Global Finance

JUNE 9, 2025

Customers can use various functions across digital channels to easily transfer funds to mobile wallets or cash from prepaid cards to Nedbank accounts. To strengthen the bank’s cybersecurity, it implemented a mechanism that binds each of a customer’s accounts to a specific device through a unique identifier.

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Global Finance

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Many MSMEs in sectors like retail, manufacturing and technology have become early adopters of B2B BNPL, according to Arjun Singh, partner and global head of fintech, financial services practice at Arthur D. Little: B2B BNPL has become a must-have not only in retail but across various sectors. Arjun Singh, Arthur D.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Niall Byrne, chief financial officer of QIA (Qatar Investment Authority), the country’s wealth fund, discussed from Doha his two-year tenure and his focus on transforming the QIA’s finance function to support growth. It doesn’t just impact the finance function, it impacts all of the investment teams across the whole organization.

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CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

IFRS provides a universal financial language, ensuring that businesses across the world speak the same accounting dialect. Being IFRS-compliant means that a company follows a set of internationally recognised accounting rules when preparing its financial statements. But what does it really mean to be IFRS-compliant? Heres why: 1.

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Global Finance

MARCH 27, 2025

The Lion City has also emerged as a leader in sustainable finance, promoting green banking practices and investments that support environmental and social goals. Its presence across Southeast Asia allows the bank to provide clients with seamless cross-border financing and support their overseas investment ventures.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Niall Byrne, chief financial officer of QIA (Qatar Investment Authority), the country’s wealth fund, discussed from Doha his two-year tenure and his focus on transforming the QIA’s finance function to support growth. It doesn’t just impact the finance function, it impacts all of the investment teams across the whole organization.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 28, 2024

None of which, however has thus far discouraged foreign direct investment. A leading foreign company operating in Togo is Heidelberg Material, which is planning new investments in environmental and industrial sectors and funding sustainable solutions in cement production using alternative materials. billion ($7.8 GRP growth (2023): 5.4%

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CFO Plans

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Unlock Strategic Financial Planning Tips to turn seasonal challenges into opportunities for growth and innovation in the hospitality and retail sectors. In the vibrant and dynamic worlds of hospitality and retail, businesses often find themselves on a thrilling rollercoaster of seasonal revenue fluctuations.

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Global Finance

MAY 1, 2025

The strategic and operational aim of the IFIs is to increase digitalization to drive efficiency, gain new customersparticularly at the higher end of retail and commercial bankingand raise competitiveness in challenging banking markets. Its performance wins the bank the Best Islamic Retail Bank award.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 10, 2025

00:02:12 [Speaker Changed] Yeah, no, you, you know, I think I had read a Warren Buffett book early on, so I loved investing, I liked watching stocks and, you know, I’d read the Wall Street Journal that was always around in the home, and so I was able to, to, to really look into that. What you put inside of it is the investment engine.

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Finance products offered range from retail solar mortgages and special loans for electric vehicles to bonds financing the construction of massive wind-power farms and green steel manufacturing plants. These loans enable farmers to invest in land and equipment. Asia wields significant economic influence on the world stage.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Also in industry news this week: Why the announced acquisition of RIA custodian TradePMR by retail brokerage firm Robinhood could prove to be a boon for RIAs on TradePMR's platform, who could receive a wave of referrals from Robinhood's massive base of next-generation retail clients How Morningstar is cutting the "Medalist Ratings" of thousands of (..)

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 31, 2024

While home sales and consumer spending have slowed since pandemic-related restrictions ended in early 2023, banks have been busy brainstorming, designing, and introducing clever business strategies, investment paths, and customer services to support and reinvigorate their sector. Big-picture business strategy is also becoming more innovative.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Profitability - Absolute and Relative While we may all agree with the proverbial bottom line being profits, there seems to be no consensus on how best to measure profitability, either from an accounting or an economic perspective. It is for that reason that I created my own version of an accounting class , that you can find on my webpage.

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Global Finance

MARCH 5, 2025

With hydrocarbons accounting for 90% of exports and government revenue, economic performance remains closely tied to OPEC+ production policy, global demand, and competitor output. This is part of a government strategy to build a more diversified economy, attract foreign investment, and create jobs for citizens, Al-Fassam told the local media.

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CFA Institute

MARCH 4, 2024

He developed and patented a private equity performance valuation methodology, is a former member of the GIPS Alternative Strategies Working Group at CFA Institute and the author of a Guide on Alternative Investments for CFA Society Italy.

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Global Finance

APRIL 3, 2025

Last year, 119 Arab fintechs attracted $700 million in investment, 30% of total startup funding for the region. Last year saw a strong rebound in MENAs investment banking sector, with 701 mergers and acquisitions, up from 679 in 2023, totaling more than $92 billion in value, up 7%. The biggest deals include $157.5 billion, for a 12.5%

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Period Close Management - Automate account reconciliation and reduce financial close cycles. Retail Supports omnichannel financial planning for e-commerce and brick-and-mortar stores. Cons High Implementation Costs Requires significant investment in setup and customization. Helps businesses adapt to demand fluctuations.

