CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook’s recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

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CFO Plans

JUNE 14, 2024

In today’s AI-powered business environment, accounting is no longer just about crunching numbers. Let’s explore five key accounting services that can transform your business operations and help you stay ahead of the competition.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 19, 2024

In fact, the business life cycle has become an integral part of the corporate finance, valuation and investing classes that I teach, and in many of the posts that I have written on this blog. Tech companies age in dog years, and the consequences for how we manage, value and invest in them are profound.

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CFO Plans

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Discover expert tax planning and accounting services designed to help you thrive. Effective tax planning and accounting are not just about compliance; they are about unlocking opportunities for growth and stability. Embrace Virtual Accounting Services for Startups For startups, managing finances can be particularly challenging.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

After investing in over 800 firms, Chinese tech company Tencent Holdings said it would bolster its international investments and in industries like “smart retail.” The firm rarely offers an overview or makes details of its investment activities known.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 4, 2023

Within the industry, it is estimated that Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) supported 3.2 million jobs in 2021 , according to a study commissioned by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit). What Are Real Estate Investment Trusts? How Many Real Estate Investment Trusts Are There in Total?

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CFO Plans

MAY 30, 2024

Yet, many businesses struggle with the complexities of accounting, often leading to costly mistakes and missed opportunities. Discover how outsourcing accounting services can improve your financial health , enabling businesses to focus on growth while ensuring their financial health is in expert hands.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

And in the world of retail, those choices — about where to invest — are becoming harder and colder for some executives as they try to figure out where commerce is going in the next few years, and what is worth putting fresh money into. Hard, cold choices are usually involved. More Consumer Appeal.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook's recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 3, 2023

Global VC investment dropped for the sixth consecutive quarter in Q2’2023 – falling from US$86.2 In Asia, VC investment fell for the 6th consecutive quarter, reaching only $20.1 The Americas accounted for the largest share of VC investment with $42.9 The Americas accounted for the largest share of VC investment with $42.9

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

As the year winds down – and holiday shopping picks up – clarity is emerging about which retail investments might pay off in the new decade, and which merchants might be in trouble. The two retailers cut their annual forecasts for the second time this year. Take retail chain Target as one example. Delivery Growth.

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JULY 17, 2020

Several B2B FinTechs topped the list in Q2, however, including commercial card startup Brex, which raised $150 million, as well as global business account service provider Airwallex with $160 million and small business alternative lender Fundbox with a $200 million raise — the largest of the quarter. TradeDepot. Privacy.com.

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VCFO

JUNE 2, 2023

Navigating a New Era of Retail – Three Financial and Operational Factors The market and operating environments of retail businesses have undergone dramatic transformations since the turn of the millennium; transformations that accelerated significantly more with the outset of the COVID pandemic.

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VCFO

JANUARY 23, 2023

Five Key Aspects of Accountability in Your Business Inflation issues and supply chain woes aren’t going away anytime soon. Achieving these aims also requires accountability, as even the best of plans will fall short in its absence. At its core, accountability in a business center on setting expectations and holding people to them.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

When it’s said and done there was only one story that mattered in the retail universe this year and it was the rise of the digital-first economy. They and others have succeeded because they entered the market independent of traditional retail, and because their business model fit the needs of the pandemic.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 13, 2022

But accounting for in-kind donations presents its own unique challenges. In this article, we’ll dig into how to account for in-kind donations on your nonprofit’s books. Why accounting for in-kind donations matters. Accounting for in-kind donations isn’t just important; it’s required for many nonprofit organizations. .

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APRIL 19, 2020

Funding Circle said it will only be focused on Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loans for now, and in doing so, will be unable to service retail lenders as it usually does. According to Funding Circle, that means lending for retail investors will be turned off. The loans will come through the U.K.

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CFO Share

MARCH 13, 2023

Managing accounts payable is critical for any business to maintain healthy cash flow and vendor relationships. Financial ratios are essential tools that help companies evaluate their financial performance, including their ability to manage accounts payable effectively. What is accounts payable in ratio analysis?

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Corporate Finance Lab

APRIL 16, 2023

As we appear to be past the hype, burning legal questions to understand the legal landscape for alternative investment funds, and in particular European SPACs come to the fore. One of these questions is whether European SPACs are subject to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)? 4(1)(b) AIFMD). 4(1)(b) AIFMD).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

“We are essentially taking glass doors that were probably underutilized and not asking the retailer for any additional physical space.”. From a business standpoint, we believe that things like sales lift are obviously a really important metric,” Dravenstott said, “and you don't hear that much in brick and mortar retail.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Account takeovers are becoming bigger business for criminals — or, at least, the business of preventing account takeovers in the digital retail and payments realm is becoming an increasing focus of companies and security experts. Account Takeover Growth.

