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Mastering Predictive Analytics

Mastering Predictive Analytics

Analyzing data may be second nature to finance chiefs, but can they get their C-suite colleagues to buy in?

By Vincent Ryan | July 30, 2015

Leverage Returns

Leverage Returns

How highly indebted are governments? Test your knowledge.

By CFO Staff | March 27, 2015

The Rising Strategic Risks of Cyber Attacks

The Rising Strategic Risks of Cyber Attacks

Research by McKinsey points to a widening range of technology vulnerabilities and potentially huge losses in value tied to innovation.

By Wolf Richter, Tucker Bailey, and Andrea Del Miglio | May 15, 2014

Why Gender Diversity at the Top Remains a Challenge

Why Gender Diversity at the Top Remains a Challenge

McKinsey’s survey of global executives finds that corporate culture and a lack of convinced engagement by male executives are critical problems for women.

By Sandra Sancier-Sultan, Charlotte Werner, and Sandrine Devillard | April 28, 2014

Infrastructure Financing: A Long and Winding Road

Infrastructure Financing: A Long and Winding Road

The world needs more infrastructure. How will it pay for it?

By Economist Staff | March 24, 2014

Is Your Budget Process Stuck on Last Year’s Numbers?

Is Your Budget Process Stuck on Last Year’s Numbers?

Budgeting decisions are often anchored to the past. Here’s how to dislodge them.

By Olivier Sibony and Dan Lovallo | March 19, 2014

What Executives Should Know About Open Data

What Executives Should Know About Open Data

Novel and more accessible forms of information from government and private sources represent a new and rapidly growing piece of the big-data puzzle.

By James Manyika, Steve Van Kuiken, and Michael Chui | January 24, 2014