Good morning Since more graduates consider finances than promising career, companies have the unique opportunity to attract the next generation of CFOs.
According to the CFA Institute 2025 Graduates -outlook surveyThe interest in financial careers is increasing. This year, 37% of respondents were called the most promising career path-a remarkable increase of 30% in 2024 and only 24% in 2023. The global survey, which included over 9,000 participants between the ages of 18 and 25, which either have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher or have completed a clear upward trend for the industry.
In the meantime, the content of the top motivator for graduates remains, 58% described it as the primary career driver. However, flexibility and favorable work agreements are also highly valued. 49% state that these factors are important when checking a job offer.
“This position of the privilege for the financial industry should not be taken for granted,” said Margaret Franklin, President and CEO of the CFA Institute. “Employers have to listen to the priorities of new career participants and make the necessary adjustments to attract and keep top talents.”
Franklin emphasizes that today’s graduates are also looking for meaningful work. The survey showed that 90% of the US graduates want to have positive social effects through their career. Finance can actually be recorded in this scenario – think about financial planning. “We have to bend more into this news, especially during recruitment,” she said.
The hug of technology is another key to attract top graduates. The survey showed that 66% of the US graduates are more interested in roles that offer AI training.
Today’s graduates and students endeavor to expand their skills to expand AI, noted Franklin. Companies that invest in robust AI training programs and foster environments that include technological innovations are best positioned to attract ambitious young specialists, she said.
“Graduates do not want to work for companies that are left behind,” said Franklin.
Sheryl Scot
sheryl.estrada@fortune.com
Ranking
Marc D. classification was appointed SVP and CFO by Ciena Corporation (Nyse: Cien), a provider of network systems, services and software, on August 1st. Graff has almost 30 years of experience. Previously, he was SVP and CFO from the Altera Corporation. Previously, Graff was a CFO and Chief Operating Officer for Intel’s Data Center and Artificial Intelligence Group and previously held other leadership roles in various manufacturing and business units at Intel.
Tim Karaca was promoted to SVP and CFO Solar windsA provider of IT management software on June 16. Karaca worked as a group VP for strategic financial and investor relationships at Solarwinds for three years. Before he entered the company, he spent almost two decades in the technology industry and in Wall Street to work in high -ranking financial roles. His leadership experience includes senior roles at AIG, Microsoft and Bridgewater Associates.
Big deal
Grant Thornton’s CFO survey results for the second quarter of 2025 show an increase in pessimism over the US economy. However, finance managers actively use strategies to protect and position their business in the long term. According to the report.
More than three quarters of the financial leaders expect tariffs inflation and prices. There is not a single strategy that the majority of the respondents followed to mitigate the effects of tariffs – the top answer was the adaptation of the supply chains (46%).
However, many finance managers have made several adjustments:
–42% lead a proactive scenario management with a high frequency
– 39% implement technology to reduce costs
—35% increased prices
The results are based on a survey of 260 financial leaders from organizations with sales of more than 100 million US dollars.
Go deeper
“The FED keeps the interest rates stable and predicts two interest reductions for 2025” A Assets report By Paolo congress.
As expected, the Federal Reserve kept the interest rates stable and maintained its forecast for two cuts in the course of this year. While there are some worries that the economy is on shaky soil, the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell pointed out data that showed strength – although the uncertainties remain what is ahead of us.
“The uncertainty about the economic prospects has decreased, but remains increased,” says a Fed declaration published after the meeting.
Oversighted
“This pilot combines the credibility of both JPMorgan and the grassroots to bring institutional money into a more global economy.”
– Jesse Pollack, VP of Engineering at Crypto Exchange Coinbase, said in a statement on JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday that in cooperation with Coinbase it would control the new digital currency called JPMD in the coming days, in cooperation with Coinbase, Assets reported. Instead of stablecoin, JPMD, as some expected, will be a deposit token -a digital presentation of a bank deposit, which is managed with blockchain technology.
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