CFO News Room

JANUARY 7, 2023

Data: Trickle to a Flood! It is perhaps a reflection of my age that I remember when getting data to do corporate financial analysis or valuation was a chore. Much of my focus, when it comes to data, is on company-specific variables, rather than macro economic data, for two reasons.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Future-forward finance and accounting organizations were quick to embrace robotic process automation (RPA) years ago to manage mundane, repetitive back-office tasks like data entry and routine financial reporting. AI is a tool and not a replacement for finance professionals.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 8, 2022

An EY study reveals that up to 70% of financial controllers and CFOs in Singapore found an increase in demand for financial analysis and forecasts as stakeholders are increasingly interested in including non-financial data for corporate reporting. Businesses are really seeking ways to harness data to leverage their data.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 30, 2021

According to Payscale.com , skills such as leadership, and financial reporting and strategic planning, won’t elevate your take-home pay much. These days, strong computer skills, as are advanced knowledge of accounting, budgeting, and finances. But these are table stakes of the profession. An MBA or CPA is also highly desirable.

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Future CFO

MARCH 1, 2021

FutureCFO: How can data help drive transparency and accountability throughout an organisation? GS: It’s critical for an organisation's leadership team to be transparent and accountable by sharing valuable insights to increase participation, and open channels of communication within, and across organisations.

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Focus CFO

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Some business owners downplay the complexity of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and mistakenly task their accounting team with this crucial function, or hope their CPA firm can be of help.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

Financial management is mission-critical to the health and vitality of small business (SMB), but it’s also one of the most difficult tasks for entrepreneurs and business owners that may have the skills to launch new products or services, but lack the accounting expertise to handle the numbers. Marrying Tech With Accountants.

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Centage

JANUARY 17, 2023

If, on the other hand, the office of finance has access to reporting and analytics tools with their accounting software that collates financial data from across the business, the financial analysis of the reasons for a positive or negative variance becomes clearer.

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E78 Partners

JULY 19, 2023

In today’s ever-evolving business landscape, characterized by economic uncertainty and rapid changes, staying ahead of the curve has become crucial for organizations aiming to achieve sustainable success. Realizing Success with E78 Partners E78 stands ready to support organizations in unlocking their full potential for 2024.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

It is perhaps a reflection of my age that I remember when getting data to do corporate financial analysis or valuation was a chore. Sectors and Industries : To make data useful for corporate financial analysis and valuation, I break the companies down into groupings, based upon the sectors and industries that they operate in.

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Finvisage

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The cafe chain is fighting for survival after revealing on Wednesday it had uncovered “significant, and potentially fraudulent, accounting irregularities” Mr Marsh had been suspended when these problems were discovered. Toshiba is recovering from accounting scandals that eventually led to the bankruptcy of U.S.

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Spreadym

JULY 10, 2023

The financial close process, also known as the accounting close process or month-end close, is a series of steps undertaken by an organization to finalize its financial records for a specific accounting period. These entries correct errors, allocate costs, or reclassify transactions to the appropriate accounts.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 24, 2023

That said, it is my experience with markets that has also made me skeptical about the over selling of both notions, since we have an entire branch of finance (behavioral finance/economics) that has developed to explain how more data does not always lead to better decisions and why crowds can often be collectively wrong.

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CFO Share

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

My finance team performed a rigorous cost benefit analysis of working from home and hybrid work versus our baseline of 100% working from office. The first step of any financial analysis is to brainstorm the universe of costs and gains associated with the policy at question. Why the difference? co-working stipend.

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Adam Kae

MARCH 19, 2020

The Small Business Administration is working with the local government on an Economic Disaster Loan Program for small businesses and non-profit organizations that are negatively impacted by COVID-19. Accounts Payable. We are entering a new era, and many small businesses are suffering as a result. You are not alone! Other Bills.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

For example, an underwriter needs to be able to take into account multiple factors (such as age, medical history, and lifestyle) and decide on the best policy for a customer. A broker needs to be able to assess the financial markets and make sound recommendations for their clients.

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Spreadym

JUNE 6, 2023

This evaluation helps in monitoring performance, identifying deviations, and taking corrective actions to achieve financial goals. Financial forecasting relies on historical financial data, market trends, economic indicators, industry analysis, and assumptions about future conditions.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 8, 2022

That said, it is my experience with markets that has also made me skeptical about the over selling of both notions, since we have an entire branch of finance (behavioral finance/economics) that has developed to explain how more data does not always lead to better decisions and why crowds can often be collectively wrong.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 25, 2023

One is curiosity , as political and economic crises roll through regions of the world, roiling long-held beliefs about safe and risky countries. My suggestion is that for countries where recent political or economic events would lead you to believe that sovereign rating is dated, you should switch to using sovereign CDS spreads.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

While the universe of companies is diverse, with approximately half of all firms from emerging markets, it is more concentrated in market capitalization, with the US accounting for 40% of global market capitalization at the start of the year. If there is a hole in my sample, it is the absence of privately owned businesses.

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CFA Institute

JANUARY 11, 2019

Intangible assets are increasingly critical to corporate value, and new valuation methods need to be deployed to accurately calculate their worth.

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Then you get something that’s got tremendous capacity to manage a larger and larger organization which Vanguard had to become in order to get the economic power that it has today. And ever since then, I’ve been held to a higher account, higher standard, higher expectation in every way to be responsive to Nellie Walsh.

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Barry Ritholtz

JUNE 13, 2023

During COVID, rather than just a monetary response, we saw a massive fiscal response, which seemed to have really helped across the entire economic strata, especially the middle class. So what do our experiences, post-financial crisis, post-COVID, tell us about the need for balance between monetary and fiscal stimulus?

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