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US Mortgage Rates Slide to 5-Month Low

24th May 2017
With a flurry of news breaking in Washington, US mortgage rates moved to the downside with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling to a five-month low of 4.15%, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.25 discount and origination points. The larger jumbo 30-year fixed slid to […]
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The Rise of the Augmented CFO: Decision-Making is as Much an Art as a Science

24th May 2017
CFOs and their teams have long been dedicated to supplying and analysing the data their companies need to make solid, fact-based decisions. However, finance departments have historically been constrained by basic forecasting techniques. Here Jean-Cyril Schütterlé, VP Product & Data science at Sidetrade, explains to Finance Monthly that CFO decision making, spending and innovating is […]
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Your Thoughts: House Prices Drop Gears

23rd May 2017
Over the last few months, house price hiking has had a dramatic slowdown, highlighting a drop in gears for the property market in the UK. ONS statistics show that over the past 12 months, price increases have seen smaller figures in several UK regions. Before the slowdown the average increase sat at around 15% yoy, […]
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Another Second Quarter Rebound Likely to Follow First Quarter Slowdown

23rd May 2017
Growth expectations for 2017 remain at 2.0%, according to the Fannie Mae Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group's May 2017 Economic and Housing Outlook. For the fourth consecutive year, first quarter US growth slowed from the fourth quarter, partly reflecting ongoing seasonality issues. However, incoming data suggest that consumer spending growth will pick up this […]
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Cost Allocation Goes Upstream, but a Weak Link Can Let You Down

23rd May 2017
The life of the Pacific Salmon is an uphill battle. After years spent at sea, every mature salmon must return to the place where it was born to spawn, and make the arduous journey upstream to get there. Here Alessandro Evangelisti, Finance & Supply Chain Evangelist at Oracle explains to Finance Monthly that in business, […]
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The Ghosts of CFOs Past, Present and Future

22nd May 2017
Right from the beginning decision makers in business played a vital part in progressing revenue, whether in ancient Greece or today, but they weren’t always the same guy that took care of the books. Here Tim Vine, Head of European Trade Credit at Dun & Bradstreet delves with Finance Monthly into the history of the […]
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How Workers Born in Other Countries Support Innovation and Growth in Germany

22nd May 2017
Movinga recently completed a study which investigates the possible benefits of foreign human capital in Germany. In order to do this, research was conducted into each of the 16 federal states. The number of firms receiving venture capital, the number of patent applications, the unemployment rate, and the percentage of the state that were born […]
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Customers Expect More Recognition and Greater Choice from Bank Loyalty Programmes

19th May 2017
Collinson Group research has revealed that just 38 percent of bank and financial service customers in the UK feel rewarded for their custom. Customers are looking for more opportunities to earn loyalty currency and more choice when redeeming their points. Reward and recognition are becoming increasingly important for customer retention and revenue growth. As regulators […]
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