Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 1, 2023

After a monstrous 68% recovery from the March 2020 pandemic low, and another nearly 30% gain in 2021, markets decided to have one of their all-too-regular spasms. The wisdom of the crowd is why the efficient markets work most of the time, but it really helps to be aware when the crowd turns into an unthinking mob of hooligans.

Forecasting 98

Forecasting Concentration Valuation Economics 98

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Innovation and exchange can be frustratingly uninspiring, particularly given that there are concentrated, vivid costs (in the form of lost jobs and struggling communities) and benefits dispersed across millions of people who might not even notice. Art Carden is a Senior Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research.

Economics 130

Economics Concentration Accounting Finance 130

Corporate Finance Lab

MARCH 27, 2023

As important as these practical implications are, the tightening of FDI rules also raises more theoretical questions, that is, from a Law and Economics perspective. However, other countries, such as the US and France, have had operating FDI screening mechanisms for some time now, which has led to an extensive body of empirical research.

Economics 56

Economics Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Concentration 56

Future CFO

JULY 17, 2023

Faced with ongoing market volatility, the enterprise C-suite is leaning on its treasury teams like never before to protect company assets and to (ideally) also capitalise on competitive opportunities emerging from an unstable macroeconomic climate. This article discusses some of the key takeaways from that report.

Treasury 98

Treasury Forecasting Cash Management Concentration 98

PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

There’s been a shortage of debate over whether the economic headwinds caused by the coronavirus will dampen carrier capital expenditures (CapEx) and infrastructure deployments. As he told PYMNTS: “There’s a lot more marketing of 5G than there really is 5G.”. Or hasten it.

Marketing 72

Marketing Education Analyzing Data Concentration 72

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 25, 2023

Limited partners in private equity funds expect the scales to tip a bit back into their favor amid challenging market conditions. Sellers thus compete in both influencer and product markets. Wall Street Journal ) • Negotiating Power Back. But Not as Much as You Think.

Concentration 103

Concentration Treasury Economics Marketing 103

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Beijing’s economic weight means that many of its domestic regulations will affect foreign actors who need to do business in, or with, China. Its market forces are usually sufficient in compelling companies and countries to voluntarily adapt to the EU’s standards. The EU has a safety bubble created by the widely cited Brussels Effect.

Prioritization 130

Prioritization Economics Concentration Compliance 130

Fpanda Club

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

How will the competitor’s move impact our market share? Stress testing or plan for the worst Whether of political, economic, societal, technological or environmental origin, overall, black swans may have rather similar severe impact on the firm’s activities and performance. What sales will the company generate next year?

Concentration 130

Concentration Forecasting Risk Management Risk Analysis 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Postmates — in cooperation with Edelman Intelligence — set out to determine what effect the company has had, economically speaking, in the cities in which it operates. markets where the food delivery service has a presence — the Postmates/Edelman data indicated that $1.2

Economics 41

Economics Concentration Transportation Communication 41

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This interview of Richard Kozul-White of UNCTAD cover a very broad scope of economic issues from the developing country perspective: how unregulated financial markets have hindered emerging countries, how the Global Financial Crisis market failure has been ignored, and how even before Covid, these countries were facing a decade of lost growth.

Economics 100

Economics Concentration Investments Finance 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Speaking at a World Economic Forum panel, Yi said the matter was “complicated” and what was needed was a clear legal framework. “I That’s based on possible proposals from Chinese regulators to curb market concentration in the country’s online payments market. Another issue, Yi said, was that of consumer privacy.

Concentration 95

Concentration Economics Banking Planning 95

CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

As the world’s attention is focused on the war in the Ukraine, it is the human toll, in death and injury, that should get our immediate attention, and you may find a focus on economics and markets to be callous. Ukraine, a part of the Soviet Union, has had its shares of ups and downs, and its economic footprint is even smaller.

