International Finance

Category : May – June 2018

BankingMagazineMay - June 2018

Has interplanetary banking become a figment of scientific imagination?

Bharath Kumar
For long earthlings have been fascinated with Mars, but simmering attempts to colonise the planet might be a lot more difficult and complex even for the best and the brightest human minds...
Event InsightsMagazineMay - June 2018

Enhancing enterprise risk management capabilities in business

Bharath Kumar
Ahead of the ERM Middle East Conference, John Meakin, Group Chief Information Security Officer at GlaxoSmithKline discusses why risk is one of the biggest challenges in companies worldwide and the way ahead is to expand enterprise risk management capabilities...
MagazineMay - June 2018Smart Tips

Beating the Blues in Finance Jobs

Bharath Kumar
Robert Half’s global research of CFOs found that three in four anticipate stress levels will increase to some degree in their department over the next three years. In UK, this figure rises slightly to 78%. Matt Weston, managing director of Robert Half UK shares his top tips on abating stress in finance jobs...
MagazineMay - June 2018Technology

Is Blockchain in Africa a Disruptor or a Fad?

Bharath Kumar
A growing number of blockchain entrepreneurs are innovating to create unique solutions for African problems. With heightened crackdown on cryptcurrencies, is it too early to forecast the success of blockchain’s potentially impactful solutions?...
MagazineMay - June 2018Opinion

Are firms operating under financial constraints more susceptible to stock price crashes?

Bharath Kumar
Guanming He, Professor of Accounting at Durham University Business School, based upon his research paper Financial Constraints and Future Stock Price Crash Risk, along with PHD student, Helen Ren tells us what could be the possible reasons for a company’s stock price to crash...