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What is a Bailout?

Barry Ritholtz

That was the best definition I could come up with: “ When an individual or company, through their own behavior and risk management, suffers a disastrous loss — but is then somehow made fully (or even partially) whole, and they do not have to suffer the impact of their own decision-making.”

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Five Focal Points for Future-Ready CFOs

CFO Leadership

BUSINESS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS Financial planning and analysis, profitability reporting and analysis, strategic planning, and enhanced data analytics (collectively, BP&A) are among the highest-ranked priorities for CFOs and finance teams to address in the coming year.

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Five Focal Points for Future-Ready CFOs

CFO Leadership

Business planning and analysis Financial planning and analysis, profitability reporting and analysis, strategic planning, and enhanced data analytics (collectively, BP&A) are among the highest-ranked priorities for CFOs and finance teams to address in the coming year.

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SaaS Platform Kount Partners With Verifi To Help Firms Minimize Disputes, Fraud

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Kount , the Boise, Idaho-based Software as a Service (SaaS) platform designed to simplify fraud detection and improve profitability, announced it has partnered with Verifi , the payment protection and management company.

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Top 8 AI Uses in Finance Embraced by FP&A Leaders

The Finance Weekly

Allegedly, their AI-driven efforts have saved them from potential fraud losses exceeding a billion dollars. Risk and Expenses Management AI-driven , tools for risk management empower FP&A leaders to evaluate and address risks more efficiently.

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Turning Currency Volatility Into A Global FX Strategy

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For instance, the appreciation of the Chinese RMB means that the same USD $10 million a company may send to a Chinese business every month results in less purchasing power and leverage. Even if a business only deals in USD, fluctuations of other currencies create risk.

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Deep Dive: Credit Unions Work To Keep Members’ Data Private

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The total financial damage from the leak is still being tallied, but the loss of trust experience by Desjardins’ members cannot be easily undone. The breach resulted in more than $5 million in losses, but the damage done to CU members’ trust was incalculable. Problems outside CUs’ control can affect members’ faith in their FIs, too.