CFO News Room

JANUARY 31, 2023

There have been claims that China’s enormous economic growth and widely shared prosperity are the result of turning to capitalism. I have come to think of it in terms of concentric circles, each smaller than, and fully contained in, the larger category. I think this is not true; China is not capitalist.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Byadran Lkhagvasuren, governor of the Bank of Mongolia, speaks to Global Finance about the country’s growth prospects and its pursuit of sustainable economic development. Global Finance: What is Mongolia’s economic growth outlook for 2024-2025? Byadran Lkhagvasuren: The Mongolian economy grew by 5.6%

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Future CFO

AUGUST 4, 2021

The economic rebound, fuelled in large part by China (A1 stable), masks a range of output losses across the region, the credit rating agency noted. The post Strong rebound in Asia Pacific masks deep economic scars appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Global Finance

JUNE 6, 2024

The headline announcements appeared to reflect a larger shift in how and where major corporations are investing in office space—and where they are not. Businesses occupying US office towers, as well, are heavily concentrated in technology, finance, business and professional services: the sectors that are most amenable to remote work.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 3, 2024

As a result, advicers have more options than ever to add value for their clients by tailoring investment portfolios that are specific to their unique needs, goals, and risk tolerance. As a result, this macroeconomic and market uncertainty has ostensibly driven a preference for overweighting higher-quality companies in investment portfolios.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Innovation and exchange can be frustratingly uninspiring, particularly given that there are concentrated, vivid costs (in the form of lost jobs and struggling communities) and benefits dispersed across millions of people who might not even notice. Art Carden is a Senior Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research.

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Future CFO

JULY 17, 2023

A recent survey report from PwC and GTreasury, Treasurers: The First Line of Defense for Economic Disruption , offers the most current insight into how treasury teams and the office of the CFO are approaching volatility. This article discusses some of the key takeaways from that report. 2) Utilise advanced liquidity management techniques.

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Global Finance

AUGUST 27, 2024

GF : Any advice for investment managers when selecting a global custodian? Some, such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia, achieved significant economic progress in recent years. However, it remains heavily concentrated in traditional oil stocks, with Saudi Aramco being the only Fortune 500 company in the region.

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Corporate Finance Lab

MARCH 27, 2023

On November 30 2022, the Belgian federal government and the governments of the federated entities adopted the cooperation agreement on the Belgian foreign direct investment screening mechanism. This adds Belgium to the list of EU Member States that have recently tightened their rules on foreign direct investment (FDI).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Mastercard said it will invest $500 million in Black communities across the U.S. The new initiative will include “concentrated investments that will focus on providing Black-owned businesses and Black people access to affordable financial tools and capital,” Mastercard said in a news release. "We

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Barry Ritholtz

JULY 10, 2023

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • What exactly is your problem with stock index concentration? Ever since artificial intelligence was invented eight months ago, people have been writing about the rising concentration of stock indices. Everyone says this much concentration is bad, because obviously.

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Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This sentiment is echoed by AI Now, a research institute, which asserts that “AI is now firmly positioned as a critical strategic technology for the geopolitical and economic ambitions of nation-states.” Despite this, China continues to invest heavily in government-funded research and development (R&D).

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Latin America has established itself as a magnet for fintech investment. billion in investments for financial technology providers over the past 10 years, with Brazilian companies making up 66.7% But this year alone, through June 30, has seen 83 deals worth $800 million, equal to 80% of all investments in fintechs in 2023.

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 1, 2023

Recall John Kenneth Galbraith’s observation: “The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.” Tech Concentration : Yes, a handful of giant tech stocks are driving market gains. Understand your investment horizon, be it minutes or decades. Never forget: Forecasts are marketing.

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 19, 2023

One of my favorite responsibilities as chief investment officer at Ritholtz Wealth Management is the quarterly conference call I do for our clients. I run through 30 charts in 30 minutes that explain where we are in the economic cycle, what markets are doing, and what it means to their portfolios. 2 Regardless, something is amiss.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

As much of the developed world reopens, many businesses are optimistic and looking to invest in a new era of growth. Companies looking to advance in this new economic environment will continue to rely on the same four strategies that have proven successful over the past 16 months. Concentrate on particular areas of improvement.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This interview of Richard Kozul-White of UNCTAD cover a very broad scope of economic issues from the developing country perspective: how unregulated financial markets have hindered emerging countries, how the Global Financial Crisis market failure has been ignored, and how even before Covid, these countries were facing a decade of lost growth.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 16, 2023

Major coastal metros have been hubs of the kind of educated workers coveted most by high-powered employers and economic development officials. Economists have lamented the growing coastal concentration of their wealth. He is the founder and CIO of Social Leverage , where he makes early-stage investments.

