Global Finance

JULY 23, 2024

The plan by the Big Three banks to unwind their cross-shareholdings points to a long-awaited turn to better corporate governance. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group said it plans to sell $2.2 Japanese investment firm Keystone Partners announced in March that it was setting up a $636 million fund to buy divested cross-shareholdings.

Sales 104

Sales Banking Investments Planning 104

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Over the past decade, a growing number of advisors have expanded into offering comprehensive financial planning services, reflecting a shift that not only helps them stand out from (increasingly commoditized) portfolio management offerings but also supports clients' broader financial goals.

Planning 57

Planning Sales Investments Numbers 57

Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

There is some risk to using past performance to inform your long-term plans, and this can be compounded during times of economic uncertainty. Your company needs to make plans for the future. It shows what your business owes and owns, along with how much shareholders have invested. What Is Financial Forecasting?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Forecasting Profit and Loss 98

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As financial planning has evolved over the years, better tools have become available to help advisors maximize their impact with more clients by increasing their efficiency. robo-advisors) might someday replace human advisors, there are still many elements of financial planning that benefit from engagement with a human advisor.

Technology 130

Technology Planning Investments Leverage 130

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

As the business world's thirst for mastering technological advancements properly intensifies, with the seemingly never-ending developments in artificial intelligence, automation, and machine learning, it is expected that organisations steer their priorities towards investments on the IT side.

Investments 97

Investments CFO Leadership Leverage 97

VCFO

JANUARY 23, 2024

In much the same way as, diversifying investments is a prudent strategy to mitigate personal risk, strategizing the sale of your business well in advance is an integral step toward securing your financial future. This gradual approach mirrors the benefits of diversifying personal investments to reduce risk.

Planning 81

Planning Concentration Strategic Planning Securities 81

Centage

APRIL 6, 2022

For instance, the more sales staff available, the more revenue to be gained, but the more expenses are incurred. The key is to have a keen understanding of your business drivers, and build your financial plan around them. There are three types of financial scenario planning: . Financial Scenario Planning.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Forecasting Budgeting 98

CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

For sales teams selling to clients in cost-cutting mode, this requires new tactics. With many organizations, we are seeing sales force reductions that parallel the layoff announcements. At others, we see sales force hiring freezes. And every sales organization is rethinking its strategy and scale.

B2B 100

B2B Sales Concentration Restructuring 100

Accountancy Today

MARCH 1, 2023

FRP Corporate Finance has advised on the pre-pack sale of Truphone Limited, a global mobile communications company, to TP Global Operations Limited, in a transaction that saves around 450 jobs. Following the sale Truphone’s new owners will focus on expanding the business’ compliance solutions as well as its eSIM technology.

Corporate Finance 81

Corporate Finance Sales Finance Restructuring 81

Centage

MARCH 7, 2023

Read on to learn more about how investing in the right technology now can protect your business and set a path for success in the uncertain times ahead. Forward-thinking finance leaders are planning and forecasting more effectively, efficiently and more accurately thanks to modern, cloud-based automated solutions like Planning Maestro.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Investments Budgeting Forecasting 98

Onplan

DECEMBER 28, 2021

How do you weigh and plan for the costs of such a change? In this post, we’ll walk you step-by-step through how to think about this, and use our free headcount planning template to run the numbers for a fictional company, NoMoreOffice Inc. That should help you consider all the moving parts as you plan your strategy.

Planning 98

Planning Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Forecasting Math 98

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In this guest post, Chris Stanley, investment management attorney and Founding Principal of Beach Street Legal, discusses in depth the various stages of buying, selling, and merging an investment advisory and financial planning business. Read More.

Sales 78

Sales Compliance Economics Investments 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

And that means shipping and freight companies are boosting investments in warehousing and trucking operations to increase presence in “inland” logistics, helping these firms effectively become end-to-end delivery systems. Commerce Department reported that eCommerce sales were up more than 44 percent year over year in the second quarter.

eCommerce 128

eCommerce Sales Transportation Investments 128

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Supported by the online retail giant’s sophisticated consumer experiences, Singles’ Day has become the world’s biggest annual shopping event, with sales outperforming Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. Singles’ Day has redefined shopping festivals to drive both short-term sales and long-term quality growth for merchants and brands.

Sales 100

Sales Benchmarking Entertainment Retail 100

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Welcome to the November 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!

Planning 73

Planning Communication Technology Sales 73

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In response, I have been told that the problem is not with the idea of ESG, but in its measurement and application, and that impact investing is the solution to both market and society's problems. It is human nature to want to make the world a better place, but does impact investing have the impact that it aims to create?

Investments 85

Investments Marketing Accounting Numbers 85

Focus CFO

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Heading into 2025, accurate sales forecasting is more critical than ever. Here are five key ways to align your sales forecasting and budgeting processes for success in the year ahead. Here are five key ways to align your sales forecasting and budgeting processes for success in the year ahead.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Budgeting Sales CFO 52

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the SEC has issued a risk alert outlining Reg BI-related deficiencies discovered during recent examinations of broker-dealers, from dual-registered advisors not clearly communicating whether they were acting as a commission-based (..)

Education 130

Education Compliance Communication Investments 130

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 17, 2025

and that we all need to understand about money, life satisfaction, and planning. Previously, he served as President, overseeing Barings investments, sales, operations, and technology organizations. Last summer, Jonathan received a terminal diagnosis and announced it at his site and on social meda.

Education 116

Education Investments Finance Sales 116

Barry Ritholtz

JUNE 11, 2024

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Peter Mallouk, Creative Planning CEO , is below. He has since built Creative Planning into one of the nation’s largest RIAs and an absolute powerhouse running over $300 billion. What was the plan for your career with that combo? Peter Mallouk : Hey, it’s great to be back, Barry.

