October, 2023

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Innovation in finance: How CFOs can lead the charge

CFO News

One of the primary ways CFOs can lead the charge in innovation is by harnessing the power of technology. The finance industry has witnessed remarkable advancements in recent years, including blockchain, artificial intelligence, and big data analytics. These technologies can be leveraged to streamline financial processes, reduce costs, and improve decision-making.

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CFOs keep focus on tech, profitability: Grant Thornton

CFO Dive

As CFOs seek to boost profits while balancing rising operating costs, a tailored digital transformation strategy is critical, Grant Thornton’s Paul Melville says.

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Preparing Your Finance Organization for the New Era of AI

CFO Leadership

Future-forward finance and accounting organizations were quick to embrace robotic process automation (RPA) years ago to manage mundane, repetitive back-office tasks like data entry and routine financial reporting. Many have since advanced to intelligent process automation (IPA) — RPA amplified with artificial intelligence (AI) — to streamline and improve more complex work, from tax and compliance reporting to financial statement reconciliation.

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The I Bond’s fixed rate will rise. But by how much?

Tips Watch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s clear to me that Treasury will increase the fixed rate on the U.S. Series I Bond at the November 1 reset. This is an easy call. But how high can it go?

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The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience

Speaker: Melissa Hurrington

Finance isn’t just about the numbers. It’s about the people behind them. In a world of constant disruption, resilient finance teams aren’t just operationally efficient. They are adaptable, engaged, and deeply connected to a strong organizational culture. Success lies at the intersection of people, culture, adaptability, and resilience. Finance leaders who master this balance will build teams that thrive through uncertainty and drive long-term business impact.

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Capital Structure – Beyond the Income Statement

VCFO

Beyond the Income Statement – Why Capital Structure Matters The Income Statement is often a place of disproportionate focus for business owners. Many use it to assess questions like “Am I cash positive?” or “Am I able to spend like I want and pay my bills comfortably?” as a barometer for business health. While the Income Statement does provide a view of historical (e.g., monthly, annual) performance, much more is needed for effective strategic planning – proactive planning that looks beyon

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What businesses can learn from the F-35B fighter jet failure

CFO Dive

When planning complex projects, it’s important to focus on their core purposes without adding nonessential features, project management expert Dr. Te Wu writes.

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Navigating around the changes in FP&A post-pandemic

Future CFO

A lot has changed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world--there is no question about that. Businesses and firms trod around the adjustments they need to adhere to left and right to keep their companies afloat. All functions of businesses needed to be checked and most had to be overhauled to keep up with the ever-changing dynamics happening around the globe.

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CFOs should proceed cautiously as SBA loan access eases, experts say

CFO Dive

The Small Business Administration's new loan rules are expanding credit access to more companies but experts warn that it could lead some borrowers to take on too much debt.

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Leveraging AI in your monthly close process

CFO Dive

Savvy accounting leaders who “see the writing on the wall” are focused on bringing cutting-edge technologies into their teams’ daily tasks, including the monthly close, writes Horváth’s Tony Klimas.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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The Future of SAP Business ByDesign: 2023 and Beyond

Navigator SAP

SAP Business ByDesign has grown into a trusted, mature ERP solution for fast-growing and medium-sized business since its initial release in 2007. With its use of SAP’s new Business Technology Platform (BTP), Business ByDesign is further evolving into a core product for businesses not ready for SAP’s flagship S/4HANA ERP solution.

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CFOs applaud RBI's stable policy, believe rate pause to uplift India Inc's capex plan

CFO News

Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to keep the repo rates unchanged at 6.5% for the fourth time in the fiscal. ETCFO spoke with finance leaders to understand the impact of pause and stable policy on India Inc's growth and expansion plan.

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What Else Might be Driving Sentiment?

Barry Ritholtz

One of my favorite responsibilities as chief investment officer at Ritholtz Wealth Management is the quarterly conference call I do for our clients. I run through 30 charts in 30 minutes that explain where we are in the economic cycle, what markets are doing, and what it means to their portfolios. I like to finish with a thought-provoking, often “investing-adjacent” idea they might not have previously considered.

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There are four million households in North Carolina

The Reformed Broker

Conservatory at Biltmore, by Ann Vasilik via Our State There are four million households in North Carolina. Approximately half of those households (1.922 million) are comprised of a married male and female with children. Another half million are a female head of household with kids. There’s 180,000 or so male-led homes with children and then 1.4 million non-family households.

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Smarter Card Solutions: Meeting the Challenges of Mid-Market Travel & Expense

Our 2025 Center Travel Survey is clear: as corporate travel increases, so does corporate credit cards distribution, and a rise in off-platform travel booking. This 61% rise causes various challenges: compliance, spend control, reporting problems, and a lack of visibility across organizations. To evolve with the ever-changing needs of travelers, decision-makers need a better solution.

