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CFO 2.0: Transformative Leadership in the Era of Business Complexity

CFO News

Anjali Forbes, Senior Partner at TRANSEARCH India – Banking & Financial Services Practice, elucidates the transformative journey of modern CFOs in "CFO 2.0: Transformative Leadership in the Era of Business Complexity.

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Two key tactics for GenAI

Future CFO

Mary Mesaglio , VP Analyst at Gartner , discusses critical skills for business leaders navigating new trends and cutting-edge technologies, including generative artificial intelligence or GenAI. Mesaglio introduces the power of push and pull tactics and highlights the balance between the how and why of innovation. The post Two key tactics for GenAI appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Cash Flow Management Tips for Your Business this 2024

The Finance Weekly

,, Cash flow numbers are really important in finance. Whether you run a business or just want to handle your money better, knowing about cash flow is crucial. It shows how healthy and sustainable your finances are. According to Investopedia, a big reason small businesses don’t make it is cash flow issues. Surprisingly, 20% of them don't survive even the first year.

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Deriving Options

Corporate Finance

What do olive presses, Las Vegas, and random walks have in common? The Black-Scholes Option Pricing model! A really interesting Veritasium video walks through a brief history of options and the mathematics behind the Black-Scholes model. And while the video does a good job of explaining option basics, it also discusses some of the beauty behind the math.

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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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The Problem Of High U.S. Equity Valuations And How Advisors Can Factor In Current Evaluations Risks

Nerd's Eye View

Financial advisors often discuss how futile it is to try and predict what will happen in the stock market, and yet the reality is that a core component of creating a financial plan involves making a prediction for how markets will behave, at least in the long run. An assumed rate of return is needed, for example, to illustrate how much a client might need to save for retirement, how much savings they'll have when they do retire, and how long their savings will last after they stop working.

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Transitioning from SAP Business ByDesign to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Navigator SAP

SAP Business ByDesign is a mature and stable ERP solution. When organizations are ready and have finally outgrown SAP Business ByDesign, there is a clear and curated migration path to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. In this new episode of the podcast Inside SAP S/4HANA Cloud , Yannick Peterschmitt discusses customers' transitions from SAP Business ByDesign to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition with three guests: Russell Delapp from Navigator Business Solution, both a customer and partner from th

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At the Money: Claudia Sahm on How To Defeat Inflation

Barry Ritholtz

At the Money: Knowing When You’ve Whipped Inflation. (March 6, 2024) Investors hate inflation. How can they evaluate what inflation means to the Federal Reserve and possibly future rate cutes? Full transcript below. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Claudi Sahm is a former Federal Reserve economist best known for the rule bearing her name. She runs Sahm Consulting.

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Women's Day 2024: India Inc should have more than one woman on its board, says Pernod Ricard’s CFO

CFO News

In a push for gender diversity, Richa Singh, CFO of Pernod Ricard India, calls for more women on corporate boards to foster inclusive growth in India Inc. Notably, according to the Companies Act of 2013, every listed company is required to appoint at least one woman director to their board.

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Legacy tech stymies cost-cutting innovations

CFO Dive

Most companies fell short of their cost-reduction targets last year, with half citing challenges related to legacy tech as the top barrier, Deloitte found.

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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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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 9-10)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that RIA clients of an insurance broker providing Errors & Omissions (E&O) coverage saw a 213% increase in claims paid in 2023, attributed to significant jumps in suitability claims (likely stemming from the 2022 market downturn) and claims related to wire fraud.

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Making Complicated Ideas Simple

Barry Ritholtz

The one and only Howard Marks… The post Making Complicated Ideas Simple appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Government notifies changes in competition law related to M&As

CFO News

"The government has increased the existing financial thresholds as prescribed under Section 5 of the Competition Act by 150 per cent. Further, the De Minimis or the Small Target Exemption thresholds have also been increased. This is in line with the government motto of ease of doing business in India as less M&A deals would require CCI approval," he said.

