Sat.Jun 24, 2023 - Fri.Jun 30, 2023

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What Recession?

Barry Ritholtz

Rising rates, falling savings, increased deficits, dubious GDP : Ever since the yield curve inverted and warnings of “imminent recession” filled the air, the Philly Fed’s map of State Coincident Indexes has provided a good real-time snapshot of the state of the economy. Friday’s release might have snuck by, but its filled with upside surprises that are worth looking at.

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Wasabi CFO urges finance leaders, C-suite to embrace AI

CFO Dive

CFOs need to take a more risk-forward mindset when it comes to AI to ensure they are well-placed for the coming “data wave.

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CFOs: What Gen Z and millennial employees might want

Future CFO

What do Gen Z and millennial employees want? How can business leaders do a better job of retaining and attracting younger talent? According to the Deloitte Global 2023 Gen Z and Millennial Survey, Gen Z and millennial employees — though often portrayed as only caring about work-life balance — are values-driven, concerned about the environment, the state of the world, and the future they see developing ahead of them.

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ESG standard setter releases global reporting rules

CFO Dive

The global effort to harmonize rules for corporate sustainability reporting will now focus on rallying adoption of its voluntary standards in dozens of jurisdictions worldwide.

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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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ERP Software for Discrete Manufacturing: Key Features to Consider

Navigator SAP

Discrete manufacturing differs in nature from any other production technique, whereby continuous processes require very different approaches in terms of resource management, inventory control, and production scheduling.

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The Benefits of Automating Forecasting Processes  

Centage

When it comes to automation, what’s particularly beneficial is the way technology can automate how financial data flows through models and forecasts, freeing financial teams from the manual labor of attempting to create forecasts via spreadsheets. More importantly, the automation means executive teams have real-time up-to-date information to make decisions, and not a static forecast that is months old.

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CFOs trim growth estimates amid credit squeeze: Fed

CFO Dive

The extent of credit tightening triggered by turmoil in the banking system in March is unclear, according to the Federal Reserve.

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How SAP is Future-Proofing Business ByDesign

Navigator SAP

SAP recently made a significant change in how it develops, organizes, and releases new features. This change is good news for businesses that use SAP Business ByDesign because the change future-proofs the ByDesign solution and ultimately will enable businesses to take advantage of new SAP functionality more quickly. It also paves the way for more complete automation and artificial intelligence within the platform.

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Nobody Knows Anything, 2023 First Half Edition

Barry Ritholtz

A quick note as the first half of 2023 draws to a close, shocking the locals with its intensity. Why? Because almost nobody saw this rally coming. 1 As of this moment, the indices stand appreciably higher than where they were on January 1, 2023: The NASDAQ 100 is up >38%, the S&P 500 is up ~15.5%, and the Russell 2000 small cap index is up almost 7%.

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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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Nasdaq’s $10 Billion RegTech Deal Shows Urgency, Cost Of Compliance

Global Finance

Global Finance Magazine - Corporates are wielding M&A to scoop up the tech they need in order to keep up with strict rules and regulations.

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AI linked to new crop of business email scams

CFO Dive

Businesses can no longer count on bad spelling and grammar to red-flag problem emails: Fraudsters are using AI to craft well-written email messages at scale.

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SBI CFO Charanjit Surinder Singh Attra steps down

CFO News

Attra, was appointed to SBI as CFO on October 2020, had previously worked as a Partner at EY India and held a senior executive position at ICICI Securities. He was also a partner in SR Batliboi & Associates LLP and GM and chief Accountant in ICICI Bank.

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What Do You Believe? Why?

Barry Ritholtz

One of the most important aspects of becoming a good investor is creating a model of the world around you. To do this, you must have good decision-making skills, and the ability to make sense of incomplete and sometimes contradictory information. This is not easy. Indeed, it is often counterintuitive. What seems like an obvious market-moving data point or piece of news is very often already in the price.