Planning 64

Planning Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Entertainment 64

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 8, 2023

What's unique about Lori, though, is how through her multi-decade career, she has built a deep expertise in the investment intricacies and complex issues faced by small-to-mid-sized institutions and ultra-high-net-worth-families with $10s of millions of dollars each, and has built an RIA that focuses on that serious investing expertise as a differentiator. (..)

Investments 83

Investments Sales Economics Planning 83

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Independent Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) often face significant challenges in attracting advisors who can proactively generate new business. Rarely do they enter the field to be in a sales or marketing role.

Strategic Planning 88

Strategic Planning Sales Planning Budgeting 88

CFO Simplified

AUGUST 7, 2023

Too often business owners are forced to make exit decisions without any advance planning based on factors that are largely out of their control including health, divorce, and owner disputes. According to the Estate Planning Institute, 80% of U.S. Who should be on my team of advisors to navigate a potential sale?

Valuation 98

Valuation Profit and Loss Planning Sales 98

E78 Partners

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Under these pressures, one aspect often underestimated is the power of strategic budget planning. It’s not just about managing numbers—it’s about aligning financial strategies with business goals to unlock value at every stage of the investment cycle. This is where scenario and sensitivity analyses come into play.

Budgeting 59

Budgeting Planning Financial Modeling Forecasting 59

CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

Even within an organization, every operation—risk and compliance, procurement and supply chain, production and operations, marketing and sales—has its own goals to meet. With its 2022 acquisition of I Care, BearingPoint supports organizations in planning and achieving ambitious sustainability roadmaps from strategy to delivery.

Benchmarking 130

Benchmarking Planning Compliance Sales 130

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The investment was pitched as a nearly risk-free opportunity to earn annual returns of 50 percent by lending money to slip-and-fall victims awaiting checks after the settlement of their lawsuits.” Legal, but a terrible investment, and a poor alignment of risks relative to reward. Never confuse risk-free returns with return-free risks.

Treasury 25

Treasury Math Investments Sales 25

Corporate Finance

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

As investors have learned, like any other investment, cryptocurrency is subject to volatility. For example, the Ontario Teachers' Pension plan wrote down $95 million due to the collapse. The recent bankruptcy filing of crypto exchange FTX shows, this volatility can be extreme. But FTX had other problems as well.

Sales 130

Sales Investments Planning 130

Global Finance

JULY 25, 2024

It also has plans to build a plant in EU member state Hungary. In July, BYD—an acronym for “Build Your Dreams”— unveiled its new EV plant in Thailand, having reportedly investing $486 million to gain a foothold in what was until recently Southeast Asia’s second largest auto market. tariff currently under discussion.

Marketing 109

Marketing Manufacturing Communication Investments 109

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan, also known as a poison pill, that makes it difficult for an activist group to acquire more than 10% of the company. Kohl’s said the plan, which will be in effect for a year, will allow the board to conduct an orderly review of potential offers. “We Frank Sica.

Planning 130

Planning Sales Marketing Investments 130

Fpanda Club

JULY 24, 2022

oracle Aesop formulated his investment insight "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" and since that time the model for calculating the value of an asset as the present value of the cash generated by this asset throughout its life has remained unchanged. In about 600 B.C. and help identify most probable outcomes.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Benchmarking Valuation 130

CFO Share

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Strategic Business Investments Economists project a unique intersection between cheaper capital and a favorable economic outlook. That makes the next 12 months ideal for investing in small business growth. But, in general, you can consider the following three proven growth strategies: Invest in sales and marketing.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 95

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Startups Investments Sales 95

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. But, with the rise of index funds and the commoditization of investment advice, generating sufficient investment ‘alpha’ to justify a fee has become more challenging for advisors. Author: Adam Van Deusen.

Tax Planning 130

Tax Planning Planning Investments Profit and Loss 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Hershey (HSY) – Hershey rose 1% in the premarket after quarterly results beat estimates and the candy and chocolate maker raised its sales and profit outlook. Hershey’s improved outlook signals strong Halloween candy sales. Starbucks said its investments in new equipment and higher wages for workers are paying off.

Profit and Loss 130

Profit and Loss Forecasting Economics Sales 130

CFO Share

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This optimism, while crucial for taking risks and seizing opportunities, often clouds judgment, leading to expectations of big sales that remain forever on the horizon. In pursuit of the big sale, fundamental financial strategies go out the window, expenses and staffing levels remain unsustainably high, and cash dwindles.

Profit and Loss 20

Profit and Loss Forecasting CFO Sales 20

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Personally, it has been a big year of change as well, with the Kitces.com platform adding new team members, rolling out a new IAR CE offering and our latest Estate Planning course, and introducing the AdvisorTech Directory, among other additions, to fulfill our own mission of “Making Financial Advicers Better and More Successful”.

Planning 130

Planning Benchmarking Profit and Loss Communication 130

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

These transformational shifts are, in turn, affecting how quick-service restaurants (QSRs) engage customers as the health crisis limits their in-person dining offerings and forces them to fast-track planned digital innovations. Digital orders grew by 138 percent year over year in Q3, for example.

Sales 120

Sales Leverage Investments Technology 120

The Finance Weekly

JUNE 17, 2024

Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is important in automating all of the manual tasks in the finance department and giving everyone greater insights into the data. FP&A not only supports business and financial decision-making but also provides management with insights into the organization’s strategic plans and investments.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Budgeting Forecasting 52