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UPDATE: New CA QSR Min Wage Study. A Victory Lap.

Barry Ritholtz

@TBPInvictus here: If you’re not aware of the brouhaha that was stirred about a year or so ago when CA Gov Gavin Newsom signed into law (taking effect April 1, 2024) a new $20 minimum wage for so-called “limited service” (a/k/a fast food or QSR) restaurant workers, read up here , here , or here. In a nutshell, the usual suspects’ heads exploded well before the legislation even took effect, claiming it would lead to widespread devastation in the fast food space: job losses

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4 ways tech can help CFOs navigate a tricky ESG landscape

CFO Dive

This year has marked the beginning of a groundswell of enhanced, regulated reporting on sustainability and climate data, writes Persefoni’s Emily Pierce.

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Navigating the Complexities of Tax Compliance for Financial Services

CFO Plans

As businesses expand, especially within the financial services sector, the intricacies of tax compliance can become a formidable challenge. The stakes are high, with severe repercussions for non-compliance, but these challenges also present immense opportunities for optimization. To thrive in this environment, companies must adopt strategic approaches that not only ensure compliance but also enhance their financial health.

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Bhutan: The Happiness Economy

Global Finance

Bhutan is banking on a unique mix of abundant energy, a clean environment, and wellness entrepreneurism to lure foreign investors. A constitutional monarchy of 800,000 people, Bhutan is nestled in a region that’s home to nearly 3 billion. Bordered by China to the north and India to the east, west and south, the Himalayan nation installed a new government in January under Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, who returned to office after an earlier five-year stint that ended in 2018.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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September inflation sets I Bond’s new variable rate at 1.90%

Tips Watch

Social Security COLA will be 2.5% for payments beginning in January. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The September inflation report, just released by the U.S.

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Finance and Strategy: Making Numbers Work for Your Vision

CFO Talks

Finance and Strategy: Making Numbers Work for Your Vision Imagine this: Your company has a fantastic vision—perhaps it’s to dominate a new market, launch a groundbreaking product, or grow your team and profits. But here’s the catch—without strong financial management to back up that vision, it’s like trying to build a house without a solid foundation.

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#FASuccess Ep 406: Exiting To A Perpetual Purpose Trust To Facilitate Internal Leadership Succession Without Indebting G2 Advisors, With Michael Kramer

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 406th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Michael Kramer. Michael is the manager of Natural Investments, an RIA based in San Francisco, California that has offices across the country, overseeing $1.9 billion in assets under management for 1,300 client households. What's unique about Michael, though, is how his firm used the unique perpetual purpose trust structure to facilitate an internal succession plan, allowing th

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Instantia partners with ION FX for trade execution and risk management

Reval

LONDON – 08 October 2024: ION, a global leader in trading and workflow. The post Instantia partners with ION FX for trade execution and risk management appeared first on ION.

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Indian alcoholic beverages industry to see 8-10 pc sales growth in FY25

CFO News

The domestic alcoholic beverages industry is likely to see 8-10 per cent revenue in FY25, led by steady demand for beer and a revival in consumption of spirits, along with increasing consumer preference for premium products, a report said on Monday.

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The 2025 State of Financial Automation

Financial automation isn’t the future—it’s the now. BILL partnered with SMB Group to survey 750 US financial decision-makers and reveal how small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are using trends and insights to tackle challenges and drive growth. The responses are eye-opening! Download our 2025 State of Financial Automation report to uncover: Key automation trends for 2025 and beyond Top concerns and attitudes about automation How AI is driving smarter, faster decisions The challenges of the finan

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AICPA moves to amend financial statement standard

CFO Dive

As companies are increasingly outsourcing accounting, the AICPA is looking to amend the standard for financial statements prepared by an external entity.

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From Legacy to Leadership: The Imperative of ERP Modernization

Navigator SAP

Upgrading to a modern ERP system can enhance efficiency, decision-making, and innovation. However, outdated ERP systems can hinder growth due to inefficiencies, scalability limitations, integration issues, security risks, and an inability to support innovation. While modernization involves risks like data loss and disruption, the benefits, including improved operations, real-time insights, and scalability, outweigh the challenges.

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ATM: Valuation is an Exercise in Faith with Aswath Damodaran

Barry Ritholtz

 ATM: Valuation is an exercise in faith with Aswath Damodaran. (October 9, 2024) Do you understand the difference between price and value? How much faith do you have that any stock or market will eventually return to its intrinsic value? Full transcript below. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Professor Aswath Damodaran of NYU Stern School of Business is known as the Dean of Valuation.

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Africa’s Chinese Trade Tie-Up

Global Finance

China continues to dominate trade with the continent. But overlending—and US initiatives to extend its security and investment footprint—are challenging its position. China solidified its position as Africa’s largest bilateral trading partner last year, as trade with the continent reached a record $282.1 billion, up 1.5% from 2022. But a 7.5% surge in Chinese exports, to $173 billion, was not matched by imports from Africa, which fell by 6.7% to $109 billion, widening Africa’s trade deficit wit

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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Small businesses uncertainty hits record high: NFIB

CFO Dive

High borrowing costs, a major cause of uncertainty, show no signs of easing even though the Federal Reserve last month cut the main interest rate by a half percentage point.

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Understanding Templated Integrations for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Navigator SAP

The power of ERP comes from it being an end-to-end business solution that houses all of a company’s data and its ability to make this data both visible and actionable across applications.

