Sat.Dec 31, 2022 - Fri.Jan 06, 2023

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Observations to Start 2023

Barry Ritholtz

Welcome to 2023! Let’s jump into the new year with some fresh observations, some of which are quite surprising: • Astronomical Measures of Time Are Unrelated to Investing : 2023 – a new year! It is natural to hope the flipping of the calendar brings something new and different. But why? It takes the Earth 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes, and 9.76 seconds to complete one orbit – to return to its exact same place in space relative to our star, the sun.

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8 Tips for Resiliency in Finance and Accounting

CFO Leadership

Today, finance teams are increasingly being called upon to help their businesses become more resilient to withstand any challenges that come their way. The more things change, the more finance teams must remain flexible, increase speed, and find ways to overcome uncertainty. What does it take to build resiliency in finance? You must ask questions, find answers, and rally stakeholders behind your plans.

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CFOs to combat downturn with more automation

CFO Dive

CFOs should think about automation as an “additional teammate” in their financial departments as they look to push digital transformation initiatives forward in the new year.

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5 Reasons to Leave Your Job — Even in a Downturn

CFO News Room

In a tight labor market, especially when news of large and small-scale layoffs continues to proliferate, it might seem inadvisable to look for a new job if you’re employed. But if you’re not engaged in your work, that will eventually show, which could put your career at risk. Once you realize you’re spending 40 hours weekly feeling unfulfilled, it’s always better to control your destiny than wait for others to decide your fate for you.

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The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience

Speaker: Melissa Hurrington

Finance isn’t just about the numbers. It’s about the people behind them. In a world of constant disruption, resilient finance teams aren’t just operationally efficient. They are adaptable, engaged, and deeply connected to a strong organizational culture. Success lies at the intersection of people, culture, adaptability, and resilience. Finance leaders who master this balance will build teams that thrive through uncertainty and drive long-term business impact.

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Think you have it bad?

The Reformed Broker

If you’re a financial advisor or a fund manager and you weren’t down 20% last year, you won, basically. The S&P fell into a 20% bear market while the Nasdaq crashed almost 40%. Bonds were down double digits as an asset class. International stocks, while outperforming the US and not down as much, were still down a lot. Except for Turkey, which inexplicably doubled last year – here’s the TUR ETF, The post Think you have it bad?

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Stock buyback tax looms over SPACs

CFO Dive

The new 1% excise tax on share buybacks — effective Jan. 1 — threatens to ding special purpose acquisition companies as the SPAC market has all but dried up.

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The top 7 FP&A trends for 2023

Jedox Finance

Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is evolving into a whole new area of influence with cross-departmental and cross-dimensional impact. Accurate, frequent, and integrated business planning is crucial as geopolitical tensions, worldwide inflation, and supply chain disruption continue to reshape the global economy. We have identified 7 FP&A trends that are top of mind here at Jedox and with our customers and Partners around the world.

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Accounting for Natural Disasters: Impairment, Insurance, and More

Embark With Us

Hurricane Ian. Relentless wildfires in the west. Floods, earthquakes, and drought. As much as we hate to say it, we're not lacking for natural disasters these days, and relief doesn't appear to be on the horizon.

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CFOs log in 2023 with health as top New Year resolution

CFO News

On the professional front, CFOs resolve to make businesses more resilient.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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How CFOs can purge quiet quitters

CFO Dive

As finance leaders grapple with labor shortages and talent woes, establishing a strong culture of performance management is key, a Stanton Chase executive says.

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Freudenschaude

Barry Ritholtz

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all the rest of the seasonal glad tidings for you and yours in 2023. Before we roll up our sleeves and start to engage in the serious business of managing risk in the capital markets, I wanted to share a story that is more in keeping with the spirits of the season. I ran track in high school. My father’s advice when I joined the team was: Find the fastest guy on the team and keep up with him.

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How Businesses Should (and Shouldn’t) Respond to Union Organizing

CFO News Room

Picture this: You’re the proud CEO of a successful company, known for being a great place to work, and you open the news to find that your biggest competitor’s workforce is unionizing. You knew about the new wave of organized labor, but you never thought it would happen in your industry. Now you start to wonder if you might be next. It’s a reasonable concern.

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SAP Business ByDesign Versus Acumatica

Navigator SAP

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions are popular among organizations looking to manage their business functions and optimize business processes within a centralized and integrated network.

