CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

This could be explained by several factors including insufficient concentration, improper formulation and/or amount of PVP-I, inadequate duration of exposure, inappropriate method of administration, and mucociliary clearance of PVP-I from the nasal cavity. As aforementioned, 0.45–10%

Concentration 130

Concentration Economics Manufacturing Numbers 130

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The India Rising story hit some turbulence last week, as one of its biggest corporate success stories, the Adani Group, was hit with a report from Hindenburg Research, an investing group that specializes in targeting and shorting companies that it believes have dubious accounting and business practices.

Marketing 130

Marketing Investments Auditing Restructuring 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: Orion’s Redtail launches “Redtail Campaigns” in partnership with Snappy Kraken to facilitate CRM-based drip marketing emails. Which just further highlights how challenging it can be to break into the RIA custody business.

Compliance 130

Compliance Communication Planning Concentration 130

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

He said the company’s pilot program, which initially sold meal kits in 17 Costco stores and has expanded to 80 locations within three months, has “further validated to us the power of Costco’s retail platform.” The number of orders also fell to 3.1 million from 4 million in the year-ago quarter, and 3.47

Retail 40

Retail eCommerce Concentration Startups 40

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. But, with the rise of index funds and the commoditization of investment advice, generating sufficient investment ‘alpha’ to justify a fee has become more challenging for advisors.

Tax Planning 130

Tax Planning Planning Investments Profit and Loss 130

PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

” And in yet another June bid, Hudson Executive Investment Corp., But by letting investors (that would be the retail type) throw in their money to fund larger, better-known (and ostensibly savvier) operators like Ackman and others, the idea is that mergers and acquisitions will generate returns.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Concentration Investments Marketing 52

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

The India Rising story hit some turbulence last week, as one of its biggest corporate success stories, the Adani Group, was hit with a report from Hindenburg Research, an investing group that specializes in targeting and shorting companies that it believes have dubious accounting and business practices.

Investments 100

Investments Valuation Auditing Restructuring 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

The numbers only begin to tell a tale — one where the ending seems far off, shrouded in mystery, and more than a bit foreboding. to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah — originating commercial loans to retailers who use the company for payments. Prioritizing those products could lead to a drop in sales for other merchants.

Concentration 52

Concentration Prioritization Economics Startups 52

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Rise of Intangibles While the debate about intangibles, and how best to value them, is relatively recent, it is unquestionable that intangibles have been a part of valuation, and the investment process, through history. With that said, it is clear that the debate about intangibles has become more intense in the last two decades.

Valuation 104

Valuation Profit and Loss Accounting Investments 104

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 4, 2021

When it was founded in in 2010 by by Vijay Sharma, it operated as a pre-paid mobile platform, but its market then was small both in terms of numbers and services offered. In 2014, it introduced Paytm Wallet , a digital wallet that was accepted as a payment option by leading service providers and retailers.

Valuation 72

Valuation Profit and Loss Investments Numbers 72

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

A bit more than $783 million in investment activity marked last week’s fund flow. The biggest transaction in that space, and, indeed, across all investment activity, came from Ant Financial’s $200 million investment in Kakao Pay was the largest deal. The majority, at 72 percent, came from FinTech.

B2C 49

B2C Concentration Leverage Investments 49

CFO Talks

JUNE 2, 2022

Dean Schweizer is CFO of Astoria Investments, a public company listed in Mauritius, with investments in sectors like retail, mining, alternate gaming, education and asset-backed finance into the vehicle trade industry. Can you run through some of the brands or businesses that people may be familiar with?

Auditing 52

Auditing Education Construction Investments 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

Despite big investments by major chains, independent businesses have also been testing mobile order-ahead services. Security was a priority when designing the app, which is pertinent considering there has been a 117 percent increase in the number of mobile device attacks over the past year, according to the Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker.

Concentration 65

Concentration Restructuring Startups Sales 65

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 11, 2023

Jenny Johnson is CEO of investment giant Franklin Templeton. Did you guys just say, we really want to be pure investment management? And the key is the difference for people investing early. ” Who are the number one users of TurboTax? They run about a $1.5 She’s been CEO since February 2020.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 86

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Finance Technology 86

CFO Talks

JUNE 2, 2022

Dean Schweizer is CFO of Astoria Investments, a public company listed in Mauritius, with investments in sectors like retail, mining, alternate gaming, education and asset-backed finance into the vehicle trade industry. Can you run through some of the brands or businesses that people may be familiar with?

Auditing 40

Auditing Education Construction Investments 40

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 5, 2022

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: DPL Partners launches a new advisor-matching solution to solve for the inbound demand of consumers increasingly seeking out a new crop of no-commission annuity products.

Planning 130

Planning Technology Valuation Communication 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

According to a Crunchbase article published in February of 2018, investments in blockchain and blockchain-related startups (excluding initial coin offerings, or ICOs) were already 40 percent of what they were in 2017. And in 2017, those investments were off-the-charts nuts. Most of that spend will be concentrated in the U.S.,

Banking 73

Banking Investments Concentration Accounting 73

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2016

Kroger is one of retail’s more anomalous figures insofar as it is massive – and yet somewhat invisible. Said simply, Kroger taken across the various retail operations it stands behind is much, much larger than most people are aware. A $4 Billion Investment In What’s Next . How risky a plan is it?

Concentration 40

Concentration Retail Sales Investments 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

All in, the company sells over 35 SKUs of skincare and bath and body products that are “formulated with pure, active, highly concentrated vitamins, minerals and botanicals.”. It’s still there today, and the number of stores carrying Herbivore goods has increased remarkably, though they are still mainly a DTC brand.

