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Productivity rebound buoys profits, blunts inflation, validates streamlining

CFO Dive

A leap in productivity may reflect a post-pandemic readjustment rather than a lasting trend in higher efficiency, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.

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State Coincident Indexes Improve

Barry Ritholtz

A quick follow-up to last month’s note on slipping coincident indicators: December was relatively stable compared to the slide in November. Over the three prior months, “the indexes increased in 25 states, decreased in 22 states, and remained stable in three, for a three-month diffusion index of 6.” That is only one state worse on the decrease, and drop on the index from 8 to 6.

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R&D tax credit tweak proposal sparks pushback

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The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants asserts information required by the proposed new form will be a “material burden” for taxpayers.

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Budget 2024: Sankalp for an Unstoppable INDIA: Rakesh Nangia

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In this article, Rakesh Nangia and Rajan Sachdev delve into Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Interim Budget 2024. They highlighted that this budget presents a Sankalp (pledge) for an Unstoppable India, emphasizing inclusive growth, innovation, and the strategic importance of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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PwC veteran talks cracking the IT, finance silos

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Finance chiefs need to be sure they are opening communication channels between other executive leaders to tell ‘the right digital transformation story.

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Sanofi appoints Nestlé executive as new finance chief

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François-Xavier Roger will replace current CFO Jean-Baptiste Chasseloup de Chatillon as Sanofi continues a research pivot and cost-cutting drive.

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Union Budget 2024: Top 5 areas for India Inc to focus on

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What this interim budget 2024 has in store for India Inc. ETCFO picks the top 5 areas like sustainable development, infrastructure and investment, tourism, agriculture and food processing, and budget allocation for major schemes for businesses.

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Boosting cross-functional collaboration with FP&A

Future CFO

Finance and accounting team members nowadays seek more effective communication and clearly defined roles and responsibilities to be able to give their best in their functions. This practice helps them collaborate well with non-finance colleagues and allows them to do their best work, which benefits the organisation as a whole along the way. Financial performance management platform Planful , enumerated three key points to build an agile and collaborative FP&A function. 1.

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Union Budget 2024: Govt raises 'Make in India' stakes with huge jump in allocation to PLI, other schemes

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A crucial initiative for industrial growth, the Production Linked Incentive scheme witnesses a hike in allocation to Rs 6,200 crore for FY25, up from Rs 4,645 crore in FY24, demonstrating a robust 33.48% increase.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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The future of sustainability reporting in the finance function

Future CFO

Among the things finance leaders must focus on for the new year is undoubtedly the rising interest and trend on sustainability. ESG reporting is likely to be more on the center stage in 2024 , making evaluation of the organisation’s governance structure and sustainability strategy an imperative to identify gaps in time to address them. According to Susanna Hasenoehrl , head of sustainability for Asia Pacific & Japan at enterprise application software company SAP , sustainability can no long

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Budget 2024: Nominal GDP growth pegged at 10.5% in FY25

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The Union Budget for 2024-25 projects India's nominal GDP at 10.5 per cent, surpassing the statistics ministry's estimate for the current fiscal year.

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Shrinking the finance talent gap

Future CFO

Financial leaders nowadays face challenges in maintaining and expanding revenue streams while contending with a growing shortage of talent within the organisation. The talent gap is indeed placing immense pressure on companies to find innovative ways to manage their financial functions efficiently. In a report by non-profit research organisation APQC on the future of finance talent , they identified ways finance leaders can close the talent gap within the function.

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Budget shows a path for Viksit Bharat

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FM Sitharaman, in her Budget speech, presented a solid vision for a developed nation. The government thinks that the next five years will be years of unprecedented development and the golden moments to realise the dream of developed India @2047. The trinity of demography, democracy and diversity will play a pivotal role.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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FCF Bank Monitor – Q4 2023 published

Fox Corporate Finance

FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH is delighted to publish the new “FCF Bank Monitor – Q4 2023”. FCF regularly engages in research on the banking sector based on available data from the most active and. Read more The post FCF Bank Monitor – Q4 2023 published appeared first on FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH.

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Byju’s shareholder group calls for EGM, to vote for ouster of Byju Raveendran, board

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While investors of Byju's have been asking Raveendran to step aside from an operating role, this is the first instance of shareholders banding together to issue a statement seeking a change of guard at the company. The current board of Think & Learn comprises Raveendran, his wife and brother Riju Ravindran and Divya Gokulnath, cofounder of Byju’s.

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Union Budget: 2024-25 estimates reveal significant shifts in expenditure priorities

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The government has allocated a staggering Rs 71,148 crore on general economic services and raised spending on defence, and railways, however, it has cut spend on the roads and bridges sector.

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Union Budget 2024: Sweeping withdrawal of outstanding tax demands till 2014-15 set to bring relief to millions

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This announcement to withdraw tax demands up to Rs 25,000 for years till 2009-10 and up to Rs 10,000 till 2014-15 is aligned with the government's vision to enhance the ease of living and ease of doing business for citizens.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.

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Budget 2024: Working to make India a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047, says Finance Minister

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The government is working with an approach to development that is all-round, all-pervasive and all-inclusive to achieve the goal.

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Union Budget 2024: No major PSU on block, govt cuts disinvestment target to Rs 30,000 crore

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Disinvestment: The government has raised a modest Rs 10,051.73 crore in the current fiscal year mainly through IPOs and OFs.

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Byju's US unit files for bankruptcy in Delaware

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Byju's Alpha unit listed its assets in the range of $500 million to $1 billion, according to a court filing, which showed estimated creditors in the range of 100 to 199.

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