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The Fintech industry is transforming the financial services landscape by leveraging technology to provide innovative solutions that enhance the efficiency, accessibility, and security of financial transactions. This sector encompasses a wide range of services, including… Financial Technology (Fintech) Industry Value Chain: Deep Dive
The Triple Bottom Line (TBL) framework is an innovative approach in management that broadens the traditional reporting framework to include ecological and social performance in addition to financial performance. This model is particularly important in… Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
The impact of unforeseen crises—such as economic depressions, natural disasters, and black swan events (i.e. the recent COVID-19 pandemic—is immense. Crises can paralyze organizations and economies alike. These times are certainly anything but business as… Forecasting Uncertainty
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role has traditionally been a custodian of financial acumen, integrity and shareholder value—selecting indicators to measure organizational growth and ensuring value. Inflation, stricter regulations and governance requirements have caused the… The Strategic CFO
Disruption is creating opportunities for some businesses and threats for the others. As a matter of fact, it was considered one the most significant concerns by the CEOs in a PwC 2016 global survey. A… Strategic Cost Reduction: Good vs. Bad Costs
Supply chain management across industries is being revolutionized at a rapid pace by technology. By implementing technology systems, supply chain organizations aspire to eliminate waste, meet customers’ needs at reasonable costs, and ensure profitability. Enterprise… Suffering Profit Leaks? Use Cost-to-Serve (CTS) Analysis to Prevent Them
Cost-based Pricing is fast becoming a relic of the past and being substituted by the concept of Target Costing. Target Costing is referred to as an organized process to determine the cost at which a… Target Costing: An Effective Approach to Pricing Products
The entire world is facing the same crisis right now. As of the morning of April 2nd, there are close to 1MM Coronavirus cases worldwide, of which 75% are active cases. For almost all countries,… To Survive COVID-19, We Need to Manage the 3 Cs – Costs, Capital, and Cash Flow
In the Digital Age today, most industries today in a state of flux driven by volatile market forces. These market changes are affecting how Finance needs to operate. Specifically, more than ever, Finance needs to… How and Why We Should Align Strategy and Finance
Value-Based Management (VBM) has been regarded traditionally as a tool to help investors evaluate firms, optimize performance management, and maximize shareholder value. However, there are mixed opinions on whether to utilize VBM as a mandatory investment… Go beyond Traditional Value-Based Management: Value Creation through Relative Shareholder Return
Editor’s Note: This is an interview originally conducted by Nitiin A. Khandkar of Beyond Quant InvestTraining and published here. This author has also published several financial models on Flevy, including the World’s First Research Report-cum-Financial Model and a BSE Ltd. (Bombay Stock Exchange) Financial… Interview with Author and Hedge Fund Manager Jeff Gramm
Editor’s Note: This is an interview originally conducted by Nitiin A. Khandkar of Beyond Quant InvestTraining and published here. This author has also published several financial models on Flevy, including the World’s First Research Report-cum-Financial Model and a BSE Ltd.… Interview with Author and Hedge Fund Manager, John Del Vecchio