Future CFO

MARCH 30, 2022

More than 60% of firms prioritise ESG in digital transformation while more than 80% plan to increase their investments in sustainability, said BCG recently when releasing a survey of 850 companies worldwide. How companies and sectors differ in prioritising ESG in digital transformation. Access to platforms and ecosystems is key.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Decentralized digital finance trade platform Contour has completed a pilot blockchain transaction between textile companies Tainan Spinning and Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation in Vietnam, according to a press release. The other role that we have is financial inclusion. pandemic aid package. The almost $900 billion U.S.

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Future CFO

MARCH 5, 2022

Sonia Khan , CFO Asia for Lendlease , a multinational construction, property, and infrastructure company, says “biases help us to process information and often, they unconsciously influence us.”. This is particularly so for leadership. In good times, it is easy to cosy along to the next challenge. Russell Reynolds. Bias – past and present.

Leadership 98

Leadership CFO Management Consulting Construction 98

CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2022

So, how can CFOs and other business leaders help their companies gain an edge in hiring and retention today, while also shaping the workforce of the future? So, how can CFOs and other business leaders help their companies gain an edge in hiring and retention today, while also shaping the workforce of the future?

Leadership 105

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 26, 2023

One of the most persistent criticisms of US equities has been how narrow the gains have been, driven primarily by mega-cap tech stocks. According to Demond, of the 14 major market tops between 1929 and 2000 inclusive, when the DJIA reached its absolute peak, the average percentage of stocks also making new highs on that day was 5.98%.

Marketing 112

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 5, 2022

When it comes to pay equity, less than one-third of employees feel they are paid fairly and only 34% of employees believe their pay is equitable, said Gartner recently when releasing results of a survey. To increase employee perceptions of pay, companies must rebuild employees’ trust in the organisation, the advisory firm said.

Education 52

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Three FP&A solution companies scored big in this year’s company awards given out by job hunting website Comparably. Comparably’s awards differ from other company award systems in that there is no entry fee, PR, or self-nomination. It is based solely on those who know the company best – the employees themselves.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In addition to three 2024 predictions for finance from SAP Concur executives , today we have two more from the company in the area of how cost-cutting measures will affect business travel as well as how corporate social responsibility (CSR), new distribution capability, and AI might change business travel.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 10, 2024

The company said employers can adopt the following tactics to cultivate psychological safety. The company said employers can adopt the following tactics to cultivate psychological safety. times more motivated, 2.7 times happier, and 3.3 times more enabled to reach their full potential at work. times more motivated, 2.7

Leadership 52

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Creative CFP

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Creative Growth Capital will offer growth capital to SMEs by way of tailored deal structures using an array of investment instruments including debt, equity and combinations of these instruments to craft bespoke deal terms for these businesses. “SMEs are largely underserved by capital markets, specifically in emerging market territories.

CFO 52

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Musings on Markets

MAY 7, 2023

The Intrinsic Value of Bank Equity I am a dabbler in all things valuation-related, and I find the process fascinating, as stories about businesses get translated into valuation inputs, and finally into value. All Equity, All the time! With most non-financial service businesses, you face a choice in how you approach valuation.

Investments 63

Investments Banking Valuation Profit and Loss 63

CFO News Room

JANUARY 12, 2023

To put risk capital in perspective, it is best to start with a definition of risk that is comprehensive and all-inclusive, and that is to think of risk as a combination of danger (downside) and opportunity (upside) and to consider how investments vary in terms of exposure to both. Risk Capital’s Ebbs and Flows.

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VCFO

AUGUST 11, 2022

Overcoming Labor Shortages in the Oil and Gas Industry. oil and gas industry has remained resilient through continued market volatility and tough-to-predict booms and busts – even through the compounding wake of COVID and other recent market disruptions. While industry analysts project a recovery in 2022 for oil and gas with expectations of a 12.5%

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

The veteran FinTech executive will be in charge of the launch and development of firm’s equity brokerage arm and will report directly to Paytm Money President Amit Nayyar. As a board member and executive committee member at the firm, Sridhar also helped drive “the scale-up of the digital equity brokerage & mutual fund business.”.

CFO 61

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Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Prior to joining AltFinance, Shaw founded Montgomery TechLab, an organization to support inclusive economic growth in Montgomery, Alabama, and was CEO of The Company Lab (CO.LAB) in Chattanooga, Tennessee; he has also spent more than a decade working in equity research and investment management.

Investments 57

Investments Economics Finance 57

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Companies like Autodesk, Ford, Google, Iron Mountain, Occidental Petroleum, and Oracle have opted for an executive board chair in recent years. Companies like Autodesk, Ford, Google, Iron Mountain, Occidental Petroleum, and Oracle have opted for an executive board chair in recent years. non-executive chair or CEO-chair).

Leadership 130

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The insurer-reported cost trend for 2024 is projected to remain unchanged at 9.9%, the company said. However, these exclusions can significantly affect employee wellbeing and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) efforts. The average cost of medical care in the region jumped from 7.2% in 2022 to a high of 9.9%

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Planning Marketing Technology 52

Future CFO

AUGUST 1, 2022

Companies in the region are budgeting an overall median increase of 5.1% Half of the companies (51%) are sticking with the pay budgets they set at the start of the year. Some companies are also making more frequent salary increase adjustments. Information Technology skills are most sought after by companies.

