CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Members’ Profile: Rofhiwa Irene Singo In this edition of our CFO Spotlight series, we are featuring Rofhiwa Irene Singo, an accomplished finance leader whose journey is a testament to resilience, adaptability, and impactful leadership. What sparked your interest in finance?

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CFO Auditing Leadership Finance 95

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Finance leaders have traditionally concentrated on cost reduction as the key motivating factor for operational changes. With the broader acceptance of hybrid work, it’s likely that other modes of delivery, including contractors, freelancers, and gig workers, could fill the gaps of many finance teams. Embracing Remote Work.

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Corporate Finance Finance Concentration CFO 97

The Finance Weekly

APRIL 25, 2022

But is the relevance of such a crisis relevant to finance professionals, or is this just an unfortunate occurrence that such workers will keep hearing about for the foreseeable future? All finance chiefs should stay well-informed and nimble in managing risks during this time. Being Proactive as Finance Professional During the Crisis 1.

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Finance Forecasting Treasury Concentration 107

CFO Thought Leader

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

As an undergraduate studying finance and international business, he contemplated how his professional life could make a meaningful impact. Upon graduation, he joined the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, focusing on empowering small businesses in developing countries.

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CFO Finance Concentration Startups 52

Generation CFO

JANUARY 28, 2022

A fast-track finance career can bring other challenges, which has further fuelled his desire for personal growth. In finance, the perceived wisdom is that you want an old head in your CFO role and a dynamic young buck as the MD.” Life in the boardroom. James landed his first C suite role at just 29. “In

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CFO Math Concentration Finance 200

CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 6, 2025

Along the way, she understood that it was incumbent on finance leadership to make sense of raw data within companiesfinance leaders must connect figures to overarching strategy in a way that resonates with board members, employees, and investors alike.

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CFO Leadership Compliance Concentration 52

Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The client base predominantly consists of HNWIs and UHNWIs concentrated in Qatar and the broader Middle East and North Africa region, backed by QNBs presence in London, Paris, and Geneva. The post Worlds Best Private Banks 2025: Middle East appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

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Banking Concentration Investments Risk Management 52

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Resilience, inclusive growth, and technology-enabled development – the Budget 2022 by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman aims to create an enabling framework to achieve these three benchmarks. While the Budget delivers on many fronts, achieving this completely would require a concentrated effort spanning multiple years and further reforms.

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Budgeting Manufacturing Economics Concentration 130

Future CFO

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Sustainable finance saw a strong year-on-year growth in APAC for the third quarter of 2024, according to ING. For 2025, ING is expecting an increased sustainable finance issuance in 2025 as issuers turn to ESG financing to drive demand and reduce costs for new issues.

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Finance Concentration Marketing CFO 52

FISPAN

APRIL 27, 2022

AJ joined our team a year and a half ago, bringing with him over 10 years of experience in finance and technology from a local credit union. AJ holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems with a concentration in Systems and Networking, as well as a minor in Economics.

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Concentration Economics Finance Technology 98

CFO Plans

JANUARY 27, 2025

Unleashing the Power of the Pareto Principle One powerful concept in business finance is the Pareto Principle, known as the 80/20 rule. For instance, applying the Pareto Principle in business finance to highlight the few key areas generating the most revenue can streamline efforts and optimize financial performance.

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Prioritization CFO Concentration Planning 52

Global Finance

JUNE 6, 2024

Downtowns in cities like Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Manila tend to be mixed-use rather than dominated by corporate tenants, and the residents more densely concentrated, in contrast to America’s sprawling cities with their large suburbs and typically long commute times.

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Concentration Manufacturing Economics Finance 105

Global Finance

JUNE 4, 2024

Misclassification is concentrated in a handful of industries, including hospitality, warehousing, and some industrial sectors, he adds. The post Regulation Struggles To Keep Pace With Global Gig Economy appeared first on Global Finance Magazine. They’re saying, ‘Please come and spend your money here.’”

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Math Concentration Finance Securities 126

Future CFO

APRIL 13, 2025

Mornings are typically all about concentrated focus, starting with ensuring alignment with our clients across key objectives like risk management, credit solutions, and employee benefits strategies. FutureCFO: What excites you the most when you work with CFOs and finance functions ?

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Concentration Strategic Planning Credit Risk Risk Management 52

Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The client base predominantly consists of HNWIs and UHNWIs concentrated in Qatar and the broader Middle East and North Africa region, backed by QNBs presence in London, Paris, and Geneva. The post Worlds Best Private Banks 2025: Middle East appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

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Banking Concentration Investments Risk Management 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Corporate finance teams were not simply tasked with finding ways to continue operations in a remote work environment as a result of the coronavirus crisis. There were cases where some of these finance teams could not even understand what their cash visibility looked like.”. The Biggest Pain Points, Revealed.

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B2B Invoicing Prioritization Corporate Finance 125

Generation CFO

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I am sure not many finance staff would have heard of the ‘Bradford Factor’ a few years ago, but now it could well be one of many drivers! If we go back a few years, HR was very much concentrated on getting payroll correct. What we can be confident of is that there is a much closer relationship developing between HR and finance.

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Planning Benchmarking Concentration Budgeting 131

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

percent and Alternative Finance at about 14.3 Taking the pulse of where we stand coming into the last few months of 2019, deal activity has seemingly been concentrated within the alternative finance and investment arenas. The FinTech had already raised $47 million in equity financing. percent, eCommerce at 23.8

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Finance Concentration Startups Investments 57

Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

While SPACs are concentrated in North America, they have caught on in one emerging market: South Korea. The post SPACs Try For A Comeback appeared first on Global Finance Magazine. Companies defining a new category, like DraftKings, may struggle to interest traditional underwriters. The jury is still out.”