Concentration 43

Concentration Manufacturing Leverage Marketing 43

Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The music companies provided marketing support, seeking out radio stations that would carry their music, and distributional backing to get albums to retailers. That said, the movie business remained concentrated, with the biggest players dominating each segment of the business.

Entertainment 77

Entertainment Profit and Loss Numbers Marketing 77

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2018

According to a TechCrunch news report, the new numbers are an increase from 1.2 With the funds it hopes to raise in the campaign, My Swft wants to invest in its chat-based commerce platform and, more particularly, the software that allows the company to operate efficiently. The Road Ahead.

Concentration 40

Concentration Communication Planning Sales 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The new version of the App Store was crafted to drive more app discovery and downloads through the separation of apps and games, increased investment in editorial content and features like “App of the Day,” which gives exposure to different developers daily. More than half of U.S. Third Party.

Concentration 67

Concentration Benchmarking Securities Currencies 67

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

So, eBay set in motion a number of things in an attempt to blunt the impact of these shifts and to bring new buyers and sellers into the mix. And, in 2011, eBay acquired eCommerce tech platforms GSI Commerce and Magento to create more synergies with the online retailers that were its customers. percent in eBay’s Q2 2017 earnings call.

Advertising 51

Advertising Retail Startups eCommerce 51

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2017

At the ripe old age of 120, the Swiss Army knife holds a unique place in retail. Now, the idea of an Amazon Echo with a touchscreen is not exactly new — it was reported in November 2016 that mega e-retailer Amazon was working on such a device — whose code name is said to be the Amazon Knight. Many of whom are also named Karl.

Retail 49

Retail Profit and Loss Sales Manufacturing 49

PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

It’s been nearly two years – 20 months to be precise — since it was launched after significant investments in engineering, marketing and promotion. Adoption: The number of people who’ve tried the service once has tripled since launch. Apple Pay total adoption is up – as defined by the total number of people in the U.S.

Numbers 66

Numbers Concentration Technology Retail 66

CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Farhan holds a BCom and a number of postgraduate diplomas in accounting from the University of Johannesburg. So, growing up in a household, it’s always you’re working around numbers and listening to this deal and that deal happening. And then also in the larger scales being wholesalers and retailers.

CFO 52

CFO Leadership Accounting Finance 52

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 7, 2023

So I was relating asset prices to GDP growth, to investment growth, to default rest, to factors like this. How do you crunch the numbers on that, and where do you come out on small cap and value? But over time, as you know, there was this big shift towards passive investing. So there’s a behavioral side. VASSALOU: Yeah.

Investments 65

Investments Marketing Economics Risk Management 65

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

She is Head of North America Investments for Citi Global Wealth, which is a giant wealth management arm of the giant Citibank. It’s a town of about 4,000 people, so exposure to markets or investment banking or any of the careers in finance was not something that you really envisioned. Her name is Kristen Bitterly Michell.

Investments 116

Investments Marketing Profit and Loss Banking 116

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 6, 2022

BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast I have an extra special guest, Luis Berruga has a fascinating career as both a tech wizard and investment banker before becoming CEO of Global X ETFs. And definitely, their retail market participation is significantly lower than you can see in the U.S.

Investments 61

Investments Marketing Numbers Risk Management 61

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

As much of the developed world reopens, many businesses are optimistic and looking to invest in a new era of growth. For example, a retailer might discover that, despite plans to build another location, many of its consumers choose to never shop in a store again. Concentrate on particular areas of improvement.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 52

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Economics Risk Management Reconciliations 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Fraudsters have been making their lists and checking them twice, and it’s not going to make for a very happy holiday for retailers. What he finds alarming is the spike in eCommerce fraud among apparel retailers, where account takeover fraud is growing rapidly at the same time as stolen financials fraud. The Downside of Global.

Concentration 42

Concentration Retail Accounting eCommerce 42

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

in Western Europe, in Asia, India, Japan, this is just a tour de force education on how to invest in global real estate. RITHOLTZ: And how did you shift into real estate principal investment at Goldman Sachs? But I’d say, overall, folks are more kind of corporate-oriented, you know, investing in companies.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 61

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Construction Concentration 61

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

The Silicon Docks is a nickname for the area in Dublin where there is a concentration of high-tech companies. As investments have slowed in London, startup growth is picking up in both Dublin and Berlin. The city has more than 1,200 startups, 250 global tech companies and raised more than €522 million in funding in 2015.

Startups 42

Startups Concentration Economics eCommerce 42

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

They looked around for places that had a large concentration of senders and receivers online and a use case for payments that needed a digital upgrade. It will require a big investment by eBay to get enough buyers willing to switch to a new form of payment — and to stick with it. eBay fit the bill.

Accounting 44

Accounting Concentration Numbers Economics 44

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

You, the chipmunk, will make a decision based on a number of variables that are driven by your past experiences and the current state of the environment. Just like the consumer that every retailer and innovator hopes to attract makes their decisions about where and how to shop in the physical store. There’s plenty for everyone!

Concentration 54

Concentration Retail Numbers Credit Risk 54

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 26, 2024

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Liz Ann Sonders, Schwab Chief Investment Strategist , is below. She is the chief investment strategist and member of the firm’s Investment Committee at Schwab. She is as much in the mix, in the thick of what’s going on in the world of investing as anybody.

Investments 57

Investments Marketing Concentration Economics 57

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

You fell in love with investing as an 8-year-old. And because my mother and grandmother were looking at these trying to figure out what was going on, I was curious about the sea of numbers. But in the New York Times, there was an advertisement that the value line investment survey needed analysts. Tell us about that.

Benchmarking 103

Benchmarking Concentration Investments Profit and Loss 103