Future CFO

JANUARY 22, 2025

Transformation: not the number one priority According to Gartner , CFOs and finance leaders are prioritising metrics, analytics, and reporting as their primary focus areas, emphasising the critical role of technology in enhancing business performance.

Risk Management 98

Risk Management Compliance Finance Leverage 98

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The next logical step might be to take your company to international markets by listing on a foreign stock exchange. Create a clear reporting timeline for all markets and set internal deadlines that are ahead of the official ones. Leverage Technology Financial reporting software isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s a necessity.

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IFRS GAAP Currencies CFO 98

CFO News Room

JANUARY 7, 2023

Mean reversion : I am not a knee-jerk believer in mean reversion, but the tendency for numbers to move back towards averages is a strong one. Counter made-up numbers : It remains true that people (analysts, market experts, politicians) often make assertions based upon either incomplete or flawed data, or no data at all.

Marketing 130

Marketing Valuation Corporate Finance Financial Analysis 130

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Identifying and Overcoming Ethical Dilemmas in Business In the corporate world, numbers might drive decisions, but values define leadership. For CFOs, these challenges can come from external pressures like market demands or internal dynamics such as stakeholder expectations. Consider implementing anonymous reporting systems.

Leadership 98

Leadership Auditing Profit and Loss Compliance 98

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 2, 2025

Yet while these tools offer mathematical metrics, they often fall short in helping clients connect the numbers to their real lives. One way that advisors can help bridge this gap is by using Historical Market Visualization (HiMaV) as a more intuitive alternative for illustrating retirement income strategies.

Marketing 59

Marketing Math Planning Leverage 59

Bramasol

JANUARY 28, 2025

SAP Joule was also identified by Bramasol as a prime example of leveraging embedded agentic AI in our post on Trends to Watch in 2025. Through the RISE with SAP program and complementary tools, businesses can leverage AI to enhance their digital transformation journeys and to streamline operations and drive efficiency.

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SAP Data Analysis Leverage Manufacturing 77

Jedox Finance

JUNE 24, 2021

This also affects the go-to-market processes in particular for the marketing and sales functions. A company’s web presence, which is usually designed by marketing, is becoming an increasingly important component in the sales process. Where marketing and sales converge. The evolution of marketing data.

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Sales Marketing Planning Technology 116

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Customer service should be fit for a king," Burger King exclaimed in a video about the guerilla-marketing campaign. Daniel Schröder, marketing director at Burger King Sweden and Denmark, told Adweek that the new social media push grew out of an effort to fix the chain’s own online communications with guests. Even our old friends.".

Marketing 121

Marketing Communication Leverage Numbers 121

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 17, 2024

Nonetheless, fewer than 10% of SEC-registered investment advisers report using them, even though the SEC’s updated investment adviser marketing rule allows financial advisors to proactively encourage testimonials (from clients), use endorsements (from non-clients), and highlight their own ratings on various third-party review sites.

Marketing 98

Marketing Advertising Compliance Leverage 98

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 30, 2024

What's unique about Troy, though, is how his firm's emphasis on driving organic growth through a multi-pronged marketing strategy, including a radio show, in-person seminars, and most substantively and scalably, a YouTube channel, that has allowed the firm to grow its AUM from $85 million to $750 million during just the past 5 years.

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Leverage Education Planning Communication 98

Global Finance

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Deirdre Ryan, global finance transformation leader at EY, says many EY clients have tested these technologies and developed proofs of concept, often in finance, marketing, and product development. The 60-year-old Moores Law states that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit doubles roughly every two years.

Technology 111

Technology Finance Leverage Investments 111

CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

If you are in that group, the sovereign CDS market offers market-based and real-time measures of sovereign default risk, although for only 80 countries, and the map below reports the sovereign CDS spreads, as of June 30, 2022 : Source: Bloomberg. Country Risk: Equity Risk .

