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Onwards to 2025: How the accountancy profession gears up

Future CFO

Finance teams found their way in 2024 to keep up with the ever-changing market landscape brought about by a number of factors. The accountancy profession, as we know it, faced challenges in technology--what with the concerns on how artificial intelligence poses threat on their jobs regarding the way it can take over their roles.

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Sovereign Ratings, Default Risk and Markets: The Moody's Downgrade Aftermath!

Musings on Markets

Since the ratings downgrade happened after close of trading on a Friday, there was concern that markets would wake up on the following Monday (May 19) to a wave of selling, and while that did not materialize, the rest of the week was a down week for both stocks and US treasury bonds, especially at the longest end of the maturity spectrum.

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Southeast Asia's IPO market poised for rebound in 2025

Future CFO

The future of the initial public offering (IPO) market in the Southeast Asian region comes with expected interest rate cuts alongside easing inflation may create a more favourable environment for IPOs in the years ahead, according to Deloitte. The post Southeast Asia's IPO market poised for rebound in 2025 appeared first on FutureCFO.

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African Banking Roundtable: New Focus On Capital Markets

Global Finance

The conversation followed up on our discussion last year of the exit of some foreign banks from African markets and the new emphasis this places on the expansion of domestic banks, including pan-African institutions. How is this playing out in your markets? We need foreign savings. Fourth is Angola, with US$27 billion.

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Perfecting the Close Checklist

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Field of Study: Accounting. Feedback and Comments: contact marketing@skystem.com or call 646-833-3177. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand CFO priorities and concerns facing current business landscape. Recommended CPE: 1 CPE. Program Cost: $0. Program Knowledge Level: Overview. Prerequisite: None.

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How CFOs Can Build Resilient Accounting Operations: Mid-Market Strategies for 2025

E78 Partners

For CFOs and financial leaders at mid-market and growing businesses, this reality hits particularly close to home. Your accounting function is no longer just about balancing the books; its about ensuring business continuity, empowering strategic decision-making, and maintaining a competitive edgeeven in the face of unprecedented challenges.

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Revitalising the accountancy profession

Future CFO

The accountancy profession is at a pivotal crossroads as it grapples with significant challenges going forward, with technological advancements and shifting workforce dynamics in the driver's seat. Yet, rather than replacing accountants, AI redefines their roles, allowing them to focus on strategic decision-making and value creation.

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Fall In Love With the Month-End Close

Field of Study: Accounting. Feedback and Comments: contact marketing@skystem.com or call 646-833-3177. Learning Objectives: This course's objective is to understand how the month-end close can be improved with automation and adoption of leading practices. Recommended CPE: 1 CPE. Program Cost: $0. Program Knowledge Level: Overview.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

Field of Study: Accounting. Feedback and Comments: contact marketing@skystem.com or call 646-833-3177. Recommended CPE: 1 CPE. Program Cost: $0. Due to this program being offered free of charge, there will be no refunds issued. Program Knowledge Level: Overview. Prerequisite: None. Advanced Preparation: None Required.

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The Emerging Spend Management Sector: Simplifying Your Accounting Processes

Speaker: Spencer Falbo, Principal at Kong Basile Consulting

For a long time, the market has offered point solutions for accounts payable, such as bill payment, expense management, travel software, and corporate cards. What impact this type of software has on accounting and finance teams. The solution? The implications of spend management for the future.

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Smarter Card Solutions: Meeting the Challenges of Mid-Market Travel & Expense

With automated accounting workflows and unified data, businesses make smarter, faster decisions, while employees enjoy an intuitive solution they love and use. Center modernizes travel and expense management with a card-powered solution that provides real-time visibility into all employee spending, including off-platform bookings.

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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close

Learn about the power of precise estimates, why reconciliations are critical to closing the books, how and when to automate, and how the chart of accounts play into your close process. Field of Study: Accounting. Feedback and Comments: contact marketing@skystem.com or call 646-833-3177. Recommended CPE: 1 CPE. Program Cost: $0.

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Everything You Need to Know About Crypto

Speaker: Ryan McInerny, CAMS, FRM, MSBA - Principal, Product Strategy

Join this exclusive webinar with Ryan McInerny to learn: Cryptocurrency asset market trends How to manage risk and compliance to serve customers safely Best practices for identifying crypto transactions and companies Revenue opportunities with custody arrangements, brokerage fees, account maintenance fees, and lending The roadmap needed for successful (..)