelphia Area Management Consulting Privately Held 2600 1943 32 47% 53%

40

Analysis Group, Inc. Greater Boston Area Management Consulting Privately Held 500 1981 30 62% 38%

41

Milliman, Inc Greater Seattle Area Insurance Privately Held 2000 1947 35 62% 38%

42

Zolfo Cooper Greater New York City Area Financial Services Privately Held 75 - 31 67% 33%

43

Mars & Co - - - - 1979 - - -

44

The Advisory Board Company Washington DC Metro Area Hospital & Health Care Public 1000 1979 28 43% 57%

45

Putnam Associates Greater Boston Area Management Consulting Privately Held 50 1988 26 64% 36%

46

First Manhattan Consulting Group Greater New York City Area Management Consulting Privately Held 51 1980 26 76% 24%

47

IMS Health Incorporated Greater Philadelphia Area Pharmaceuticals Public 10000 1954 34 57% 43%

48

Buck Consultants Greater New York City Area Human Resources Public 1900 1916 38 55% 45%

49

Giuliani Partners LLC Greater New York City Area Management Consulting Privately Held 11 2002 45 79% 21%

50

Archstone Consulting Greater New York City Area Management Consulting Privately Held 250 2003 34 63% 37%

 

miércoles, 28 de septiembre de 2011

Conferencias financieras en Panamá

Conferencias financieras en Panamá

La Ley Bancaria de Panamá establece que ninguna persona (natural o jurídica) que no cuente con Licencia otorgada por esta Superintendencia, puede promover o ejercer el negocio de banca en o desde Panamá. En otras palabras, para que un Banco panameño o extranjero pueda realizar negocio de Banca o promover algunos de sus servicios, en o desde la República de Panamá, requiere tener Licencia Bancaria otorgada por la Superintendencia de Bancos de Panamá. En este sentido, si una entidad bancaria internacional no cuenta con Licencia Bancaria alguna otorgada por dicha Institución, realizar alguna actividad que suponga que la misma esté promocionándose o promueva sus servicios en o desde Panamá, puede ser objeto de las sanciones contenidas en la Ley Bancaria, por el ejercicio del Negocio de Banca sin Licencia, o bien, por el uso indebido de la palabra “banco”. Similares prohibiciones contienen tanto los regímenes del mercado de valores (lo cual abarca, entre otros aspectos, la recomendación o asesoría en inversiones), como el del mercado de seguros. Para mayor ilustración, en lo referente a esos regímenes, sugerimos contactar a la Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores/Comisión Nacional de Valores y a la Superintendencia de Seguros y Reaseguros de Panamá.

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miércoles, 9 de marzo de 2011

China and property Tax

Property taxes in China are a popular topic of discussion in the Chinese press. Xinhua News on January 15 stated that property taxation, seen as a silver bullet to curb excessive growth in China's housing prices, is causing much debate within the higher echelon of Beijing's economic planners. A controversial figure in Beijing, nicknamed "Big Mouth Ren" by the local press, stated that only when supply and demand are in balance can property taxes really be effective in curbing speculative home purchases. Property taxes will never curb speculation in home purchases - if they are only a one-off situation. As a January 19 article in Shanghai Daily indicated, they will do nothing to satisfy the instinct of a culture hellbent on gambling.
Property taxation, based on legitimate appraisal valuation, is sorely needed as a means of financing those municipalities of the country where there is no more land left to sell. As a deterrent to spiraling housing prices, the property tax concepts introduced thus far for Chongqing and Shanghai are utterly worthless. There are bubbles in China that are now going down to fourth- and fifth-tier cities. Prices are too high in the highest tiers of cities of China. China has more than 250 cities with populations over 1 million people, so the lower-echelon municipalities are all subject to that gambling urge just like their upper-echelon neighbors. To deflate the bubbles is obviously the goal. This is causing the research departments of the State Council some real concern. China Daily, in a January 24 article, stated that the central government will soon expand the property tax and home buying limitations (based on size of dwelling and the number of dwellings owned by families) to Qingdao City, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Nanjing, Xiamen, and Fuzhou. Bubbles are already appearing in these locations.
Every year, 10 million to 15 million rural residents migrate to cities of China. The central government believes that as many as 400 million rural dwellers will become city residents over the next two decades. Based on what I have seen in two decades living in China, I don't think this projection is far-fetched.
A one-time tax will temporarily deter speculative activity, but will not have a long-term effect. A shortterm capital gains tax of substance would have an impact, but I don't see that happening. The bureaucracy is simply not set up to handle the tasks necessary for either a true property tax or a capital gains tax.
The same day the property tax went into effect in Shanghai and Chongqing, a new rule requiring a 60 percent down payment on all second home purchases - anywhere in China - also took effect. I doubt it will be a deterrent. Inflation is so rampant that keeping savings in a bank in China means you will lose money. Second homes, based on purchase price, will now require a one-time tax (seems like an excise tax to me) of anywhere between 0.4 to 1.2 percent of purchase price. What's to prevent bogus purchase contracts on cashonly deals? Chongqing will allow nonlocal residents to buy there - so much for curbing outside investment to keep prices down. Taxes in Chongqing will be staggered. They will be set at 0.5 percent if homes are valued at two to three times average housing prices. Homes valued at three to four times average housing prices will be taxed at 1 percent while anything higher will fall under a 1.2 percent tax.
In Shanghai, second home buyers will pay a tax of 0.6 percent unless homes are valued at less than double the average housing price. In that case, buyers will pay only 0.4 percent.
It looks like much about nothing. This also has another effect: lots of yuan renminbi making their way outside China and affecting the economies (and housing prices) elsewhere.