Marketing 130

Marketing Currencies Valuation Treasury 130

Global Finance

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Indonesia is a substantial and growing market for us. A Country Of Superlatives Joel Shen, a lawyer based in Jakarta and Singapore, who heads Withersworldwides technology practice in Asia, boasts that Indonesia is a country of superlatives and is an attractive investment destination with a number of very clear advantages.

Economics 108

Economics Prioritization Investments Manufacturing 108

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 17, 2025

If only there were some ways to prevent investors from interfering with the markets greatest strength the incomparable and guaranteed ability to create wealth by compounding over time. Drawdowns, corrections, and crashes are not the problem your behavior in response to market turmoil is what causes long-term financial harm.

Investments 107

Investments Profit and Loss Math Accounting 107

Navigator SAP

JULY 15, 2022

Integrated AI and e-commerce with digital marketing. Modern ERP should leverage artificial intelligence (AI), and provide digital marketing automation to gain insights into the end-to-end customer journey. Instead, you should determine your total cost of ownership (TCO). Typically:

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Budgeting Leadership Communication Leverage 218

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

For example, if a company aims to expand online sales, FP&A teams analyze marketing costs and expected revenue to determine budget allocations. Adjust forecasts regularly to reflect market conditions. Leverage FP&A software for real-time tracking and forecasting. Track key metrics like revenue, expenses, and cash flow.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Risk Management 52

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 15, 2024

Growing an advisory firm is no easy task – and advisors who start firms often have few resources to spare (beyond their own knowledge and time), face huge to-do lists, and are required to wear a number of hats. Read More.

Marketing 96

Marketing Leverage Planning Investments 96

CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 17, 2025

Reflecting on that moment, he explains how relocating, digging into the numbers, and telling privateequity owners the hard truth set the stage for a radical turnaround. Leverage AI to redeploy talent efficiently. CFO Strategy Playbook Calmly turn deficits into datadriven action.

CFO 52

CFO Profit and Loss Prioritization Communication 52

CFO Plans

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

By employing advanced forecasting tools and real-time financial reporting, they maintained a healthy cash reserve, allowing them to invest in new markets and technologies confidently. A noteworthy example is a financial services provider that leveraged cutting-edge ROI analysis tools to assess the impact of their investments.

CFO 52

CFO Cost Management Leverage Planning 52

CFO Talks

JUNE 8, 2025

Markets shift. Forecasts update as real numbers roll in. Everyone is working off the same numbers, and those numbers are current. Instead of locking numbers down once a year and hoping for the best, you steer the business monthly, weekly or even daily. Once-a-year spreadsheets. Static assumptions. Costs rise.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting CFO Forecasting Financial Systems 52

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The ability to analyze numbers and translate them into actionable strategies has always intrigued me. Early in my career, I realized that finance is not just about managing numbers—it’s about empowering organizations to make informed decisions, optimize resources, and achieve long-term goals.

CFO 98

CFO Leadership Communication Problem Solving 98

E78 Partners

MAY 29, 2025

How middle-market PE firms are redefining the CFO role to maximize returns in an increasingly complex investment environment The private equity playbook is shifting. years a decade agoand deal multiples remaining elevated despite market volatility, the pressure on portfolio companies to deliver sustained value creation has intensified.

CFO 52

CFO Valuation Investments Leadership 52

CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 10, 2024

During this period, Splunk navigated a complex transition from on-premise software to cloud-based solutions, forcing the team to reevaluate pricing, infrastructure, and market strategies. But numbers alone dont drive results. Focuses on flexible planning to adapt quickly to market shifts and technology transformations.

CFO 52

CFO Leadership Prioritization Auditing 52

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

In the first five posts, I have looked at the macro numbers that drive global markets, from interest rates to risk premiums, but it is not my preferred habitat. The second set of inputs are prices of risk, in both the equity and debt markets, with the former measured by equity risk premiums , and the latter by default spreads.

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Hurdle Rate Valuation Corporate Finance Currencies 75

Global Finance

JUNE 13, 2025

Banking innovation is by no means confined to the largest and most mature markets. These regions are likely to remain fertile ground for financial innovation as they strive for greater financial inclusion and leverage technology to address their specific economic and social challenges.

