CFO Talks

APRIL 17, 2025

Whether it’s expansion into a new market, investment in digital infrastructure, or rationalising product lines, information is the common currency that enables sound judgement. A new cloud ERP, an AI-powered planning tool, or a clever dashboard only deliver value if they help the business make better decisions faster.

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CFO Talks

JANUARY 23, 2025

These factors shape the environment in which businesses operate and include: Economic Pressures : Inflation, recessions, or currency fluctuations can impact costs, pricing, and customer spending habits. Unlike traditional risk management, which focuses on minimising immediate threats, SRM aligns risk planning with long-term strategic goals.

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Global Finance

JUNE 11, 2025

“We have recently extended our open banking API solutions to deliver a seamless digital-first experience to our custody FX solutions in multiple restricted currency markets, as well as being a key channel for our clients to access our bank-grade digital-asset custody service to capture the opportunities from this exciting asset class.”

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Every decision is crucial to the overall results and endpoint of each and every plan and initiative, that is why it is necessary that finance leaders have a clear view of the road they have to take. Wong Jyh Juan , chief financial officer at Malaysia-based real estate developer Perdana Parkcity Sdn.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Purpose of Financial Models Financial models serve various functions, such as: Budgeting and Financial Planning - Creating detailed budgets for internal planning. Budget Model A budget model helps financial analysts estimate a company’s revenues and expenses , plan how to allocate resources, and set realistic financial goals.

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Due to our passive position in foreign currency, motivated by our current financing, an exchange loss of 130 billion pesos was recorded, Pemex announced in a financial report. The plan seeks to reduce inefficiencies, diversify energy sources, and pay down debt while protecting output levels. Pemexs total sales were 7.7%

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Bramasol

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

As summed up by SAP's Patrick Maroney, a principal in SAP's High Tech Industry Executive Advisory , "Embodying industry best practices designed to solve specific business challenges, ERPs running in secure public-cloud environments bring enterprise resource planning to small and midsize high-tech companies.

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Global Finance

APRIL 3, 2025

ADGM is also advancing in digital assets and alternative investments, offering a regulatory framework geared to attract fintechs, hedge funds, and start-ups involved in digital currencies and tokenized assets. ADGM is likely to remain a key player in supporting these efforts.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In markets businesses face a mix of global influences, currency shifts, and regional economic trends that can impact everything from cash flow to expansion plans. Watching these signals lets you spot trends early and plan proactive responses. For instance, how would a 15% rise in raw material costs affect cash flow?

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CFO Talks

MAY 8, 2025

Build Contingency Plans Even the best investments can go wrong. Thats why you need a Plan B (and maybe even a Plan C). The potential for growth is high, but so are the risks: Currency Risk: Exchange rate fluctuations could erode profits. Set loss limits and exit triggers for your investments.

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CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Without proper planning, companies may struggle to pay bills, manage debts, or take advantage of new opportunities. Protects the business from risks like currency fluctuations and interest rate hikes. Understanding Market Volatility Market volatility refers to the way stock prices, currencies, and interest rates change over time.

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Future CFO

MARCH 5, 2025

Being a first adopter Given the increasing relevance of technology in the Finance function, Law says she plans to be a first adopter to manage changes in her team. "AI This type of boundaryless approach to work where jobs give way to skills as the new currency will infinitely create new growth opportunities for our people."

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Finance Problem Solving Technology Communication 91

Future CFO

JUNE 19, 2025

Scrutinise how sales teams plan and execute customer and competitor interactions, including attending events organised by customer or local chambers of commerce. Serve as a liaison between sales and compliance teams," Kozlov says. Ensure transparent and timely reporting of expense reports along these interactions.

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Comprehensive FX management integrates tools, analytics, and AI to mitigate currency risks. A comprehensive foreign exchange (FX) exposure management strategy combines tools and techniques to identify, measure, and manage currency risks, empowering businesses to confidently navigate the complexities of the global marketplace.

Foreign Exchange 96

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Finance leaders, as 2024 comes into its wrap-up, now ought to look forward and plan ahead, and definitely get all the resources and research they can have to map out a blueprint for their organisation's future.

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Global Finance

JUNE 19, 2025

A report by the Inter-American Dialogue warned that the tax could lead to a 7% decrease in remittances, impact trade, increase migration, and reduce control over foreign currency transfers. The post United States: Plan For Remittance Tax Sparks Global Concerns appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

This flagship project redefines the areas transition to clean energy and creates new economic opportunities for residents impacted by South Africas Just Energy Transition Investment Plan. This bond is the first issuance in Madagascars local currency, which avoids currency fluctuations and volatility.

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Global Finance

MARCH 5, 2025

This is a meaningful shift in how we allocate capital, Thomson told a media roundtable in December 2023, referring to Scotiabanks plan to focus on more profitable North American markets. The Caribbean is finding its own potential solution in central-bank stable coins, such as the Eastern Caribbean digital currency DCash.

