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How to Build Shareholder Trust with Reliable Financial Reports

Planful

In an ideal world, financial reports should build shareholder trust by offering accurate data about the performance of the company. In reality, a company’s financial report can be more flimsy—involving estimates and judgment from leadership that’s far from the truth. Valuations are a classic example of hole-filled financial reporting. History is riddled with companies that […].

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Financial Metrics for SaaS Companies During the Product/Market Fit Phase

Driven Insights

Why do startups flop? In 2011, the team at Startup Genome found a common thread. A survey of 3,200 startups showed that, of the companies which crumbled, 70% of them tried to scale too quickly.

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Perpetual Debt Is Already Here

CFA Institute

The costs and risks associated with debt have shifted from the borrower to the lender.

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Commercial revenue planning: Evaluate multiple scenarios

Anaplan

There are many ways to allot your marketing and trade spend, but only a few will lead to reaching revenue goals. Find them using “what-if” scenarios.

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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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Trintech: Exclusive Perform 2021 Platinum Sponsor Brings Finance and Accounting Together

Planful

The breadth and depth of finance and accounting professionals, thought leaders, and technical experts speaking at Planful Perform 2021 continues to expand. This virtual conference brings these talented people together to help you Accelerate Now, especially in the face of an increasingly dynamic economic environment. Perform 2021 is happening September 14-15, and you can register […].

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Equal- vs. Market Cap-Weighted Portfolios in Stock Market Crashes

CFA Institute

How have equal- and market-cap weighted US equity portfolios performed relative to one another during downturns?

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CFOs: The top technology trends you need to address today

Future CFO

Hyperautomation and intelligent composable business are the top technology trends that CFOs should immediately address, said Gartner recently. These trends reflect the need for finance leaders to quickly and efficiently adjust to rapidly changing business conditions, said Alejandra Lozada, senior director, research in the Gartner Finance practice. “Hyperautomation stresses the importance of moving away from manual and onerous processes to automated processes which can be more easily adjusted to

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Perform 2021 Sponsors Add Their Expertise to Help You Accelerate Now

Planful

Planful Perform 2021 promises to be an unforgettable event for finance and accounting professionals. It will be full of riveting keynotes, innovative product announcements, and tips and tricks from industry experts to give you the confidence to accelerate now. Register now for Perform 2021. It’s free, online, and happening September 14-15. Of course, we couldn’t […].

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Jedox 2021.3: Virtual Dimensions

Jedox Finance

Jedox is introducing one of the most anticipated new features this year with version 2021.3: Virtual Dimensions. Read more about how you can use Virtual Dimensions in Jedox and how end users can gain faster insights for better decisions.

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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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Financial Planning and Analysis | Key to Strategic Finance

The SaaS CFO

As SaaS companies scale, there is an important function that must be added to your finance org chart. This function is the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) department. I rose through the ranks of the FP&A in public companies, so I have experienced all shapes and sizes of this critical department. Fundamentally, an FP&A team […].

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The four trends that are driving near-term AI innovation

Future CFO

The four trends that are driving near-term AI innovation include responsible AI, small and wide data approaches, operationalisation of AI platforms, and efficient use of data, model and compute resources, said Gartner recently. AI innovation is happening at a rapid pace, with an above-average number of technologies on the Hype Cycle reaching mainstream adoption within two to five years, said Shubhangi Vashisth, senior principal research analyst at Gartner.

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The Power of Business Intelligence for the Office of Finance

Centage

We’ve all been there. You’re reviewing the results with your sales team, and you find that one of the team members is 20% below their sales goal for the quarter – and you want to know why. While you may know what went wrong – “Several orders pushed”, “I lost an important deal”, or “My pipeline wasn’t very strong” – you need to know why.

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Corporate Finance Advisor of the Year 2021

Castle Corporate Finance

The South-East Dealmakers awards are a prestigious event for the Corporate Finance industry and after the non-event of 2020, it was lovely to be able to get together and celebrate in person on the evening of the 2 nd September 2021. Hosted at the stunning Epsom Down Racecourse and compered by the legend that is Martin Bayfield, it was a night to remember.

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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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Book Review: 21st Century Investing

CFA Institute

William Burckart and Steve Lydenberg, CFA, argue persuasively that systemic issues have important implications for future returns.

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Finance execs in South East Asia: How to overcome your hurdles

Future CFO

The fluctuating pandemic has changed many organisations when it comes to the perception of the finance function—the stronger appreciation for finance professionals and their contributions. At the same time, the finance function also needs to address new challenges rising out of the pandemic. A recent report 'Finance functions: seizing the opportunity' — based on a joint ACCA-PwC survey of more than 3,000 finance professionals globally including around 300 from South East Asia (SEA) discerned bo

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Loosening IPO Lockups

Global Finance

Six-month lockup periods used to be the strong recommendation from banks that underwrote traditional IPOs; no longer.

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ION acquires Clarus Financial Technology

ION Group

Expanding ION’s XTP offering with real-time margin and risk management and monitoring solutions for both cleared and uncleared OTC derivatives. The post ION acquires Clarus Financial Technology appeared first on ION.

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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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How to Build Shareholder Trust with Reliable Financial Reports

Planful

In an ideal world, financial reports should build shareholder trust by offering accurate data about the performance of the company. In reality, a company’s financial report can be more flimsy—involving estimates and judgment from leadership that’s far from the truth. Valuations are a classic example of hole-filled financial reporting. History is riddled with companies that went public based on inflated valuations and false narratives.

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Global CEO confidence returns to pre-pandemic levels

Future CFO

Global CEO confidence returns to pre-pandemic levels, said KPMG recently when releasing results of a recent survey of more than 1,300 CEOs of the world’s largest businesses. Survey results indicated that 60% of leaders are confident about the global economy's growth prospects over the next three years, up from 42% in the January/February survey by KPMG.

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Return Or Impact?

Global Finance

Spare a thought for corporate treasurers as they mull where to invest their excess cash.

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Moody’s: Strong issuer and loan pool quality support Asia Pacific covered bonds

Future CFO

Asia Pacific covered bond issuers comprise high-quality financial institutions that can support the credit quality of their covered bonds through coronavirus-related economic disruptions, said Moody’s recently. "The strong and stable credit quality of covered bond issuers in Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Singapore will support the credit quality of covered bonds in these Asia Pacific countries,” said Joe Wong, a Moody's Vice President and Senior Analyst.

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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 fundamentals of IAS 19

Future CFO

Financial reporting specialist and lecturer Adam Deller explains the basic principles of IAS 19 in this short video. The post The fundamentals of IAS 19 appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Tight Talent Market Forces Innovation

Global Finance

New technologies demand new kinds of talent and make addressing labor shortages easier.

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The Challenge Of DeFi

Global Finance

Decentralizing finance can unlock capital in cryptocurrencies, but will it last?

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Calculating Climate Risk

Global Finance

If you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it.

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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.