CFO Plans

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In the fast-paced world of small business, precise financial forecasting is not merely advantageous—it’s essential. This startling statistic underscores the critical importance of accurate financial forecasting. Let’s dive into the essentials of financial forecasting and how it can revolutionize your business strategy.

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 31, 2024

At the Money: Forecasting Recessions with Claudia Sahm (January 31, 2024 ) Investors don’t like recessions. In this episode, we discuss how to use labor data to forecast recessions. As it turns out, there are ways investors can tell if an economic contraction is really coming. But how can they tell if one’s coming?

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Future CFO

JANUARY 30, 2022

The IMF revised recently its 2022 global economic growth forecast to 4.4% global economic growth for 2023, up from the prior projection while cumulative expansion for the two years will still be 0.3 percentage point less than previously forecast. percentage point less than previously forecast. That followed a 3.1%

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Atradius has recently upgraded its global GDP growth forecast for 2023 to 2.4%, which is a slowdown from 2022 but a significant improvement on earlier predictions. In addition, the firm posted a global GDP growth forecast of 2.0% Emerging market economies (EMEs) will fare better, with forecast growth of 3.9% for 2024. “We

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CFO News

MAY 16, 2023

Global economic growth is projected to be 2.3% percentage points from a January forecast, and the prediction for 2024 has dropped 0.2 in 2023, up 0.4 percentage points to 2.5%, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday

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Focus CFO

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In today's dynamic economic environment, businesses need a clear, continuously updated view of cash flow in the short to mid term in order to confidently make decisions and seize opportunities. That's where a 13-week rolling cash flow forecast becomes invaluable. Budgeting for 2025 requires more than just setting annual goals.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

While larger enterprises have had the resources to embrace financial forecasting technologies that wield sophisticated tools to bring greater value to that data, smaller businesses have historically been shut out of the market for such financial solutions. . “With the pandemic, the whole world flipped upside down.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Conversely, shifting economic conditions such as an oncoming recession or other shocks that stimulate rapid downsizing may signal the need for greater investment in the accuracy and reliability of financial plans, budgets, and projections. The post The role of automation in financial planning, forecasting appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Simply Treasury

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

“If you have to forecast, forecast often” (Edgar R. Need for reliable forecasts. Nobody could deny the importance of having accurate and reliable Cash-Flow Forecasts (CFF). Managing cash is easier than forecasting cash. Managing cash is easier than forecasting cash. So, what are the keys to good forecasting?

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 3, 2024

Yet, by taking a measured look at factors driving economic activity and influencing behavior, advisors can help clients face risks they can't control and (hopefully) position themselves to take advantage of opportunities as they develop. Meanwhile, a smorgasbord of potential risks threatens economic growth's "soft landing" narrative.

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Centage

MAY 23, 2022

The current economic circumstances haven’t just resulted in financial uncertainty for millions of Americans. With rolling forecasts, businesses can gain better insight while aligning their sales and production goals with what’s actually happening from a financial perspective. What’s a Rolling Forecast? What’s a Rolling Budget?

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CFO Share

JUNE 11, 2024

Accurate financial forecasting is crucial for small businesses, but developing and updating forecasts can be time-consuming, frustrating, and ultimately inaccurate. Precise forecasts provide the roadmap for future growth, but most small companies spin their wheels developing and maintaining forecasts.

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CFO Dive

MAY 10, 2024

The forecast that price pressures will fall aligns with a 13% decline this month in sentiment among consumers, who fuel roughly 70% of economic growth.

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Centage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

With proper budgeting and forecasting, just about any business can protect itself against recession. Failing to reevaluate assumptions in today’s uncertain economic environment can have serious consequences. Revisit Your Forecast Assumptions. Use Actuals for Your Forecast. Revisiting assumptions takes time and effort.

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Embark With Us

JUNE 29, 2022

Take the rolling forecast, for example. Lending agility, foresight, and flexibility to leaders and their organizations, the rolling forecast is an operational GPS unit that can lead your company through even the roughest, most uncertain economic terrain. The best things in life – and business – are worth a little elbow grease.

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CFO News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The World Bank has raised India's economic growth forecast to 7% for the fiscal year ending in March 2025. The central bank maintained inflation forecasts and highlighted a resilient domestic growth outlook driven by private consumption and investment. This is up from April's 6.6%

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 24, 2024

At least if you do forecasts for market returns over the next decade (lol), you may see incredible similarities. In other words, if you were forecasting 10-year returns of 3% annually, you are also forecasting an economic shitstorm of rare and historic proportions. If you are a strategist at Goldman Sachs , then a lot.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 8, 2024

While company leaders can't control everything, such as market fluctuations and economic changes, they can influence expenses. This is why expense forecasting is valuable for CEOs, CFOs, and other executives when predicting a company's future financial performance. What Is an Expense Forecast?

