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Succession planning - who’s next?
Leslie L. Kossoff suggests taking a look at three things you can do right now to put your best foot forward for succession planning.
Interview: SAP's CEO on leaping into the Cloud market
SAP has come under consistent fire from rivals who claim it lacks the intent to move into the Cloud market, but that's not a view that the firm's co-CEO Jim Hagemann-Snabe is ready to accept.
The CFO and the 21st Century Challenge
More and more CFOs are having to manage tough career transitions as the turnover rate increases and there's no easy way of going about it according to a new study by Deloitte.
The CFO DNA: who is the CFO?
The average CFO is a highly educated, highly skilled and highly motivated, 42 years and eight months old male who's worked in finance for most of his career, according to Ernst & Young.
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Analysis
The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more