PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

million from Benchmark Capital and changed its name to eBay. And, in 2011, eBay acquired eCommerce tech platforms GSI Commerce and Magento to create more synergies with the online retailers that were its customers. Speaking of online retailers, eBay went all out to court them. From the Living Room to the Basement.

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Advertising Retail Startups eCommerce 51

Future CFO

AUGUST 18, 2023

This allows the organisation’s core finance and accounting (F&A) operations to concentrate on more strategic work, such as financial analysis and planning. "We In the finance function, basic accounting processes like accounts payable, payroll and purchasing are often allocated under the shared services model.

Finance 52

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

Here’s how it works: The user measures carbon dioxide concentration by breathing into a handheld device, which resembles an oblong remote control device. But as we only started selling online a few months prior to the pandemic (we were out of stock prior), it is harder to benchmark what it would be like without the situation.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Furthermore, because clients today have access to myriad options (from robo-advisors to DIY retail platforms) for setting up an appropriate asset allocation (often at a lower cost than using a human advisor), portfolio management is not the differentiator that it once was.

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Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 7, 2023

And as the time goes by, I think the two lines get blurred also because of technology, because of the increased presence of retail investors in the markets. The hedge fund industry, generally, is outperforming their benchmarks. VASSALOU: — which are effectively retail investors. The market microstructure has changed.

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

And so, with this gave me exposure to everything from investment banking to retail, looking at like checking account campaigns, like how do you get more assets in the door to credit risk. We saw that concentrated exposure, right, with the — the — the staff that came out, that 85 percent of the world’s wheat production.

Investments 114

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

He has absolutely crushed his benchmark over that period. He’s crushed the Russell 2000, whatever benchmark you want to talk about. You’re 34th, you’re retiring after 34 years and you trounce what’s really the more appropriate benchmark, I would assume the Russell 2000. a year since 1989. Much better.

Benchmarking 103

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Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 26, 2024

00:18:13 [Speaker Changed] When markets are going up, the benchmark is either an index like the s and p 500 or you know, someone you know that’s making even more money than you are. But it’s amazing how quickly the benchmark turns into cash or a positive return when markets are going down. Not every day, not every week.

Investments 56

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 16, 2022

RITHOLTZ: And last question about the various teams, does everybody have a different benchmark? And now, some of the retailers are talking about easing Amazon and Walmart. And is there any adverse behavior as it relates to liquidity that we should be very careful and thoughtful about? How do you track performance? TROPIN: Yeah.

Profit and Loss 117

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Here’s how I would identify a core along you, you first and foremost, you identify what your benchmark is, how are you measuring your performance? So bears capitulated from institution, from retail investors, and the three month VIX versus VIX move below one to suggest, you know, capitulation on that indicator.

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