Finance 52

Finance Budgeting Compliance Forecasting 52

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 29, 2025

In the latest episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sits down with Howard Levy, branding and marketing strategy expert from Red Rooster Group , to discuss the importance of brand strategies for nonprofits and how organizations can keep their brands relevant in today’s rapidly changing landscape.

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Nonprofit Communication Leadership Data Analysis 52

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

With market volatility, digital disruption, and regulatory uncertainty appearing to be the norm rather than the exception in 2025, finance leaders will be hard-pressed to accelerate transformation initiatives and get them up and running quickly. Moreover, the importance of storytelling in data intelligence cannot be overstated.

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Finance Forecasting CFO Compliance 64

VCFO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Yet, this perception often differs from the view of the market. As a business owner, understanding the underlying drivers of genuine, market validated value in your enterprise empowers informed decisions. This is a critical number used in valuing companies. Discussion of several common adjustments follows.

Valuation 84

Valuation Marketing Benchmarking CFO 84

CFO Talks

APRIL 17, 2025

Its the quality, relevance, and timing of information that separates high-performing finance functions from reactive number-crunching. Market demand? 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.

CFO 52

CFO Compliance Finance Currencies 52

CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 6, 2025

Turning back the clock, Seymour tells us her initial focus was runway optimizationa disciplined approach to spending and resource allocation that helped the business thrive in uncertain market conditions. Looking back, Seymour tells us she has consistently applied a storytelling through numbers philosophy.

CFO 52

CFO Leadership Compliance Concentration 52

Global Finance

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

We invest in optimizing processes and leveraging advanced technologies like AI to improve efficiency. McAlpine: Finastra is a recognized market leader in trade finance, supporting over 200 banks globally with award-winning solutions. Global Finance: How does Finastra stay ahead of the curve in trade finance innovation?

Finance 59

Finance Prioritization Leverage Treasury 59

Global Finance

MAY 1, 2025

The strategic and operational aim of the IFIs is to increase digitalization to drive efficiency, gain new customersparticularly at the higher end of retail and commercial bankingand raise competitiveness in challenging banking markets. This includes cash, trade, treasury, and capital-market products.

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Finance Banking Retail Investments 83

CFO Plans

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Learn How to Maintain Financial Resilience even when guest numbers dwindle. Innovative Strategies for Seasonal Businesses Embracing strategies that enhance financial resilience in seasonal markets can be a game-changer. Preparing for the Off-Peak Season Preparation is the secret sauce in seasonal revenue management.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting CFO Planning Strategic Planning 52

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Within infrastructure, one of the key focus areas is leveraging multimodal transport infrastructure to reduce logistics costs, thereby improving India’s overall competitiveness. However, a number of policy reforms are essential for creating a sustainable private investment eco-system, many of which are outside the purview of the budget.

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Budgeting Leverage Transportation Investments 130

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Analytical Thinking: Turning Data into Actionable Insights Numbers may tell a story, but without analysis, they’re just noise. It’s not just about seeing the numbers—it’s about understanding their story. Implement advanced analytics tools to visualise data and uncover hidden opportunities.

Problem Solving 52

Problem Solving Leadership CFO Compliance 52

Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

Debt markets were busy last year, but 2025 is off to a slow start as issuers take a wait-and-see approach. Debt capital markets enjoyed a 36% surge in total deal volume in 2024 compared to 2023, according to Dealogic. Japan was the only major market to decline, by 3%. of total global market share, as per Dealogic.

Investments 52

Investments Banking Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Foreign Exchange 52

CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

It’s not just about numbers on a spreadsheet; it’s about making those numbers work in the real world, driving business growth, and making a measurable impact. For instance, if your goal is to increase revenue, identify specific, attainable targets like expanding into a new market segment or increasing customer retention by 10%.

Communication 98

Communication CFO Numbers Leverage 98