Financial Consultancy Firms, Government Incentives and the Tradition of Real Estate

Real estate investment and development is not a cut and dry practice. Luckily, financial consultancy firms can help find the right partners and cut through the red tape to get projects from ideas to execution.

July 12, 2022 Leshinsky Finance | Michael Leshinsky | Real Estate Investing Phil Neuffer

Making Moves: B. Riley Financial Keeps Building Out its Tool Chest

B. Riley Financial has never been shy about adding new capabilities, but the company has really accelerated its growth strategy in 2021 with some high-profile acquisitions and new division launches. For Bryant Riley and Tom Kelleher, co-CEOs of the company, the interdepartmental cooperation B. Riley brings to each client relationship is allowing it to bulk up successfully.

April 5, 2022 B. Riley Financial | Bryant Riley | Dan Kraft | Duane Lohn | Scott Corzine | Tim Bottrell | Tom Kelleher Ian Koplin

The Top 5 Ways to Prepare for a Risk Management Implementation

Teresa Kroh of Opportune details five ways companies can be prepared before undertaking a risk management implementation.

January 26, 2022 Effective Risk Management BAPCPA | risk management | Teresa Kroh Phil Neuffer

Weighing the Pros and Cons of Using Web Presence Data in Credit Decisioning

As non-traditional forms of data continue to push themselves into the credit-decisioning process, Tanvi Anand and Sachin Goel of Fischer Jordan take a look at the benefits and challenges of using one the most enticing sources of data: web usage.

November 1, 2021 Credit Decisions | Fischer Jordan | Sachin Goel | Tanvi Anand Phil Neuffer

How Does a Business Survive the Supply Chain Issues of 2021?

It’s no longer news that the supply chain is under unprecedented stress, but just how extensive is the damage and what can businesses due to adapt? Juanita Schwartzkopf of Focus Management Group provides some guidance.

September 29, 2021 Focus Management Group | Supply Chain Phil Neuffer

Asset Modeling: Understanding Value and Managing Risk

Find out why an effective risk management strategy requires the development of robust economic forecasting tools that simulate future cash flows. One such tool uses “real-option” theory to model flexibility associated with energy assets.

August 3, 2021 commodity prices | Energy Prices | John Echols | Opportune Phil Neuffer

More Than A Figurehead: The Keys to Hiring and Supporting a Chief Diversity Officer

The rise in efforts to better promote and institute diversity, equity and inclusion across the financial services sector (and most industries in general) has led to an increase in the hiring and appointment of chief diversity officers. But naming someone to the role is only the beginning for companies that are fully committed to making progress.

June 9, 2021 Phil Neuffer

Cognitive and Automation Strategies Lead Technology Trends for Commercial Lending

The loan lifecycle is changing in front of our eyes, which means lenders need to stay up to date on the latest trends in technology in order to continually improve their processes. Nancy Lee of ABLSoft identifies cognitive computing and automation as two of the most important technology trends impacting the commercial lending market right now.

May 12, 2021 ABLSoft | Nancy Lee | technology Phil Neuffer

Closing Remote Transactions in the Time of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced more people and companies to work remotely. This environment presents challenges for closing deals, but not insurmountable ones. Lauren Capitini of Husch Blackwell discusses what to consider when it comes to handling transactions remotely.

April 9, 2020 electronic signatures | Husch Blackwell | Lauren Capitini | Remote Transactions Phil Neuffer

No, Actually Malls Aren’t Dead: Three Reasons Why

It seems like only yesterday that the mall replaced Main Street as the place to hang out with friends, grab a burger or hunt for a pair of trendy jeans. Now the internet and social media have turned many malls into ghost towns as brick-and-mortar stores struggle to stay afloat and kids hang out on Snapchat and Instagram instead of the food court. But many malls are fighting back and using technology to reinvent themselves. Writer/editor Natalie Burg reports that malls aren’t dead yet.

July 20, 2016 CIT Commercial Services | Malls ABF Journal