Sat.Jul 22, 2023 - Fri.Jul 28, 2023

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The Growth Of Collaborative Planning – And Decline Of “The (Written Financial) Plan”

Nerd's Eye View

Financial plans play an important role for both clients and advisors, as they not only help clients gain a clear perspective of their current financial position, but also provide advisors with a systematic way to organize their analyses and communicate their recommendations to the client. However, there is no standard style of what is included in these plans, and as financial planning software has gotten more sophisticated and capable over time, "The Plan" has gotten longer and longer with addit

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How CFOs and businesses can get (or stay) ahead of rising rates

CFO Dive

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise the benchmark rate again this week. Finance executives must adjust their strategies, PwC’s Wes Bricker asserts.

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CA in first attempt, long-stay commitment remains top priority in CFO hiring: WalkWater Talent Advisors

CFO News

In an interaction with ET CFO, Ashutosh Khanna, Co-Founder and Director, Executive Search and Talent Advisory Company WalkWater Talent Advisors said CFO hirings are no longer confined to basic structural demands of accounts preparations and submission, and IPO-related works in case of listing.

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Most accounts receivable teams are behind schedule: survey

CFO Dive

Fraud and missing information are some of the culprits behind prompt processing of invoice payments, Versapay CFO Russell Lester said.

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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Underperforming Your Own Assets

Barry Ritholtz

Over the weekend, I noticed someone was wrong on the internet. Anthony Pompliano is a crypto fan who has amassed a huge (1.6 million) following on Twitter. As the Tweet (X?) above shows, he made a newbie error looking at the performance of the S&P500: He left out dividends, thereby omitting most of the returns. I replied 1 to the tweet, politely pointing out that my colleague Ben Carlson had previously explained that “since 1928, equity market returns including dividends are 70% higher than

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2% Inflation Target is Silly

Barry Ritholtz

One of the more foolish arguments 1 that seem to be emanating from the Fed about their intention to raise rates another quarter point today: The 2% inflation target that has been in place pretty much the entire post-financial crisis era. There is no empirical evidence showing 2% is the optimal long-run inflation target, given the Fed’s dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment.

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Why Excel Spreadsheets Are Not Meant for Business Budgeting

Centage

Businesses across numerous industries use Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to accomplish a wide range of tasks, including bookkeeping, accounting, and project management. Excel formulas can make performing simple calculations easy and automatic. Though some businesses rely on Excel for budgeting and financial management needs, the software has some notable disadvantages that may make it a less-than-optimal solution for your business.

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Auditor Independence: Go the Korean Way

CFO News

India was ahead of the world when it introduced Mandatory Audit Firm rotation through the Companies Act 2013 in Fiscal 2018. Korea has taken it further with this Auditor Designation System from Fiscal 2019.

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Bath & Body Works picks CVS, Merck alum for CFO

CFO Dive

Eva Boratto joins the Columbus, Ohio-based personal products maker — long a familiar storefront inside many retail properties — as it shifts away from malls.

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Profit in the Details: Rethinking Spend for Monumental Impact

Speaker: Aaron Berson

Managing spend is more than a cost cutting exercise – it's a pathway to smarter decisions that unlock efficiency and drive growth. By understanding and refining the spending process, financial leaders can empower their organizations to achieve more with less. Explore the art of balancing financial control with operational growth. From uncovering hidden inefficiencies to designing workflows that scale your business, we’ll share strategies to align your organization’s spending with its strategic g

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Understanding the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)

Navigator SAP

Business operates differently now. They evolve faster and scale without heavy technology investment, they connect directly with other systems, they leverage data and automation, and soon they will use artificial intelligence for everything from insight to operational efficiency. Most businesses that have grown beyond a handful of employees now use an enterprise resource planning solution (ERP) for running backend operations, with SAP the market leader of this crucial backend software.

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IPOs: Offerings Keep Trickling In

Global Finance

Global Finance Magazine - Sticky inflation, interest rate hikes, and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine are among the factors that will continue to chill IPO prospects.

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CFOs most concerned with profitable growth, inflation and balance-sheet health in 2023: Gartner Survey

CFO News

Yet nine out of 10 CFOs plan to fund organic growth in 2023 at the same level or greater levels than 2022.