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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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From overwhelmed to productive: 5 Ways to reclaim your time

CFO Talks

By Jeff Ryan , MD for AWCape, a Platinum Sage business partner for HR, payroll and financial solutions Have you said this phrase: “I wish I had more hours in the day” today? Let’s face it: the world of work is fast and it doesn’t stop. And finding extra hours in the day can feel like an impossible task. However, by implementing strategic approaches and making smart choices, you can reclaim precious time and increase productivity.

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SEC puts SolarWinds CFO on notice in cyberattack probe

CFO Dive

The news underscores the growing legal exposure that CFOs have as they are increasingly expected to take on broader remits of responsibilities — including technology.

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The Rise of the Credit Economy

CFO News

How many calls do you receive on a daily basis for availing credit cards? Or how many credit cards do you have? Well, looking at the data points, I am confident that we are moving towards a credit economy. Metro stations and shopping malls to airports and supermarkets are buzzing with sales booths offering credit cards. According to the recent RBI data, currently, there are 8.6 crore credit cards in the country.

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10 Weekend Reads

Barry Ritholtz

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Evolution of Financial Advice. To be a successful investor you need to possess a number of different traits. You need to understand how math, statistics and probabilities work. You need to understand how corporations and the global economy generally function over the long haul.

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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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210: Nicole Hibbert: The CFO that got back on the horse

CFO Talks

The CFO that got back on the horse Nicole Hibbert has experienced a fair amount of early career setbacks, yet rose up the corporate ladder to become Head of Finance at SynergyERP. Nicole shared her journey of resilience with the CFOClub Podcast. Written by: Leigh Schaller Career paths are often compared to ladders, it would perhaps be more accurate to compare them to a game of snakes and ladders.

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Enovix taps semiconductor exec for CFO

CFO Dive

The new finance chief was named just days after the Fremont, California-based company said it had received a purchase order to produce battery cells for the U.S. Army.

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Resignation does not absolve auditor of his duty to report fraud: NFRA

CFO News

Auditors Diary: India’s audit watchdog on Monday issued a circular explaining the responsibilities of auditors in relation to reporting fraud in a company.

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S&P 500 Companies: A Visual Breakdown

Barry Ritholtz

All of the companies in the S&P 500 are worth $7.1 trillion in assets, accounting for close to 80% of available market capitalization on U.S. stock exchanges. Visual Capital notes: “Over the last decade, big tech names have dominated the index. The tech sector makes up over 26% , with Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia as the top S&P 500 companies by market capitalization.

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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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Flip ‘Plan Presentation’ Into ‘Plan Engagement’ Meetings To Generate More Focus And Reflective Questions From Clients

Nerd's Eye View

One of the key steps in the financial planning process is presenting the plan to the client, which has traditionally been done as part of a single 'plan presentation' meeting that takes place once the advisor has gathered and analyzed all of the client's data. While this approach may have made sense in a time when the 'plan' itself was mostly limited to investment recommendations (which the advisor would be able to go on and implement themselves since they were managing the client's assets), fin

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KPMG cuts about 1,900 more US jobs

CFO Dive

The layoffs will include cuts in its audit business — a notable shift given the company and the industry have recently struggled with accounting talent shortages.

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Institutional shareholders increasingly voting against company resolutions: Report

CFO News

The report by primeinfobase.com highlighted that despite the dissent of institutional shareholders, nearly 97 per cent or 1,744 resolutions out of 1,833 still sailed through on account of high promoter holding in the companies.

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Dr Trish Ndlovu: Schools need more accounting experts!

CFO Talks

Written by Staff Writer Dr Trish Ndlovu explains to CFOClub Africa how being a finance leader in the education sector is deeply meaningful. “I was working in corporate and wanted to do my master’s. But, you know, corporate and studying don’t really go very well together – they’re not best friends. “So I had to look for a job opportunity that was less demanding, and I found myself in a school environment,” Dr Trish Ndlovu told a recent CFOConvo webinar.

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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.