The Financial Modelling Podcast

The Financial Modelling Podcast

Learn about the latest trends in financial modelling - from AI and machine learning to automation and model auditing, this is your number one source for financial modelling news, tips and tricks with your host, Matthew Bernath.

Episodes

January 6, 2025 8 mins
Ready to supercharge your financial modelling in Excel? This episode dives deep into how Claude AI
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Data centres are increasingly vital in our digital economy, serving as the backbone for cloud services, artificial intelligence, and other technology-driven applications. However, developing a data centre is a capital-intensive undertaking that requires sophisticated project finance modelling to ensure bankability. This podcast outlines the critical parameters, financial structures, and considerations required for successfully proj...

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Data centres are the backbone of the digital world, powering everything from streaming services to artificial intelligence. But how are these massive, complex, and expensive facilities financed? Join us as we explore the financial models that make d...
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In the season 5 finale of the Financial Modelling Podcast, we explore the potential of generative AI in financial modelling. Our guests, Lance Rubin, Hedieh Kianyfard, Danielle Stein Fairhurst and Adrian Miric, discuss the current use of generative AI in finance, its benefits and limitations, and potential use cases for financial modelling. As we wrap up the season, we thank our sponsor, Model Citizn, for their support and encourag...

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February 24, 2023 13 mins

In today's rapidly evolving financial landscape, traditional data sources such as company reports, financial statements, and economic indicators are no longer enough to gain a competitive edge in the market. Alternative data, which refers to non-traditional data sources such as satellite imagery, social media activity, web traffic, and credit card transactions, has become an essential tool for investors and financial analysts to ma...

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How can real-time data be utilised to update financial models in a complicated enterprise environment? How can we prevent organisations from making decisions based on obsolete projections?

Dhanusha Muthukumarana, CEO of POTENZA and a member of the Forbes Technology Council, joins the Financial Modelling Podcast to discuss how data engineering enables accurate and comprehensive financial models.

Season 5 of the Financial Modelling P...

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Brian Egger, Global Head of Financial Modeling at Bloomberg Intelligence at Bloomberg LP, joins the Financial Modelling Podcast to discuss the Bloomberg Interactive Calculator. As a leader at Bloomberg LP, Brian is at the forefront of innovation in financial data curation and visualisation. We speak about how Bloomberg has excelled at data visualisation for financial decision-making.

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December 27, 2022 11 mins

Learn how to partner with businesses effectively as a financial modeller (or anyone else!). In this episode, live from the Financial Modelling Summit, Andi Lonnen explains the 9 Cs for effective partnering, including:

  • Connect and Collaborate
  • Communicate Effectively
  • Cle...
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Live from the Financial Modelling Summit, Danielle Stein Fairhurst chats to the Financial Modelling Podcast.  Danielle is an accomplished author, trainer, consultant, and the 2022  Financial Modelling Lifetime Achievement Award winner.  This award recognises somebody who has consistently served to move the profession forward whilst raising the profile of financial modelling.  In this podcast, we discuss lessons for entrepreneurs an...

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Bill Jelen joined us for a chat during the 2022 Financial Modelling Summit. Hear his thoughts on the future of automation, Microsoft Excel and which talk impressed him most.

The Financial Modelling Summit is the world's largest gathering of financial modellers. From experts, deal makers and executives to those just starting their financial modelling journey.

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October 3, 2022 14 mins

Andrew is the Founder and CEO of the Financial Modeling World Cup, Excel Esports battles, the Microsoft Excel World Championship, and the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge. With eight stages during the year, competitors in the Financial Modeling World Cup model their way to a $25,000 prize. In this podcast, Andrew talks about how Excel became an ESPN broadcast e-sport and provides some tips on how to win the Financial Modeling W...

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September 29, 2022 14 mins

Gopal Krishnamurthy from Lumel and Inforiver joins us to discuss the development of Low and No-Code tools for Financial Modellers.  From reporting and visualisation to simulations and analysis, Gopal discusses adopting these tools and how financial modellers can elevate their skills and efficiency.


Season 5 is sponsored by Model Citizn. Model Citizn helps clients make better decisions that are relevant, informed and purposeful usi...

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In this special re-release of Episode 2 of the Financial Modelling Podcast, Dario Musso, Co-Head: Infrastructure Sector Solutions at Rand Merchant Bank, talks about Project Finance Models.

The discount code for Project Finance Overview - From Inception to Financial Close is FMP9999.  You can also click here.

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This year the Financial Modelling Summit is taking the journey from Numbers to Insights. Bill Jelen joins the Financial Modelling Podcast, summit host, to share what he is most looking forward to at this year's event. The Financial Modelling Summit is the world's largest gathering of financial modellers.

Buy your tickets here: https://www.financialmodellingsummit.com/.  

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August 9, 2022 17 mins

In this special episode, Matthew Bernath from the Financial Modelling Podcast and Paul Barnhurst from The FP&A Guy sit down to chat about where these two worlds collide.

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June 23, 2022 21 mins

Is Microsoft Excel Dead? Lance Rubin from Financial Modelling Podcast sponsor Model Citizn, and Christopher Argent from Generation CFO resume their debate of whether this 35-year-old tool is the pocket knife for all tasks or past its prime.

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Mark Vigors is no stranger to data analytics and financial modelling. In fact, he argues that these two skills are intertwined.  In this episode, we discuss how data scientists can get budget allocation for their projects, why dashboards need to enable decision making and even what energy source could potentially solve our energy needs.
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Can Microsoft Excel and Python play together nicely?  Could Python be the next frontier of financial modelling?  In this episode, Felix Zumstein, Creator of xlwings, author of "Python for Excel", and CEO at xltrail joins the Financial Modelling Podcast to discuss Python integrations and how Excel users can perform advanced modelling in Python with ease.
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Eloquens' tagline is "Don't Reinvent the Wheel!".  When it comes to financial modelling, many modellers start their models from scratch instead of using best-practice templates.  Eloquens seeks to solve this by providing a financial model marketplace whereby model templates can be bought and sold - whether you're financing a project finance deal or a startup!  In this episode, Tim Demoures, Managing Director at Eloquens, talks us t...

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Blockchain, Tokenomics and DeFi are often associated with the potential future of finance.  In this episode we explore what this means for financial modelling with Roderick McKinley, Blockchain and Tokenomics expert who has spent the last two years advising blockchain enterprises on quantitative modelling, design, and strategic advisory.  

Learn more about our sponsors at https://www.modelcitizn.com/ and https://fmwiki.glideapp.io/...

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