Economic Value of Equity (EVE): Protection from Rising Interest Rates
CFA Institute
JULY 7, 2022
Economic value of equity (EVE) can help determine how well a company can weather interest rate hikes.
SMEs put hiring plans on hold, study finds
Accountancy Today
AUGUST 15, 2022
SMEs are reportedly planning to put a stop on hiring plans because of the current level of economic uncertainty, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and The Corporate Finance Network’s (CFN) monthly SME Recover Tracker.
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Where Can FP&A Career Path Take You?
Fpanda Club
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The emerging FP&A practice steps out of the shadow of other finance functions becoming a standalone entity which involves its own mission, goals, organization, processes, tools and skills. This feature is an important advantage of a forecast over a budget which, on the contrary, is static and is rarely changed once approved.
Small Firms Face The Downside Of Economic Growth
PYMNTS
JANUARY 24, 2020
Corporate finance professionals are split on the future of the U.S. corporations expect the U.S. Separate research from TD Bank released last week, meanwhile, revealed half of corporate treasurers are not predicting an economic recession this year.
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The path to becoming a transformational finance leader
Anaplan
MARCH 28, 2021
The path to becoming a leader in corporate finance used to be straightforward. You’d major in something like finance, economics, or accounting, get a junior position in one of a few tracks, and stay there for 10-20 years, probably earning an MBA or CPA along the way.
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Why Economic Volatility Opens Up Opportunity For The Modern Corporate Accountant
PYMNTS
JUNE 11, 2020
With market volatility and economic pressure higher than it has been in more than a decade, the ways businesses manage and account for their money is inevitably included in that wave of operational change. These financial pressures mean corporate accountants and auditors cannot settle for the status quo any longer.
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New FDI rules in the Benelux: a brief analysis from a Law and Economics perspective
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. 2020) 136 Journal of Financial Economics 106, 116-117. [4] 5] David Scharfstein, ‘The Disciplinary Role of Takeovers’ (1988) 55 The Review of Economic Studies 185, 185.
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10 Friday AM Reads
Barry Ritholtz
APRIL 7, 2023
American Prospect ) see also Six Ways Existing Economic Models Are Killing the Economy : The alleged science doesn’t match up to the real world. Known as the Dean of Valuation, he teaches Corporate Finance and Valuation to the MBA students at Stern where he has been voted “Professor of the Year” by the graduating M.B.A.
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UK Corporates Brace For Weaker Sterling, Slower Economic Growth
PYMNTS
APRIL 30, 2018
Market volatility and uncertainties linked to Brexit seem to have hit corporate spending in the U.K. Hopes for the Bank of England to raise interest rates have been dashed after new data showed weaker economic growth for the country, reports said.
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Stanley Black & Decker Names Fortune Brands Executive as CFO
CFO News Room
JANUARY 23, 2023
Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CFO Journal The Morning Ledger provides daily news and insights on corporate finance from the CFO Journal team. The cost-cutting efforts have included head count reductions, which are “largely complete,” Mr. Allan told analysts in October. During the quarter ended Oct.
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Authorizations to issue shares and disapply pre-emption rights in the UK, Belgium and France: law, economics and practice
Corporate Finance Lab
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
In Europe, shareholder approval and pre-emption rights have traditionally fulfilled an important role in protecting shareholders in listed corporations against excessive dilution in share issuances. However, these protections also make it costlier and slower to raise capital through share issuances.
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Moody’s: Investment grade firms will continue to show resiliency
Future CFO
OCTOBER 8, 2020
While many companies ramped up borrowing to ensure they had adequate liquidity runways through the initial economic crisis, they now turn their attention to earnings growth and the ability and willingness of companies to pay down additional debt loads, said Moody’s Investors Service recently.
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Barclays Rolls Out Coronavirus Loans To Help Large UK Corporates
PYMNTS
APRIL 21, 2020
The bank said in an announcement that is extending its support to firms not eligible for COVID-19 Corporate Finance Facility support nor covered by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan program. The bank also said it is holding coronavirus support calls on a weekly basis.
Accountants Say UK Bank Referral Scheme A ‘Waste Of Money’
PYMNTS
MAY 1, 2019
But the scheme faced some of its harshest attacks yet at the hands of the Corporate Finance Network, a U.K. Reports in Accountancy Daily on Monday (April 29) said the Corporate Finance Network is calling on U.K. In a statement at the time, Treasury Economic Secretary John Glen described these figures as a success.
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CFOs’ Goals For The Year: Act Like ‘Tech Titans,’ Prep For Trade Volatility
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2019
Citi ‘s latest report on how the corporate finance world plans to navigate volatility in 2019 suggests chief financial officers (CFOs) have a role model toward which to look: the so-called “tech titans.” ” The report stated that Citi estimates $10.6
Is FinServ Reform Losing Sight Of Economic Growth?
