The Enron collapse

The “tragedy of the horizon” captures the gap between long-horizon climate damages and the shorter horizons of corporate decision-making. We provide a contracting account of this idea using a deliberately standard CARA-normal moral-hazard model. U...

The era of unchecked expansion has passed – for Søren Westh Lonning, CFO at FinTech Pleo, the challenge now is to drive balanced, disciplined growth.

The case investigates the supported search fund model pioneered by Novastone Capital Advisors (NCA) through which mid-career executives can achieve their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs though the acquisition of an SME. NCA provides support throu...

The Bankamoda case looks at due diligence in the impact investing context. The protagonist, Estefanía Abello, is a Colombia-based senior associate at the Swiss AlphaMundi Group (AMG), an impact first but very commercially minded impact investor th...

Discover how CFOs are evolving beyond traditional roles to become strategic enablers focused on value-driven decisions and intelligent finance strategies.

CFO leadership in volatile times is critical as finance leaders use discipline, risk insight, and strategy to guide companies through disruption

Kevin Warsh focused his first conference as Federal Reserve chair on June 17 on a familiar problem: fast-rising prices fuelled by the Iran war. Yet another challenge facing central banks goes beyond the immediate inflation shock. As investors plac...

Ralph Hamers on leading banking’s biggest digital shift: why banks must be tech-forward and how AI could redefine financial advice.

Every executive eventually hits a moment of truth. A new project, a bold expansion, a promising acquisition, and suddenly the hard questions are right in front of you: Will this venture be profitable? Will it generate cash flow? How much capital w...

The six powerful shifts affecting a bank’s ability to operate in the future and why bank leaders cannot afford to ignore them