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I Bond’s fixed rate: An updated projection

Tips Watch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back on Oct. 8 I posted an article, “The I Bond’s fixed rate will rise. But by how much?” attempting to forecast the potential new fixed rate for the U.S.

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PCAOB chief slams auditors for 40% error rate

CFO Dive

The federal overseer of audit firms last year doubled the number of enforcement orders compared with 2021 and imposed record penalties.

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What is a Ready-To-Validate Cloud Platform?

Navigator SAP

Running a life sciences business comes with all the needs and challenges of a typical business, but there also often are additional regulatory considerations. One of those considerations is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) systems validation. Life sciences businesses that serve the U.S. market must prove that their systems engage in FDA-approved processes that meet FDA standards around quality, consistency, traceability and other requirements.

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J&K Bank's statutory auditors removed prematurely

CFO News

The removal came in the backdrop of the auditors issuing a qualified opinion on the bank’s FY23 accounts with respect to funds raised via the employee stock purchase scheme 2023 (ESPS).

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Bringing AI to Finance: How to Leverage Technology for Efficiency and Control

Finance teams are balancing more than ever, but manual processes shouldn’t slow you down. In this ebook from BILL, discover how AI is transforming finance—automating AP, expense tracking, and document management to reduce errors, increase efficiency, and improve financial control. Learn how real companies are using AI-powered automation to streamline workflows, detect anomalies, and gain deeper insights.

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10 Quotes That Shaped My Investment Philosophy

Barry Ritholtz

We all love to use quotations in our arguments. It’s both an appeal to higher authority as well as social proof ( Hey! I’m not the only one who believes this stuff ). I find it useful occasionally to go back to first principles and reconsider the sources that have influenced my thinmking. Along those lines, here are in chronological order, the thinkers who have helped shape how I view the world view, including how I philosophically think about the economy, markets, and investing.

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A Luxury Slowdown

The Reformed Broker

Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts? On this week’s episode, Josh and Michael discuss the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►Earnings – “Average commercial and consumer loans were both down from the second quarter as higher rates and a slowing economy have weakened loan demand, and we’ve continued to take some credit tighteni.

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Invisible, yet Invaluable: Valuing Intangibles in the Birkenstock IPO!

Musings on Markets

A few days ago, I valued Instacart ahead of its initial public offering , and noted that the reception that the stock gets will be a good barometer of where risk capital stands in the market, right now. After a buzzy open, when the stock jumped from its offering price of $30 a share to $42, the stock has quickly given up those gains and now trades at below to its offer price.

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Gensler says SEC aims to avoid overreach on climate risk rule

CFO Dive

The SEC chief has come under fire for proposing that companies release data on the greenhouse gas emissions by their suppliers and customers.

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Say ‘Goodbye’ to Clunky Spreadsheets and Say ‘Hello’ to Month-End Automation

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, emails, and shared drives no longer need to slow you down. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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Regulated Industries: Growing Food & Beverage Manufacturers Need ERP

Navigator SAP

When food and beverage firms are small, it is often possible to get away with idiosyncratic or inconsistent processes that have been home-grown. But as a food and beverage manufacturer scales up, quality control becomes more important and often required.

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Jupiter Wagons order book to exceed Rs 4,000 crore with revenue visibility for next 3.5 years: CFO

CFO News

Sanjiv Keshri says the company sees a big share of the upcoming Indian Railways tender for about 55,000 wagons; only challenge is execution.

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The Greatest Missed Opportunity of Our Lifetimes

Barry Ritholtz

The chart in this morning’s reads shows what it is going to cost to fund the interest payments on the federal debt. It’s gone vertical as rates have moved from effectively 0 to over 5%. When rates were zero all of corporate America refinanced, lowering the cost of their debt to historically low levels. Households did the same; today 61% of homeowners with a mortgage are paying 4% or less in interest.

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Tech Evolution: Q&A With Edwina Fitzmaurice, EY’s Global Chief Customer Success Officer

Global Finance

Global Finance Magazine - Edwina Fitzmaurice, EY’s global chief customer success officer, speaks with Global Finance about technology, innovation and customer success.

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Outsourcing Vs. In-House: The Ultimate Battle For Better Collections

Speaker: Susan Richards

Your past-due accounts are growing, cash flow is tightening, and the pressure is on. The big question: Do you handle the collections internally or outsource to experts? Both strategies come with advantages and risks - but which one delivers the best impact for your business? In this session we’ll dive deep into the in-house vs. outsourcing debate, examining cost-effectiveness, efficiency, compliance risks, and overall recovery success rates.