PYMNTS
JUNE 21, 2016
Its survey, the chamber said, suggests that the nation must heighten its capabilities of providing finance to its businesses, especially those struggling on account of regulation. “Without a robust financial services supply chain, our nation cannot finance adequate economic growth,” the report said in its executive summary.
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Musings on Markets: Data Update 1 for 2022: It is Moneyball Time!
CFO News Room
JANUARY 24, 2023
That said, it is my experience with markets that has also made me skeptical about the over selling of both notions, since we have an entire branch of finance (behavioral finance/economics) that has developed to explain how more data does not always lead to better decisions and why crowds can often be collectively wrong.
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From CA to CFO: Navigating the competency framework
CFO Talks
OCTOBER 25, 2023
This role, which has nine associated competencies, is oriented towards the best practices of the finance function itself. Key competencies include staff planning, project management, and corporate finance. With 9 competencies, this role focuses on leadership, communication, corporate governance, and change management.
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CFOs Held Back From Driving Digital Transformation
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Like many positions in corporate finance, the role of chief financial officer (CFO) is facing new pressures in a climate of innovation and novel challenges, from cybersecurity to geopolitical events. It’s a shift that’s been happening for years.
Data Update 4 for 2024: Danger and Opportunity - Bringing Risk into the Equation!
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 28, 2024
In particular, there are wide variations in how risk is measured, and once measured, across companies and countries, and those variations can lead to differences in expected returns and hurdle rates, central to both corporate finance and investing judgments.
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10 Tuesday AM Reads
Barry Ritholtz
APRIL 11, 2023
Fisher Investments ) • Bond Market Is Overplaying the Risk of a Deep Recession : Trading in other major markets suggests a painful economic downturn isn’t as set in stone as Treasury investors think. Bloomberg ) • Meet the Return-to-Office Whisperers : A niche group of consultants is trying to get you back to the office. class nine times.
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US Corporate Cash Stockpiles Spiked In Q4
PYMNTS
JANUARY 27, 2020
Researchers noted that corporate finance professionals had signaled plans to increase cash reserves and short-term investment holdings at the start of Q4, though the report found that they did so at a faster-than-expected pace. The International Monetary Fund had also recently cut its global economic forecasts.
Working Capital Hit
Corporate Finance
AUGUST 6, 2021
The COVID-19 economic downturn affected many areas of business, including working capital management. The interview with Craig Bailey of the Hackett Group is an interesting read as to how the economic turmoil affected business. A recent survey by the Hackett Group highlights some of the effects. days, the payables period increased 4.4
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Economic Strength Propels Equipment Finance Growth: ELFA
PYMNTS
AUGUST 29, 2018
The equipment financing and leasing market has experienced several years of growth, according to data from the Equipment Finance and Leasing Association (ELFA), and is expected to see continued expansion as a result of a strong economy and a positive corporate outlook.
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Beyond the Basics: 7 Key Focus Areas for New CFOs
CFO Talks
MARCH 14, 2024
Adapting to Global Economic Conditions and Technological Advancements The global economic landscape and rapid technological advancements present both opportunities and challenges for businesses. This dual focus is essential for organizations aiming to thrive in an increasingly competitive and dynamic business environment.
12 Best Paying Jobs in Finance in 2023
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 16, 2022
And while there’s no guarantee that any job will be immune to cutbacks or layoffs, some industries weather economic storms better than others. One industry that tends to be recession-resistant is finance. CFOs typically have a deep understanding of economic theory and practice and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
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New Tax on Buybacks Is Weeks Away, but Finance Chiefs Aren’t Too Worried
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 9, 2022
The Morning Ledger provides daily news and insights on corporate finance from the CFO Journal team. “It Given the excise tax that takes place in ’23, it makes more economic sense to do more in ’22,” Mr. Gasior said on the call. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Newsletter Sign-up. WSJ | CFO Journal. It won’t stop us from it.
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Marking Time: A new year, a fresh semester and its class time!
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 12, 2021
Corporate Finance : Corporate finance is the development of the first financial principles that govern how to run a business. It is that mission that makes corporate finance the ultimate big picture class, one that everyone (entrepreneurs, investors, analysts, business observers) should take.
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Scammers Prove Corporate Payments Fraud Comes In All Shapes And Sizes
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 7, 2020
This week's B2B Digest looks at how corporate finance scams come in all shapes and sizes, from employee expense fraud to invoice falsification. Researchers discovered a "spillover effect," in which reports of corporate fraud were linked to an increase in local theft and robbery reports. "It
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 7, 2018
corporate lending sphere suggests banks have adjusted the competitive tides, with rising rivalries between each other now driving business lending trends in the nation — though the trend is not all good news for the corporate finance sector. percent economic growth in the U.S.,
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Dun & Bradstreet On Corporate Instability In 2019
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 26, 2018
Further, according to D&B Senior Director of Economics Nalanda Matia, finserv companies — especially smaller ones — “are finding it harder than the average business to keep their doors open.” ” It’s a bit of troubling news for corporate finance as executives plan to enter into the new year.
