February, 2022

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SEC to take hard stand against corporate 'greenwashing'

CFO Dive

The SEC soon plans to propose rules for sustainability disclosure that will feature detailed guidelines for reporting on greenhouse gas emissions, according to SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee.

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Josh Weinberg, Head of Financial Systems and Change at Citizens Advice

Generation CFO

Transformation: to some, it suggests progress, efficiency and radical change, but to others, the term doesn’t sit quite right. . “I tend to steer away from using the word ‘transformation’” says Josh Weinberg, Head of Financial Systems and Change at Citizens Advice. . “In my experience, it has connotations around redundancies and other negativity of change.

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Family offices exploring NAV loans as secondaries alternative

Private Funds CFO

This largely institutional market has seen a spike in enquiries from family offices and high-net-worth individuals, according to speakers at the Fund Finance Association Symposium.

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Pros & Cons of Enterprise-wide Application to Cloud

Navigator SAP

Do more with less. Out-innovate the competition. Reinvent your business. Keep expanding partnerships and building new channels of business, because today’s suppliers may not be around tomorrow.

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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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Back to Earth or Temporary Setback? Revisiting the FANGAM Stocks

CFO News Room

It has been a rocky year so far, in 2022, with worries about inflation competing with hopes about recovery for the market’s attention. In the midst of all the action, to no one’s surprise, have been six stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google, Apple and Microsoft or FANGAM) that have largely driven US equities for the last decade, roiling the market with their most recent earnings reports.

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SPAC industry promotes myths in a 'deep fraud,' former SEC official says

CFO Dive

Promoters of SPACs have upheld several "myths" to ensure steady income from a boom in the so-called blank-check companies, according to a former senior SEC official.

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Nieuwe cassatierechtspraak over de toepassing van nieuwe wetten op lopende contracten

Corporate Finance Lab

1. De wetgever heeft de laatste jaren behoorlijk wat gesleuteld aan het contractenrecht. Soms nam hij daarbij de tijd om uitdrukkelijk te regelen in welke mate de wetswijziging in kwestie van toepassing is op lopende contracten. De praktijk prijst zich dan doorgaans gelukkig. Even goed zijn er echter gevallen waarin de wetgever die vraag niet – of onvolledig – beantwoordt.

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Riverstone alumni launch one-stop shop for overworked PE back offices

Private Funds CFO

Petra Funds arrives as the weight of back-office burdens is set to grow. Regulators are starting to roll out proposals aimed at making private markets more transparent and leveling the playing field.

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Benefits of Cloud ERP Systems

Navigator SAP

Inflation and cost pressures are rising, and it shows no sign of abating. it’s getting harder every year to stay lean and competitive. Among the benefits of cloud ERP systems is greater ability to meet these changes and stay flexible and agile enough to keep growing amid changing conditions.

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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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Back to Earth or Temporary Setback? Revisiting the FANGAM Stocks

Musings on Markets

It has been a rocky year so far, in 2022, with worries about inflation competing with hopes about recovery for the market's attention. In the midst of all the action, to no one's surprise, have been six stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google, Apple and Microsoft or FANGAM) that have largely driven US equities for the last decade, roiling the market with their most recent earnings reports.

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Set Up a Nonprofit Chart of Accounts (Free Template)

The Charity CFO

If you’re brand new to nonprofit accounting, the Chart of Accounts might be the best place to start. Because even if you only have one bank account, bill, investment, or expense, you’ll need one. What is a Chart of Accounts? It’s a list of the accounts you use in your organization to track your financial transactions. Specifically, it tracks your assets, liabilities, income, expense, and equity. .

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Supply chains top CFO business risk concerns

CFO Dive

Finance leaders are wrestling with shortages and delays while demand-side pressure from customers can mean costly inventory build-up.

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5 steps to develop a business partner mindset

Jedox Finance

If you want to become a successful business partner that shifts the finance department from a cost center to a profit driver, you need to change your mindset and self-image. Learn from Anders Liu-Lindberg what it takes for successful change. What is business partnering? What is a business partner? Known from IT and human resource planning, the term business partner is also increasingly significant for the new role of controllers.

