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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.

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World’s Best Banks 2024—Asia-Pacific

Global Finance

Against this inauspicious backdrop, China Construction Bank (CCB) impressed judges with an array of initiatives demonstrating innovative technological thinking and a keen eye on ESG alignment, regional development and inclusivity. The lending margin backdrop was turbocharged by rising central bank policy rates, surging 159 bps.

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Transcript: Maria Vassalou

Barry Ritholtz

The hedge fund industry, generally, is outperforming their benchmarks. So for someone like me, who started my career in academia and spent my research years thinking about portfolio construction, asset allocation, macro, asset pricing, and then I went into the hedge fund industry. So stock-picking will be a really important component.