Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Cybersecurity risks, cited by 50% of respondents, remain the number one most challenging risk for treasury professionals to manage. The primary reasons cited for these plans were fears of recession and uncertainty in the economic environment (59% of respondents) and inflationary pressures (58%).

Treasury 52

Treasury Risk Management Concentration Economics 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in a recent report that the number of correspondent banks — where banks and financial institutions (and domestic payment systems) are linked together — slipped 3 percent in 2019 vs. 2018 and declined a significant 22 percent from 2011 to 2019. A Reduction In The Number Of Corridors .

Banking 123

Banking Concentration Economics Numbers 123

Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Today, the corporate treasury team plays a critical role helping companies navigate a business environment rife with economic uncertainty, geopolitical risks, regulatory change, trade tensions and supply chain disruptions. Corporates with a high number of physical bank accounts may face challenges around cash visibility and control.

Treasury 97

Treasury Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting Cash Management 97

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.” AI’s positive impact will be concentrated, initially, “in a limited number of sectors.”

Economics 111

Economics Construction Leverage Technology 111

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. Some folks who are more familiar with the numbers than I have suggested it will not be pretty.

Forecasting 98

Forecasting Concentration Valuation Economics 98

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

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. As much of the developed world reopens, many businesses are optimistic and looking to invest in a new era of growth.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 52

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Economics Risk Management Reconciliations 52

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

economy and jobs market will take years to recover from the coronavirus economic crash. Over the course of the coming year, vaccination is expected to greatly reduce the number of new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus,” the CBO said. A new report predicts the U.S. percent to the level of GDP this year and next.

Budgeting 60

Budgeting Concentration Forecasting Economics 60

Global Finance

AUGUST 27, 2024

Adams: Many companies are looking to expand into these markets and rightfully so, when you consider the number of untapped opportunities. Some, such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia, achieved significant economic progress in recent years. GF : Why are more companies seeking opportunities in emerging markets?

Concentration 105

Concentration Investments Securities Finance 105

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The United Kingdom’s economic and finance ministry, HM Treasury, seeks input on the challenges that the sharing economy creates for value-added tax (VAT). The ministry said that policymakers have to consider the basis for new regulations that mirror the evolving nature of economic activity in the digital era.

Concentration 64

Concentration Treasury Economics Compliance 64

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.

Concentration 52

Concentration Economics Investments Numbers 52

Centage

AUGUST 15, 2022

In the current economic climate, proper financial planning and management are more essential than ever before. Organizational Cooperation In the current economic climate, your employees are your best assets. Managers can then run scenarios with the drivers to improve long-term strategic planning.

Budgeting 105

Budgeting Planning Forecasting GAAP 105

PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2020

The newest estimate as to the total number of jobs that will be lost because of the coronavirus sits at around 5 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. According to numbers predicted by experts, the economic shortfall could hit up to $1.5 Kasman offered a number of detailed predictions, such as that U.S.

Concentration 60

Concentration Economics Numbers 60

Future CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Cash flow and liquidity problems: Are your fixed costs or interest payments creeping up, or do you have a high number or amount of customer overdue payments? 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.

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Concentration Benchmarking Invoicing 52

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.

B2B 100

B2B Sales Concentration Restructuring 100

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.

Economics 100

Economics Concentration Investments Finance 100

Future CFO

AUGUST 3, 2023

When it comes to mega deals, there was a decline in numbers this quarter with some notable exceptions. Ongoing geopolitical challenges, lack of confidence in exit opportunities, economic concerns and the continued potential for interest rate hikes will continue to impact deal volume despite ongoing record liquidity, the firm said. “We

Investments 52

Investments Concentration Startups Education 52

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. The CFO opportunities that disruptions bring. Business transformation.

CFO 52

CFO Concentration Economics Investments 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Smart technologies have enormous potential to improve both human life and the health of the planet,” stated the World Economic Forum’s 2020 Wild Wide Web report. However, many unintended consequences have also surfaced,” the study added, noting that “cyberattacks have become a common hazard for individuals and businesses.”.

Securities 77

Securities Concentration Economics Transportation 77

Future CFO

JANUARY 10, 2024

A look back at 2023 and it becomes clear that persistent challenges were the norm for much of the year – be it in the form of social, geopolitical or economic. Insolvency in Asia The Allianz Research paper, Global Economic Outlook 2023-25 , notes that businesses face declining demand and higher costs while pricing power is fading.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Concentration Economics Risk Management 52

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.

Economics 130

Economics Valuation Treasury Forecasting 130

CFO News Room

JANUARY 8, 2023

Geopolitical and economic uncertainties are injecting more caution into the next phase of tech’s evolution. We also see signs that the combination of advanced mobility, advanced connectivity, and applied AI will be applied to less sexy but economical critical logistics problems as a path to building supply chain flexibility and resilience.

Budgeting 130

Budgeting Securities Economics Technology 130

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Will saving for a rainy day today lead to economic clouds just a bit down the road? recipients of economic aid are being judicious about how they spend the funding being extended by the government. Economic recovery payments were lower, even as personal spending was up $738 billion (or 6 percent). Spending To Cover Expenses.

