Finance, Innovation, Report and Risk Management

Strategies for Successful Business Finance

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Without sound financial strategies, even the most innovative and promising ventures can stumble and fail. Here, we will delve into some key strategies for successful business finance, highlighting the importance of financial planning, efficient budgeting, smart investments, and risk management.

Finance

Finance Strategy Succession Supply Chain

When a CFO’s “Head In The Cloud” Is a Good Thing

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Even though many are still behind the curve, there has been a considerable technological evolution of finance function. With CFOs having to supervise their company’s digital activities and resolve issues outside the traditional finance function, the number of their direct reports is on the rise.

Chief Financial Officer

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The Need For Effective Regulation Of Fintech

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 17, 2023

A common refrain among entrepreneurs is that regulators struggle to keep pace with the innovations that they’re working on. A recent report from Cambridge Judge Business School highlights how important regulation is to the promotion of financial inclusion and the utilization of technology to effectively manage evolving consumer risks.

Benchmarking

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6 Factors That Can Impact Your Commercial Business

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It could involve investing in new product development, exploring new market segments, or adopting innovative marketing strategies. Staying informed through economic reports, market analyses, and industry forecasts is vital for this purpose. Implementing a robust internal compliance program is also key.

Compliance

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JP Morgan's Loss: Bigger than "Risk Management"

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

The recent disclosure of a multi-billion dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase reminds us again of the challenge and complexity of risk management, the subject of our June 2012 HBR article, "Managing Risks: A New Framework." Each requires customized risk management processes.

Risk Management

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Small and Young Businesses Are Especially Vulnerable to Extreme Weather

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

These threats change the risk management calculus of firms hoping to succeed in a more turbulent world. Start-ups are particularly at risk today because of both their size and age. Firms applied for credit to finance recovery. Make risk a strategic priority. Data from the U.S.

Insurance

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Sustainability in Financial Services Is Not About Being Green

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2013

Our problem with banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions that tout their commitment to sustainability by focusing on energy and water in their sustainability reporting is that these issues are simply not material to the sustainability of the institution itself. Finance Sustainability SASB'

Banking

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The Risks and Benefits of Using AI to Detect Crime

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

Businesses are constantly experimenting with new ways to use artificial intelligence for better risk management and faster, more responsive fraud detection — and even to predict and prevent crimes. So how are leading-edge companies evaluating the benefits and risks of rapidly evolving AI crime-fighting and risk management?

Banking

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It may do to physical goods what cloud computing is now doing to digital services; what the PC, internet, and smart mobility have done to personal computing; and what outsourcing did to software development and business processing — take mass distribution and innovation to the next level while realigning the very geography of work and trade.

Supply Chain

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Calculating the Market Value of Leadership

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2015

In recent years, investors have learned that defining the market value of a firm cannot just be based on finances. GAAP and FASB standards require financial reporting of earnings, cash flow, and profitability – all measures that investors have traditionally examined. An index guides investors to make more informed choices.

Marketing

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Why the TSA Screening Revolt is Like Poison Ivy

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Just as poison ivy does not directly cause irritation, but spoofs our immune system into thinking our own skin is the enemy, careless reporting can cause more harm than good. And clear reporting in this sphere is so rare that I am aware of only one example. Now back to the subject at hand; reporting. It is around 100.

Airlines

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Writing Your Résumé When Your Job Title Doesn’t Reflect Your Responsibilities

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

Collaborated with University Facilities, Safety & Risk, Risk Manager; ServPro; and Insurance Adjuster to plan and execute clean-up and equipment replacement. Establish functions from scratch — Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Sales, and HR. Equally adept at managing people and operations.

COO

COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate

If the Auditors Sign Off, Does That Make It Okay?

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2012

Further, he convinced himself that his actions were acceptable because they had been signed off by the firm's lawyers, accountants, and board and were disclosed in the financial reports. Are these deals true risk transfers or are they cosmetic? He told himself his actions were systemic, it is the way the game is played.

Chief Financial Officer

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Questions and Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

How can we improve the risk management, governance, control, and reporting functions for this? What are the potential risks vs. possible rewards and what is the downside of not making the investment? How will we measure them, and what hurdles do we need to hit to be successful? to hit your objectives? I Think Not.

Team Building

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UBS Systems Failed the "Too Big to Fail" Bank

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Every single Chief Risk Officer and every single non-executive director of every single "too big to fail" financial institution should be challenged by shareholders to prove they've got a surer grasp of risk than UBS. The April 2008 "Shareholder Report on UBS's Write-Downs" was damning both in clarity and specificity.

Banking

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Leadership Digital

Strategies for Successful Business Finance

When a CFO’s “Head In The Cloud” Is a Good Thing

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The Need For Effective Regulation Of Fintech

6 Factors That Can Impact Your Commercial Business

JP Morgan's Loss: Bigger than "Risk Management"

Small and Young Businesses Are Especially Vulnerable to Extreme Weather

Sustainability in Financial Services Is Not About Being Green

The Risks and Benefits of Using AI to Detect Crime

The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Calculating the Market Value of Leadership

Why the TSA Screening Revolt is Like Poison Ivy

Writing Your Résumé When Your Job Title Doesn’t Reflect Your Responsibilities

If the Auditors Sign Off, Does That Make It Okay?

Questions and Team Building | N2Growth Blog

UBS Systems Failed the "Too Big to Fail" Bank

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