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CFO News

JULY 25, 2023

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its 2023 global growth estimates slightly given resilient economic activity in the first quarter, but warned that persistent challenges were dampening the medium-term outlook.

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CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The outlook among small businesses has brightened as economists upgrade forecasts for economic growth this year and in 2024.

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CFO Share

DECEMBER 9, 2023

In the whirlwind of being a small business owner, you may feel too overwhelmed to take time for forecasting, but building a financial forecast is not just an advantage—it’s a necessity for survival and growth. What is financial forecasting? However, hedging comes with its own costs.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 3, 2024

The sentiment is especially poignant when it comes to economic forecasting, as it's nearly impossible to get an accurate picture of the current state of the economy at any given moment. The key point is that, given the current economic uncertainty, there are several ways that advisors can help clients prepare for potential downturns.

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Jedox Finance

APRIL 16, 2020

He shares his expertise on how an EPM solution supports managing economic uncertainty, particularly in times of crisis. What does your economic forecast look like for the foreseeable future? Forecast realistic outcomes. Planning and forecasting this behavior requires accessing external consumer data.

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Future CFO

APRIL 19, 2022

The World Bank said recently that it has slashed lowered its annual global growth forecast for 2022 from 4.1% The largest single factor behind the economic slowdown was a projected economic contraction of 4.1% The post World Bank lowers global growth forecast to 3.2% across Europe and Central Asia, World Bank noted.

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Future CFO

APRIL 23, 2023

The IMF forecasts global growth to fall from last year’s 3.4% The post World Economic Outlook: April 2023 appeared first on FutureCFO. in 2023 before rising to 3% in 2024. The global economy’s gradual recovery from the pandemic and from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine remains on track but remains fragile.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Asia Pacific economic outlook is expected to remain bright in 2024 after a rapid expansion in 2023, said Rajiv Biswas, Asia Pacific Chief Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence recently. Asia Pacific economic outlook: Medium-term According to Biswas, the region’s medium-term outlook is as follows.

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CFO Dive

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The central bank kept the federal funds rate unchanged despite higher-than-forecast strength in hiring and economic growth.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 15, 2023

AMRO forecasts the region to grow 4.5% The post ASEAN+3 regional economic outlook: October 2023 update appeared first on FutureCFO. The ASEAN+3 region is expected to remain resilient despite the likely slowdown in the global economy next year. Senior Economist Marthe Hinojales explains four main risks to this outlook.

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Focus CFO

JUNE 28, 2023

Businesses that have an embedded in-house Chief Financial Officer understand the pivotal role the CFO plays in proactively preparing the business for, and guiding it through, economic and market storms. While we are now mostly through that storm, new economic storm clouds are on the horizon. But that relief will be temporary.

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CFO News

MARCH 14, 2024

Fitch Ratings revised India's GDP growth forecast upwards for FY24 to 7.8% and for FY25 to 7.0%, citing strong economic expansion driven by domestic demand, particularly investment.

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CFO News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Fitch on Tuesday retained India's economic growth forecast at 7 per cent for the current fiscal, saying India could be one of the fastest-growing emerging markets this year.

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CFO News

JULY 22, 2024

Economic Survey 2024 forecasts a robust 6.5-7 7 per cent growth in FY25, highlighting strong post-Covid recovery and stable economic footing despite global challenges.

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Future CFO

APRIL 9, 2023

The global economic outlook took a positive turn in the first half of 2023 as inflationary pressure began to ease, said KPMG recently when unveiling its latest forecast. in 2024, with inflation forecast at 5.3% Risks to the outlook are broadly skewed to the downside given the volatility in financial markets, she added.

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Centage

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This accessible program can accomplish various tasks, such as financial forecasting and budgeting. If your business has used Excel for financial forecasting, you may have found some challenges with the program. However, there can be some disadvantages to using Excel for your company’s financial forecasting.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

When the pandemic first took hold of the retail industry in March and April, the phrase “it’s hard to forecast during a pandemic” was heard in most every executive interview or earnings call. Now that the holiday sales season is imminent, the operative phrase is … well … “let’s try to forecast during a pandemic.”. billion and $1.15

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Future CFO

MAY 31, 2022

Global growth forecasts for 2022 and 2023 are lower as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pandemic lockdowns in China add to supply shocks and stoke inflation, said Moody’s recently. in 2022 and emerging market countries will grow 3.8%, down from March forecasts of 3.2% Advanced economies will expand 2.6%

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Spreadym

JUNE 2, 2023

Rolling forecast is a financial planning and forecasting approach that involves continuously updating and extending the forecast based on the latest available data and information. As the current period elapses, the forecast is extended by adding a new period, maintaining the same forecast horizon.

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