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Valuation Concentration Leverage Investments 104

Future CFO

JUNE 2, 2024

Accountancy and finance professionals can augment 60% to 100% of critical work functions with artificial intelligence in assurance, financial accounting, and management accounting, according to a whitepaper released by the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA).

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Finance Concentration CFO Auditing 52

Future CFO

OCTOBER 27, 2023

As today's world evolve along with technology, finance leaders are expected to keep up so as not to be left behind in the market. Among the many advancements a finance leader must wrap his or her head around are machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP). The tech tackles a multitude of tasks.

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Finance Concentration Technology Marketing 52

Global Finance

JULY 9, 2024

Egypt has long been regarded as a narrow economy concentrated in just three sectors: energy, agriculture, and tourism. The post EU Companies Bet Big On Egypt’s Future appeared first on Global Finance Magazine. What stands out about the July 1 deals, however, is the range of industries they represent.

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Economics Concentration Investments Construction 116

PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2018

overwhelmingly plan to expand financing activity this year. might be expanding, gaps in business finance – especially among SMBs – remain. Among the biggest gap in the world right now is trade finance. Even more recent analysis from Euromoney in its Trade Finance 2018 report highlighted the struggling trade finance space.

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Finance Foreign Exchange Concentration Currencies 50

Future CFO

JULY 4, 2023

only 30% have completed an impact assessment, said EY recently when releasing results of its EY Tax and Finance Operations Survey. The survey, polled 1,600 CFOs, heads of tax and finance professionals across 32 jurisdictions, according to EY. Only one-third of finance leaders complete impact assessment appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Finance Concentration Invoicing Compliance 52

Future CFO

JUNE 3, 2024

But if the Paris 2024 Olympics is any indication of the possibility, we may have hope that someday, there will be parity between the genders across the finance function, if not the rest of the enterprise, all the way to the C-suite and the Board. Statistically, when women start off their finance careers there is a 50-50 balance.

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Leadership Corporate Finance Finance Concentration 95

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Ramit is the author of the New York Times’s bestselling book, I Will Teach You To Be Rich , and the owner of the online platform of the same name that offers financial education content and programs to consumers so they can get refocused on their personal finances and the things they love.

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Education Concentration Prioritization Finance 98

The Finance Weekly

JULY 14, 2024

Long range planning extends beyond conventional budgeting, planning, and forecasting processes which usually span a year, and concentrates mainly on financial goals and key initiatives that are 5-10 years or more into the future. Effective software enables this transition, facilitating the next stage for Finance.

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Planning Leadership Budgeting Financial Analyst 105

Future CFO

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Adrian Jones (AJ): CFOs today are no longer only responsible for the management of their organization’s financial risks, or matters relating to the finance operations. The finance function needs to be well-equipped to handle these changes in real-time. How would this make things easier for finance functions when using RPA?

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Finance Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Concentration Reconciliations 52

Global Finance

AUGUST 27, 2024

Adams provided Global Finance with some insight on sub-custody services, his approach to client management, and the complicated nature of modern securities services. Global Finance : What are the latest trends in sub-custodianship? The interview has been edited for length and clarity. GF : What are some of the growth drivers?

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Concentration Investments Securities Finance 105

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Alternative lender Ultimate Finance is exiting the unsecured lending market in response to “market conditions,” according to the company. market for its decision, which will take effect immediately as it focuses on other loan products, including asset finance and invoice finance for small and medium-sized businesses.

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Finance Concentration Prioritization Invoicing 40

Simply Treasury

JULY 12, 2021

Fintechs, the Swiss army knife in finance. The latter too often think that only the "big IT systems" can take care of everything and that they are the only ones that can really manage their finances in an efficient and secure way. But in the past, IT vendors were concentrating on heavy weights only (for profitability/return reasons).

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Treasury Cash Flow Forecasting Concentration Finance 130

Future CFO

AUGUST 18, 2023

In the finance function, basic accounting processes like accounts payable, payroll and purchasing are often allocated under the shared services model. This allows the organisation’s core finance and accounting (F&A) operations to concentrate on more strategic work, such as financial analysis and planning.

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Finance Communication Accounts Payable Invoicing 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The rate of permanent business closures shot up 14 percent between June 15 and July 10, with particularly heavy concentration around cities with strict lockdown orders. PYMNTS reports that restaurants were particularly hard-hit, with over 26,000 closed by July, with around 60 percent of them being permanent. WSJ quotes Haviland, Kan.

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Concentration Numbers Finance Retail 87

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In an article penned for Asset Finance International, Funding Options CEO Conrad Ford said big banks are favoring larger businesses for overdraft loans, leading small and medium-sized firms to struggle. Meanwhile, this type of financing offered to large firms has increased by 25 percent during that time.

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Banking Concentration Invoicing Finance 70

Global Finance

JULY 26, 2024

Embedded finance features include global payments, virtual accounts (VAs), and account management. Whether it’s payment files, FX confirmations, or trade finance messages, Fides ensures compatibility with any bank’s file formatting or local attribute requirements. FAB wins for the Best Virtual Accounts Solution for Corporates.

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Cash Management Treasury Foreign Exchange Banking 111

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

However, they usually lack a strong financial background, and it's essential to have effective finance and accounting support for a business to thrive. A startup usually can't afford to establish a complete finance organization with accountants, controllers, planners, and tax specialists right from the beginning.

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Startups Finance CFO Forecasting 52

CFO News

MARCH 24, 2024

India has urged for the prioritization of several key issues in discussions within the World Trade Organization (WTO), including access to finance, manufacturing concentration, food security, and reducing transaction costs in international trade and services.

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Securities Finance Concentration Prioritization 40