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The Importance of Cybersecurity in Private Equity Investments

E78 Partners

In an era characterized by rapid digital transformation, businesses across the spectrum are leveraging technology to fuel progress, growth, and competitive advantage. The Critical Role of Cybersecurity Recent cyber threats have underscored the significance of cybersecurity in private equity investments.

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A Loyalty-Driven Singles’ Day in China Lends Lessons to Sales-Centric Shopping Holidays

CFO News Room

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. Member enrollment volume on Tmall increased by over 10% compared to the previous cycle, nearly 20 times the industry benchmark.

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Nonprofit Leadership: Using Data for Better Decision-Making

The Charity CFO

Leveraging data for strategic decision-making has many benefits–from improving your efficiency to increasing the success rate of campaigns or strategies. Leveraging Data in Nonprofit Leadership How can you use data effectively as a nonprofit leader? Check out these tips for leveraging data as a nonprofit leader.

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Tales from the Dark Side

Barry Ritholtz

What he saw stunned him: The previous broker outsourced much of his asset management to third-party managers; Digging into the specifics he was gobsmacked by the details: Sub-$1m accounts charged 1.25% for a high turnover, actively managed SMA which lagged its benchmark by a few 100 basis points. First Rule of Running Other Peoples’ Money?

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Why Financial Forecasting Is More Important Than Your Annual Budget

Centage

They’re focused less on benchmarking current performance to the predicted budget and instead want to leverage real-time data to understand what the future looks like. To get a good cash flow projection, it’s important to: Start with sales. Manage every dollar. Review all of your cash outflows/payments. Produce scenario plans.

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Change Management: The Modern CFO’s Blueprint 

CFO Talks

The CFO needs to consider how AI can be leveraged not just for automating routine tasks, but also for providing deeper insights into financial forecasting, risk management, and strategic decision-making. Leveraging Technology for Communication In today’s digital age, leveraging technology to communicate the finance agenda is crucial.

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Budget vs Actuals: The Key to Measuring Business Performance  

Centage

Revenue Variances You always want to analyze the differences in your sales forecasting and what the revenue ended up being. Favorable variances may indicate your company had more sales than you expected or sold your products or services at higher prices. As you’re looking at your budget variance analysis, focus on the following types.