Sat.Jul 20, 2024 - Fri.Jul 26, 2024

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Incoming Alphabet CFO Knows The ABCs Of Innovation

Global Finance

Alphabet reached far outside its industry boundaries to recruit its new CFO; Anat Ashkenazi, an Eli Lilly veteran, takes charge of the Google parent’s finances this summer, replacing Ruth Porat, who was promoted to president and CIO. Unusual, yes; the drugmaker and the tech giant have very different lines of business, their cultures are different, and so are their strategic priorities.

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Spotify profit jumps amid ‘early days’ of price increases

CFO Dive

Interim CFO Ben Kung said the music streamer is “encouraged” by the initial consumer reaction to the company's recent price hikes.

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The CFO’s role in bridging the value alignment gap

Future CFO

Chief financial officers at present play a vital role in aligning financial strategy with an organisation’s core values and culture. This is the view of Georgeta Elena Precup (Moran), CPA,CGMA , Operating Partner - Acting CFO, Advisory at Beyond Podiatry , emphasising how CFOs occupy a unique vantage point, overseeing not only financial health but also strategic planning , risk management, and corporate governance.

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Japan Megabanks’ Strategic Share Sale Marks Big Priority Shift

Global Finance

The plan by the Big Three banks to unwind their cross-shareholdings points to a long-awaited turn to better corporate governance. The announcements in June by Japan’s three megabanks that they will sell $5.4 billion of their strategic cross-shareholdings over three years mark a milestone in the decades-long effort to remodel Japanese corporate governance along more investor-friendly lines.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Aerospace & Defense Supply Chain – Supplier Trends

VCFO

Finding Success as an Aerospace & Defense Supplier Analyst outlooks for the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry point to significant, continued growth as strong travel and communication demand fuel the commercial sector, and a changing military landscape feeds more defense spending. Small- and mid-sized businesses looking to enter or increase their presence in A&D as suppliers should be encouraged by this view, but they will need to act with awareness and intention to find success.

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Navigating SBA EIDL Loans for Small Businesses in 2024

CSC Advisors

Your beloved local business in Florida has just sustained significant damage from a powerful hurricane. The relentless winds and torrential rains battered your premises, flooding the interior and ruining essential equipment. Known for your warm hospitality and essential services, your establishment faces an uncertain future. With repair costs far exceeding your savings, you desperately need financial solutions to rebuild, reopen quickly, and ensure your business thrives after the storm.

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Capital allocation: techniques for maximizing financial returns

Cube Software

What is capital allocation? Capital allocation is the process of distributing a company’s financial resources among various projects, departments, or investments. This involves choosing where to spend money to achieve the best returns and support the company’s strategic goals.

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How does a CFO Help in a Business Valuation?

CFO Selections

A business valuation is a critical component of securing a company’s future. Whether it’s done as part of a business sale, merger agreement, litigation proceedings, investment negotiation, succession planning, estate planning, or in compliance with financial regulations, a company valuation gives all included parties reliable information about a business’s financial worth and risk level to aid in strategic decision-making.

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What is Net Revenue Retention and How to Calculate It?

The Finance Weekly

You're a business owner looking to expand your business by encouraging existing customers to spend more on your business. Let’s say you hand them out a loyalty card. Every time they buy something from your store, they rack up points. These points add up throughout the year, rewarding them with tokens from you. This is where Net Revenue Retention (NRR) comes into play.

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The 2025 State of Financial Automation

Financial automation isn’t the future—it’s the now. BILL partnered with SMB Group to survey 750 US financial decision-makers and reveal how small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are using trends and insights to tackle challenges and drive growth. The responses are eye-opening! Download our 2025 State of Financial Automation report to uncover: Key automation trends for 2025 and beyond Top concerns and attitudes about automation How AI is driving smarter, faster decisions The challenges of the finan

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7 CFO tips for yielding high ROI during the rush into generative AI

CFO Dive

Financial executives willing to chance big spending on generative AI can take steps to reduce risk and seize the payoffs.

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Experiential Shopping and the Role That Omnichannel Retail Solutions Play

Navigator SAP

As a man of the Millennial generation, I rarely visit brick-and-mortar retail stores. But there I was at a shoe store in New York City because Nike was letting me design a custom red shoe via its Nike by You retail program. I was making the shoe through Nike’s website, but I was getting ideas and visualizing how my creation would look through virtual reality technology at one of the company’s brick-and-mortar stores.

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First Income Tax In GCC Approved By Oman’s Parliament

Global Finance

Oman is on course to become the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) state to introduce a personal income tax as the sultanate ramps up efforts to boost revenue and diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons. The draft law, approved by Oman’s Parliament in July, has been sent to the State Council for final approval, a decision analysts say is highly anticipated.

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At The Money: Behavior Beats Intelligence

Barry Ritholtz

At The Money: Behavior Beats Intelligence (July 24, 2024) We focus most of our investing efforts on information and knowledge. But is that where we generate the highest ROI? As it turns out, managing your behavior has a much greater impact on your returns than does any single data point. Full transcript below : ~~~ About this week’s guest: Morgan Housel is a partner at the Collaborative Fund and author of “ The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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Many CFOs still in early phase of digital transformation: McKinsey

CFO Dive

Finance teams are grappling with roadblocks such as demanding workloads, a lack of relevant capabilities and insufficient resources.