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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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SEC crosses the Rubicon, proposes an outright ban on certain PE practices

Private Funds CFO

The commission proposed rules for the first time that would outright ban certain practices – a move away from the commission’s traditional focus on making sure GPs are providing LPs with appropriate disclosure.

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ERP Functional Areas of Management

Navigator SAP

How do you keep employees engaged and business thriving in an economic landscape marred by the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on society at large? Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are one way to keep up with ever-changing variables and to derive the insights that are critical to keep growing your business in uncertain times. The ERP functional areas of management are extensive, as they aid almost every part of a business.

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Critical lessons in finance leadership in 2022

Future CFO

Co-produced by Sukhpreet Kaur, community manager, CXOCIETY. Alexander Bant , chief of research for CFOs at Gartner predicts that 2022 will be a make-or-break year for CFOs when it comes to unlocking the value of AI, hyperautomation, digital skills, continuous processes, and data management. Of course, technology has a role to play in the evolution of the CFO role and the development of the finance function.

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Employee Spotlight: Meet Dana Tong

FISPAN

For our February Employee Spotlight feature, we’re introducing FISPAN’s Corporate Controller, Dana Tong. Dana joined FISPAN at the height of the pandemic in 2020, having previously worked in the accounting field for several years with local businesses in Vancouver. Since then, Dana has successfully built FISPAN’s accounting and finance departments from the ground up.

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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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Female CFOs' more cautious earnings talk has payoffs

CFO Dive

Women tend to give shorter, less upbeat and clearer presentations and to include more numbers and fewer euphemisms in earnings calls, according to Kate Suslava of Bucknell University.

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Jedox 2022.1 accelerates Model development and collaboration

Jedox Finance

The Jedox enterprise performance management (EPM) platform 2022.1 release supports your organization’s financial transformation. It reduces the effort and resources used by your planning process whether you are launching new solutions, developing increasingly comprehensive models, or sharing information across business units. The release enhances visibility and context within models and reports and introduces no-code options to make sharing relevant views of workbooks across the organization sim

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Data risk: Are you acquiring an asset? Or a liability?

Private Funds CFO

Alvarez & Marsal’s Matthew Negus outlines the key data and privacy risks firms face when acquiring target companies, and what they can do to mitigate them.

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ERP in the Finance Department

Navigator SAP

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest,” said Benjamin Franklin. Enterprise resource planning systems (ERP), such as Navigator’s SAP ByDesign solution, are specifically designed to pay dividends with the kind of knowledge you need to make business-critical decisions.

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Usage-Based Monetization Musts: A Roadmap for Sustainable Revenue Growth

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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The 2Cs of FP&A leadership in 2022

Future CFO

“Life challenges us, so that we become enlightened. And by recognizing our true intrinsic nature — our transcendent potential — life becomes clarified in a manner that allows us to be an agent of change, not only for ourselves, but for many.” ? Ray Byfield , This Business of Life and Business. For some calling 2020-2021 as challenging times may be an understatement.

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Building Out Your Oil & Gas Accounting Function

Embark With Us

Finance and accounting are meticulous endeavors. Or at least they should be. They also happen to carry some pretty hefty weight on their broad shoulders – i.e. the viability of your entire organization – so precision and attention to detail are essential.

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Adoption insight can help CFOs maximize digital transformation investment

CFO Dive

Inefficient use of technology often takes root early. Knowing why employees avoid or under use new tools can help you leverage your spend.

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How to Create A Nonprofit Operating Reserve Policy

The Charity CFO

Why does your nonprofit need an operating reserve? . A report released last year by Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy estimated the worst-case scenario would lead to the closure of 38% of nonprofits in the United States. Hopefully, we’ll fall far short of that number. . But there’s little doubt that nonprofits with reserve funds in place were more likely to survive when their offices closed suddenly and funding disappeared almost overnight in 2020.

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Solve Your Firm's Automation Complexities Once and For All

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.