In July, our Business Barometer fell below 50%, revealing that on average our members’ confidence in the business environment has fallen since last quarter. Indeed, most of our members privately tell us that while they are starting to invest again, they are doing so very cautiously, adopting a wait-and-see approach before committing to growth. Unfortunately, [...]
Read moreAfter a pronounced liquidity crisis, it was surprising to learn that nearly half of large, multinational companies report a low degree of technology integration between critical treasury processes. Labor-intensive spreadsheets continue to be used by half of the companies we surveyed to manage billions of dollars in investments. We recommend that treasurers consider the departmental [...]
Read moreIt takes, on average, three to four years for the impact of capex to be recognized in enterprise value and shareholder returns. The significant difference in TSR between companies with top- versus bottom- quartile levels of capex investments peaks three years after the original capital investment, suggesting that firms that commit to investing in growth [...]
Read moreBased on research featured in Q3 2010 edition of the Business Intelligence Quarterly, Tim Raiswell and Harlan Piper discuss how to boost stock valuation by 17% by understanding and redirecting poor investor assumptions about your business model. Improve Investor Decision Making (Run time: 5 minutes 30 seconds.)
Read moreKathleen Hays of Bloomberg Radio interviews CEB Managing Director, Michael Griffin about the results of our quarterly business barometer survey. (Podcast runtime: 7.47) Bloomberg Radio Interview
Read moreConsidering all that we’ve been through in the last few years, outsourcing critical treasury activities is probably the last thing on an executive’s mind. However, like any business process decision, there are good reasons for and against this choice. In our conversations with clients, we have found conditions where outsourcing treasury activities makes sense. In [...]
Read moreThe Corporate Leadership Council’s (CLC) recent study of employee engagement reveals that commitment levels among top performers are critically low — so much so that one-quarter of high-potential employees intend to leave their current employer within the year. This ground-breaking analysis is the basis for Harvard Business Review’s feature article, How To Keep Your Top [...]
Read moreApple rang up $2.5 billion selling half a million iPads in one weekend. Will this consumer optimism translate into other sectors of the economy? Will it translate to job creation? Has recovery for the US economy arrived indeed? Or will there again be credit default pressures arising from commercial real estate sector. Recovery or Double-Dip? [...]
Read moreWith the UK, Germany and France showing modest signs of GDP growth, BNP Paribas is now forecasting growth across the entire EU for Q1 of 2010. Manufacturing data and factory orders are also showing positive trends, while unemployment in the Netherlands Germany and Austria seems to be on the decline. But the Greek sovereign credit [...]
Read moreThe revival of the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market ushers in new opportunities and risks for companies. Tim Raiswell talks to Ben Milder about how companies can avoid M&A pitfalls in the “new normal” operating environment. Three Priorities for Deal Makers in 2010 This podcast is part of the Business Intelligence Quarterly series. Subscribe to [...]
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