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Cyber extortion surges 78% on spread of 'ransomware-as-a-service'

CFO Dive

Ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated and, at most companies, require a recovery period of more than a month, according to Palo Alto Networks.

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Why CFOs Should Be Leading ERP Adoption

Navigator SAP

The decisions made by a company’s chief financial officer are “the foundations of the pyramid that determine whether the organization succeeds or fails,” according to the Boston Consulting Group. These choices leave a long-lasting mark on the company that reverberates through many departments and over many years.

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How managers can strike the right balance with continuation funds

Private Funds CFO

More and more PE managers are launching continuation funds to hold onto assets longer. But such deals are rife with potential conflicts of interest. Private Funds CFO reports on how to make sure your continuation fund is a success. for both you and your investors.

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Book Review: In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio

CFA Institute

Andrew Lo and Stephen Foerster offer a checklist of seven principles by which investors can construct their own “perfect portfolios.”.

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The Growth Architect: How Financial Leaders are Unlocking Potential

Speaker: Ashley Harlan, MBA

What if your role as a fractional CFO went beyond operational support to actively shaping the future of your clients’ businesses? 💼 ✨ In this session, discover how fractional finance professionals can position themselves as architects of growth, guiding their clients toward sustainable success and preparing them for full-time financial leadership.

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SEC proposes tougher disclosure rules for SPACs

CFO Dive

A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal caps months of sharper scrutiny of SPACs and coincides with a slump in the market for the so-called blank-check companies.

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Download the April/May issue; Future of Fund Services

Private Funds CFO

Download the April/May 2022 issue of Private Funds CFO; Download Future of Fund Services.

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Turkey: The Trouble with Debt-Driven Growth

CFA Institute

Turkey's economic travails provide a cautionary tale for other developing nations.

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100% bonus depreciation for company jet ends this year

CFO Dive

Starting in 2023, bonus depreciation drops annually by 20% increments and conventional accelerated depreciation fills in the balance.

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Webinar: Working Capital Management Foundations | April 26

Strategic Treasurer

Working Capital Management Foundations. April 26 | 11:00 AM EDT. Register Now. Date. Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Time. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT. Where. This is an online event. Speakers. Craig Jeffery, Strategic Treasurer Brent Kinman, Corcentric. Sponsored By. Hosted By. 1.2 CTP and FP&A re-certification credits will be given for attendance to this live webinar.

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2025 Payroll Calendar Templates (Biweekly, Semi-Monthly, and Monthly)

Use these handy calendar templates to stay on top of payroll in 2025! Download them today to share with your HR team or post for employees. Whether your company has biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods, Paycor has you covered. Get your templates today!

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Jersey Finance: New regulations, new solutions

Private Funds CFO

Recent regulatory evolutions in Jersey serve to augment the jurisdiction’s reputation as a safe pair of hands for managers, say Jersey Finance’s head of funds Elliot Refson and business development lead in the Americas Philip Pirecki.

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China’s Enterprise Annuities: “Long-Term Money, Short-Term Investment”

CFA Institute

The operation of enterprise annuities in China suffers from a "long-term money, short-term investment" mindset.

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M&A slumps 23% during first quarter amid headwinds

CFO Dive

Geopolitical tensions, threats to economic growth and other risks discouraged deal-makers during the first three months of 2022, according to Refinitiv.

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Merchandising 3.0: Five strategies for retail planning success

Anaplan

In retail, merchandising is the link between sales and marketing on the front end and supply chain at the back end. Merchandising tells retailers the all-important four Ws: what to sell, when to sell, where to sell, and who to sell to. These four Ws are critical for sales, marketing, and supply chain because retailers […].

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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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20 ways CFOs are shaking up the agenda

Private Funds CFO

Whether it’s climate change, technological innovation or simply the changing nature of the marketplace, private markets are proving to be highly adaptable. In this innovation special, we explore the steps CFOs are taking to future-proof their funds.

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CFO strategy: How to move beyond short-term moves and build long-term edge

Future CFO

When it comes to CFO strategy, finance leaders CFOs need to move beyond short-term, reactive moves to counter inflation and identify opportunities to build long-term competitive advantages, said Gartner recently. CFOs should shift from a focus on neutralising margin pressures to long-term strategies, including aligning costs to points of differentiation, rightsizing the supply chain and conducting ongoing pay monitoring to better adapt to changing market conditions, the advisory firm noted.

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CFOs call continuous planning key as Ukraine, inflation stir volatility

CFO Dive

Finance leaders that managed through the pandemic without cloud-based planning tools are prepared to remedy that as they eye new uncertainties, according to a survey.

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How PSD2 Significantly Changed an Industry for the Better

FISPAN

In 2018, the European Payment Service Directive (PSD2) forcibly took effect across the European Union (EU). Through PSD2, banks were mandated through government legislation to enable access of consumer-authorized data to third parties. In providing a regulatory framework, the directive ultimately accelerated conversations surrounding Open Banking in the EU.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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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Future of Fund Services: Three takeaways as managers embrace futureproofing

Private Funds CFO

Investors are eager to put the challenges of the past two years behind them and tackle what comes next.

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Board members are concerned that firm won't deliver on ESG goals

Future CFO

Directors around the world are concerned that their firms won’t be able to deliver on ESG goals, said INSEAD recently when releasing results of a survey. Citing the board’s lack of knowledge, data, and capabilities as the top barrier to providing effective ESG oversight, directors — at roughly 70% — said they are only moderately or not at all effective at integrating ESG into company strategy and governance.

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Outsourced middle-office services gaining traction with CFOs

CFO Dive

CFOs can expose their in-house staff to the newest technology and best practices by augmenting their processes with managed services, consultants say.

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Using OCI Object Storage based Raw Data in Oracle Analytics

Qubix

Let’s start this blog with a definition of Object Storage. Object Storage is an internet-scale, high-performance storage platform that offers reliable and cost-efficient data durability. Object Storage can store an unlimited amount of unstructured data of any content type, including analytic data.

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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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20 ways CFOs are shaking up the agenda: 1-5

Private Funds CFO

To kick off our list, we examine talent management, data lakes, cyber-readiness, LP portals, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Golden State Foods Takes a Second Helping of Planful

Planful

Golden State Foods (GSF), in addition to being one of the largest diversified suppliers to the foodservice industry, has been a Planful customer since 2014. In that time, the company has grown its business worldwide while it methodically transformed finance from a spreadsheet-driven function into an agile and strategic strength that guides the business forward. […].

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Surging inflation compelling small businesses to raise prices

CFO Dive

Inflation is broad based – flaring in every sector – and will probably persist longer than initially expected, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said.

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More than 60% of firms prioritise ESG in digital transformation

Future CFO

More than 60% of firms prioritise ESG in digital transformation while more than 80% plan to increase their investments in sustainability, said BCG recently when releasing a survey of 850 companies worldwide. Companies that are successful in their digital transformation are nearly twice as likely as other organisations to see ESG goals as a key focus of digital initiatives, Hamid Maher, a managing director & partner, Casablanca, BCG pointed out.

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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.