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Workforce disclosures surge amid pressure for diversity

CFO Dive

Although companies are revealing more about employee race and ethnicity, their reports are not standardized and are often spotty, JUST Capital said.

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How to Implement an ERP Solution at Your Startup

Navigator SAP

Implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system has become a matter of survival for startups that want to scale fast or involve complex manufacturing operations, as the process efficiencies and data transparency ERP delivers can make or break such businesses. If you’re headed down this road, you may be spending lots of time thinking about how to achieve a successful ERP rollout.

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Debunking myths surrounding managing assets in insurance structures

Private Funds CFO

Lombard International head of investments Virginia Klein debunks three common myths about private placement variable insurance structures and argues they’re more like traditional funds than many managers believe, but with major potential tax benefits.

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Onshoring

Corporate Finance

Which automobile company exports the most cars from the U.S.? Most people would probably guess Ford or GM, but for the 8th straight year, BMW is the U.S. auto export leader. During 2021, BMW exported 257,876 cars valued at $10.1 billion from the company's plant in the U.S. Although many are concerned with the negative effects of offshoring manufacturing, there are also benefits to onshoring.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook For Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Document-heavy workflows slow down productivity, bury institutional knowledge, and drain resources. But with the right AI implementation, these inefficiencies become opportunities for transformation. So how do you identify where to start and how to succeed? Learn how to develop a clear, practical roadmap for leveraging AI to streamline processes, automate knowledge work, and unlock real operational gains.

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Class action embroils Wells Fargo commercial real estate underwriting practices

CFO Dive

A judge is set to rule on the bank's motion to dismiss the complaint, which names the company, ex-CEO Jim Sloan and former CFO John Shrewsberry among the defendants.

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Maximizing after-tax return with insurance structures

Private Funds CFO

Debunking myths surrounding managing assets in insurance structures.

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Alternative Investments: Predictable Uncertainty in Private Markets

CFA Institute

While analytical judgment is considered universal in science, in finance investment decisions are derived from mental heuristics.

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5 trends in finance leadership

CFO Dive

Finance leaders are up-leveling their team and accelerating growth with these five trends.

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SAP Business ByDesign Supply Chain Management

Navigator SAP

SAP (System Applications and Products) is a German multinational software company specializing in enterprise resource planning software development. This software enables small, medium, and large companies to manage their daily business operations while enhancing customer relations. One of the company’s inventive creations is the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software; a management system designed to help businesses control and integrate their operations in a single location, including fina

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Data Talks, CFOs Listen: Why Analytics Is The Key To Better Spend Management

Speaker: Claire Grosjean

Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.

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Sanctions: Practice tips

Private Funds CFO

What investment advisers should know about Russian sanctions.

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Bridging the Fundamental–Quant Divide

CFA Institute

Where is the common ground between quant and fundamental investing?

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How CFOs can structure an ESG-friendly tax strategy

CFO Dive

ESG's tax implications is “a topic where there’s a two-way street,” said Kevin M. Jacobs, a managing director at Alvarez & Marsal Taxand.

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What is an ERP system in Manufacturing?

Navigator SAP

Running a successful business requires setting up systems that integrate your daily operations for enhanced productivity and efficacy. One of the primary systems your business needs is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Goji on digitizing investor onboarding

Private Funds CFO

How digitization can revolutionize onboarding.

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Emily Waltemate Promoted to Senior Accountant

The Charity CFO

Nothing gives us more joy than seeing one of our own succeed! Today we enthusiastically announce the promotion of Emily Waltemate to the role of Senior Accountant. Prior to switching career paths to join The Charity CFO, Emily worked in the law field for almost 12 years. As a paralegal, she handled everything with cases from open to close, aside for trials and court hearings which only an attorney can do.

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CFOs grapple with Ukraine fallout, 'fluid' sanctions environment

CFO Dive

“Our first and most important priority remains the people we have in the region," said Sachin Mehra, CFO at Mastercard.

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The Pros and Cons of SAP ERP Systems

Navigator SAP

System Applications and Products (SAP) is a multinational software development company based in Germany. It is mainly known for its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, which is designed to help small, medium, and large enterprises optimize their critical business systems and processes. In this article, you’ll learn about the pros and cons of SAP ERP systems.

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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Montagu bolsters its senior management team with two hires

Private Funds CFO

The London-based buyout firm adds a new CFO and a new head of its operational partners group.

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Data Update 5 for 2022: The Bottom Line!

Musings on Markets

The proverbial bottom line for success in business is the capacity to deliver profits, at least in the long term. Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. In fact, questions about profitability seem to have taken center place again, not only because a market pull back is a reminder that growth, by itself, cannot deliver value, but also because there are still unresolved debates about how much damage the COV

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CFOs should prepare for stronger ESG shareholder pressure: EY

CFO Dive

CFOs and directors need to prepare for the 2022 proxy season as institutional investors turn up the heat on efforts to ensure companies embrace sustainable business practices.

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Three essentials for choosing integrated business planning software

Anaplan

When it comes to planning and budgeting methodologies, integrated business planning (IBP) is the nirvana to which many organizations aspire. At a time when corporate agility and a deep insight into business performance are paramount, its attraction is that it weaves together all the disparate strands of strategic, operational, and financial planning typically managed in […].

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Are Robots Replacing You? Keeping Humans in the Loop in Automated Environments

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R

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PODCAST: Private funds’ year of living dangerously

Private Funds CFO

The industry is staring down a portentous, menacing road of new regulations.

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Two things Hong Kong employees see as most important career considerations

Future CFO

Hong Kong employees deem compensation and benefits as the most important considerations driving their career choices, said Randstad recently when releasing results of its H2 2021 Workmonitor survey. The Randstad 2H 2021 Workmonitor survey was conducted in September 2021 across 34 markets around the world with a minimum of 800 respondents in each market, the recruitment agency noted.

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Frictionless accounts payable – happy customer, happy employee

CFO Dive

Keeping your customers and the employees that serve them happy is key for any organization.

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Japanese Tech Company Gets A French CEO

Global Finance

Michel Combes, a graduate of the France’s elite Ecole Polytechnique, has three decades of experience in the telecom industry.

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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close

Based off SkyStem's popular e-Book, the book of secrets to the month-end close will be revealed in this one-hour webinar. Learn leading practices when it comes to building a strong and sustainable month-end close that has room to grow and evolve. Learn about the power of precise estimates, why reconciliations are critical to closing the books, how and when to automate, and how the chart of accounts play into your close process.