Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

The last few years have been eventful for all companies, with the COVID crisis and ensuing economic shut down causing pain for companies, with recovery coming in 2021, as the global economy opened up again. IFRS and GAAP now treat as leases as debt, but that is still not the case in many other markets that are not covered by either standard).

Hurdle Rate 99

Hurdle Rate Investments Accounting Entertainment 99

Future CFO

MAY 15, 2023

This notion is reinforced by the World Uncertainty Index (see Figure 1 below), which measures the level of global uncertainty across a variety of economic, social, and political factors. In today's world, one thing is certain – uncertainty. Source: worlduncertaintyindex.com Figure 1: World Uncertainty Index Context setting: Why inflation?

IFRS 52

IFRS SAP Accounts Payable Compliance 52

CFO Talks

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Key Topics Discussed: Intangible Assets and Economic Growth: The significance of intangible assets such as software, data, intellectual property, and brand value in boosting productivity worldwide. The impact of intangible assets on long-term productivity and economic growth in South Africa. IFRS, US GAAP).

Leverage 52

Leverage Investments Economics Accounting 52

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Using the words of IFRS (1.7), ‘ Information is material if omitting, misstating or obscuring it could reasonably be expected to influence decisions that the primary users of general purpose financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements, which provide financial information about a specific reporting entity ’.

Profit and Loss 96

Profit and Loss Accounting Numbers Valuation 96

Musings on Markets

JULY 14, 2021

Between 1897 and 1905, for instance, Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing neither published an annual report, not held a shareholder meeting. In the years before the First World War, the demands for more disclosure came from critics of big business, concerned about their market power, but few companies responded.

GAAP 52

GAAP Forecasting Accounting Numbers 52

CFO Talks

DECEMBER 26, 2021

So that you will eventually have the CFO focusing on three reporting areas, the traditional IFRS, then secondly, business efficiencies, and then because of the difficult economic circumstances we are in, the only way that you can still maintain the bottom line is through better efficiencies. The last one is then climate change.

CFO 40

CFO Profit and Loss Finance Accounting 40

CFO Talks

JANUARY 27, 2025

CFOs must address sustainability challenges while fostering economic development in their contexts. Resilience and Agility: The Future for CFOs David concluded with advice on navigating geopolitical tensions and economic changes, stressing the need for resilience and agility. And then you can see the all the countries that contribute.

CFO 52

CFO Auditing IFRS Accounting 52

CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

While based in Bologna, we’ll visit car manufacturers like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Ducati as part of a mini-MBA program. Past tours have led to real business deals, such as when one of our members signed a distribution agreement with a Mexican car parts manufacturer. There will also be trips to Florence, Venice, and possibly Milan.

Finance 97

Finance Auditing CFO Leadership 97

Bramasol

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The importance of these elements has been underscored consistently in our work on implementing DSE solutions across many different industries including media & entertainment , telecom , software & SaaS , semiconductors , transportation , medical devices , electronics manufacturing , oil & gas , and utilities.

Technology 83

Technology SAP IFRS Compliance 83

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

It was only in 2019 that the accounting rule-writers (IFRS and GAAP) finally did the right thing, albeit with a myriad of rules and exceptions. The key test for companies will remain the economy, and the question of whether firms have over borrowed will be a global economic slowdown or recession.

Hurdle Rate 75

Hurdle Rate Marketing Investments IFRS 75