Although the top eight established consumer-finance companies control roughly 80% of the market, their reputations have been hurt by scandals over aggressive collection methods and outrageous interest rates.

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In finance, Asian firms launched eight of the ten biggest initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2009 and more than twice as much capital was raised through IPOs in China and Hong Kong last year as in America.

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In 1996, Hiatt divided half a million dollars among thirty-eight congressional candidates (all of whom were committed to campaign-finance reform).

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Thirty eight percent percent of Kellogg grads work in consulting, 23% in marketing and 20% in finance.

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Eleven of the 12 current finance master's students at Loyola University Chicago's Quinlan School of Business are international, with eight from China.

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