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FinOps rapidly develops, research finds

Future CFO

Financial operations, a management practice promoting shared responsibility for an organisation's cloud computing infrastructure and costs, has been rapidly developing, with established vendors from various management disciplines and new specialised start-ups, according to a recent research by independent analyst and consultancy firm Omdia. The study indicates that the cloud has experienced significant growth in both scope and scale over recent years, as numerous organisations turn to leverage i

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The Philippines: New Samurai Bond Issue’s Political Backdrop

Global Finance

The Philippines is looking to Japan to partially finance its ballooning debt as Manila moves to strengthen ties between the two countries. The Department of Finance (DoF) says it is exploring issuing yen-denominated, or samurai bonds alongside or in place of conventional US-dollar bond issuance. Government debt has mushroomed in recent years, hitting 15.3 trillion pesos—around $264 billion in May—according to Bureau of the Treasury estimates.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 27-28)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that Charles Schwab's latest RIA benchmarking study shows that firms saw significant AUM growth in 2023, thanks in part to strong equity market performance, but also thanks to organic growth initiatives that brought in additional assets from new and existing clients.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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KKR-backed OneStream sees $4.6B valuation following $490M IPO

CFO Dive

The company will continue to invest in machine learning, AI and new products such as demand forecasting tools following its $490 million IPO, CFO Bill Koefoed said.

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Healthcare CFOs turn to more comprehensive approaches to boost profitability

Future CFO

A Deloitte research showed that health care finance leaders are looking beyond cost reduction to stabilise and grow operating margins. Amid the struggle of the health care industry with profitability for the past decade, which intensified since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations' efforts have been hindered to achieve their mission of delivering innovative, high-quality, equitable, and affordable care.

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China’s BYD Races Ahead With New Plants In Emerging Markets

Global Finance

BYD, the Chinese manufacturer of batteries and electric vehicles, is rapidly becoming the dominant force in the global EV space, despite the US and Europe railing against its disruptive effect on their domestic markets. In the last month, the buccaneering firm has made major plant announcements in Thailand and Turkey as it doubles down on competing with its US and European Union rivals.

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Evolving From Dysfunctional Team To Advisory Dream Team To Improve Retention And Attract Better-Fit Clients

Nerd's Eye View

Although many advisory firms start out with a single person handling all the work of advising clients, bringing in new business, and managing operations and compliance, there's a limit to how many hours any one person can work, which also means that there's a cap on the amount of client growth a solo advisor can achieve before running up against their capacity limit.

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Protect What Matters: Rethinking Finance Ops In A Digital World

Speaker: Cheryl J. Muldrew-McMurtry

Distributed finance teams are rewriting how the back-office runs, and attackers are taking notes. Disconnected workflows, process blind spots, and rising cyber threats are more than just growing pains—they’re liabilities. The challenge isn’t just going remote. It’s building resilient systems that protect accuracy, control, and speed across every transaction and touchpoint.

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Judge deals major blow to SEC’s cybersecurity enforcement stance

CFO Dive

“The decision substantially limits the SEC’s authority to challenge a company’s cybersecurity program,” attorney Mark Schonfeld said.

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Seizing opportunities in finance

Future CFO

Given the advent of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the accounting profession faces challenges in talent as it continues to navigate its way around digitisation and shifts in the market. It is why the accounting profession is in need to keep up with the technological trends and not be caught off guard by the hurdles on the way, fully understanding the weight and importance of upskilling and reskilling.

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Best Treasury And Cash Management Providers 2024: Systems And Services

Global Finance

Treasury keeps up with the dynamic payments environment. As the dynamic payments landscape presents both challenges and opportunities for corporate treasury, it’s unsurprising that financial institutions are finding new ways to help treasurers leverage new payments trends to improve efficiency, manage risk, and support business growth. Banking Circle is the winner of our award for Best Embedded Treasury Solution, providing the core financial infrastructure that allows businesses to build and off

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Budget 2024: CFOs laud measures for infrastructure, skills, sustainability and Viksit Bharat

CFO News

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2024, as garnered widespread approval from CFOs for its focus on infrastructure, sustainability, MSMEs, inclusive growth, and the vision of Viksit Bharat.

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The AI Race Isn’t Just About Tech Superiority – Its the Supply Chain, Stupid!

The race to dominate AI is no longer about who has the smartest algorithms — it's about who can build and scale faster. Behind every AI breakthrough lies a battle for resources: data centers, compute hardware, power, and telecom infrastructure. And right now, even tech giants are hitting a wall. Our latest white paper reveals the six critical supply chain elements that are increasingly separating AI leaders from the rest.

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Detroit nonprofit sues ex-CFO over alleged $40M embezzlement

CFO Dive

The former finance chief breached his fiduciary duty and caused “enormous financial devastation,” according to the complaint.

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Top Five Questions Clients Are Asking About RevRec and Quote-to-Cash

Bramasol

In addition to highlighting trends such as the Digital Solutions Economy (DSE), industry-focused solutions, and SAP initiatives like artificial intelligence and S/4HANA cloud, this Insights Series will also periodically provide answers to the top questions that we hear from our clients and partners. In this episode, we dive into five issues that are at the heart of optimizing Quote-to-Cash to Compliance with SAP Revenue Recognition and subscription management applications, including complex bund

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FDI Tumbled Across Asia In 2023, UN Reports

Global Finance

A sizable decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) in China and a notable decrease in M&A sales across developing Asia contributed to an 8% fall in FDI to $621 billion across the region in 2023, according to data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Nowhere was the drop steeper than in South Asia, where a 37% fall to $36 billion was reported.