Economics 130

Economics Valuation Treasury Forecasting 130

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 28, 2024

In my last data updates for this year, I looked first at how equity markets rebounded in 2023 , driven by a stronger-than-expected economy and inflation coming down, and then at how interest rates mirrored this rebound.

Hurdle Rate 93

Hurdle Rate Concentration Investments Finance 93

Future CFO

AUGUST 23, 2023

Mature consumers constitute a large and growing segment that is currently responsible for 27% of spending — around US$7 trillion — each year across nine product categories in 12 key markets, BCG pointed out. Nevertheless, brand marketeers often ignore them, the firm added. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Concentration 52

Concentration Economics Investments Numbers 52

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I run through 30 charts in 30 minutes that explain where we are in the economic cycle, what markets are doing, and what it means to their portfolios. One of my favorite responsibilities as chief investment officer at Ritholtz Wealth Management is the quarterly conference call I do for our clients. 2 Regardless, something is amiss.

Concentration 140

Concentration Economics Investments Education 140

CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

Sellers need to avoid a spread-the-peanut-butter approach and instead concentrate resources on the most promising opportunities. The emerging winners will be the ones who take a more nuanced approach, tailoring the answer to the strength of their own products and markets, as well as to how economic uncertainty affects their customers.

B2B 100

B2B Sales Concentration Restructuring 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Twelve years after the housing and mortgage markets’ collapse threw the United States into financial distress not seen since the Great Depression, market watchers are again on the lookout for a possible new banking crisis spawned by upheaval in the U.S. commercial real estate sector.

Banking 91

Banking Concentration Financial Systems Retail 91

Future CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Can you go to the capital markets or turn to your line of credit to raise money if need be? This is part of the economic climate in which they operate and can impact customer insolvency. Shorten your supply chains and avoid concentration in one geographic region. Operating margins: Are they becoming thinner?

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Concentration Benchmarking Invoicing 52

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

economy and jobs market will take years to recover from the coronavirus economic crash. The CBO said such industries as travel and hospitality were particularly hard hit — with “job losses concentrated among lower-wage workers.”. percent, the first economic contraction since 2009 and the biggest drop since 1946, another U.S.

Budgeting 60

Budgeting Concentration Forecasting Economics 60

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The BIS found that decline is even more pronounced in emerging-market economies and smaller island nations. Over the same period (2011-19), emerging-market economies saw an increase in the value of cross-border payments via correspondent banking about 10 times larger than that of advanced economies.”.

Banking 123

Banking Concentration Economics Numbers 123

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Chote Kiatruangamala Chote Kiatruangamala , finance director at Supernap (Thailand) , noted that during 2022, with the global inflation many firms had to downsize and realign themselves more closely to their business volumes while concentrating on improving cash flow.

CFO 98

CFO Finance Leadership Concentration 98

Centage

AUGUST 15, 2022

In the current economic climate, proper financial planning and management are more essential than ever before. Organizational Cooperation In the current economic climate, your employees are your best assets. Managers can then run scenarios with the drivers to improve long-term strategic planning.

Budgeting 105

Budgeting Planning Forecasting GAAP 105

CFO News Room

JANUARY 8, 2023

By fall of 2022, NFT markets were down 90% , we’d entered a cold crypto winter, and a bustling metaverse was still more of a dream than reality. Geopolitical and economic uncertainties are injecting more caution into the next phase of tech’s evolution. 2023 will likely be a more sober year in tech.

Budgeting 130

Budgeting Securities Economics Technology 130

Future CFO

JULY 18, 2021

The recovery of global confidence is swift and strong in Q2 of 2021 returning global activity to the pre-pandemic level of late 2019, said ACCA and IMA recently when releasing results of their Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS). Raef Lawson, Ph.D., fall last year.

Finance 52

Finance Economics Concentration Accounting 52

Future CFO

AUGUST 3, 2023

Ongoing geopolitical challenges, lack of confidence in exit opportunities, economic concerns and the continued potential for interest rate hikes will continue to impact deal volume despite ongoing record liquidity, the firm said. “We The post Global VC investment remains muted appeared first on FutureCFO.

