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African Banking Roundtable: New Focus On Capital Markets

Global Finance

Global Finance recently sat down with representatives of three financial institutions, including two development banks and one commercial bank, to discuss banking and the role it plays in Africas economic growth. Global Finance: Last year, we discussed the departure of a number of high-profile foreign banks from Africa.

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Forecasting Future Fraud: Q&A With Joanne Horton Of Warwick Business School

Global Finance

If we think about it, a managerif facing pressure to beat an analyst forecast, or beat last years earnings, or wanting a particular bonushas enough flexibility in the accounting rules to manage those numbers while staying within the rules. You manage your numbers. So, how are we going to track the slippery slope? Horton: Heres one.

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From Red to Black: CFO Strategies That Drive Organisational Turnarounds 

CFO Talks

Leading a company from financial loss to profitability requires far more than cost-cutting or boosting revenue. Understanding the True Economics of the Business Many struggling businesses operate with internal reporting structures that conceal more than they reveal. Financial recovery is not just about the numbers.

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PodChats for FutureCFO: Architecting an agile finance function in the age of AI

Future CFO

By 2025, the traditional image of number-crunching accountants confined to back offices will be a relic of the past. This doesn't necessarily translate to job losses, but rather a shift in required skills. The finance function is undergoing a seismic shift. Finance professionals also need to understand how their business creates value.

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10 Types of Financial Models

The Finance Weekly

If the income statement shows a profit, it boosts the equity on the balance sheet. A loss decreases equity. This involves dividing future cash flows by (1 + discount rate) raised to the number of years in the future. This data might include: Financial Information - Past revenue, expenses, profits, and cash flow.

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Avoid the Unforced Investment Errors Even Billionaires Make

Barry Ritholtz

Fees of 2% plus 20% of the profits are a huge drag on performance. The SVB loss served me right; it was a reminder of how quickly I get cocky and arrogant after a score. This was impossible, and I said so: Either you guys are either going to win the Nobel prize in economics or go to jail. There is nothing in between. (I

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Return on Equity, Earnings Yield and Market Efficiency: Back to Basics!

Musings on Markets

The first was the response that I received to my last data update , where I looked at the profitability of businesses, and specifically at how a comparison of accounting returns on equity (capital) to costs of equity (capital) can yield a measure of excess returns.