Sat.Sep 02, 2023 - Fri.Sep 08, 2023

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Why CFOs could unlock economic growth

CFO Talks

Written by Staff Writer Nicolaas van Wyk recently spoke on a #CFOClubConvo webinar about the project he is spearheading with the Gauteng MEC for Finance Jacob Mamabolo to boost collaboration between the public sector and private sector CFOs to grow Gauteng’s economy. Finding enlightenment in Indian While attending last year’s International Federation of Accountants conference in India, Nicolaas van Wyk, CIBA’s CEO, came across an enlightening idea.

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Navigating Volatile Markets: Strategies for Successful Investment Analysis

Financial Analyst Insider

The world of investing is characterized by its exhilarating highs and heart-wrenching lows. While the potential for substantial gains is alluring, the volatile nature of The post Navigating Volatile Markets: Strategies for Successful Investment Analysis appeared first on Financial Analyst Insider.

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Tips for Success: The Role of Profitability Analysis and Improving Profit Margins

Centage

The current economic climate is causing profound challenges for business owners across industries. Not only is inflation on the rise, but increased costs associated with food and housing mean that buyers everywhere are feeling the strain. With more shoppers prioritizing necessities, businesses increasingly have to make adjustments to stay in the black.

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Exposing the Path to Profitability | Matt Gustke, CFO, WooCommerce

CFO Thought Leader

MADE POSSIBLE BY PLANFUL | Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software. The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately. www.planful.com The post Exposing the Path to Profitability | Matt Gustke, CFO, WooComme

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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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SEC cyber rules go into effect, raising stakes for CFOs

CFO Dive

Armed with its new rules that expand on prior guidance, the regulator could be poised to double down on aggressive cybersecurity enforcement, experts say.

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FASB finalizes new fair value crypto accounting

CFO Dive

Many crypto companies have clamored for the fair value fix, which won't apply to such assets as NFTs.

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FASB raises tax transparency bar

CFO Dive

The third time turned out to be the charm for the FASB’s standards update that will require companies to disclose more tax information.

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Vinfast Lists On The Nasdaq

Global Finance

VinFast, founded in 2017 by VinGroup chair and Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, became more valuable than legacy automakers such as Volkswagen, Ford, GM, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari.

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How Advisors Can Help (Not-So HNW) Clients Maximize Asset Protection By Assessing Strategies, Tools, And Education

Nerd's Eye View

Financial advisory clients are routinely concerned about lurking threats to their hard-earned wealth in the form of a large unforeseen judgment on a liability claim. While asset protection is a popular planning topic for High-Net-Worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth clients, those who are not HNW are susceptible to the same threats to wealth. However, while some protection options come with a high cost (that might not be practical for non-HNW clients), asset protection can come in many forms, so

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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 to Tell If You Need a New ERP Support Partner

Navigator SAP

ERP is supposed to solve operational problems and make a business more efficient. But that’s only the case if your ERP solution is configured correctly and modified as needs change. “If you implement correctly,” says Christopher Beck, the former global head of IT as shaving product supply company, Harry’s, “an ERP can free up your time from manual tasks so you can perform more value-added work.

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CFOs are ‘squarely’ in ERP decision process, Deloitte’s Farhat says

CFO Dive

Transformation is a key way for CFOs to cut costs and boost profit, but finance chiefs need to keep compliance front and center, Deloitte’s Isa Farhat advises.

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Nobody Knows Anything, John Wick edition

Barry Ritholtz

 In 2016, I wrote about the novelist and screenwriter William Goldman, and his delightful book, “ Adventures in the Screen Trade.” He is the Academy award-winning scriptwriter who penned such classics as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), “All the President’s Men” (1976), “Marathon Man” (1974), and the cult-favorite “The Princess Bride (1973).

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If joint audit is to be brought in, there should be complete clarity on auditors’ responsibilities: NFRA Chair

CFO News

Users of financial statements should have a clear-cut view about which auditor is behind that assertion which is true and fair, Ajay Bhushan Pandey tells ET CFO.

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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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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 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 the SEC this week issued a risk alert outlining how it selects firms to examine, the areas it focuses on during exams, and how it chooses which firm documents to request, details that could ultimately help firms be better prepared for their next exam and make it a shorter, less painful process!

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United Airlines CFO downplays potential Denver HQ move

CFO Dive

Losing United would be another blow to Chicago’s economy and commercial real estate market, which saw Boeing and Citadel pull up stakes last year.

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10 Labor Day Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My 3-day weekend reads: • How Friday Became the New Saturday : A summer perk became a year-round staple. More white-collar employees are clearing the decks at the end of the week after pandemic upended in-office work. ‘Friday is just a dead day.’ ( Financial Times ) • All That Empty Office Space Belongs to Someone : If the nearly 100 million square feet of office real estate stays empty, who loses?

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Uday Kotak resignation: What finance leaders and governance experts say

CFO News

Uday Kotak: CFOs laud the veteran banker for his entrepreneurship, visionary leadership, and best banking and corporate governance practices.

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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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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (September 2023)

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome to the September 2023 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 WiserAdvisor, one of the longest-running lead generation services in the industry, has acquired IndyFin, a startup advisor rating platform that had aspired to be the 'Yelp for Advisors' – whi

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Women executives may reach leadership parity by 2030: S&P

CFO Dive

Despite recent advances, women worldwide are unlikely to attain gender parity throughout the labor force for several decades, according to some research.

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CFOs Are Changing Roles More Than Ever

Global Finance

Global Finance Magazine - The job market for CFOs is heating up and driving higher rates of turnover globally.

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G20 Summit 2023: CFOs eye outcomes on tax reforms, carbon emissions, trade disputes

CFO News

In order to sense what the CFOs are anticipating from the mega economic event, ETCFO interacted with a few of them dealing in consumer electricals, infrastructure, commodities, and energy equipment.

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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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Kitces & Carl Ep 120: Is It Really Harder To Scale A Small RIA Today Or Are Firms Just Navigating The Growth Treadmill

Nerd's Eye View

A recent McKinsey report surveying growth in the wealth management industry predicted that the struggles of small RIA firms would increase as larger firms continue to grow and overshadow the industry. again. Although the messaging that smaller RIAs must scale to survive has been offered many times before over the past few decades, many smaller lifestyle firms and solo RIA practices have thrived in their preference to stay small.

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Paradigm CFO, general counsel to depart in crypto shakeup: reports

CFO Dive

The two executives are reportedly departing as the regulatory attention tightens on the cryptocurrency space, with Paradigm chiding the SEC for growing “regulatory ambition.

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CFO Corner: Brian Johnson CFO MoneyGram

Global Finance

Brian Johnson recently stepped down as CFO of MoneyGram, a Dallas-based cash transferring company that operates in 200-plus countries and territories. He met with Global Finance shortly before resigning. The following remarks are edited for length.

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$5 trillion economy: CFOs say ease of doing business, credit support crucial to achieve the goal

CFO News

Correct balance between fiscal support and discipline, providing skilled education, women's participation in the formal workforce, modernisation of agriculture, healthcare support from the government, simplification of taxation and credit support to MSMEs needed to achieve the target in two years, finance honchos say.

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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.