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28 January 2022
CFOs as future drivers of digitalisation

Nils Gimpl

According to recent studies, in order to successfully manage the challenges facing finance functions in companies, a CFO must increasingly take on the "role of driver" of digital changes in the company and in his or her own area of responsibility.
18 May 2022
M&A zwischen Corona-Pandemie und Ukraine-Krieg
Prof. Dr. Christoph Schalast
Der M&A-Markt wurde in den letzten zwei Jahren durch die Corona-Pandemie und den Ukraine-Krieg mit zwei Ereignissen konfrontiert, die ihn wie auch die Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft enorm getroffen haben. Die Aussichten für 2022 waren ausgezeichnet. Doch dann kam der Ukraine-Krieg am 24. Februar 2022.
The point is to replace or gradually supersede physical bills and coins, which are costly to handle and are prone to facilitating tax evasion and other criminal activity. It must also not be lost on monetary authorities that eliminating printing and minting costs will maximise their seigniorage. Meaning that the entity that puts the digital legal tender into circulation gets to spend it first, for free.
12 May 2022
The Central Bank Digital Currency will change everything – Maybe.
Joachim Bald
7 March 2022
(Un)successful projects? Having no plan is no solution, either…
Knut Kaiser
Was ist Projekterfolg? Bei der Frage nach Projekterfolg ist meist die erste Antwort, dass es um das Erreichen der Ziele aus dem magischen Dreieck geht – wenn Zeit, Budget, Lieferungen und Leistungen aus dem Projektauftrag eingehalten werden. Das ist nicht falsch, greift aber häufig zu kurz.
Neue Technologien, Standards, Fintechs: Wie funktioniert Zahlungsverkehr heute? Fakt ist, dass Zahlungsverkehr ein Top-Thema der Bankwirtschaft und des Handels ist. Hohe Priorität haben dabei die aktuellen Entwicklungen und Zukunftstrends.
21 February 2022
Update on the payment operations migration to XML (2022-2025)
Axel Jäger
11 January 2022
Using Fintech developments in the democratisation process

Khun Cho Thar Htay

The competition among telecom providers has made access to mobile internet far easier, radically changing people's lives, and exposing them to financial inclusion and literacy, and bringing them from cash to digital finance. This has not only strengthened the individual and institutional capacities but has incorporated access to digital financial services.
4 November 2021
Let data do the talking – business process mining in internal auditing

Dr. Stefan Michel

Due to the increasing digitalisation and the exponential growth of data, the practise of auditing is facing a change. Internal auditors must consider the use of technology-based data analysis methods as part of their professional due diligence and base their audit findings on appropriate assessments.
3 February 2022
What does Artificial Intelligence mean for executives in the finance industry?
Prof. Dr. Bernd Wallraff
Künstliche Intelligenz ist ein wesentlicher Antreiber für die Entwicklung von Unternehmen. Sie leitet eine neue Ära in der Art und Weise ein, wie Informationstechnik die Geschicke eines Unternehmens lenkt. Aber was bedeutet Künstliche Intelligenz überhaupt? Und welche Schritte muss man als Führungskraft einleiten?
Advances in artificial intelligence and increasing digitization are delivering new value propositions for businesses. In some industries, including auditing, AI is emerging as a key competitive technology. The majority of AI innovations visible today are due to "deep learning".
18 January 2022
Learning from data: artificial intelligence applied to auditing
Marco Schreyer
22 December 2021
MiFID II and sustainability: could we do more?
Thomas Kohrs
Even with MiFID II, sustainability is not an average sales topic, but requires a change in mindset. Both clients and advisors must internalize this in investment consulting. But there are ways through the jungle of regulations.
Visual analytics are being used more and more frequently by companies. The main reason for this is that the technical requirements for hardware, licensing models and user-friendliness have improved considerably in recent years. However, this type of analysis has not been used much in the auditing context so far.
21 December 2021
Visual analytics in auditing
Patrick Müller
21 September 2021
SPACs: turbocharging IPOs

Prof. Dr. Christoph Schalast

With the arrival of SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies), the German stock market is experiencing a type of IPO which we would never have anticipated – especially during a pandemic. Even so, SPACs can do much more than they’re generally given credit for.
9 July 2021
Cryptocurrencies are here to stay

Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner

Numerous cryptocurrencies have emerged in recent years, and hundreds of start-ups and companies around the world have launched corresponding projects. All of this suggests that technologies are emerging here that will change the financial system in particular.
9 November 2021
How leaders can learn from rare events
Prof. Dr. Claus Rerup
Today's leaders and decision-makers have to handle a flood of different and fast-paced information. Assessing which information is valid and reliable is difficult, but crucial for effective decision-making.
If a company slips into a liquidity crisis after an unrecognised strategic crisis, there is little time to return it to profitability. In phases of restructuring, strategic decision-makers must regularly and fundamentally question the goals they have set themselves and the paths they have taken.
14 October 2021
Restructuring & turnaround management as a response to Porter’s Five Forces
Dr. Michael Fliegner
CFOs as future drivers of digitalisation
28 January 2022
Nils Gimpl
M&A zwischen Corona-Pandemie und Ukraine-Krieg
18 May 2022
Prof. Dr. Christoph Schalast
The Central Bank Digital Currency will change everything – Maybe.
12 May 2022
Joachim Bald
Using Fintech developments in the democratisation process
11 January 2022
Khun Cho Thar Htay
(Un)successful projects? Having no plan is no solution, either…
7 March 2022
Knut Kaiser
Update on the payment operations migration to XML (2022-2025)
21 February 2022
Axel Jäger
Let data do the talking – business process mining in internal auditing
4 November 2021
Dr. Stefan Michel
What does Artificial Intelligence mean for executives in the finance industry?
3 February 2022
Prof. Dr. Bernd Wallraff
Learning from data: artificial intelligence applied to auditing
18 January 2022
Marco Schreyer
SPACs: turbocharging IPOs
21 September 2021
Prof. Dr. Christoph Schalast
MiFID II and sustainability: could we do more?
22 December 2021
Thomas Kohrs
Visual analytics in auditing
21 December 2021
Patrick Müller
Cryptocurrencies are here to stay
9 July 2021
Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner
How leaders can learn from rare events
9 November 2021
Prof. Dr. Claus Rerup
Restructuring & turnaround management as a response to Porter’s Five Forces
14 October 2021
Dr. Michael Fliegner