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Collectiv

JANUARY 26, 2025

Real-Time Operational Decision-Making For industries like retail or logistics, real-time data is essential. Common Concerns About Fabric Licensing Navigating Microsoft Fabrics licensing can raise important questions for organizations looking to maximize their investment while avoiding common pitfalls.

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Global Finance

MAY 2, 2025

And in March, Fidelity Investments, one of the worlds largest asset managers, was reported to be in advanced testing of its own stablecoin. Institutional interest extends to other regions as well, he adds; Abu Dhabis Sovereign Wealth Fund has invested more than $450 million in IBIT.

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E78 Partners

JUNE 16, 2025

Lack of Post-Close Accountability: When integration becomes a side initiative instead of a core leadership priority, execution suffers. Without clear accountability, performance tracking, and executive sponsorship, initiatives drift and value erodes. Google and Motorola (2012) – $12.5 Massive layoffs and a full write-down followed.

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Global Finance

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Societe Generale also offers a dedicated and simplified solution to retail clients or small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) based on their ESG rating. Finally, establishing connectivity to CRX Markets improves support for Societe Generales largest clients to help grow the banks SCF programs.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 29, 2025

Eventually, he becomes CEO of Voya when the parent company spun out the US holdings into a separate entity, really an a, a fairly unique career path and is sort of uniquely situated to look at the world of investing. We learned everything, you know, across from accounting to auditing to, to tax and valuation. It was a, a great company.

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 27, 2025

And then MassMutual combined Barings investing with a number of other shops, including Babson, a very well regarded investing firm. So he has seen the world of private investing from both sides, both as, as an investor and as part of the management team. So my first four working years were spent in public accounting.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 13, 2025

I had a friend that worked there, so I was a couple of years out of school in investor relations at Sunoco, and then I had a friend who said, you know, if you wanna get more into finance and investments, we have an opening at Vanguard. He ran our retail division and I was working for him at that time. So Barry Ritholtz : Late nineties.

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Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 4, 2025

Really fascinating because she sees the world from a very unique perch, has incredible access to every aspect of both commercial and investing banking that a small startup or medium-sized company, and by medium I mean up to $2 billion in revenue might need. Previously she was co-head of the bank’s Innovation Economy Group.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 18, 2025

In fact, I have steered away from saying much about bitcoin in recent years, though I did mention it in my post on alternative investments as a collectible (like gold) that can be added to the choice mix.

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Musings on Markets

MARCH 15, 2025

As businesses have globalized, consumers and investors have had no choice but to follow, and the things we buy (from food to furniture) and the companies that we invest in all reflecting these global influences. Many of these hiring firms have supply chains that stretch across the world and sell their products and services in foreign markets.

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CFO Dive

JULY 2, 2025

Daphne Howland/CFO Dive First published on Dive Brief: As it morphs into “The Brand House Collective,” a multi-brand retailer and supply chain operator that includes Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock , Kirkland’s on Tuesday announced a slew of leadership appointments. Please select at least one newsletter. Editors picks Frederick M.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 2, 2025

If businesses are highly uncertain, they’re not gonna invest, they’re not gonna hire, they’re gonna defer growth plans. You know, if you showed up at your retailer with a 8% price increase and inflation was 2%, they would say, why are you doing that? I mean, business sentiment feels to me like very tied to outcomes.

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Accountancy Today

JULY 11, 2025

Azets’ corporate finance team has advised Midlands-based Ben Herbert through his company Hershaw Holdings on its acquisition of artificial flower retailer The Faux Flower Company. Accounting advice was also provided by Nathan Robinson at Azets. It later relocated to its headquarters and fulfilment centre in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 19, 2025

New York Times ) Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Martin Escobari of, General Atlantic , where he is Chairman, and head of the Global Growth Equity Investment Committee, and Managing Director. The legacy of this composer and conductor may not be in his rarely performed works, but in how we think about music itself.(

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Global Finance

JULY 8, 2025

First the pause button goes on; capital investment is halted, hiring is halted,” he adds. Ignas Petrusis , founder Saigon Fruits GF: What happens to wholesale/retail prices if the proposed 46% reciprocal tariffs on Vietnam come into effect? Focusing on long-term investments appears to be crucial during these times.”

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CFO Dive

JULY 17, 2025

Published July 17, 2025 Jim Tyson Senior Reporter post share post print email license Hispanolistic via Getty Images Dive Brief: Retail sales rose 0.6% Ten out of 13 retail categories recorded sales gains, including motor vehicles, food and beverages, and building materials, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. by December from 4.1%

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CFO Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

Published June 10, 2025 Alexei Alexis Reporter post share post print email license Courtesy of Amazon Dive Brief: The use of robotics for deliveries by retailers like Amazon could drive over $7.1 Brown via Getty Images Opinion The Ben Affleck accounting shortage hack “The Accountant” movie from 2016 is loved by many CPAs.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 10, 2022

But do you know exactly what it is and how it can benefit your investments? And just as important, do you know where to find the best compound interest investments? In my estimation, compound interest is critical to successful investing. That’s what compound interest can do with your savings and investments. The $26.28

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 16, 2023

If you’re tired of watching your stock investments drop in value and are looking for a way to diversify, you may want to consider alternative investments. Access to ultra-wealthy investments. Can invest for income or growth. Yieldstreet investments vary from artwork to multi-family real estate properties. .

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