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NVIDIA exec: banks must prep for AI boom

CFO Dive

While generative AI has potential, this “new generation of AI doesn't run well, at all, on the current computer infrastructure that banks have,” NVIDIA’s Malcom DeMayo said.

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Navigating Bleisure Travel: A Guide for Mid-Sized Companies

Bleisure travel — where employees combine work and leisure — has been around since the advent of corporate travel and is here to stay. Successful bleisure policies strike a balance between employee preferences and company goals — workers report a 64% improvement in work-life balance, while companies benefit from reduced travel costs and increased workforce innovation.

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Jack and Sam visit The Compound

The Reformed Broker

The downloads for this episode as an audio podcast are among the fastest we’ve ever seen, with over 30,000 listens in the first couple of days and counting. This will go over 45,000 by week’s end. The YouTube video is on pace to do a similar number. Combine the two and you’re talking about one of the biggest audiences in finance for a podcast episode.

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#FA Success Ep 343: The Evolution Of Super-OSJ Platforms To Support Independent Advisors, With Rita Robbins

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome back to the 343rd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Rita Robbins. Rita is the Founder and President of Affiliated Advisors, a Super-OSJ with Royal Alliance that provides support to 90 financial advisors and collectively oversees $3.5 billion in assets under advisement. What's unique about Rita, though, is how as the founder of one of the first woman-owned Super-OSJs nearly 30 years ago, she has witnessed first-hand the evolution of the Supe

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NFRA's action against auditors, audit committees need to be more proactive in supporting audit quality

CFO News

In India, audit committees of companies are increasingly paying attention to the greater diligence needed. However, in many companies, the process followed continues to remain ad-hoc and at times lacks transparency. It is high time that they realize the criticality of their role in improving audit quality.

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Six ways FedNow may affect businesses’ cash flow

CFO Dive

Touted as the biggest upgrade to the U.S. government’s payment system in 50 years, FedNow launched Thursday. CFOs need to get ready for it.

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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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10 Thursday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My morning train reads: • Commercial Real Estate Is in Trouble, but Not for the Reason You Think : As far as weak spots go, there are reasons for concern. Offices comprise 80% of new delinquencies in commercial real estate loans, and occupancy rates in major cities consistently hover around 50% of capacity. But the towers we once commuted to comprise just a tiny fraction of the overall commercial real estate market.

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Social Security COLA looks likely to slip to 3.0% to 3.2% for 2024

Tips Watch

Projecting the COLA is a fool’s game. But I’ll try anyway … By David Enna, Tipswatch.

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Staffing firm Buzzworks appoints Prakash Jain as Group CFO

CFO News

Prakash possesses over two decades of professional experience and expertise in Investor Relations, Corporate Development, and Financial Transformation.

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Finance tech startup Bunker raises over $5M

CFO Dive

The funds will be invested toward product development, growing the company’s team and accelerating its “go-to-market strategy,” according to Bunker CEO Shivom Sinha.

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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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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 29-30)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that RIAs appear to be building more comprehensive and more integrated tech stacks, and are benefiting from greater operational efficiencies, according to the latest Schwab RIA Benchmarking Study, with larger firms seeing gains in clients and AUM per professional and a reduction in annual hours spent per client for operations and administration in the past 3 y

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Joanne Tanner: How CFOs can be change leaders

CFO Talks

Written by Staff Writer CFOs are increasingly driving automation and modernisation at their firms, Joanne Tanner, CFO of Decision Inc., recently told a CFOConvo webinar. Joanne gave practical advice on how CFOs can overcome institutional resistance. Joanne Tanner is the CFO of Decision Inc. “We help companies reinvent themselves by bridging the digital divide between what we consider business ambition and technology opportunity,” explains Joanne.

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Banks recovered Rs 10 lakh crore in last nine financial years

CFO News

Indian scheduled commercial banks have recovered around Rs 10 lakh crore from non-performing assets (NPAs) in the last nine financial years, according to the country's finance ministry. Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad added that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 have helped change the credit culture.

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Cybersecurity, IT top CFOs’ spending hike list

CFO Dive

AI in particular has caught CFOs’ eyes as a potential game changer in a number of areas, including content creation and summarization, according to Grant Thornton.

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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.