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After riding high through 2017, CFOs’ sentiment and expectations began to decline in early 2018. Citing growing worries about the economic impacts of geopolitics, US political turmoil, and US trade policy, just 28% of CFOs in the Q4 2018 survey said they expected the North American economy to be better in 2019 – half the level going into 2018
In this issue of CFO Insights, we’ll discuss the components of zoom out/zoom in and why CFOs and other executives should embrace it to boost immediate strategic impact and prepare for the long-term.
In many ways, there’s never been a better time to be a private company. Technological advances have brought private businesses closer to their customers, globalization has granted greater access to once remote markets, and a new generation of talent is bringing fresh thinking into strategy. However, market changes like cyberattacks, trade tensions and geopolitical uncertainty can pose risks to growth.
In this issue of CFO Insights we’ll look at which looming dangers have the combined potential to upend the economy in 2020, what CFOs should consider doing now to prepare their companies, and how a weaker economy requires finance leaders to become stronger decision-makers.
In this issue of CFO Insights, we will discuss why acquiring and developing skilled employees should be embedded in an overall business strategy and identify some key questions to help guide finance leaders as they build their workforces of the future.
In the current edition of Canadian IPO Market Outlook, we look at notable trends from the first quarter of 2019, and look ahead to what the remainder of 2019 may hold for prospective issuers, investors and markets.
In this issue of CFO Insights, we’ll discuss what research reveals about the finance function of 2025, the strides finance leaders can take to add maximum value in an emerging digital world, and why CFOs should be energized by the journey ahead.
Our third quarterly economic outlook depicts the contraction of world economic expansion and weakening of global trade, with the slowdown affecting both developed and emerging markets. In Canada, the economy slowed from 3.0 percent in 2017 to just 1.8 percent in 2018, stalling as the year ended.
AI has the potential to be the catalyst for an era of unprecedented innovation, progress, and prosperity. Yet Canadians still do not truly understand AI, or see how its benefits outweigh the risks. We heard concerns about AI’s impact on privacy, security, bias, consumer protection and more – Canadians are looking to business and government leaders to provide answers and solutions to those questions. Left unaddressed, this lack of trust could have a serious impact on Canada’s future prosperity.
This quarter’s findings continue the downward trend. Assessments of the North American, European, and Chinese economies all declined. Own-company optimism rebounded from last quarter’s very low reading, but still sits at its third-lowest level in three years. Expectations for revenue, earnings, domestic hiring, and wages declined (only capex rose), and all metrics sit below their two-year averages.
In this issue of CFO Insights, we will discuss why organizations that take such an approach can make it not only an effective part of their growth strategy, but also a signature feature of their corporate culture.
