Edición 51, Finance

What We Should Teach in Finance – and How

By: Renata Herrerías
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

One of the many aspects brought into question after the great crisis of 2008 is whether what we teach in finance and economics, and how we do it, is still appropriate. In recent years, academics from universities in the United States have raised the question, what should we tell our students about our theories and our models?

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Edition 49, Finance

The new role of financial officers as technology evangelists

El Nuevo Perfil de los Directores Financieros como Evangelistas TecnológicosBy: Daniel Laniado
Managing Director of Financial Services
Accenture Mexico

The modern function of finance does not resemble the classical view of the practice, since it is now driven and empowered by data and analytic tools and by the new collaborative ways of working. Modern financial organizations are no longer satisfied with containing costs and keeping accounts…

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Edition 49, Finance

PwC’s Fifth CEO Survey in Mexico

Quinta Encuesta de CEO en México de PwC.By: José Antonio Quesada
Leading Partner
PwC Mexico Customers and Markets

The topics addressed at the 5th ECM range from Mexico’s possibilities as a destination for investment and the country’s interests beyond its borders, to areas such as the tax system, regulatory issues, relations with the government, hiring of the labor force and the internal performance of organizations that define their structure and interaction with the community, among other points that outline the performance of CEOs of Mexico. This article addresses some of these issues.

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