Investments 52

Investments Concentration Startups Education 52

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

For Boo, discipline and resilience in working capital preservation are critical both in good and bad economic times. “To He also recommends continuing dialogues with banks that offer market insights to craft good strategies for funding and risk management. What advice would you offer finance professionals tasked with the TCM function?

Treasury 98

Treasury Cash Management Restructuring Accounts Payable 98

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

Moody’s Analytics’ chief economist Mark Zandi is sounding the alarm over a surge in corporate debt among a concentrated group of U.S. Zandi suggests that the debt burden mirrors the subprime lending spike, which eventually led to the 2008 economic crisis and breakdown of the nation’s financial services market. “It

Leverage 40

Leverage Concentration Economics Marketing 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Whether it's the power grid, banking and financial markets, transportation, communications or even the highly generalized “internet of things,” the list of digital inroads that penetrate our daily lives has never been higher.

Securities 77

Securities Concentration Economics Transportation 77

Future CFO

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

These disruptive trends, according to Gartner, include business transformation, market competition, economic uncertainty, employee power in labor market, capital inefficiency, and executive confidence, according to the research firm. Market competition. Economic uncertainty. Employee power in labor market.

CFO 52

CFO Concentration Economics Investments 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The letter urges caution in putting these licenses out into the market, arguing in favor of a transparent process that brings various financial services stakeholders in. A lack of safety and soundness rules will expose the financial system to significant vulnerabilities.”.

Banking 139

Banking Financial Systems Concentration Currencies 139

Musings on Markets

MARCH 19, 2022

As the world's attention is focused on the war in the Ukraine, it is the human toll, in death and injury, that should get our immediate attention, and you may find a focus on economics and markets to be callous. Ukraine, a part of the Soviet Union, has had its shares of ups and downs, and its economic footprint is even smaller.

Economics 100

Economics Valuation Treasury Forecasting 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

Overall, small businesses’ economic sentiment for the quarter fell – but there is some good news. “Although CEOs thought their firms’ prospects had dimmed, the falloff was much less than the recent plunge in how they viewed overall economic conditions.” Beyond the U.S., percent during the first quarter.

Analyzing Data 67

Analyzing Data Concentration Economics Finance 67

Spreadym

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Monitoring and Adjusting: Regularly review and adjust your financial plan to reflect changes in your life circumstances, financial goals, and market conditions. Financial planning is a dynamic process, and it's essential to adapt your plan as your life evolves and as economic conditions change.

Planning 59

Planning Strategic Planning Budgeting Forecasting 59

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

The most recent, and perhaps most telling, hints of nationalism-as-economic-policy came a few days ago, when a Hindu nationalist group described by Straits Times as being “close” to Modi’s government said that India should not push back those deadlines. There also has been controversy over data storage. Might the comments from the U.S.

eCommerce 75

eCommerce Concentration Economics Startups 75

Future CFO

APRIL 27, 2020

The coronavirus disruption has added pressure to corporate earnings and liquidity profiles against the backdrop of slowing economic growth. Liquidity and access to capital markets have become key issues for many companies, with no rated high-yield issuance so far in April after a record $15.9 The ALSI climbed to 38.7%

Concentration 40

Concentration Credit Risk Economics Numbers 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

Reports in The Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday (April 18) said the executive spoke at the AltFi Australiasia Summit event held in Sydney this week, declaring Australia to be the Asia-Pacific region’s second-largest market for alternative finance. “We market, the two markets are similar. market, the two markets are similar.

Concentration 43

Concentration Finance Economics Marketing 43

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

What we’re seeing is the retailers that have invested materially and brought a concentrated effort to their digital presence have had the ability to shift online materially [more quickly] and pick up a share of wallet that is actually increasing given that spend in hospitality and travel has nearly disappeared.”.

Concentration 82

Concentration Retail Forecasting Investments 82