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Treasury Finance 52

Future CFO

JULY 4, 2025

Finance leaders, as they look forward and plan ahead for their organisations, are expected to look into diverse opportunities while ensuring to inspire greater confidence for growth and value creation– all these amid the changes in the payments landscape. This signals a clear shift toward digital-first, insight-led financial leadership."

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The Big Picture

JULY 1, 2025

What were the original career plans? So I arrived at Wellesley with the plan to do pre-med. Here is the plan, here’s how you should go about in this deal or in, in this new asset class. So because we have a view on our liability profile, we need to make sure we match our assets on a currency duration and liquidity basis.

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Additional papers are planned for the commercial real estate and automotive sectors. This was the banks largest-ever foreign currency bond issuance. The paper provides a detailed report on the banks approach to setting net-zero targets for clients operating in hard-to-abate sectors.

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Global Finance

MARCH 6, 2025

The plan is to raise the defense budget to at least 4% of GDP in 2026. Vital Statistics Location: Northeastern Europe Neighbors: Estonia, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania Capital city: Riga Population (2024): 1.9 million Official languages: Latvian (56.3%), Russian (33.8%), other 0.6% GDP per capita (2024): $22,200 GDP growth (2024): 1.2%

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This approach delivers coordinated services, including private banking, wealth planning, trust and estate planning, insurance, and investment management. This is mainly due to the banks strong financial performance, bolstered by its best-in-class integration of wealth planning, personal banking, and bespoke financial services.

Banking 52

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 15, 2025

We’ve already seen consumers begin to freeze travel and spending plans in place. The dollar loses its status as the world’s reserve currency. These regional alliances develop, giving them the heft to negotiate regional deals with the U.S. Some damage gets done to the US economy and trade relations.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A leading foreign company operating in Togo is Heidelberg Material, which is planning new investments in environmental and industrial sectors and funding sustainable solutions in cement production using alternative materials. Together, these issues could pose significant threats to economic growth and social progress, analysts warn.

Economics 98

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

He says cross-border virtual CFOs can be of aid to businesses in navigating regulatory environments, tax structures, currency fluctuations, and financial reporting requirements.

CFO 52

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Further highlighting its ability to cultivate partnerships is a recent upgrade of Ping An’s family office business, which now provides wealth and health management, generational development, charitable planning, and legal and tax-planning services. Investor education events are regularly held for clients.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Risk Management Manufacturing Banking 52

Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Unlike most organizations in which executives and senior managers are granted significant bonuses in successful years, DBS established a one-time bonus plan for all staff, not including senior managers. The bank has strong regional knowledge, offering Shariah-compliant products and also products catering to traditional banking.

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Global Finance

MARCH 4, 2025

We continue to engage with clients across all segments and sectors to understand their climate goals and transition plans. This commitment is integrated into group-wide policies and processes and informs our credit decisions. GF: Which sustainable finance instruments help mitigate climate changes impact?

Finance 52

Finance Banking Construction Currencies 52

Future CFO

JUNE 23, 2025

This temporal framing, which views policy volatility through electoral cycles, has become a crucial component of treasury planning. The treasury implication is profound: working capital requirements shift as investment timelines extend, and liquidity planning must accommodate longer periods of uncertainty.

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Global Finance

MARCH 2, 2025

billion, marking the countrys largest local currency private debt deal. billion to lenders, and exited the plan by March 2022, becoming the largest and first fully repaid OTR in the country within a year. The funds will be used to refinance existing debt. The groups debt hit $5.2

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Global Finance

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Indonesias previous regime also initiated an ambitious and costly plan to move the capital from Jakarta to a new site on Borneo. million Official language: Bahasa Indonesia Others: more than 700 languages including English, Dutch, local dialects (of which Javanese is most widely spoken).

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CFO Talks

MAY 14, 2025

Integrity as Strategic Currency Integrity isn’t a soft skill. This article unpacks what it truly means for a CFO to lead with integrity – not just in word, but in systems, signals, and strategic influence. It’s hard-edged capital in boardrooms, funding rounds, and investor briefings.

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Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JULY 7, 2025

In addition, your role is being affected by significant advancements in technology, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, a turbulent economy, a dynamic global environment, e-commerce innovations, expanding use of virtual currencies, evolving demographics, and regulatory changes.

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Global Finance

APRIL 7, 2025

So too are a flat corporate and income tax rate of just 10% and a local currencythe levtied by a currency board to the euro. That [Croatia] has the highest absorption rate of the funds under Croatias ongoing National Recovery Plan economic program is due to governments strong commitment to the reform agenda, she says.

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The Big Picture

JULY 15, 2025

What was the career plan? Richard Bernstein : So, the career plan was, was kind of foiled, I would say, six months after graduation. It’s, you know, it, it’s funny, one of the things I always tell recent graduates of colleges is, don’t try to plan out your future. Fiscal stimulus plans passed under Biden.

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Investments Numbers Economics Valuation 59

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

MAY 29, 2025

Combine technology, regulatory expertise, and strategic planning to manage evolving requirements effectively. This includes knowing required documentation (commercial invoices, certificates of origin, packing lists), tax implications (VAT, withholding taxes, double taxation treaties), currency regulations, and customs codes.

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