I am a senior editor in New York in charge of Bloomberg’s CFO franchise. In that capacity, I manage Bloomberg’s CFO Briefing — a subscriber-only newsletter accompanied by regular TV and radio segments — and run our CFO roundtable series in key financial hubs around the world. We feature top executives at global companies and cover the latest trends in corporate finance.
I previously led Bloomberg’s coverage of U.S. investment-grade bonds and loans, structured finance, ESG and credit markets across Latin America and Canada. Before joining Bloomberg, I served as bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal in New York and worked as a news editor in London. Earlier in my career, I was the U.K. business and finance correspondent for German media group Welt and reported from Shanghai.
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The Inside Scoop on Unilever’s Magnum Ice Cream Carve-Out
For our last edition of the year, I spoke to Magnum’s finance chief Abhijit Bhattacharya about the ice cream company’s carve-out from Unilever and its plans to boost capex and growth in 2026. The The Magnum Ice Cream Co., as the new entity is known, started trading as a separate company earlier this month. It plans to increase revenue by 3% to 5% next year, a little faster than the overall market. Being a standalone company allows Magnum to allocate more resources toward capital expenditures, have a more targeted salesforce and focus on product innovation, said Bhattacharya, who previously served as the finance chief of health technology firm Philips.
Happy holidays!
What a year it’s been! Over the past 50-plus weeks, Bloomberg’s CFO Briefing covered a wide range of topics, from Trump’s tariffs and the ROI on AI to controlling the controllables, record turnover in the top finance seat, Section 899 and OB3, Excel’s 40th, the rise in PBCs, First Brands and the ripple effects for trade finance, surging healthcare costs, preparing for a recession and why London is losing out on global IPOs, to name just a few.
Along the way, I had the opportunity to interview leading finance chiefs from all over the world, including the US, China, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America and Europe. 2025 brought us a step closer to our goal of becoming a truly global destination for corporate finance coverage, with the number of paying subscribers growing not only in the US, Asia and Europe, but also elsewhere. A major driver was our new CFO roundtable series, with events held at Bloomberg Invest in New York, the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, the Sustainable Business Summit in Singapore and Bloomberg Tech in London. CFO Briefing also expanded into other formats, such as our segments on Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Brief and the Asia Trade.
I am very grateful for the support I received in 2025 – from my colleagues in the newsroom and at Bloomberg Intelligence, from contacts in PR and investor relations, and from CFOs who shared many interesting insights, as well as some surprising ones. Here’s to 2026 and what it may bring!
After a Busy Year for Deals, Get Ready for More
2025 is on track to become one of the best for global M&A since at least 1995, with deal values expected to hit $4.8 trillion, up 36% from the prior year. Finance chiefs I spoke with expect that momentum to continue. Here’s why.
Affordability is the Buzzword for CFOs, Too
The growing income divide is prompting executives to think about pricing and product mix. Plus, Itau Unibanco’s Gabriel Moura on the Brazilian economy, rates and the upcoming elections.
CFOs Need a Better Reason to List Their Companies in London
Just 10 years ago, London ranked among the top five stock markets around the world to take a company public. Fast forward to today, and London has become an afterthought for many executives, CFOs say. Plus: IAG’s Nicholas Cadbury talks about his capital allocation strategy, managing maintenance costs and the motivation behind the company’s pursuit of TAP.
From Hasbro Toys to Biotech and Carnival Ships, No Hiding From Change
Finance chiefs talk about their role in shaping core changes at their businesses. Plus, UBS’s Todd Tuckner on integrating Credit Suisse, Swiss tariffs and capital requirements.
Clips
Private credit, interest rates and spending plans with Manulife’s CFO.
Fed independence with the CFO of Huntington.
Discussing the latest M&A trends.