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CFO Simplified

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A lot of times it relates to investments, career choices or other personal matters. Here are some areas you should consider in your planning: Customer Concentration Leadership Staffing Products Financial Resources Technology Customer Concentration is an easy one to understand. Is your leadership concentrated in one office?

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 8, 2023

Geopolitical and economic uncertainties are injecting more caution into the next phase of tech’s evolution. Leaders will have to search for ways to do more with less, find value where innovations overlap, and strategically invest in technologies that are hitting a tipping point. 2023 will likely be a more sober year in tech.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

Sellers need to avoid a spread-the-peanut-butter approach and instead concentrate resources on the most promising opportunities. The emerging winners will be the ones who take a more nuanced approach, tailoring the answer to the strength of their own products and markets, as well as to how economic uncertainty affects their customers.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

As the world’s attention is focused on the war in the Ukraine, it is the human toll, in death and injury, that should get our immediate attention, and you may find a focus on economics and markets to be callous. Ukraine, a part of the Soviet Union, has had its shares of ups and downs, and its economic footprint is even smaller.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 23, 2023

Mature consumers are relatively resilient to economic shocks, buy high-quality products that they value, and exert considerable influence on younger consumers’ purchasing decisions. The category-specific numbers range from 50% of spending on vehicles and 54% on travel to 68% on investment products.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is part of the economic climate in which they operate and can impact customer insolvency. Shorten your supply chains and avoid concentration in one geographic region. Is there a trend toward disputes over billings or deliveries? Has your customer recently lost a major client/supplier? Are they attracting negative press coverage?

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

They are a publicly traded investment manager, stocks symbol DHIL, that have been public since day one since 2016. They do a number of things at Diamond Hill that many other investment shops don’t. A bachelor’s in economics from Northwestern and then an MBA from University of Chicago. Kind of unique. I have a CFA.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

JPMorgan Chase takes the top honor as Global Finance ’s World’s Best Bank for 2024, as well as the World’s Best Investment Bank and World’s Best Private Bank. in 2022, according to the International Monetary Fund’s July World Economic Outlook 2024. All are being announced here for the first time.

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Global Finance

JUNE 14, 2024

Financial institutions have been facing tough challenges between economic uncertainty and an unprecedented technology-powered speed of change, especially since the Spring Bank Run of 2023. While only some institutions have made early investments, going AI-first is an imperative for growth and efficiency.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The toolbox is open, and the fine-tuning is underway, as China’s policymakers and financial institutions respond to the thorny economic challenges of the post-pandemic era. In particular, banks are finding new ways to reach specific demographics in areas such as payment services and pension fund investment.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

These disruptive trends, according to Gartner, include business transformation, market competition, economic uncertainty, employee power in labor market, capital inefficiency, and executive confidence, according to the research firm. Economic uncertainty. Capital inefficiency. Executive confidence.

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CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

It’s clear that African CFOs are highly focused on education and development, perhaps because there’s so much investment and growth happening in Africa. As CFO of the Public Service Pension Fund, he plays a crucial role in managing pensions for thousands of public servants and making key investment decisions.

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CFO Talks

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Rowen’s career in finance and leadership has positioned him as an influential figure, serving in executive roles across various sectors, including transportation, investment, and industrial management. I’m highly organized—some might say OCD-level organized—and invest significant time in planning, preparing, and prioritizing.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

We want to make sure we get what we invest in.". The prevailing view by courts around the country has been that an economic loss alone doesn’t qualify as direct physical damage or loss to property, which is the trigger for business interruption coverage.". We’re not trying to be — we don’t want anything for free.

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Spreadym

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Saving and Investing: Develop a savings plan and investment strategy to build wealth over time. 401(k), IRA), investing in stocks, bonds, real estate, or other assets, and establishing an emergency fund. This metric reflects your ability to invest in growth or return value to shareholders. Liquidity Ratios: a.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

PwC has estimated that the foreign investment restrictions could shave off $46 billion in commerce done digitally, if bigger eCommerce firms have to retool the way they do business. The central bank wants to reduce the risk of such concentration across banks and non-banks alike (and where payments firms like Visa already have a foothold).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

Moody’s Analytics’ chief economist Mark Zandi is sounding the alarm over a surge in corporate debt among a concentrated group of U.S. Zandi suggests that the debt burden mirrors the subprime lending spike, which eventually led to the 2008 economic crisis and breakdown of the nation’s financial services market. “It trillion in debt.

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Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This acceleration-and-investment program is part of the bank’s early-stage venture capital (VC) strategy. In 2023, the lab honed its focus to concentrate on startups between seed and Series A funding stages. While the lab offers no direct investment, Akbank often becomes a paying customer of these startups.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

He acknowledged that these strategies allowed ICTSI to save on financing costs, add additional liquidity to the group, and continue pursuing lucrative investment opportunities despite the global pandemic. For Boo, discipline and resilience in working capital preservation are critical both in good and bad economic times. “To

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