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FASB advances gross-up fix for CECL

CFO Dive

In 2016 FASB sought to curb delays in recognizing deteriorated assets through its current expected credit losses standard that it is now revisiting.

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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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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (March 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome to the March 2024 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors! This month's edition kicks off with the news that advisor lead generation platform Datalign Advisory reached nearly $15B in referred client assets (and almost $3B in actually-converted assets) in just its 2nd year of business, as advisor demand for pa

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When to Use a ‘Decision Tree’ for Business Planning

CFO Selections

Originally published: 2/15/2021 Updated: 3/4/2024 For those not familiar with the term, a decision tree is a flow chart that works through all possible response options in a scenario to analyze resulting outcomes. Basically, it is a visual version of an “if this then that” statement across all possible alternatives. The “branches” off each decision alternative that result use data analysis to forecast the most likely outcome of each decision.

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Electoral bonds: Banks have all details when it comes to loan default by farmers, says Uddhav

CFO News

Uddhav Thackeray, UBT chief, has criticized the Union government over the State Bank of India's request for details on those who bought electoral bonds. He argued that banks provide all information about farmers when they default or delay loan repayments, but in electoral bond issues, lenders are asking for an extension to extract details.

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Costco’s retiring CFO says inflation ‘essentially flat’

CFO Dive

The flat metric seen in Costco’s latest quarter is a marked change. CFO Richard Galanti noted inflation soared as high as 9% a couple years ago.

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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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HR Involvement Early in M&A

VCFO

The Importance of HR Involvement Early in M&A Evaluation In each of the last ten years, between 18,000 and 25,000 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals have taken place in the United States. At the same time, Harvard Business Review notes that 70%-90% of all M&A deals fail. Many companies become a casualty of that latter statistic when they do not get HR sufficiently involved in the early evaluative phases of M&A activity and only engage HR at a surface level during due diligence

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How SAP ERP Clean Core Helps Minimize Digital Debt and Enhance Agility

Bramasol

Recent posts in this series have provided updates on SAP RISE and GROW , with a focus on how they can help streamline the path for companies migrating to SAP public and private cloud editions. This new episode drills down into the concept of maintaining a "clean core" in your ERP system to assure a solid foundation that minimizes unnecessary customization, which could impede organizational agility going forward.

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Delhi HC reserves order on Bloomberg plea challenging Saket court order directing take down of article against Zee

CFO News

The article claimed that the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) had apparently "found a discrepancy of more than USD 240 million in the accounts of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd" In response to a query, Aggarwal said no question of truth as a defence could arise as SEBI had not rendered any finding against ZEEL.

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SEC approves final climate disclosure rule, starts compliance countdown

CFO Dive

The rule passed by a 3-2 vote Wednesday morning, absent requirements for scope 3 reporting and slimmer scope 1 and scope 2 requirements.

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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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MiB: Sean Dobson, Amherst Holdings

Barry Ritholtz

This week, I speak with Sean Dobson, chairman, CEO and CIO of Amherst Holdings LLC. The firm manages $16.8 billion in assets focused on single-family rentals, mortgage-backed securities and commercial real estate. He currently serves as a governing trustee for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and is a co-founder of CapCityKids. Amherst was managing a variety of public and private label loans in the 2000s, including mortgage-backed securities (MBS).

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What to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act

CFO Simplified

Effective January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires approximately 32 million existing corporations, limited liability companies, and other business entities formed or registered to do business in the United States, as well as many of the approximately 5 million such entities newly formed each year, to electronically file a beneficial ownership information report (BOI Report) with the US Department of Treasury’s Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

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Global banking watchdog cracks down on big lenders gaming capital rules

CFO News

"The Committee sees the benefits of a wide application of the revisions to all banks participating in the G-SIB assessment exercise, but it is also seeking feedback on options that would apply those changes to a narrower set of banks to reduce the reporting burden," the committee said.

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Powell predicts commercial real estate woes will most afflict smaller banks

CFO Dive

The Fed, bankers and commercial real estate executives have warned of turbulence as property owners struggle to refinance debt at higher rates.

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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.