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The Blueprint of an AI-First Financial Institution

Global Finance

Banks are now prioritizing four key areas: liquidity management with a balanced portfolio view including commercial real estate (CRE), enterprise protection with anti-fraud and cybersecurity, operational resiliency and sustainability with climate risk and green products. Overall, balanced risk management is the ultimate goal for banks.

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The Treasury Function Gets Strategic

Global Finance

While the job has always had a strong risk-management component, the basic task was simple: making sure the company has cash available, when and where it’s needed. Predictive analytics can forecast future financial scenarios with greater accuracy, contributing to risk management and strategic planning. Not anymore.

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ISCA: finance professionals can augment up to 100% critical work functions

Future CFO

The notion of ‘super-accountants’ leveraging AI to cover more areas in multiple fields with fewer resources is also exciting." "For For example, with financial analyses and forecasts more easily performed with AI augmentation, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)’s role may no longer be concentrated on financial numbers alone.

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Companies eye money market funds for cash management

Future CFO

Private fund firms are now putting idle cash to work in money market funds (MMFs), which has the dual benefit of earning a yield from cash holdings in addition to mitigating concentration risk. The second benefit is improved risk management.

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Best Treasury And Cash Management Providers 2024: Systems And Services

Global Finance

As the dynamic payments landscape presents both challenges and opportunities for corporate treasury, it’s unsurprising that financial institutions are finding new ways to help treasurers leverage new payments trends to improve efficiency, manage risk, and support business growth.

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Members’ Profile: Charles Humphreys Mbale

CFO Talks

Risk Management: A CFO must identify potential risks and ensure robust internal controls are in place to safeguard the organization. These skills, combined with practical experience and mentorship, will position a newly qualified accountant on a successful path toward the CFO role.

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World’s Best Banks 2024: Global Winners

Global Finance

The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s quick response to the banks’ failures stemmed additional contagion and has left businesses with an object lesson in concentration risk. Through its prudent lending approach, robust risk management, and geographic diversification, the bank nearly doubled its deposits to 17.36

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