Global Finance

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Starting Jan. 1, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will levy a tax of 15% on large multinationals (MNCs) operating in the country as part of corporate tax reforms required by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD framework aims to clamp down on tax avoidance. The OECD regulations known as the Global Anti-Base Erosion Rules or GLoBE, has seen over 135 jurisdictions agree to update elements of the international tax system.

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The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Let’s talk about something every business owner and accountant deals with— account reconciliation. Sure, it may not be the most glamorous part of finance, but it’s undeniably one of the most important. It’s what keeps your books accurate, ensures you catch errors (or even fraud), and gives you the confidence to make financial decisions based on solid data.

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CFO Plans

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In the fast-paced world of tech startups, strategic financial planning isn’t just beneficialit’s crucial. As these ambitious companies aim to scale operations, a solid financial strategy becomes the cornerstone for sustainable growth. Start Your Financial Transformation Today with expert guidance from CFO Plans. This article delves into how tech startups can navigate financial complexities, leveraging the strategic insights of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and other vital financial

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Why Asia Leads the World in E-Invoicing Asia has become a global leader in e-invoicing, with early adopters like South Korea and India setting the pace, and newer entrants such as Malaysia and Thailand rapidly catching up. Countries like Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia are fully committed to using e-invoicing to streamline tax processes, enhance transparency, and support economic growth.

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Advertiser: GEP

2025 will feel familiar, in some regards. The procurement and supply chain category management landscape will remain turbulent, with geopolitical tensions, worries over fresh tariffs, rising costs, and supply chain disruptions posing significant challenges. But you should also expect some lightning-fast changes in 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to upend the way enterprises and procurement, supply chain, and category management professionals operate.

E78 Partners

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Cloud services are an indispensable part of the digital strategy for organizations that seek to innovate and scale. However, managing cloud costs effectively is a complex challenge that demands strategic focus. For technology leaders, particularly in private equity-backed companies, cloud spend management is a critical lever for driving profitability and value creation.

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Arthur Zeikel was a founding principal of Standard & Poor’s/InterCapital, Inc., and served as Chairman of the Board. He eventually became president of Merrill Lynch Asset Management, leading the division with a value-oriented approach and a focus on long-term fundamentals. He was an adjunct professor at NYU STern School of Business. He co-authored Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management , now in its fifth edition.

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CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Monday.com CFO Eliran Glazer highlights three vital priorities for 2025. First, he stresses that long-term efficiency must guide strategy. Instead of focusing solely on near-term investor demands, CFOs must structure financial planning like a marathonmapping out sustainable growth through transparent scenario planning that accounts for macro uncertainties.

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Lime Light

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In todays fast-paced business environment, CFOs and finance teams must go beyond crunching numbersthey need to communicate effectively, offer strategic insights, and deliver impactful presentations. ChatGPT-4 is a game-changing tool that enhances the efficiency and creativity of finance professionals. Below are five innovative ways CFOs and finance teams can use ChatGPT-4, with detailed prompts and examples.

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The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 24, 2024

When running a business, understanding your finances isn't just importantits essential. Among the many metrics out there, one stands out for its ability to offer clear insights into your profitability: net profit margin. Today, well walk through what net profit margin means, how to calculate it, and benchmarks to consider based on your industry.

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Speaker: Debra L. Robinson

CPAs know the drill: taxes, compliance, rinse, repeat. But what about the sneaky cash flow that’s quietly messing with your organization’s success? It’s time to step into the spotlight and expose the “dirty little secrets” of cash flow to fuel strategic growth. By upskilling your accounting practices and shifting focus from tax compliance to the strategic movement of money, you can transform your role from reactive accountant to proactive financial strategist.

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CFO Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2024

CFO and co-interim CEO David Zinsner, along with the company’s former CEO, misled shareholders about the financial performance of Intel’s foundry unit, shareholders allege.

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Navigator SAP

DECEMBER 27, 2024

One of the principal stakeholders who often drive digital transformation is the CFO. This is not surprising, because digital transformation and the adoption of a modern ERP solution benefits both financial performance and operational efficiency, two areas that are particularly near and dear to the CFO job function. Digital transformation also benefits CFOs more directly, because it assists with streamlining and automating financial business complexity.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Financial transformation has emerged as a critical imperative for organisations in 2024, driven by the need to adapt to rapidly changing economic conditions, technological advancements, and evolving business landscapes. This 2025, CFOs in Asia face unprecedented challenges in navigating a landscape shaped by rapid technological advancements, evolving consumer behaviours, and heightened regulatory demands.

