Future CFO

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The interview is part of FutureCFO's Fem ale Leadership in Finance Series. I can vividly remember my first high school economics class, that was when I first realized that math wasn’t only theoretical. It provided an in-depth understanding of emerging markets including consumer needs across culture, languages, and economic landscape.

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Finance Leadership Auditing Math 52

Future CFO

OCTOBER 2, 2023

AI is being adopted by Japanese industries to improve productivity, quality control, risk management and customer experiences, thereby driving economic growth and technological leadership. Meanwhile, Japan is expected to have a US$12 billion investment in AI by 2027, rising at a compound annual growth rate of 25%.

Leadership 52

Leadership Risk Management Forecasting Leverage 52

CFO Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2024

This emphasis on improving a broad collection of BP&A-related areas is part of the finance organization’s efforts to optimize costs, sharpen planning, improve risk management and increase profitability amid heightened economic, geopolitical, social and climate uncertainties.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Compliance CFO 52

E78 Partners

AUGUST 24, 2023

Understanding the Role of an Interim CFO An Interim CFO is a seasoned financial executive who steps into an organization on a temporary basis to provide leadership, strategic guidance, and hands-on financial expertise. Rapid Growth: Scaling a business requires robust financial planning and management.

CFO 52

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

They play a crucial role in strategic planning, risk management, and driving innovation, extending their influence far beyond the finance department. Risk Management: Given the CFO’s role in identifying and mitigating risks, tasks related to safeguarding the company’s assets and financial health are critical.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices ,” a new report released by the American Institute of CPAs ( AICPA ) and North Carolina State University’s Enterprise Risk Management ( ERM ) Initiative), surprisingly only mentions cyber risk a handful of times.

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Risk Management Leadership Prioritization Economics 54

CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The latter, for example, is an offering that Bloomberg says can “ bring the full potential of AI to the financial domain ” and create entirely new workflows, economic analyses and financial benchmarks for its customers. The post Preparing Your Finance Organization for the New Era of AI first appeared on CFO Leadership.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 14, 2023

It’s important to educate corporate leadership on the necessity for caution and transparency around the use of such tools so that intellectual property risks can be properly mitigated both in terms of input and output from generative AI tools. “As Flawed financial planning assumptions.

Concentration 52

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

David W Duffy To set the baseline straight, the Corporate Governance Institute (CGI) defines sustainability as a holistic approach that considers the interplay between the three dimensions of environmental, social, and economic impacts. One best practice centred around aligning key talent and technology to reduce inconsistencies and errors.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

55% of respondents say there are significant differences of opinion among leadership on how to balance short-term considerations with long-term investments and sustainable growth. 82% of respondents feel they have made significant progress in putting in place the controls and risk management systems needed to address material ESG risks.

Performance Measuring 52

Performance Measuring Leadership Risk Management Economics 52

Future CFO

JANUARY 31, 2024

Jonathan Ashworth "The lagged impact of past monetary tightening could lead to an even more pronounced slowing in growth, and geopolitical risks remain very heightened, while the busy political calendar adds a sizeable extra degree of uncertainty and potential volatility," says Ashworth.

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Foreign Exchange CFO Risk Management Economics 52

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. After all, people will always need financial services, whether investing their money , taking out loans, or managing their taxes. Financial Manager. Average salary: $134,180 per year.

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Finance Budgeting Compliance Financial Analyst 130

Future CFO

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The best CFOs engage in candid dialogues with the CEO, the board, and the top team, providing a clear understanding of the organisation’s economics and the consequences of various trade-offs. Communicating without financial jargon is imperative, striking a delicate balance between clarity and avoiding oversimplification.

CFO 52

CFO Communication Construction Education 52

CFA Institute

JANUARY 13, 2023

While risk management may be the key component of wealth preservation, what often gets overlooked is how much smart tax planning can do to help clients retain more of their wealth. After a down year for financial markets, investors’ priorities have naturally shifted from growing their assets to preserving their wealth.

Tax Planning 81

Tax Planning Planning Risk Management Marketing 81

CFO Leadership

JANUARY 25, 2024

This emphasis on improving a broad collection of BP&A-related areas is part of the finance organization’s efforts to optimize costs, sharpen planning, improve risk management and increase profitability amid heightened economic, geopolitical, social and climate uncertainties.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Compliance Finance 52

CFO Share

AUGUST 8, 2023

They can offer high-level strategic advice or tactical cash management without the full-time cost, making them an attractive option for businesses looking to economize without compromising on financial leadership. Risk management and cost savings demand investing in a professional and reliable fractional CFO.

CFO 40

CFO Compliance Communication Construction 40

Future CFO

JULY 29, 2020

FutureCFO: What is the CFO’s role in an organisation when it comes to cyber risk management? The World Economic Forum (WEF) expects the cost of cybercrime to businesses to reach US$ 8 trillion in the next five years. David Sajoto , Vice President of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan, ExtraHop.