jueves, 3 de marzo de 2011

Concepts

Some of the concepts that International Lawyers use commonly

Real property:

bienes inmuebles

Reasonable doubt:

duda razonable

Rebuttal:

Refutación

Recognizance:

promesa; compromiso; reconocimiento

Recording statutes:

leyes estatales sobre registros oficiales

Redress:

Reporacíon

Reformation:

rectificación; reforma; corrección

Rejoinder:

dúplica; contrarréplica

Release:

liberación; renuncia a un derecho

Remainder:

substitución; reversión

Remedy:

recurso; remedio; reparación

Replevin:

acción reivindicatoria; reivindicación

Reply:

Réplica

Requirements contract:

contrato de suministro

Rescission:

Rescisión

Res judicata:

cosa juzgada; res judicata

Respondeat superior:

responsabilidad del mandante odel maestro

Restitution:

Restitución

Restrictive indorsement:

endoso restrictivo

Resulting trust:

fideicomiso implícito

Reversion:

reversión; sustitución

Revocation:

revocación; derogación

Right of contribution:

derecho de contribución

Right of reimbursement:

derecho de reembolso

Right of subrogation:

derecho de subrogación

Right-to-work law:

ley de libertad de trabajo

Robbery:

Robo

Rule 10b-5:

Regla 10b-5

Sale:

venta; contrato de compreventa

miércoles, 9 de febrero de 2011

European Union Direct Taxes

Permanent Establishment is a vital concept in international taxation. While for direct taxes, it is mainly defined by the OECD Model Convention, the European VAT Directive and its implementing Regulation provide an EU-wide approach for VAT.
Difficulties arise as terminology and definitions in indirect and direct tax diverge. Moreover, countries have implemented and interpreted the EU and OECD rules in a different way, impacting on issues like cross-border reorganisations, transfer pricing, taxation of dividends and interest and royalties, tax residence, temporary and permanent transfer of assets, place of supply and VAT liability.
In both direct and indirect tax, the concept of Permanent Establishment has undergone very recent changes: The 2010 changes to the OECD Model Convention and Commentary, and in particular the new Art. 7, will be adopted in national law, as speakers from the Netherlands and Germany will report. The effect of the new definition on treaties with other countries will also be considered.
Some of this topic is addressed in the new book "European Union Direct Taxes", by the International Tax Professor Salvador Trinxet Llorca.
In indirect tax, the current more important issue is the practical consequences of the adoption of the Regulation implementing the EU VAT Directive in January 2011.

lunes, 20 de diciembre de 2010

SME Internationalization

This realisation was at the heart of the 2007 OECD-APEC study on Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets, which provided general findings on the major barriers to SME internationalization as perceived by SMEs and policymakers in OECD and APEC member economies. The need to obtain a greater depth of understanding and an updated view of the issues raised by the OECD-APEC study provided a raison d'être for this follow-up project. Internationalization and international entrepreneurship among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has remained a topic of considerable contemporary relevance, principally owing to the observed growth effects of cross-border venturing, and the demonstrated capacity of SMEs to drive economic development at national, regional, and global levels (European Commission, 2007). Other value adding features include the additional focus on motivations for SME internationalization ; the coverage of recently available documentation from economies involved in the OECD enlargement (Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia, and Slovenia) and enhanced engagement process (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and South Africa); and the sub-national and sectoral insights offered on SME internationalization barriers, motivations and support programs.