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By Aaron Atkinson, Andrew Mihalik, Marc Pontone and Brett Seifred In this article, we explore 10 important trends that should be of interest to general counsel and boards in their strategic and compliance planning. 1 | Boards Should Expect Continued Attention from Activists As we discussed in our article on …

A conversational roundtable on the role of treasury and the key trends impacting trends in treasury for the upcoming year and onwards featured four individuals who looked at how this management function and the challenges and opportunities are impacting that country. And Total Finance magazine thought it an interesting and …

By Barbara Babati An exciting era for treasury is coming. Treasury is developing at a rapid pace, and like in other industries, the names of new emerging technologies are popping up here and there. It’s only natural though – for the last decade, we have been talking about digital transformation …

Canadian asset management deal trends   By: Julie Mansi, Ben Keen, Andrew McLean The Canadian wealth and asset management industry continues to be attractive for M&A transactions with significant premiums paid for asset managers. During 2023, there was more interest in quality wealth and asset managers than there were asset …

By Stephen Yun On May 4, 2023, the World Health Organization downgraded the COVID-19 pandemic, declaring that it was now an established and ongoing health issue that no longer constituted a public health emergency of international concern. Following this decision, the Public Health Agency of Canada stated that it would …

By Juan Uro Finance executives remain vigilant, keeping a close eye on interest rates and inflation, while also exploring generative AI applications. In an EY roundtable, CFOs overwhelmingly show caution and prudence (but not pessimism) about 2024, while awaiting clarity on interest rates and inflation. All CFOs are doing something …

Washington, D.C. – The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) launched a new Funding Source Database to serve industry leaders as a companion tool for the upcoming 2024 Funding Conference, April 16-18 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. The annual Funding Conference connects funding sources with equipment finance organizations …

Year-on-year data also shows that confidence in cash flow visibility remains at a staggering low, with just 2 percent of C-suite and finance and accounting leaders expressing complete confidence LOS ANGELES, CA–New research shows that nearly 40 percent of CFOs around the world do not completely trust the accuracy of …

by Craig Bannon With the oldest Millennials now into their 40s, RBC and Ipsos recently conducted research to ask this generation (ages 27 to 42) how they were feeling about their finances today and for the future. What our annual RBC Financial Independence Poll showed us is that Millennials are …

By Rab Govil The world is currently in an era of digital transformation, where information flows abundantly. And banks are realizing that data-driven insights—which help deliver a best in class customer experience—aren’t just a competitive advantage but a necessity for sustainable growth. In fact, in 2022, WBR Insights found that …