The recent trade battle between China and the US has caused much chaos in affected industries. Below Ed Gromann, CPO at Centage Corporation, delves into the challenges now ahead of aluminum and steel companies following the potential introduction of a 25% tariff on imports, offering some tips on preparing for the worst. Tips that can […]
UK company formation experts, Turnerlittle.com have investigated the levels of SME borrowing, analysing the latest data from UK Finance to assess how the UK's debt crisis has affected businesses. The data revealed that unlike consumer borrowing, SME borrowing in 2017 remained stable. But when the amount borrowed was compared with the number of active businesses […]
New data examined by Turnerlittle.com reveals the top 10 industries that suffer the highest business “death rates.” Achieved using the Business Demography release, published by ONS in November 2017. “Death rate” definition: Businesses that have ceased to trade are referred to as business deaths. The death rate is calculated using the number of deaths as […]
Baybars Altuntas, the Chairman of the World Business Angel Investors Forum, explains to CEO Today why the angel investment community may have a particularly prolific year ahead. Angel investment is far from a new concept, but in recent years, the number of angel investments taking place has grown exponentially, having now reached the point at […]
Research from one of Britain’s banks suggests over six-and-a-half million people in the UK are wasting billions of pounds every year on regular payments that should be cancelled. Money worries are also the top source of stress for 15% of young adults. Digital banking service B’s independent research shows 1 in 8 (13%) people in […]
Below Kendall Langford, General Counsel and Senior Partner at Patron Capital, discusses the question: If the argument for diversity has been proven, why is it not working for women in finance? The views and comments expressed below relate to fund finance. I do not purport to have all the data, but the evidence is clear: […]
Below Dan Adler, Partner at Lyceum Capital, explains why the FD has a unique leadership role in a private equity-backed business. The finance director in a private equity-owned business is a partner to the CEO in delivering the growth plan and he or she is equally accountable. In addition to strong financial skills, an FD […]
How much of your company time is wasted on friction full processes, day to day admin, and complicated forms and emails? Here Richard Hurwitz, Tungsten Network’s CEO, provides CEO Today with three useful strategies for eliminating such friction. Many of us are all too familiar with the impact that time-consuming administrative tasks can have on […]
New research by Clearswift has shown that year on year cyber security incidents, particularly insider threats; continue to rise, but that companies are able to spot suspicious activity significantly quicker than two years previous. The research, which surveyed 600 senior business decision makers and 1,200 employees across the UK, US, Germany and Australia, has revealed […]
The average worker in the finance sector now takes just 37 minutes for their lunch break, with over half of UK workers (52%) skipping their lunch break completely – a significant shift from the traditional one-hour break. In addition, Londoners are most likely to skip their lunch hour altogether, closely followed by Birmingham, Manchester and […]
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 […]
Luigi Wewege is the Chief Executive Officer of Vivier - a multinational financial group of companies, providing its services worldwide through representation in jurisdictions across Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe and South America. Outside of this, Luigi serves as the Non-executive Chairman of Nikau Global - an international trade and development firm based in Australasia. He […]
CEO Today Online and CEO Today magazine are dedicated to providing CEOs and C-level executives with the latest corporate developments, business news and technological innovations.
