CFO Dive

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The CFO swap comes as Zevia fights to bolster growth amid financial challenges and competitive demand for healthier beverages.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The buzzwords ESG and sustainability have been used interchangeably in news reports and government policies nowadays. Both are related concepts, but they differ significantly in scope and connection with the business operations. ESG refers to frameworks that are used to direct a firm’s resource allocation as well as evaluate its performance and impact in environmental, social, and governance areas.

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CFO Dive

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A company with more than 2,000 employees wasted, on average, as much as $4.3 million on underutilized SaaS licenses in 2023.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As part of its investigation into the Zee founders, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, or Sebi, found that about 20 billion rupees ($241 million) may have been diverted from the company, said people familiar with the matter who did not want to be identified as the information is not public yet. That’s roughly ten times more than initially estimated by Sebi investigators, the people said.

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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 Dive

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

CFOs will sooner reach strategic goals through deal-making than through organic growth, McKinsey said.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Rising e-commerce shipments and ongoing labor shortages could fuel strong customer demand this year, according to Honeywell’s Kevin Graebel.

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CFO Thought Leader

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Lessons from Craig Wert’s finance career reveal the power of adaptability, problem-solving skills, and the ability to seize opportunities in unexpected places. Having started his career without a clear road map to the future, Wert later found that his liberal arts background and early experiences in investment banking had laid a good foundation for a career that might have led in any number of directions.

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Amazon plans to wheel cart down value aisle, mirror Meesho model in fashion, lifestyle categories to tap value customers. It competes with Meesho, Flipkart's Shopsy, and Reliance Industries' Ajio Street, while also facing competition from Shein, Temu, and Pinduoduo in its home market.

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Commercial Credit Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As scams constantly evolve, identifying them becomes increasingly challenging. Regrettably, businesses suffer a median loss of $150,000 per year due to fraud, as reported by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. This substantial sum could profoundly influence a small business's trajectory, potentially steering it toward collapse. By offering guidance on how to identify fraudulent scams and how to steer clear of them, we hope to help business owners to protect themselves from potential fi

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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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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The funds will be used to redeem bonds issued three years ago that have onerous clauses that could take the coupon rate on them to unusually high levels if the debtholders are not paid off by June, they said.

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FISPAN

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Meet Brittany Russell: Revolutionizing Outsourced Accounting Originally from Connecticut, Brittany has since established her home in South Carolina. Her passion for numbers led her to embark on a career at a prestigious Big Four firm, PwC. Fueled by a desire to create her own business, Brittany took a leap. She left her secured well-paid job to grow an outsourced accounting firm, SAOS (Strategic Accounting Outsource Solutions).

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The firm said in its communication to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), Reserve Bank of India, and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), that it would proceed with seeking their approval after the regulators give their decisions on the alleged violations by the Burmans.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Welcome back to the 373rd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Ben Hockema. Ben is the Founder of Illuminate Wealth Management, an RIA based in Barrington, Illinois that oversees $100M in assets under management for 55 client households. What's unique about Ben, though, is that he spent 13 years successfully working his way up the career track at a growing advisory firm, starting as an intern and eventually making partner… only to realize within

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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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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Kantar, a global research firm, predicts a further decline in demand for daily groceries, essentials, and household products in India over the next few quarters. This projection extends the timeline for volume recovery in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, which experienced a slowdown in the December quarter. In the same quarter, overall volumes expanded by 5.2%, down from 6.9% in the previous quarter, with rural markets growing by 4.8% and urban areas by 5.6%.

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CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Farhaan Moolla: Innovative Leadership: The Journey of a modern and dynamic CFO Written by: Staff writer In this podcast Farhaan Moolla, a seasoned CFO with a notable career in financial leadership and strategic planning, shared his journey, beginning with his entrepreneurial family background. His career trajectory took him from a trainee at Nolands to financial management roles, leading to his current position as the CFO of T3 Telecoms.

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

India's technology outsourcing industry is optimistic about revenue expansion in 2024. Tata Consultancy Services and Tech Mahindra CEOs expect growth from deal renewals, vendor consolidation, and transformation projects. The IT industry is projected to reach $253.9 billion in fiscal 2024.

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Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

 The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Bill Dudley, NY Fed Chief , is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ This is Masters in business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio 00:00:09 [ Barry Ritholtz ] This week on the podcast, what can I say?

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Tata Steel had earlier announced the amalgamation of nine of its strategic businesses, including Tata Steel Long Products, Tinplate Company of India, Tata Metaliks, TRF, The Indian Steel & Wire Products, Tata Steel Mining Ltd, S & T Mining Company.

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Indian government should focus on development, as per a research paper by RBI. The paper shows that the general government debt-GDP ratio could decline to 73.4% by 2030-31, 5 percentage points lower than the IMF's projection. Further fiscal tightening is needed for sustainable growth.

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Banks had been pressing for immunity from arbitrary arrest or action by investigating agencies against their top executives for taking commercial decisions such as grant of loans, but there has been little headway on this demand so far.

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

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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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

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

According to a recent report by Growthpal, there has been a marginal decline in mergers and acquisitions in the fintech space in 2023, with lending leading the acquisitions with about 30 per cent, followed by payments and wealthtech.

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Indian economy is expected to grow through a fresh round of capacity expansion by the corporate sector, as stated in the State of the Economy Report published by RBI. This investment is likely to happen as inflation decreases, providing a stable environment for expansion strategies.

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The situation is worse in the case of the Indian IT industry, with none of the 54 companies in the NSE-1000 index having a female CEO. Market leader TCS, which employs more than 200,000 women (constituting over a third of its workforce), has no women in its key managerial personnel (KMPs), as per its annual report. In fact, among the top 5 IT companies, only Wipro has a woman in a KMP role - it appointed Aparna Iyer as CFO in September last year.

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