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Smarter Card Solutions: Meeting the Challenges of Mid-Market Travel & Expense

Our 2025 Center Travel Survey is clear: as corporate travel increases, so does corporate credit cards distribution, and a rise in off-platform travel booking. This 61% rise causes various challenges: compliance, spend control, reporting problems, and a lack of visibility across organizations. To evolve with the ever-changing needs of travelers, decision-makers need a better solution.

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4 CFO trends to watch in 2023

CFO Dive

Fed efforts to curb inflation, an imbalance in the demand and supply of workers and clarification of accounting standards are among the CFO trends this year.

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Stocks That Lost the Most Market Cap in 2022

Barry Ritholtz

Source: Reddit. The post Stocks That Lost the Most Market Cap in 2022 appeared first on The Big Picture.

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17 Best Ways to Invest $2,000 to $3,000

CFO News Room

Having $2,000 to $3,000 to invest is a good feeling, but how you allocate those funds can impact your finances more than you might realize. Where investing your small nest egg and adding to it regularly can lead to significant returns over time, stuffing $2,000 to $3,000 in cash under your mattress can mean losing money to inflation over time. Before you decide where to invest $2,000 to $3,000, think about when you’ll need the money.

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SAP Business ByDesign Versus Sage Intacct

Navigator SAP

Each business and its processes are different. So, it’s unlikely that the same management software will be appropriate for all businesses. This is why developers came up with the idea of designing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that responds to the unique needs of a business while staying on budget.

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Bringing AI to Finance: How to Leverage Technology for Efficiency and Control

Finance teams are balancing more than ever, but manual processes shouldn’t slow you down. In this ebook from BILL, discover how AI is transforming finance—automating AP, expense tracking, and document management to reduce errors, increase efficiency, and improve financial control. Learn how real companies are using AI-powered automation to streamline workflows, detect anomalies, and gain deeper insights.

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IRS delivers ‘crucial guidance’ on 15% minimum tax

CFO Dive

The interim guidance gives tax preparers some key directions for interpreting the 15% Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax. But more questions remain, experts say.

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Billionaires Index

Barry Ritholtz

Source : Bloomberg Billionaires Index. I was in the midst of my analysis of how the Fed would react to softening wage gains in the NFP data, when the markets exploded 2.5% higher. The Fed is very concerned that the perennially underpaid median worker has been seeing wage increases. The past few years follows 3 decades of lagging income. It kinda killed my motivation to write yet another pierce discussing Fed actions.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Jan 7-8)

CFO News Room

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received significant pushback from investment adviser and financial industry trade groups to the regulator’s recent proposal that would establish formalized due diligence and monitoring obligations for investment advisers that outsource certain advisory functions.

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New Paths To Capital

Global Finance

Private debt funds, asset-based financiers and family offices fill the gaps left by traditional bank lenders.

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Say ‘Goodbye’ to Clunky Spreadsheets and Say ‘Hello’ to Month-End Automation

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, emails, and shared drives no longer need to slow you down. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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SEC commissioner opposes ‘ballooning’ PCAOB budget

CFO Dive

The PCAOB has stirred up criticism since SEC Chair Gary Gensler shook up its leadership and called for sharper regulation of the firms that audit public companies.

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State Coincident Indicators: November 2022

Barry Ritholtz

The Philly Fed’s November State Coincident Indicators snuck out while I was away (1/28/22). There are increasing signs of local distress revealed in the midwest, and lots of softness elsewhere. As detailed here , over the past month, the SCI indicies increased in 30 states, decreased in 13 states, and remained stable in seven, for a one-month diffusion index of 34.

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Construction Industry Looks to 2023

CFO News Room

As 2022 closes and 2023 begins, we spoke with the members of our senior sales team for the construction industry to get their thoughts on the challenges construction companies will face in the new year. These four gentlemen, Brad Bullock, Justin Mock, James Seela, and Tom Tornee have over 85 years of combined experience in the construction industry, and over 35 years with CCG (that’s a lot of experience).

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No Rest For The Weary

Global Finance

Corporates and banks face a tight deadline to finalize migration from Libor.

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Outsourcing Vs. In-House: The Ultimate Battle For Better Collections

Speaker: Susan Richards

Your past-due accounts are growing, cash flow is tightening, and the pressure is on. The big question: Do you handle the collections internally or outsource to experts? Both strategies come with advantages and risks - but which one delivers the best impact for your business? In this session we’ll dive deep into the in-house vs. outsourcing debate, examining cost-effectiveness, efficiency, compliance risks, and overall recovery success rates.