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Articles by Jacob Mallinder

Current Pace of Finance Could Threaten Corporate Agility

30th May 2017
Adaptive Insights recently released its global CFO Indicator report, which explores the pace of finance, its impact on agility, and what CFOs need to do to shorten their organisations’ time to decisions. Alarmingly, 77% of CFOs admit that major business decisions have been delayed due to stakeholders not having timely access to data and report […]
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5 Reasons Why it Won’t be Blockchain, But AI to Drive Financial Services

30th May 2017
Utter the words ‘disruption’ and ‘financial services’ and your thoughts will be drawn to the bevy of technologies that were supposed to transform the sector. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain are the most recent additions to the list, but this time around, they probably have the potential to drive real structural change. To explain their […]
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Global Supply Chains Increasingly Disrupted by Both Physical and Ideological Battles

26th May 2017
Lack of trust and transparency as a result of ideological and military conflicts are undermining the international supply chains linking the world, according to the Q1 2017 CIPS Risk Index, powered by Dun & Bradstreet. Prolonged conflict is creating supply chain no-go areas, cutting off local businesses and consumers from global markets and potentially causing […]
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Why Are Mortgage Sales Plummeting?

26th May 2017
There were increased signs of a slowdown in the UK property market last month, as the number of sales has fallen dramatically and even less are taking out mortgages. Analysis by data firm Equifax claims mortgage sales dropped by over 15% between March and April. But why is this happening? Here Mark Homer, Co-Founder of […]
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Realtors Have a Positive Outlook for Commercial Markets in 2017

25th May 2017
While challenges face commercial real estate markets, realtors specializing in the sector should have confidence that growth will continue. That's according to speakers at a commercial economic issues and trends forum at the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo. NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun led a panel discussion about the economic forces shaping commercial real […]
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Foreign Buyers and Immigration to Drive Future Demand for US Housing

25th May 2017
US real estate markets are increasingly becoming international, and changing demographics brought forth by immigration and growing interest from foreigners are positioned to bolster home sales activity and prices. That's according to speakers at an international real estate forum organized by the REALTOR University Richard J. Rosenthal Center for Real Estate Studies session here at […]
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New Buyers & New Habits Alter the Technology Marketplace

25th May 2017
Executives from finance, marketing, sales, logistics, and other departments and business lines play an increasingly central role in the evaluation, purchase and use of technology solutions, according to a new report released by CompTIA, the world's leading technology association. "CIOs and information technology (IT) teams remain involved in the process, as their expertise and experience […]
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How Vital is the Relationship Between the CFO and the CIO?

25th May 2017
The C-Suite landscape is changing. With the introduction of several new C-level executives to manage HR (CHRO), Marketing (CMO) and Strategy (CSO), it is not easy for each of these individuals to have a prominent, influential seat at the table. Here Robert Gothan, CEO and founder of Accountagility, talks to Finance Monthly about the importance […]
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UK April Mortgage Sales Plummet by £2.6 Billion

24th May 2017
Mortgage sales for the UK fell by £2.62 billion in April, down 16.0% on the previous month, according to Equifax Touchstone analysis of the intermediary marketplace. Buy-to-let figures plunged 20.4% (£0.55 billion) to £2.15 billion and residential followed suit, dropping by 15.1% (£2.07 billion) to £11.60 billion. Overall, mortgage sales for the month dropped to […]
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£6.2bn Invested in Deals Between Financial Services Corporates and UK SMEs in 2016

24th May 2017
The financial services sector tops the table in deals between large organisations and UK SMEs. Since April 2016, there have been 452 deals, known to have exceeded £6.2bn. This accounts for 41% of the national total volume. Economic data, released today by national law firm Bond Dickinson, explores mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and minority […]
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US Mortgage Rates Slide to 5-Month Low

24th May 2017
With a flurry of news breaking in Washington, US mortgage rates moved to the downside with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling to a five-month low of 4.15%, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.25 discount and origination points. The larger jumbo 30-year fixed slid to […]
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The Rise of the Augmented CFO: Decision-Making is as Much an Art as a Science

24th May 2017
CFOs and their teams have long been dedicated to supplying and analysing the data their companies need to make solid, fact-based decisions. However, finance departments have historically been constrained by basic forecasting techniques. Here Jean-Cyril Schütterlé, VP Product & Data science at Sidetrade, explains to Finance Monthly that CFO decision making, spending and innovating is […]
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