Reframing retirement: A 4-part formula for relevance after work
Financial Management (FM) magazine
Release Date: 04/21/2026
FM August: Agent behaviour, AI and early careers, business jargon
Financial Management (FM) magazine
In this podcast episode, FM editor-in-chief Oliver Rowe summarises the content in the August digital edition of the magazine. Rowe details an article that discusses the history of business jargon, when it should be used, and when it should be avoided. He also shares details about several articles related to artificial intelligence, including one on how AI is changing early career paths for finance professionals. He also shares details on a technical article with the headline “Why Time Matters in Carbon Accounting”. Rowe closes with a summary of leadership columns and an explanation of...
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FM August: Agent behaviour, AI and early careers, business jargon
Financial Management (FM) magazine
In this podcast episode, FM editor-in-chief Oliver Rowe summarises the content in the August digital edition of the magazine. Rowe details an article that discusses the history of business jargon, when it should be used, and when it should be avoided. He also shares details about several articles related to artificial intelligence, including one on how AI is changing early career paths for finance professionals. He also shares details on a technical article with the headline “Why Time Matters in Carbon Accounting”. Rowe closes with a summary of leadership columns and an explanation of...
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5 steps for making better decisions under pressure
Financial Management (FM) magazine
Leadership and mental health speaker returns to the FM podcast to discuss his ENGAGE UK & Europe session, outline his five-point framework for enhanced decision-making, and share more common biases that distort critical thinking. Pain also explains the importance of clarifying information instead of relying on gut instincts to form conclusions. is 13–14 October in London. until 9 October. What you’ll learn from this episode: Why immediacy pushes us into gut-based reasoning. Five questions to consider before making a decision. Two types of distorted thinking that can make...
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5 steps for making better decisions under pressure
Financial Management (FM) magazine
Leadership and mental health speaker returns to the FM podcast to discuss his ENGAGE UK & Europe session, outline his five-point framework for enhanced decision-making, and share more common biases that distort critical thinking. Pain also explains the importance of clarifying information instead of relying on gut instincts to form conclusions. is 13–14 October in London. until 9 October. What you’ll learn from this episode: Why immediacy pushes us into gut-based reasoning. Five questions to consider before making a decision. Two types of distorted thinking that can make...
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Leadership traits that help finance teams thrive
Financial Management (FM) magazine
Leadership coach and mentor Sue Milne, FCMA, CGMA, describes key strategic and interpersonal skills that can help finance professionals keep pace with evolving business expectations, along with key questions that can help them grow as leaders. Milne also shares essential attributes for managing finance teams today, how leaders can maintain awareness of potential blind spots, and what core values contribute to inspirational leadership. What you’ll learn from this episode: What inspired Milne’s career transition. How to build better relationships with stakeholders. Key skills...
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‘Own your results’: Building accountability as a CFO
Financial Management (FM) magazine
Eric R. Alexander, CPA, president of advisory service company Six Arrows Consulting, discusses the lessons he’s learned throughout his career in finance and what being a finance leader means for him, and other insights from his upcoming book, Stewardship Leadership for Stinkin’ Accountants: Serving as the CFO. He shares key strategies for developing as a stewardship leader, including how he holds himself accountable, how he views his role as a trusted adviser for organisations, and the steps he has taken to improve in the relational and people aspects of the finance function. “I've been...
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June FM: AI presentations, anti-fraud culture, Rise2040
Financial Management (FM) magazine
In this podcast episode, FM editor-in-chief Oliver Rowe summarises the content in the June edition of the magazine. Rowe details an article on using artificial intelligence tools to bolster presentations and introduces a new, recurring column on global advocacy. He also highlights several other articles in the edition. FM’s (member login required). Also, access . What you’ll learn from this episode: Highlights of an article about what AI tools can do to improve business presentations. Details of a new, recurring column on global advocacy, which for this edition includes a focus on...
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People power keeps productivity growing with AI
Financial Management (FM) magazine
Irena Teneva, an associate technical director at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, joins the FM podcast to share insights gathered from a new AICPA and CIMA report, Future Ready Finance: Productivity at the Human-Technology Crossroads. Teneva illustrates the types of tasks experiencing clear efficiency gains from artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, where finance leaders are more cautious about implementation, and steps those leaders are taking to expand how tools can be used. Teneva also highlights why productivity still hinges on finance talent, priority...
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Pitch perfect: Team sport helps finance students stand out
Financial Management (FM) magazine
Claire DuRose, lead manager–UK Student Recruitment for the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, and Vince Mayne, CEO of England Touch rugby, joined the FM podcast to explain the benefits of participating in team sport for students, specifically how team sport can grow skills and increase employability for finance graduates. They discuss the ways team sport can prepare management accounting students for challenging environments at work, build deeper professional relationships, and help them through the interview process. DuRose and Mayne also highlight...
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Future of finance: An evolving, people-driven transformation
Financial Management (FM) magazine
The latest Future of Finance research from the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants reveals several key focus areas for finance and business leaders. , FCMA, CGMA, the Association’s associate technical director, joined the FM podcast to discuss survey results, highlighting leaders’ top transformation strategies, barriers facing organisations looking to upskill talent, and notable areas of progress in finance teams since a previous survey on the topic six years earlier. McCaffry also explains the interplay between people and process and one key preference...
info_outlineAnthony Boateng, FCMA, CGMA, Npontu Technologies’ chair, explores why retirement planning is about much more than saving money and illustrates the nonfinancial ways that professionals can invest in themselves to prepare for and maintain a sustainable and fulfilling retirement.
Boateng introduces his model for retirement planning, including four main areas he considers essential for growth and relevance into retirement years.
He also suggests several strategies for optimising networking and building deeper relationships, and he explains why a sharp mind matters the closer we get to retirement.
“At 50 and beyond ... you are no longer just working for today,” Boateng said. “You are building the intellectual foundation for the next 20, 30, or 40 years.”
What you’ll learn from this episode:
- Why preparing for retirement is about more than saving money.
- One critical question for reframing our approach to retirement planning.
- Four pillars that can help steer a fulfilling, purposeful retirement.
- The interplay between relationships and wellbeing.
- Three approaches for authentic, meaningful networking.
- Why intellectual growth matters more as we age.