Global Finance

OCTOBER 10, 2024

This system is anchored in an improving governance ecosystem focused on risk management and internal controls under the umbrella of ESG-focused structures. “As Crimped government spending and a weak performance from the agricultural sector (+2%) capped a stellar growth performance. Real GDP increased 8.8%

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E78 Partners

AUGUST 24, 2023

Recognizing the Signs: When to Consider an Interim CFO Business Transformation: If your company is undergoing a significant transformation, such as a merger, acquisition, or restructuring, an Interim CFO can navigate complex financial matters, assess risks, and ensure smooth transitions.

CFO 52

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Spreadym

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It's important to note that the budget planning process should be flexible and adaptive to changing economic conditions, industry trends, and internal developments. Risk Management: Identification and assessment of risks, such as credit risk, market risk, and operational risk, should be factored into budgeting to ensure financial stability.

Budgeting 59

Budgeting Strategic Planning Forecasting Economics 59

Future CFO

JULY 20, 2020

Medium term: Remote working will boost regions around global economic hubs as firms shed more than a quarter of their city-center office space. Medium term: Corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and climate risk will become part of the overall business supply chain agenda and strategy.

Restructuring 40

Restructuring Entertainment Risk Management Investments 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2016

Researchers attributed some of this disconnect to the economic uncertainty and political instability of Brazil; this year, the report stated, Mexico and Argentina outlooks are so positive, they outweigh the negative sentiment in Brazil. Three-quarters of U.K.

CFO 40

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 29, 2025

You get a bachelor’s in economics from Colgate and then an MBA in finance from NYU Stern. I was an economics and English major. So we did foreclosures, we did restructurings, we did equity kickers, and we pulled up some of these loans into CMBS deals and sold them, sold them through Wall Street. I was a liberal arts major.

Concentration 52

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Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 7, 2023

Maria Vassalou has a fascinating history and background, London School of Economics to Columbia School of Business, where she actually was a professor for over a decade, and started consulting to the hedge fund and financial services industry. And that led her to various jobs at Wasserstein Perella McKinsey’s Asset Management Group.

Investments 69

Investments Marketing Risk Management Economics 69

Global Finance

MAY 6, 2025

In November last year, Access opened a branch targeting the Africa-Asia economic and trade corridor. A conservative approach to risk management saw the bank post $164.3 Junta chief Ibrahim Traor has launched the nations first state-owned bank, Burkindlim, aiming for economic and financial sovereignty. The bank raised $31.6

Banking 52

Banking Profit and Loss Foreign Exchange Finance 52

Global Finance

MAY 8, 2024

The move aligns UOB, which also won the Best Bank in Singapore, with ASEAN’s rise as an economic powerhouse, rapidly transformed via megatrends like supply chain diversification, digitalization and investments in net-zero transitions and a rising middle class. Its expansion into the region via the $5 billion Singapore dollars (about $3.7

Banking 52

Banking Profit and Loss Construction Retail 52

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Because the economics of profitability start showing up particularly when you’re starting to hire other advisors and staff and team. Cean: No, we usually want to make sure that we’re hitting on risk management, so we look at insurances. And the reality is just no one really trains us to do this. Cean: Yeah.

Restructuring 130

Restructuring Planning Marketing Accounting 130

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 27, 2023

RITHOLTZ: So you were very actively involved in the restructuring of the airlines post 9/11. So there really wasn’t a whole lot of restructuring and distressed assets afterwards, or was there? But, of course, Lehman was a huge restructuring and bankruptcy liquidation — RITHOLTZ: Sill going on today, right?

Investments 114

Investments Restructuring Profit and Loss Finance 114

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 5, 2024

So I switched to be an economics major. I graduated economics with, with a lot of coursework in accounting and finance. I think those are the things that are gonna keep lawyers and restructuring advisors very busy for the foreseeable future. I found out quickly that’s not what I wanted to do. Do originations change?

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 59

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Credit Risk Investments Banking 59

Global Finance

MAY 6, 2025

The bank continues to embed artificial intelligence in its processes with an AI-driven credit-assessment model for greater efficiency in credit decisions and improved risk management. The bank restructured its distribution model in 2024 to provide enhanced client service.

Banking 52

Banking Cash Management Finance Leverage 52

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 20, 2022

RITHOLTZ: So late ‘80s, early ‘90s, you’re a VP for an advisory firm that leads some sovereign debt restructurings and transactions in both South America and Central America. To lead the bank’s efforts in investing in sovereign debt restructurings and to bring our clients along was a great experience. KOENIGSBERGER: Yeah.

Restructuring 64

Restructuring Investments Marketing Banking 64

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

So you have almost a doubling of the interest coupon paid by some of these businesses against the backdrop of c ovid 19 inflation and some of the economic pressures that come with, with those factors. And L I B O R has gone from 25 basis points to now converted to S O F R at over 5%. It’s still in the double digits. Tell us about that.

Investments 52

Investments Banking Economics Marketing 52

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 3, 2023

 The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Gary Cohn, Director of the National Economic Council, President of Goldman Sachs , is below. We dive deep into all sorts of things about running businesses, managing risk, and then when we began talking about his public sector service, we went deep into the Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017.

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