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January Sees 467,000 New Jobs, Stable Unemployment Rate

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The number of unemployed persons, at 6.5 As another point of comparison, in February 2020, prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate was 3.5%, and the number of unemployed persons was 5.7 The number of long-term unemployed (people who have been jobless for 27 weeks or more) declined to 1.7

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#FA Success Ep 336: Showing Prospects An (Asset) Map To Generate More Advice Engagement, With H. Adam Holt

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In this episode, we talk in-depth about how, while working with ultra-high-net-worth clients, Adam began to draw his own financial maps to help him better visualize his clients’ complex financial situations on one page (and then realized that by showing his financial planning maps to his clients, they became better engaged in the financial planning (..)

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The weight of upskilling in finance

Future CFO

He says Finance is now, more than ever, moving from the traditional role of being just a “number cruncher”. Upskilling pace Given all the changes and shifts in the Finance function at present, Cheah believes the pace of upskilling within the team in the bid to keep up comes as a concentrated effort.

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Global VC investment remains muted

Future CFO

When it comes to mega deals, there was a decline in numbers this quarter with some notable exceptions. billion) and India-based educational technology company Byju’s ($700 million). billion) and India-based educational technology company Byju’s ($700 million). billion in exit value in Q1’23 to $51.5

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Moving 5G Beyond The Marketing Realm And Into Reality

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He pointed to use cases such as using sensors, in combination with 5G, to take individuals’ temperatures and, as a result, survey public health risks — collecting and analyzing data that can have a profound impact on large numbers of people. Gellman noted that deployments thus far have primarily been concentrated in urban areas.

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A day in the Life: Reynaldo Abilo from Shell Pilipinas

Future CFO

I attempted to make an educated guess, but he easily spotted a flaw in my answer. You measure your success based on your individual achievement—the number of strokes it takes you to complete a hole—regardless of what the other players are doing. Every swing demands focus, concentration and coordination.

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CFOs: What’d happen when CEOs stay in hospitals?

Future CFO

However, the degree of the dip varied depending on a number of attributes. It was greater in the case of younger, better-educated and more experienced CEOs, as well as for organisations with above-average power concentration at the top of the hierarchy, INSEAD said.