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CFO insights

Our Chief Financial Officer program is about providing CFOs, and aspiring CFOs, with insight and guidance on aspects of personal interest to them as they seek to develop themselves, their teams, and learn from others within their community.

This includes a number of studies which, we hope, brings something quite different to the CFO of today and tomorrow.

Independent Intelligence

The latest edition of Independent intelligence covers key issues for Independent Directors and Audit Committee Chairs, including the pressures on audit committees and how ACCs can tackle increasing demands on them..

Turn risks and opportunities into results

In our new report, Turn risks and opportunities into results we explore the global top 10 business risks and opportunities emerging from our study. As in previous years, we have taken a "bottom-up" approach to our work, gathering opinions from leading industry-based and academic commentators, across seven global sector groups.

The Master CFO Series: A tale of two markets

We explore the new set of challenges CFOs face in balancing investments across developed and rapid-growth markets and communicating that balance to the investor.

Effective CFOs are economic advisors and business partners

Our report sets out a framework that puts the CFO’s role in a new light which can help you achieve profitable growth.

The Master CFO Series: The hidden costs of entering rapid-growth markets

The opportunities in rapid-growth markets are undeniable. So too are the risks. Where others see primarily opportunity, the CFO must spot complexity - the costs both manifest and hidden. We explore the CFO’s role in rapid-growth market entry and the true costs of investment.

Finance forte: the future of finance leadership

Research on the future of the Group CFO role and what candidates need on their CV to be successful in their bid for the top job. This study also addresses the role that individuals and organizations have in securing the future pipeline of finance leaders.

The DNA of the CFO

This survey provides insight into what it is to be a CFO today, exploring their expectations and aspirations, and the skills and relationships needed to be successful.

The Master CFO Series: Back seat or center stage? CFOs and the media.

CFOs can rarely be accused of seeking the media limelight. When crisis strikes or a major announcement is made, it is the chief executive who is typically expected to take center stage. But, there are signs that this is changing. We look at the CFO's role in working with the media.