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Duncan Burgess, Global Finance Director

CFO News Room

He joined oil and gas company BG Group in their budgeting and forecasting team to broaden his management accounting and reporting experience. He then moved to the security construction technology company ICx Technologies as division controller. But he soon transferred to the UK to take advantage of its wide range of opportunities. .

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Global trade to rebound modestly: Allianz

Future CFO

To offset some of its losses in global export markets and soft domestic demand, China has increased and will maintain policy support, while also increasing investment abroad to consolidate its influence, Allianz added. THe firm forecasts 2024 GDP growth at +1.4% in the US, +0.8% in the Eurozone, +4.6% in China and +0.6%

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How To Clean Up Business Financial Statements

CFO Share

Small businesses have three key financial reports: the balance sheet the income statement (aka profit and loss statement) the cash flow statement A statement of retained earnings is a fourth report common for large, public corporations, but isn’t as useful for small businesses. Investors won’t have confidence in your business.

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What Does the Market “Know” ?

Barry Ritholtz

If anything, finding contrary pieces helps reduce confirmation bias and curtails my time in a limited information bubble of my own construction. When big reversals occur, the dynamics of that risk/reward ratio change, often leading to losses. We cannot avoid that fate entirely but we can do our best to keep it to a minimum.

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To NPV or Not to NPV: That Is the Question

Fpanda Club

They tend to avoid losses and prefer to keep the things as they are rather than invest in risky innovation. It’s better to define minimally acceptable revenues, profits and cash flows and then identify the assumptions that must prove true to make those financials happen. which will be part of the allowable cost.

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Alexa Is A Costly Success For Amazon

PYMNTS

According to reports, Alexa cost Amazon $330 million in 2016 alone — and the experts are forecasting that figure will increase to $600 million in 2017. Will that device construction project look as tempting now that it is known that Alexa is not exactly a money maker? Probably not.

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America’s labor and inventory shortage: How organizations are responding

CFO Strategic Partners

Not surprisingly, an overwhelming number of organizations who participated in the survey are struggling with staffing shortages and inability to find talent to optimize profits. This survey was answered by people from a wide range of industries including construction, professional services, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing and more.

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