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JUNE 29, 2020

Wealthfront , the online investment service firm, has added checking features to its app. The Palo Alto, California startup said the no-fee account is the company’s latest move to build a next-generation banking service that is branchless, automated and optimizes every dollar. The accounts give customers a higher-than-average, 2.24

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Sharing economy providers are investing in digital identity verification offerings to keep their users safe. And in retail, companies in the organic mattress space are running on a tri-brid business model that covers direct to consumer (D2C), third-party retail distribution and owned retail locations.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

JPMorgan Chase takes the top honor as Global Finance ’s World’s Best Bank for 2024, as well as the World’s Best Investment Bank and World’s Best Private Bank. Corporate & Investment Bank, rebranded as Commercial and Investment Bank in January 2024, contributed a net income of $14 billion from $49 billion in revenue.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

For retailers, it’s better to be hot in 2020 than top. The National Retail Federation (NRF) said on its blog this week that the Hot 100 Retailers, while vulnerable to mergers and acquisitions, as a group is more stable than the Top 100 Retailers ranking, as stores are impacted by the unpredictability of COVID-19.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

29) that retail investors in mainland China made over $2.8 He indicated that he used all of the money in his stock account in Hong Kong, which is worth approximately $52,000, to get a 95 percent margin loan and make an order of approximately $1 million. Ant Group indicated on Thursday (Oct. Overall, international investors put $10.3

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Online glasses retailer Warby Parker was hit by a cybersecurity attack that affected about 198,000 of its customers from late September to late November, according to reports. The hackers stole usernames and passwords and tried to access accounts. Retail hacking is a frequent problem for large companies.

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Corporate Finance Lab

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The next EU Financial Law clinic at KU Leuven will focus on insurance-based investment products within the framework of European financial regulation. This clinic will critically assess EU financial regulation on insurance-based investment products. As usual, there will be ample room for questions and discussion.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The firm especially saw gains in non-travel and expense card-not-present activity related to categories such as retail. In fact, we had positive year-over-year growth in non-T&E spending, which has long accounted for the large majority of our overall volumes,” he said. CNP And Retail Spend . billion from a year ago.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

First, it announced an investment from UPS which will allow both companies to boost their retailer demand generation programs, while giving UPS My Choice members a strong shopping platform. ShopRunner will provide Precognitive’s product to its network of retailers. Online shopping network ShopRunner has had a big week.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Consumers are firing brick-and-mortar retailers from the jobs they held years and decades before. To get their shopping jobs done, consumers are now hiring retailers that make it convenient to do business – anywhere, anytime, through any channel and on their terms. But it’s more than that.

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JUNE 10, 2020

News emerged Wednesday (June 10) that the unit isn’t taking any more applications for savings accounts because demand has been so high that the volume is pushing against U.K. Thus far, Marcus has taken in retail deposits of more than 21 billion pounds ($26.8 However, British consumers can still open Marcus one-year fixed-rate accounts.

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APRIL 29, 2020

New developments are focusing on supply chain, government activity and infrastructure to improve the customer experience as post-pandemic retail finds its legs. Retailers that sign up for the new program will receive discounts of up to 40 percent on FedEx Ground and 50 percent on FedEx Express services.

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MAY 11, 2020

As retailers, especially those marked non-essential, move to digital commerce platforms they’re also finding new ways to stay in touch with customers during the pandemic. As a result of the pandemic crisis it is urging its retail accounts to stay in touch with their customers via mobile, most specifically through SMS (short message service).

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JULY 8, 2020

As it does during the first week of every month of the pandemic, attention turns to retail leases. This week found that one of the crisis’ most troubled retailers — Nordstrom — will only pay half of its rent for the balance of 2020. Retail Properties of America, Inc. percent of Q2 2020 rent as of the end of June.

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JUNE 18, 2020

Consumers want to invest in high-end items and home improvement projects to enhance their surroundings even amid economic concerns. is comprising nearly half of the retail growth in the U.S. 85%: Proportion of retail sales that stores accounted for as of 2019. And the dramatic consumer shift to Digital 3.0 launch in 2018.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. But Software-as-a-Service emerged as a hot spot, too, with the largest investment round of the week going to a B2B eCommerce SaaS provider.

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