Tue.Jan 31, 2023

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The role of business in sustainable, inclusive growth

Mckinsey and Company

A new discussion paper by McKinsey & Company describes companies’ critical role in addressing social and environmental challenges through growth, sustainability, and inclusion. Our Insights Indonesia

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4 rules for CFOs cutting office space

CFO Dive

Trimming office space budgets has always been a quick cost-cutting solution for companies in recessionary times. Now hybrid work is complicating matters

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Top ten observations from 2022 in life sciences digital and analytics

Mckinsey and Company

Life sciences companies are making progress in adopting and deploying digital and analytics. But they can go further and faster by heeding some lessons from the past few years. Insights on Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals Digital

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Wage growth slows, blunting threat of wage-price spiral

CFO Dive

Federal Reserve policymakers say that a steady decline in wage growth is essential for a sustained easing of inflation

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ERM Program Fundamentals for Success in the Banking Industry

Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services

This exclusive webinar with William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services, will explore the foundational elements you need to start or validate your ERM program. He will also dive into topic definitions, governance structures, and framework components for success.

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Focusing on developer experience and embedded security for cloud

Mckinsey and Company

Asurion’s CIO explains how the company’s timely decision to go cloud-first allows the company to move fast, drive value, and stay competitive. Digital Insights Cloud computing IT cost & performance improvement IT enablement Digital strategy and organization Growth Innovation Leadership

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How a major New Zealand retailer reinvented itself around customer satisfaction

Mckinsey and Company

The Warehouse Group partnered with McKinsey on a complete transformation, improving customer experience, upskilling employees, and expanding its carbon neutral vision—all while growing its bottom line. Insights on RTS

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AIG fires interim CFO, citing confidentiality breach

CFO Dive

AIG says its departing finance chief, Mark Lyons, is walking away from the company with a $7.5 million settlement in recognition for past contributions

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Migrating two banks to the cloud after a merger

Mckinsey and Company

Truist’s chief information and experience officer discusses the post-merger cloud challenges. Digital Insights Cloud computing IT cost & performance improvement IT enablement Digital strategy and organization Growth Innovation Leadership

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Poshmark CFO’s ‘adventurous’ career journey

CFO Dive

Rodrigo Brumana landed the CFO seat at Poshmark after coming to the US about 20 years prior knowing little English and having no financial experience

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

Join Wayne Spivak, experienced CFO and corporate finance expert, for an insightful discussion on managing cash flow and company profitability.

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Indirect manufacturing costs: An overlooked source for clear savings

Mckinsey and Company

Indirect operations functions make up a significant share of total operations—and optimizing them can deliver sizeable bottom-line impact. Insights on Operations Lean manufacturing Manufacturing operations

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10 Tuesday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My Two-for-Tuesday morning train WFH reads: • The U.S. Consumer Is Starting to Freak Out : The flush savings accounts and cheap credit that helped keep Americans spending at high rates since 2020 are disappearing.

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Fueling the Hungarian start-up ecosystem

Mckinsey and Company

Cooperation among all stakeholders would help the country create a start-up culture that could generate some 30,000 high-value-adding jobs and up to €1.3 billion in additional direct local spending. Europe Media & Entertainment Eastern Europe Innovation

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The Consumer Is Starting to Freak Out

The Reformed Broker

Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts?

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The Power of Storytelling in Risk Management

Speaker: Dr. Karen Hardy, CEO and Chief Risk Officer of Strategic Leadership Advisors LLC

Join this exclusive webinar with Dr. Karen Hardy, where she will explore the power of storytelling in risk communication as a core component of a resilient organization's management framework!

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News headlines to watch for in 2023

Mckinsey and Company

What will lead the headlines in the year ahead? We asked influential journalists in Asia and Europe for their views on the stories that will shape each region. From growth prospects to the net-zero transition and from geopolitical tensions to inflation, their perspectives shed light on the themes we will be seeing in the news. Future of Asia Asia-Pacific

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#FA Success Ep 318: From So Many Clients To So Few: Transitioning From Retail Brokerage To The Multi-Family Office, With Ali Swart

CFO News Room

Welcome back to the 318th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today’s podcast is Ali Swart.

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Small and mighty: The untapped value of your top 1%

Mckinsey and Company

VIP customers require a unique engagement strategy. Growth, Marketing & Sales Insights Marketing & Sales

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Musings on Markets: Data Update 3 for 2023: Inflation and Interest Rates

CFO News Room

If 2022 was an unsettling year for equities, as I noted in my second data post, it was an even more tumultuous year for the bond market.

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Everything You Need to Know About Crypto

Speaker: Ryan McInerny, CAMS, FRM, MSBA - Principal, Product Strategy

This exclusive webinar with Ryan McInerny will teach you all about cryptocurrency and NFTs! Register to learn more about identifying crypto transactions, crypto asset market trends, managing risk and compliance, and supporting customers and partners using crypto-based payments.

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The McKinsey Crossword: “Woof!” | No. 113

Mckinsey and Company

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win. The McKinsey Crossword

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China: House Divided | AIER

CFO News Room

There have been claims that China’s enormous economic growth and widely shared prosperity are the result of turning to capitalism. I think this is not true; China is not capitalist.

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Europe’s biggest AI opportunities

Mckinsey and Company

London partner Louise Herring discusses the promise of AI in Europe, which she says hinges on scale and depends on the ability of companies to get their strategies, data, talent, tools, and models right to become their best selves. Videos & Podcasts

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Pentair, UPS and more

CFO News Room

General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks to reporters while she waits for the arrival of President Joe Biden at media day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, September 14, 2022. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Tuesday.

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Exploring the Overlap: Cost Optimization and Digital Transformation

Speaker: Alex Jiménez, Managing Principal, Financial Service Consulting for EPAM

The largest banks have increased reserves for protection against deteriorating economic conditions. Should banks delay their digital transformation investments and focus on cost reductions? In this webinar, Alex Jiménez will walk us through that question and examine the prudent course of action.

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#FA Success Ep 318: From So Many Clients To So Few: Transitioning From Retail Brokerage To The Multi-Family Office, With Ali Swart

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome back to the 318th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Ali Swart.

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Decision Attribution: Portfolio Manager Skill vs. Past Performance

CFA Institute

As portfolio managers, being able to show our investors — with data-driven evidence — that we know exactly what we are good at and the steps we are taking to improve goes a long way.

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A Deeper Understanding of Creativity at Work

CFO News Room

ALISON BEARD: Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review. I’m Alison Beard. Fears about robots taking over our jobs ebb and flow over time, but with the recent rise of AI tools like DALL·E, which can scrape the internet to create some not bad art and design work, and Chat GPT, which can mimic human writing and even pass medical, bar and business school exams, now everyone seems to be worried.

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CFOs cautiously optimistic about 6-6.8% growth

CFO News

Most finance leaders have found the economic survey’s projection of 6-6.8% for 2023-24 a reasonable estimate and are optimistic about it. However there is a long list of headwinds in the path

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: Initial Catalysts, Current Implications, and Future Impacts

Speaker: Elizabeth "Paige" Baumann, Founder and CEO of Paige Baumann Advisory, LLC

In this session, Elizabeth “Paige” Baumann will cover the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, which also includes the Corporate Transparency Act. She'll take a deep dive into the catalysts that brought on the act, the current implications of the act, and what impacts the act has on the future of banking and finance.