CFO 52

CFO Securities Leadership Economics 52

Future CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The majority of companies do not seem to share their quantitative performance targets to help them track progress towards achieving economic, environmental and social goals, the accountancy body said. Diversity on boards encourages better leadership and CG and minimises the risk of “groupthink”,” Rozario advised. “It

Economics 52

Economics Leadership Risk Management Numbers 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 Consign suggests continuing to optimise capital structure through liability management exercises to see if there’s an opportunity to switch financing options with the goal of reducing related costs.

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Treasury Cash Management Restructuring Accounts Payable 98

Future CFO

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Editor’s Note: For our Female Leadership in Finance Series , Teresa Leung recently had a chat with Cyndi Pei, Senior Vice President, Group Finance and Group Financial Controller at Singapore-listed beverage company Yeo Hiap Seng. Subjects such as economics and accounting resonate with me.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The company’s backing comes at the hands of Sequoia Capital India, as well as Singapore-based Economic Development Board Investments. Kyriba plans to use the funding to focus on product innovation and to strengthen capabilities around risk management, supply chain and cash management and bank connectivity, it revealed.

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B2B Treasury Startups Cash Management 70

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Earlier this year, Oracle identified four repeating techniques that the most ambitious and inventive organizations have used to obtain a competitive advantage and achieve significant development: business model innovation; mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, accelerate the financial close, and developing a risk-aware culture.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Economics Risk Management Reconciliations 52

CFO Simplified

APRIL 15, 2024

The economic environment is changing, along with your customers and your competition. Risk Management: Identify the potential risks that your company is going to face and develop strategies to mitigate them. Just because you’ve defined it once, doesn’t mean that you’re done. The market isn’t static.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

That said, various external and domestic factors weigh on the economic outlook. CFOs are expected to provide their company insightful guidance during economic uncertainty. They must have the capacity to consider evolving factors when addressing questions on business survival, growth, funding, risk management, and much more.

CFO 52

CFO Leadership Economics Risk Management 52

CFA Institute

DECEMBER 30, 2022

In a wild year for markets and investing, what EI content most resonated with readers?

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Elizabeth Burton : I think it’s because I went into risk management straight out school on the risk side of fund to funds and, and various other industries. So I actually went and worked in economics, I was an econometrician. So, so let’s talk a little bit about risk management. Absolutely.

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Investments Math Risk Management Benchmarking 56

CFA Institute

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How can the two stakeholders in project finance best allocate interest rate risk?

Finance 85

Finance Risk Management Communication Leadership 85

CFA Institute

JANUARY 25, 2022

Standard deviation fails to characterize risk in a way that matters to most investors.

Communication 107

Communication Investments Performance Measuring Risk Management 107

CFA Institute

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Portfolio Pi and Portfolio Eta are new decision metrics that connect investment objectives and risks.

Communication 93

Communication Investments Performance Measuring Risk Management 93

CFA Institute

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

How can we mitigate sequence of returns risk (SoRR)?

Performance Measuring 136

Performance Measuring Risk Management Communication Leadership 136

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Global instability and economic uncertainty The geopolitical landscape, marked by conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, remains a significant source of uncertainty heading into 2024. This is coupled with concerns about inflation and the looming possibility of a recession, corporate treasurers face the challenge of navigating macroeconomic risks.

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Treasury Technology Cash Flow Forecasting Leverage 105

CFA Institute

DECEMBER 26, 2021

What articles most resonated with readers in 2021? Aswath Damodaran on the COVID crucible, career tips from Eric Sim, CFA, and more.

Performance Measuring 81

Performance Measuring Risk Management Valuation Communication 81

CFA Institute

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Identifying investment objectives and achieving stakeholder buy-in is the critical first step in connecting these objectives to portfolio construction.

Communication 65

Communication Investments Construction Risk Management 65

CFA Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Dow 36,000, crypto, Brexit, GameStop, pandemic. Imagine you uttered these terms back in the autumn of 2011, when Enterprising Investor first launched. What would they have evoked?

Finance 58

Finance Performance Measuring Risk Management Communication 58

CFA Institute

AUGUST 3, 2021

How can compliance teams earn employee buy-in, encourage software adoption, and lower their firm’s risk?

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Compliance Finance Risk Management Communication 62

Future CFO

AUGUST 27, 2023

You need constant monitoring of your economic outlook because then you can adjust your risk management strategy that will help you mitigate third-party risks." Everyone else in the company is trying to meet their KPIs, grab whatever they can find on the table, and pretty much have zero already got a risk, right?

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In this second instalment, he shares his views on the role of technology in the development of the accounting profession, including some recommendations around analysis, strategy an leadership. Across the enterprise accounts have the best visibility of how an organisation is doing relative to the direction that management has put forward.

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Accounting Technology Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Leadership 52