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 5, 2024

We lost one of the greats this week: Art Cashin passed away Sunday at the age of 83. CNBC’s Bob Pisani did a wonderful remembrance of Art: “In the intensely competitive and often vicious world of stock market commentary, Cashin was that rarest of creatures: a man respected by all, bulls and bears, liberals and conservatives alike.” It made me want to share a few of my favorite Art Cashin stories… I first met Art when I was a newbie strategist in the 2000s.

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Speaker: Aaron Berson

Managing spend is more than a cost cutting exercise – it's a pathway to smarter decisions that unlock efficiency and drive growth. By understanding and refining the spending process, financial leaders can empower their organizations to achieve more with less. Explore the art of balancing financial control with operational growth. From uncovering hidden inefficiencies to designing workflows that scale your business, we’ll share strategies to align your organization’s spending with its strategic g

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Global Finance spoke with Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones in Egypt, during the 2024 World Investment Conference organized by Saudi Invest and the World Association of International Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Global Finance : Is there a strong interest from the Egyptian private sector to be a part of the Saudi transformation?

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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 11, 2024

I am a teacher at heart, and every year, for more than two decades, I have invited people to join me in the classes that I teach at the Stern School of Business at New York University. Since I teach these classes only in the spring, and the first sessions for each of the classes will be in late January, I think this is a good time to provide some details on the classes, including content and structure.

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CFO Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Trust in public company financials “can easily be taken for granted,” outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler warned in a statement on the audit watchdog’s budget.

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Navigator SAP

DECEMBER 23, 2024

SAP has announced the integration of its AI copilot, Joule , into SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and supply chain management applications, enhancing user interaction and operational efficiency. In SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition , Joule streamlines tasks by enabling quick navigation, providing instant insights into business data, and offering guidance through relevant enablement content.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Finance leadership is undoubtedly not a cakewalk, as it involves various roles for the organisation to grow and drive value. Chief finance officers now work as strategic advisors to the C-suite team, with specific strategies at hand to bring in innovation for the company as a whole. Every decision is crucial to the overall results and endpoint of each and every plan and initiative, that is why it is necessary that finance leaders have a clear view of the road they have to take.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 417th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Paul G McManus. Paul is the CEO of More Clients More Fun, a marketing company that helps financial advisors conceptualize and publish their own book in a consolidated 6-week process. What's unique about Paul, though, is how he counsels advisors not to write books for the potential royalties they could earn, but rather as a means to establish themselves as an authority in the m

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Some have greatness thrust upon them. Syria and its well-wishers worldwide hope that acting finance minister Riad Abd El Raouf will enter those ranks in the coming months. Raouf, 49, cuts a lonely figure as the only Bashar al-Assad appointee retaining a top cabinet post after the dictators shocking ouster by Islamist rebels. With a doctorate in accounting and auditing from Frances Universite Paul Verlaine, trilingual in Arabic, French and English, Raouf returned home to teach at Damascus Univers

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 19, 2024

I have been playing a lot this year with ChatGBT, and saved some of my favorites. This is one of them: Chapter 1: The Creation of the Market In the beginning, the Trader created the Market and the Economy. The Market was formless and void, and volatility was upon the face of the indices. The Spirit of Investment hovered over the trading floor. And the Trader said, “Let there be Value,” and there was Value.

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CFO Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Additional pressure on audit pricing is expected to come from regulatory changes on the horizon such as the FASB’s income statement expense rules, FERP reports.

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Navigator SAP

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Since on-premise software is quickly going the way of the passenger pigeon, part of your business is already in the cloud. It could be your online sales channel. Or your marketing platform. Or your CRM. The problem is that your backend enterprise resource planning solution (ERP) still is not in the cloud. This is a problem not only because cloud-based software comes with many benefits beyond on-premise solutions, but also because ERP is the central nerve center for your business.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The banking sector in Asia is renowned for its resilience and adaptability, and it must continue to innovate to thrive. As we approach 2025, several key trends are reshaping the financial landscape, particularly affecting the dynamics between CFOs and their banking partners. Key trends influencing CFOs in Asia Asian CFOs are increasingly focused on navigating a complex environment characterised by digital transformation, regulatory changesespecially regarding data privacy and protectionsustainab

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the CFP Board announced a series of proposed changes to its certification requirements, including an increase in required Continuing Education (CE) hours for current certificants to 40 hours every two years (up from the current 30 hours) and, for candidates for certification, a tightening of the Experience requirement (so that qualifying experience for the 6,000-hour "Stan

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Advertiser: GEP

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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