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Webinar: Optimizing Fit-to-Standard with SAP Cloud Solutions, Clean Core and More

Bramasol

When it comes to implementing ERPs and business systems, Fit-to-Standard vs Fit-to-Custom has always posed an important challenge for companies. Leaning toward custom code can provide uniquely tailored processes but can also lead to “digital debt” in terms of systems that are expensive to maintain and update. On the other hand, Fit-to-Standard has often been viewed as not being sufficiently responsive for tailoring process to meet a company’s specific needs.

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OpenAI Faces Competition From France, Japan

Global Finance

OpenAI continues to attract tons of venture capital, its accumulated take reportedly hovering at $6.5 billion most recently. And a valuation that now exceeds $150 billion might appear to give the Microsoft and Softbank-backed startup an insurmountable advantage in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) space. But emerging players like Paris-based Mistral AI and Tokyo-based Sakana AI are gaining ground, says entrepreneur Ilya Kulyatin, who founded Tokyo AI, a community of over 1,000 AI pr

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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KPMG backs 120-credit hour alternative CPA licensure option

CFO Dive

Paul Knopp, KPMG U.S. Chair and CEO, called the deepening accounting talent shortage “a brewing crisis” that needs to be addressed in the “near term.

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BMO’s Climate Fellows help advance our Climate Ambition

Bank of the West

BMO employees are driving progress toward a more sustainable and resilient future through the BMO Climate Institute Fellowship program BMO’s Climate Ambition compels us to be our clients’ lead partner… Read more The post BMO’s Climate Fellows help advance our Climate Ambition appeared first on About BMO.

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Forecast: The next I Bond fixed rate should be 1.20%

Tips Watch

But there is danger of an ‘outlier’ decision by the Treasury. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s already Oct. 7 and we are closing in on Treasury’s November reset of the fixed and variable rates for U.S. Series I Savings Bonds.

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World’s Best Banks 2024: Global Winners

Global Finance

Global Finance presents its 31st annual list of best banks worldwide. Banks face an uphill battle as supply chains remain disrupted, regional conflicts continue to build, and the fear of bank failure returns. Despite this, select financial institutions have threaded the needle and delivered stellar performances to their clients and shareholders over the past year.

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Protect What Matters: Rethinking Finance Ops In A Digital World

Speaker: Cheryl J. Muldrew-McMurtry

Distributed finance teams are rewriting how the back-office runs, and attackers are taking notes. Disconnected workflows, process blind spots, and rising cyber threats are more than just growing pains—they’re liabilities. The challenge isn’t just going remote. It’s building resilient systems that protect accuracy, control, and speed across every transaction and touchpoint.

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Corporate boards, C-suite teams urged to step up tech focus

CFO Dive

The current tech landscape “now demands that businesses reinvent themselves to remain competitive,” according to a report by the National Association of Corporate Directors.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 12–13)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a CFP Board ad campaign promoting a career in financial planning to high school and college students sparked an uproar in the planning community, as some advisors questioned whether the messages being sent in the ads – in particular, certain static ads that did not provide as much context into the messaging as a series of 15-second video ads – realistically rep

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The Power of Fractional CFOs: Sara Daw on Transforming Financial Leadership for SMEs and Corporates

CFO Talks

The Power of Fractional CFOs: Sara Daw on Transforming Financial Leadership for SMEs and Corporates In a recent CFO Club Podcast , Leana van der Merwe hosted Sara Daw , Group CFO of CFO Centre Ltd, to discuss the increasingly popular concept of fractional CFOs. These part-time CFOs are becoming essential for businesses of all sizes, providing high-level financial expertise without the full-time cost.

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Tupperware, Avon Lose Out To New Marketing Maestros

Global Finance

The recent bankruptcy declarations by Tupperware and Avon Products (API) demonstrate the weakness of a direct-seller model. Tupperware, the plastic containers maker, filed for bankruptcy in September. That came just one month after API, the US-based nonoperational holding company of Avon beauty brands, filed to restructure its debt due to previous and ongoing litigation regarding talc contamination in its products.

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The AI Race Isn’t Just About Tech Superiority – Its the Supply Chain, Stupid!

The race to dominate AI is no longer about who has the smartest algorithms — it's about who can build and scale faster. Behind every AI breakthrough lies a battle for resources: data centers, compute hardware, power, and telecom infrastructure. And right now, even tech giants are hitting a wall. Our latest white paper reveals the six critical supply chain elements that are increasingly separating AI leaders from the rest.

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Core consumer price inflation rises 3.3%, outpacing expectations

CFO Dive

Despite higher-than-forecast price pressures, John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said “inflation has come within striking distance of our 2% goal.

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Wealth.com Raises $30M To Provide Estate Documents To Advisors’ Clients (And More Of The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech – October 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome to the October 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 digital estate planning platform Wealth.com has raised a whopping $30 million in Series A funding, following on the heels of Vanilla's follow-on $20M capital round just a few months ago – which

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Cultivating Organisational Success Through Effective Leadership

CFO Talks

Cultivating Organisational Success Through Effective Leadership Leadership plays a critical role in driving the success of any organisation, especially when navigating the complexities of today’s fast-paced business world. As a CFO in South Africa, you’re not only responsible for financial oversight but also for shaping the culture and direction of your company.