Marketing 52

Marketing Budgeting Planning Numbers 52

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

They’re one of the older private equity firms around, been been in business since 1994. There aren’t a lot of companies, and there aren’t a lot of people that have the historical perspective on the rise of private equity like Michael Fish does. Michael Fish is co-founder and CEO of American Securities.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 69

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Valuation Numbers 69

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

10) to take the company public on the New York Stock Exchange. The company, which plans to list under the symbol “CSPR,” began selling mattresses on the web five years ago, and it now sells pillows, lamps, sheets and other bedroom accessories. Privately held Casper Sleep filed regulatory paperwork on Friday (Jan. million in 2018.

Retail 52

Retail Valuation Securities Marketing 52

Future CFO

MARCH 5, 2023

Improving employee wellbeing can enhance a company’s performance by at least 11% and up to 55%, said Aon recently when releasing its latest Global Wellbeing Survey. There is a relationship between wellbeing and a sustainable working life, which can impact company performance, Aon said.

Leadership 52

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CFO Thought Leader

MAY 21, 2023

While chief accountant for the SEC’s investment management division, Alison Staloch reports, she found herself being greeted by a degree of inclusive enthusiasm that she had seldom encountered before. ” –Alison Staloch, CFO, Fundrise CFOTL: Tell us about Fundrise … what does this company do, and what are its offerings today?

CFO 52

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

million from a group of investors led by the private equity arm of Alphabet, Google’s corporate parent. Like many Indian companies, Aye was forced to shut operations in March amid a nationwide lockdown aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Finance 73

Finance Startups Economics Investments 73

PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

Existing investors included Voyager’s parent company PLDT, China’s Tencent , International Finance Corp (IFC), private equity firm KKR and IFC Emerging Asia Fund. The new funding follows a $215 million investment in 2018. The money will be used to help Voyager’s expansion efforts in the Philippines.

Investments 54

Investments Startups Finance Banking 54

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The company said it has raised more than $200 million in debt and equity in 2019, and has raised $140 million in equity to date. Singapore-based FinAccel has raised $90 million in a funding round led by Asia Growth Fund (a joint venture between Mirae Asset and Naver) and Square Peg.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Healthcare Startups Education 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

percent of the company, which is valued at $65 billion. Jio, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries of India, has gathered some $11 billion in investments inclusive of the UAE backing. billion, and private equity groups KKR, Vista Equity Partners, Silver Lake and General Atlantic have also invested in Jio.

Investments 52

Investments eCommerce Technology 52

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Organizations of all sizes and across industries pledged their support to DEI initiatives in 2020, including building more diverse and equitable companies, and to using their power for good. Our company has partnered with hundreds of companies at varying stages of DEI maturity over the past two years.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

The TokenAnalyst team said it will no longer support the company’s application programming interfaces (APIs) and platform. ” In separate news, BlockFi said a former Credit Suisse executive and a former American Express executive have joined the blockchain company, according to an announcement. .”

Finance 67

Finance Leadership Risk Management Sales 67

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The financing increases the corporate finance platform’s overall funds raised to £200 million (approximately $267 million), with the inclusion of more than £50 million (approximately $67 million) in equity funding, according to a press release. -based Liberis has notched £70 million (approximately $93.5 22) press release.

Finance 69

Finance Corporate Finance Investments Banking 69

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

British bank Standard Chartered and payments firm Assembly Payments have established a joint venture in Singapore to bring payment solutions to its $29 trillion global eCommerce market, the companies announced on Tuesday (Feb. Payments is a critical pillar of banking services. This deal creates a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Assembly.

eCommerce 79

eCommerce Investments Banking Sales 79

Future CFO

JULY 12, 2021

While it’s good to see that the vast majority of S&P 500 companies are formalising ESG reporting, our analysis suggests that governance metrics are being overlooked in the face of pressing social and environmental issues,” said Matt Shinkman, vice president with the Gartner Risk and Audit Practice.

Benchmarking 40

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Global identification verification company Trulioo has enlisted former Absolute Software executive Leigh Ramsden as its new chief financial officer, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. He also worked on a recent successful public equity raise for $69 million for the company, including a cross-listing on the Nasdaq.

Leadership 60

Leadership Financial Analysis Technology Retail 60

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

Android users can bring the Coinbase Card directly to their Google Pay wallets, the company said in a post. Google Pay gives Coinbase Card customers a fast, secure way to pay using their smartphones, smartwatches, and other Google Pay-enabled devices,” the company said in the post. purchased the startup in 2019. percent commission.

Currencies 61

Currencies Startups Investments Securities 61

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

To explore how companies can best tap this labor pool, we conducted a study that includes both interviews and survey data of 35,000 older, experienced employees in the United States. Our employee survey tool was the Great Place to Work Trust Index, which is the basis of the Fortune 100 “Best Companies to Work For” rankings.

Leadership 100

Leadership Communication Prioritization Transportation 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

Circle , the payments startup backed by Goldman Sachs, announced on Monday (March 4) it closed on its acquisition of SeedInvest , an equity crowdfunding platform that operates a registered broker-dealer. The completion of the deal comes as talk abounds that the company wants to raise $250 million in fresh capital.

Startups 51

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

This is a company that doesn’t have a direct comparison in Europe — it’s unique, very large, and very resilient,” BNP Paribas Head of Equity Capital Markets Andreas Bernstorff said in the report. The company has its roots in a grocery store created in 1753 in the Netherlands by Egbert Douwes. The firm sold 61.7 An additional 9.2

Sales 52

Sales Investments Marketing Retail 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, the Mumbai-based parent company announced Tuesday (Oct. The investment by ADIA is a further endorsement of Reliance Retail’s performance and potential and the inclusive and transformational New Commerce business model that it is rolling out.”. “The billion for the fiscal year that ended March 31.

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