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The Future of Finance and Sustainability with Elizabeth Burns

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Notably, she reversed a decade-long loss at Coca-Cola, doubled profits, and restructured major funding. Accountability is another key component. The AFE lays out clear lines of responsibility, documenting who approved what and ensuring departments are held accountable for financial decisions. million annually.

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From Red to Black: CFO Strategies That Drive Organisational Turnarounds 

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Leading a company from financial loss to profitability requires far more than cost-cutting or boosting revenue. In the early stages of a turnaround, a finance leader often needs to challenge long-held assumptions about the profitability of business units, the viability of projects, and the cost of continuing legacy operations.

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How Interim Leadership Can Prevent Financial Disruptions During Transition

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In today’s fast-paced business environment, leadership transitions are often unavoidable due to unexpected departures, mergers, or restructuring initiatives. Loss of Stakeholder Confidence: Investors and clients may become wary during leadership changes, which can cause fluctuations in stock prices or contract renewals.

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Lessons from an Unfinished Merger: What Integration Failures Reveal About Strategy and Leadership

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In truth, integration is a long-term process that extends well beyond systems consolidation or organisational restructuring. Leadership teams could not reliably distinguish between profitable and loss-making divisions. In practice, however, it can dilute accountability and create internal friction.

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Return on Equity, Earnings Yield and Market Efficiency: Back to Basics!

Musings on Markets

The first was the response that I received to my last data update , where I looked at the profitability of businesses, and specifically at how a comparison of accounting returns on equity (capital) to costs of equity (capital) can yield a measure of excess returns.

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Common Reasons Behind Failed Mergers and Acquisitions & How to Avoid Them

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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. Within two years, the division was sold at a major loss.

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Pitney Bowes replaces CFO after only months in seat

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Evans “has a proven record of helping businesses successfully allocate capital, manage their balance sheets and pursue enhanced profitability. million loss in the year-earlier period, the company reported this week. Will the new sequel and the franchise’s drama help attract more young people to the accounting profession?

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