U.S. to Announce Plan for Private Companies to Fund International Renewable Energy Transition
CFO News Room
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
On the other hand, many leaders in the Global South are frustrated with the broken promises of their Global North counterparts and are mistrustful of corporate financing. Are we really delivering on climate change, or are we delivering on guarantees to ensure profits for the private sector?”
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John Armour (Oxford) will give the Heremans lectures at KU Leuven: The Corporation as a Social Actor
Corporate Finance Lab
OCTOBER 27, 2022
The 2022 Dieter Heremans Lectures in Law & Economics at KU Leuven (Belgium) will be given by Professor John Armour, Professor of Law and Finance at Oxford University. The opening lecture on ‘ The Corporation as a Social Actor ‘ will take place on 14 November 2022, at 10 a.m. 17 November 2022, at 10 a.m.
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Banks, Corporates On Opposite Sides Of Recession Spectrum
PYMNTS
AUGUST 27, 2019
banks are actually more exposed to an economic downturn than EU institutions. But while banks may be feeling the heat, analysis from Citizens Bank suggests corporates remain quite optimistic – even as they acknowledge a possible impending economic downturn. Corporates aren’t alone in their confidence, either.
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51 Regulatory competition concerning capital markets between the EU and the UK
Corporate Finance Lab
MARCH 14, 2024
This seminar is organised in collaboration with the University of Cambridge (UK), the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) and KU Leuven (Belgium). You can also to follow the seminar online by using the following Teams-link.
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More APAC firms have high exposure to coronavirus disruptions
Future CFO
MAY 25, 2020
"Airlines, automakers and auto part suppliers, casinos, discretionary retail and hospitality companies continue to bear the economic brunt of the outbreak, given their sensitivity to consumer demand and travel restrictions," said Laura Acres, a Moody's Managing Director and Regional Head of Asia Pacific Corporate Finance Group. "In
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Zomergasten in het Lab: lectuurtips door Henri Swennen
Corporate Finance Lab
JULY 17, 2022
’ Ter inspiratie voor onze zomerlectuur vroeg Corporate Finance Lab enkele BJ’s (bekende juristen) en vrienden van het Lab: (1) Welke boeken hebben u als jurist het meest gevormd ? Philippe is onderzoeker en docent in de School of Economics van de universiteit van Bristol. Ik kom dan bij La fabrique des jugements.
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Musings on Markets: Data Update 5 for 2022: The Bottom Line!
CFO News Room
JANUARY 18, 2023
The last few years have been eventful for all companies, with the COVID crisis and ensuing economic shut down causing pain for companies, with recovery coming in 2021, as the global economy opened up again. Superior unit economics. Brand name allows you to charge higher price for the same products. Economies of scale. YouTube Video.
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PCAOB proposes new audit confirmation standard
Accountancy Today
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Williams, PCAOB chair, said: “During times of economic uncertainty, the risk of fraud is heightened, and auditors have to be more vigilant than ever. When done right, confirmation can be a critical tool to help auditors combat fraud and keep investors protected.”.
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Data Update 1 for 2022: It is Moneyball Time!
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 8, 2022
That said, it is my experience with markets that has also made me skeptical about the over selling of both notions, since we have an entire branch of finance (behavioral finance/economics) that has developed to explain how more data does not always lead to better decisions and why crowds can often be collectively wrong.
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The Profit Motive: In Defense of Shareholder Value Maximization
Corporate Finance Lab
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
What is the purpose of a corporation? Is it, as Nobel Economics laureate Milton Friedman famously claimed, “to increase its profits”? [1] 4] Canadian law professor Joel Bakan went even further by condemning the business corporation itself as a “pathological institution” whose relentless pursuit of profit has psychopathic attributes. [5]
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RBL Bank, Oxigen Introduce Debit Cards To India’s Expense Management Space
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
India bank RBL Bank is collaborating with Rupay and Oxigen to launch an expense management solution, according to news from The Economic Times of India on Tuesday (Feb. The product also marks Oxigen’s expansion into the corporate finance space, adding onto the company’s existing consumer mobile wallet services. “We
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UK company insolvencies rise 70% in past year
Accountancy Today
JULY 15, 2022
The firm revealed that it believes with interest rates rising for the fifth consecutive time in June, the economic outlook for business is “bleak”. Mazars added that if UK businesses hadn’t shifted so much of their borrowing to fixed rate loans, the financial impact on business as a whole would have been “even greater”.
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Company insolvencies rise 32% in December
Accountancy Today
JANUARY 17, 2023
He added: “It’s strange to say it but an uptick in administrations, particularly where the process has been used as the structure for a pre-packaged sale, is a much better sign of the UK’s economic resilience than an uptick in compulsory liquidations.
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