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Evaluating Benchmark Misfit Risk

CFA Institute

How can we identify and measure a portfolio's benchmark misfit risk?

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To NPV or Not to NPV: That Is the Question

Fpanda Club

oracle Aesop formulated his investment insight "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" and since that time the model for calculating the value of an asset as the present value of the cash generated by this asset throughout its life has remained unchanged. In about 600 B.C. and help identify most probable outcomes.

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A Practical Guide for the New CFO

CFO Talks

Construct Reliable Control Systems: Ensuring the integrity of financial systems and controls is crucial. This could involve benchmarking against industry standards, conducting financial analyses, and implementing best practices. This can lead to cost savings and improved operational efficiency.

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The Future of Financial Leadership: Aligning Operational and Strategic CFOs

The Finance Weekly

By identifying areas of opportunity for departments to increase return on investment and align with business goals, finance becomes a more effective partner to the rest of the organization. Although the concepts may seem straightforward, the process of analyzing costs and constructing adaptable financial models can be quite time-consuming.

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Types of Financial Models for Greater Business Development

Spreadym

Financial models are mathematical representations or frameworks used to analyze the financial performance and make predictions about the future financial outcomes of a business, project, or investment. Valuation models: Valuation models are used to determine the intrinsic value of a business, asset, or investment.

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Beyond WeWork, The Vision Fund’s Bumpy Bets On Tech Disruption

PYMNTS

As far as investments go, SoftBank’s Vision Fund’s recent bumps and bruises, and the state of many of its once high-flying holdings, bring to mind that scene in a long-ago Monty Python movie focused on the Holy Grail. In that film, the plague has struck, and the carts are in the streets collecting the bodies…. Bring out your dead.”.

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Transcript: Graeme Forster, Orbis Investments

Barry Ritholtz

  The transcript from this week’s MiB: Graeme Forster, Orbis Investments , is below. Barry Ritholtz] This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest, Graham Foster’s pm at Orbis Investment Management. They have a truly unique approach to investing. Is that poker, is that investing sounds like both.