archiveChief Investment Officer Insider

Let me start with an apology. For countless leaders, I will be preaching to the converted. Those who get it. I classify you as exceptional leaders and I would like to think of you as the norm. Unfortunately, whilst you may be the majority, you are certainly not the many....

The global fintech market made a strong start in 2021. Global fintech investments recorded $98 billion in H1, 2021 with 2.456 deals, according to KPMG insights. In H2, 2021 global fintech investments reached 87 billion dollars. US: Fintech investments in the United States made a very good course at the...

The biggest cost of doing business is usually labour. In the June 2021 quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported Australian organisations spent $295,373 million on labour costs. Yet the conversations regarding labour costs and the bottom line are usually led by the CFO and finance department or other functions...

Over the years in his career as the global research director of Deloitte LLP’s CFO Program, Ajit Kambil has seen countless examples of executives being promoted to C-Level positions without having the tools needed to communicate their visions to their stakeholders. “As a C-Level executive taking on a new role,...

At this point last year, we hoped we'd be on the other side of COVID-19. Instead, the combination of the Delta variant and back-to-school means educators and administrators are finding themselves in a state of flux. Cases in school districts are on the rise. Large numbers of students are quarantining....

“The best way to create value in the 21st century is to connect creativity with technology.” —Steve Jobs There is a debate whether technology is a boon or bane. People have apprehensions that technology will replace creativity. In this regard, we will discuss the pros and cons of technology, creativity,...

We live in a time of unparalleled disruption Supply chains are being knocked sideways, consumer markets altered, and public institutions are stretched to their limits. The world over, organizations are spending significant amounts of time, talent and treasury navigating our increasingly complex business system, the challenges of which are exacerbated...

When was the last time you saw a major failure in implementing decisions? What about in project or process management? Such disasters can have devastating consequences for high-flying careers and successful companies. Yet they happen all too often, with little effort taken to prevent failure. For example, many leaders stake...

Carlette Duffy owns a fully renovated three-bedroom house in Indianapolis. Looking to refinance to help her grandmother with some home improvement projects, Carlette sought an appraisal and was shocked at her home’s low valuation. She tried again, but the second appraisal came in even lower. So Carlette decided to test...

Have you been cheated out of a benefit you earned on the job?  Was your job terminated for no good reason when you were on the eve of making a big score?  Do you think you were fired just so the company could keep the money or equity and not...