CFO Talks
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Finance and Strategy: Making Numbers Work for Your Vision Imagine this: Your company has a fantastic vision—perhaps it’s to dominate a new market, launch a groundbreaking product, or grow your team and profits. But here’s the catch—without strong financial management to back up that vision, it’s like trying to build a house without a solid foundation.
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Despite higher-than-forecast price pressures, John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said “inflation has come within striking distance of our 2% goal.
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Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Belarus Pavel Kallaur: N/A With Belarus’ economy increasingly integrated into that of Russia, it makes perfect sense for the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) to proceed with plans to introduce a digital Belarusian ruble linked to the Russian currency. Although plans at the time of writing are sketchy, it is understood transactions will be classified as noncash settlements.
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The raise left the Microsoft-backed company valued at $157 billion. But is a stable, profitable company lurking underneath all that funding?
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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CFO Talks
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The Power of Fractional CFOs: Sara Daw on Transforming Financial Leadership for SMEs and Corporates In a recent CFO Club Podcast , Leana van der Merwe hosted Sara Daw , Group CFO of CFO Centre Ltd, to discuss the increasingly popular concept of fractional CFOs. These part-time CFOs are becoming essential for businesses of all sizes, providing high-level financial expertise without the full-time cost.
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Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Byadran Lkhagvasuren, governor of the Bank of Mongolia, speaks to Global Finance about the country’s growth prospects and its pursuit of sustainable economic development. Global Finance: What is Mongolia’s economic growth outlook for 2024-2025? Byadran Lkhagvasuren: The Mongolian economy grew by 5.6% in the first half of 2024, mainly driven by high growth in the mining and transportation sectors as well as in the service sector, despite the sharp decline in the agriculture sector.
Tips Watch
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Social Security COLA will be 2.5% for payments beginning in January. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The September inflation report, just released by the U.S.
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
György Matolcsy, governor of Hungary’s central bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank), reflects on his second term and speaks about plans to potentially join the euro. Global Finance: Next year marks the end of your second term as governor of the MNB. Looking back to 2013, what have been the biggest changes in Hungary’s economy, and what have been your main achievements?
Cube Software
OCTOBER 10, 2024
What is return on equity (ROE)? Return on equity is a financial performance metric that measures your company’s ability to generate profit from its shareholders' equity. Your shareholders’ equity is equal to your assets minus debts, so your ROE shows your return on your net assets.
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.
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Muhsen al-Allaq, speaks to Global Finance about the main challenges and top priorities for the bank. Global Finance: Iraq went through decades of wars and crises. How did that impact the Iraqi banking sector? Ali Muhsen al-Allaq: The banking sector faced severe headwinds starting with the Iraq-Iran war of 1980-1988, which damaged the country’s financial stability and the banks’ ability to service internal debt.
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
India's GDP growth forecast for FY25 remains at 7% due to higher agricultural production and robust employment growth. The World Bank predicts India will be the second highest growing South Asian nation, outpacing most emerging markets. The fiscal deficit is expected to reduce by 0.7 percentage point.
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Róger Madrigal López, Costa Rica’s central bank governor, speaks to Global Finance about the country’s outlook for the coming year. Global Finance: What is your view of the Costa Rican economy in the coming 12 months? Róger Madrigal López: Costa Rica’s economy is set to maintain its positive momentum in the coming months, with growth expected to hover around 4%.
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Tata Group's former chief ethics officer Mukund Rajan offered a comprehensive look at Tata's leadership style, marked by curiosity, humility, and strategic foresight of the industry at the ETCFO Leadership Summit last year.
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.
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Australia Michele Bullock: Too Early To Say Reserve Bank of Australia veteran Michele Bullock took the helm as the bank’s first female governor in September last year during intense soul-searching at the institution, which had come under critical scrutiny during the tenure of her predecessor, Philip Lowe. As such, Bullock has been hyped as a change agent at the RBA, although the only notable change under her watch has been the transfer of decisions on the crucial cash rate to an interest-rate-se
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The name Tata is synonymous with India’s business and people look at Tata as a brand of trust. Tata means quality. There are luxurious products but there are products specifically designed for the common people, which only Tata could do. Nobody could have purified water at such a small price and without cancer hospitals started by the Tatas, many would have faced financial ruin.
CFO Thought Leader
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Inside The Mentoring Round , CFO Shelagh Glaser of Synopsys highlights several key themes from her 29-year career at Intel Corp. First, she emphasizes the value of front-line experience as a financial analyst, where the core business action takes place. She also stresses the importance of continuous learning, having rotated through various roles, which pushed her out of her comfort zone.
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holds the repo rate unchanged, shifting its policy stance to neutral, signaling ongoing inflation concerns. The UBI report suggests no rate cut in December due to rising inflation, with a possible rate cut and GDP forecast revision in Q4-FY25.
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Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Algeria Salah-Eddine Taleb: C+ Africa’s largest natural gas producer posted a 4.1% growth last year. The Bank of Algeria (BoA) maintained its nominal interest rate at 3%, unchanged since 2020. “Monetary policy remains accommodative,” comments the World Bank in its latest country report. In April 2023, Governor Taleb lowered reserve requirements to contain prices from 3% to 2%.
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. This is up from April's 6.6% estimate. The growth is attributed to increased agricultural output and private consumption. The central bank maintained inflation forecasts and highlighted a resilient domestic growth outlook driven by private consumption and investment.
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2024
In April the Royal Bank of Canada fired its then CFO Nadine Ahn, citing an “undisclosed personal relationship” that violated its code of conduct. Ahn subsequently sued RBC for wrongful dismissal.
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Tata had announced the exit of the Nano project from West Bengal on October 3, 2008 and declared that the plant would be set up at Sanand in Gujarat within the next four days.
Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O’Neill Stoll
Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Argentina Santiago Bausili: Too Early To Say With the new government led by President Javier Milei, who assumed office near the end of 2023, the Argentine central bank may have changed. It is slowly moving from a little-used institution unable to set credit conditions for the country, toward becoming a modern central bank. Much more is needed: The Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina (BCRA) still lacks independence from the government, and the ongoing economic and financial changes are part
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
India's top 200 companies experienced fewer CEO departures in FY20-24 compared to FY15-19, indicating greater leadership stability. The reduction was seen mainly in industrial and manufacturing sectors. Covid-19 influenced this trend by making boards prioritize business continuity. Notably, the period also saw an increase in women CEOs, reflecting growing diversity.
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Beyond their core mandates, central banks must also respond to the actions of their peers to achieve their aims. Global Finance grades their success and interviews eight central bank governors about 2024 and 2025. For central banks worldwide, the past 12 months have been very challenging. They are not only fighting inflation and trying to avoid a recession, often supporting their local job market, but they are also dealing with and trying to anticipate the moves of other—and frequently bigger—ce
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Foreign airlines in India gain GST exemption for head office services to branch offices per a government notification. Academic institutions also receive GST relief for research grants. New GST rules, effective October 10, include tax relief and penalty waivers to encourage voluntary compliance and dispute resolution.
Speaker: Mark Stovel
When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.
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