Economics 78

Economics Concentration Prioritization Retail 78

CFO Talks

OCTOBER 31, 2024

I’ve always had a natural inclination toward numbers; they just made sense to me in a way that’s hard to explain. Fortunately, I had fantastic support from family and friends, many of whom were also fascinated by numbers. As CFO, your role is not just about managing numbers but about steering the organization toward sustainable growth.

CFO 97

CFO Leadership Communication Problem Solving 97

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

We also started to utilise Power BI for the creation of consolidated reporting materials that are easy to digest instead of referring to heavy excel sheets for the numbers. “We For Boo, discipline and resilience in working capital preservation are critical both in good and bad economic times. “To

Treasury 98

Treasury Cash Management Restructuring Accounts Payable 98

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

The numbers only begin to tell a tale — one where the ending seems far off, shrouded in mystery, and more than a bit foreboding. The idea of hunkering at home means that at least some economic activity shifts online. The coronavirus crisis has caused a swift slowdown in economic activity across the U.S. and the world.

Concentration 52

Concentration Prioritization Economics Startups 52

Future CFO

APRIL 27, 2020

The Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) climbed to its second weakest level, and the number of companies rated B3 and below continued to increase in the first quarter of 2020 following a surge of downgrades in Q1, said Moody's Investors Service. . The ALSI climbed to 38.7% in March from 32.9%

Concentration 40

Concentration Credit Risk Economics Numbers 40

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The NASDAQ also gave back gains in the third quarter, but is up 27.27% for the year, but those gaudy numbers obscure a sobering reality. On inflation, we started the year with the consensus view that inflation would come down, but only because of economic weakness.

Marketing 106

Marketing Treasury Valuation Investments 106

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Accounting for everything, especially when it comes to credit — in other words, taking stock and measure of where lending activities have been concentrated, where risk is and where losses may loom — is as much art as science. In finance, accounting is everything. These are not only the concerns of big banks. billion, to more than $18 billion.

Accounting 63

Accounting Banking Forecasting CFO 63

PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

Research also revealed new signs of an impending recession in the form of dwindling numbers of small business exits. Overall, small businesses’ economic sentiment for the quarter fell – but there is some good news. Beyond the U.S., news from China found additional fuel for a rosy small business outlook.

Analyzing Data 67

Analyzing Data Concentration Economics Finance 67

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Accounting for everything, especially when it comes to credit — in other words, taking stock and measure of where lending activities have been concentrated, where risk is and where losses may loom — is as much art as science. In finance, accounting is everything. These are not only the concerns of big banks. billion, to more than $18 billion.

Banking 56

Banking Forecasting CFO Concentration 56

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Consumers’ thirst for news content about COVID-19 crisis developments — including economic impacts, federal stimulus aid and effects on the presidential election — has substantially accelerated digital subscriptions this year, breathing new life into the industry. The number of digital subscriptions reached a record 5.7

Advertising 73

Advertising Concentration Investments Numbers 73

The Finance Weekly

MAY 29, 2024

A study revealed that inefficiencies in the traditional FP&A role, like manual preparation of P&Ls, balance sheets, and cash flows, lead to an annual economic loss of $6.1 billion in economic potential remains untapped by overlooking growth opportunities in FP&A. Additionally, a further $1.7

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Budgeting Forecasting 52

Musings on Markets

JULY 17, 2023

That has not happened either, as employment numbers have stayed strong, housing prices have (at least up till now) absorbed the blows from higher mortgage rates and the economy has continued to grow. In the process, the implied equity risk premium, which peaked at 5.94% on January 1, 2023, is back down to 5% at the start of July 2023.

Marketing 96

Marketing Treasury Currencies Valuation 96

PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

In some cases, hit hard by the economic devastation of the pandemic, they may not have enough money in the proverbial till to issue a refund. Issuers may be eying the coming chargeback and dispute storm, but right now, said Quevedo, they’re concentrating on prioritizing claims processing. The Issuer Side Of The Equation.

Concentration 83

Concentration Prioritization Entertainment Banking 83

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Heather comes from with a fascinating background, having previously been in a number of other places, most notably Morningstar, and, and she has a very specific approach to investment management and thinking about stock selection. They do a number of things at Diamond Hill that many other investment shops don’t.

Investments 57

Investments Valuation Concentration Marketing 57

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

As reported in this space and elsewhere, Ripple said in recent months that a number of financial firms have been signing on to its offerings for cross-border payments. The site said the transaction was valued at about $4,550, and was moved cross-border from the United Kingdom to Mexico. Among the dominant players: UPI, IMPS and others.

Concentration 62

Concentration Banking Leverage Retail 62

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

This growth is a double-edged sword for merchants, as they need to keep up with consumers’ shifting payment expectations online and in-store while protecting their data against increasing numbers of fraud attacks.

Retail 79

Retail Concentration Leverage Entertainment 79