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CFI Partners with ALX to Address the Financial Skills Talent Gap in the Global Workforce

October 18, 2022 – Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) has partnered with The African Leadership Group (ALG) and its career development division, ALX, to offer Financial Modeling Valuation Analyst and Business Intelligence Data Analyst certification programs. This strategic partnership will address the global financial talent shortage by preparing over 15,000 digital-ready financial and business analysts from…

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CFI Launches the Financial Planning and Wealth Management (FPWMP®) Certification

January 1, 2023 – CFI’s Financial Planning and Wealth Management (FPWMP®) program aims to equip participants with the skills, knowledge, and tools to become a successful financial planner or wealth advisor through a comprehensive, on-demand course catalog. The field of financial wealth advising is witnessing a notable surge, particularly within the financial services market. Banks…

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What Happened to FTX?

What Happened to FTX? Like it, love it, or hate it – cryptocurrency dominated the news cycle for the past few years as rocketing valuations in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other big-name coins led to the proliferation of new coins, NFTs, and a bevy of startups looking to capitalize on the new asset class. In a…

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Future-Proof Your Career With ESG: How the Competitive Landscape and Best Practices Are Changing | Webinar Recording

A framework that helps stakeholders understand how an organization is managing risks and opportunities, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) takes the holistic view that sustainability includes and extends beyond just environmental issues. But the ESG landscape of even a few years ago is much different than today’s and it continues to evolve rapidly. A genuine…

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Why Skills Matter More Than Degrees Do

When it comes to finding the right employees, skills matter more than degrees do. At least, that’s the new perspective for many CEOs and hiring managers. But where did this perspective come from—and should more companies be thinking in the same terms? Let’s talk about it. The Rules of Recruitment Have Changed Choosing who to…

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Government Guarantee

What is a Government Guarantee? A government guarantee is an agreement between a financial institution and a government agency. It typically stipulates that if a borrower were to trigger an event of default that could not be resolved, the government agency would make the financial institution whole on its exposure. In some instances, the guarantee…

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The Evolving Role of Chief Financial Officers

How CFOs Can Lead in Today’s Environment The role of a chief financial officer has evolved significantly over the years, and the pandemic accelerated that change to include more leadership throughout an organization. Analyzing data, mostly of the financial variety, has always been central to the role, but today that also includes digital marketing analytics,…

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Webinar Recap: Standardize Financial Modeling at Your Organization

Is your organization interested in increasing brand compliance, reducing errors, and improving efficiency when it comes to financial reporting? Are you an Excel power user who understands the importance of standardizing financial modeling, but unsure how to implement them? Wondering where you start, which steps need to be taken, and what success looks like along…

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What Influences Exchange Rates?

What are Exchange Rates? An exchange rate is the relative ratio that one can exchange a unit of one currency for a unit of another currency. For example, the USD/CAD exchange rate is the quoted rate of exchanging one US Dollar for one Canadian Dollar. This ratio is determined by market forces that look at…

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ESG & the Regulatory Environment

A rising focus on corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance is rapidly changing the regulatory environment and associated stakeholder expectations for businesses around the world. Investors, analysts, directors, and management teams alike are seeing the need to apply an ESG lens to virtually every decision-making process — from where to deploy capital and who…

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