CFO News Room

JANUARY 31, 2023

I have come to think of it in terms of concentric circles, each smaller than, and fully contained in, the larger category. I have written a number of papers ( this , and this ) on the nature of “truly voluntary,” or euvoluntary , exchanges. For me, the categories are exchange relations, market societies, and capitalism.

Concentration 130

Concentration Economics Marketing Currencies 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The number of ongoing claims for state unemployment programs totaled 1.960 million for the week ending November 27, a rise of 403,147 from the prior week (see second chart). The gain was concentrated in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program and the Pandemic Emergency UC program, which accounted for 93,338 of the 107,674.

Concentration 130

Concentration Economics Numbers Investments 130

CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 15, 2024

This principle of concentrated effort not only transformed his approach to investment management but also became a guiding principle throughout his career, which includes his latest stint as CFO of Semperis, a leading cybersecurity firm.

CFO 52

CFO Investments Concentration Restructuring 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

The FTC stated that no government entity would call to ask for money or personal information like credit card numbers or Social Security numbers, adding that any requests for payment through services like Western Union or MoneyGram are almost certainly scams. On its website, the FTC breaks down the numbers of fraud cases by state.

Concentration 86

Concentration Healthcare Numbers Securities 86

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Poland clashed with the EU over a deal that would spread arrivals, who largely came from the Middle East and Africa and had concentrated in Greece and Italy, around the Continent. Estimates vary and are complicated by the number of seasonal workers, but more than a million Ukrainians already are in the country of 38 million.

Concentration 130

Concentration Economics Numbers Planning 130

VCFO

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It entails a deep dive into many facets of operations including the status of contracts, customer concentration risk, the ability to deliver services, and other expense drivers. Operationally experienced professionals are well-versed in navigating company-specific matters that often hide behind raw numbers on paper.

Valuation 86

Valuation Auditing Concentration CFO 86

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The number of unemployed persons, at 6.5 As another point of comparison, in February 2020, prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate was 3.5%, and the number of unemployed persons was 5.7 The number of long-term unemployed (people who have been jobless for 27 weeks or more) declined to 1.7 hour to 33.9

Benchmarking 130

Benchmarking Transportation Concentration Numbers 130

CFO News Room

JANUARY 29, 2023

Increasing the number of filters, filter thickness, and fan airflow significantly enhanced the air change rate, which resulted in exposure reductions of up to 73%. over room ventilation, depending on filter thickness and fan airflow. Using multiple linear regression, each unit increase of air change reduced exposure by 10%.

Concentration 130

Concentration Construction Economics Invoicing 130

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Also in industry news this week: Most businesses that operate in the U.S., Also in industry news this week: Most businesses that operate in the U.S.,

Concentration 91

Concentration Practice Management Treasury Numbers 91

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This is the approach that a number of automakers are embracing. The system assigns scores to each critical component and commodity based on types of risks, such as environmental, geopolitical, lead time for production capacity, and geographic concentration of suppliers.

Concentration 130

Concentration Prioritization Investments Manufacturing 130

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 2, 2022

Going forward, the network of participants and the number of use cases could continue to see rapid growth, giving cryptocurrencies in this category plenty of further upside. In 2021, there were a number of digital asset company IPOs, led by Coinbase , the largest listing (IPO, SPAC, or otherwise) of any digital asset company in history.

Concentration 130

Concentration Investments Securities Currencies 130

PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

She said that the pandemic's worst effects had concentrated around the “already challenged groups,” with Black and Latino unemployment sitting at 9.9 The number now represents around 37 percent of the total unemployed population. 13) speech , with unemployment “likely above 20 percent” for lower-wage workers. percent and 9.3

Concentration 62

Concentration Numbers 62

CFO News Room

JANUARY 10, 2023

Now we’re looking back at data and we can see how concentrated this was in one small portion of the population, and how the fact that people who were being exposed to these were really, really likely to vote for Trump,’ Tucker said. Second, exposure was concentrated among users who strongly identified as Republicans.

Concentration 130

Concentration Education Healthcare Budgeting 130

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

As is always the case, a certain number of ineligible companies— many of them publicly traded — got large loans approved before many other firms could even get access to a bank in order to apply. Yet as I predicted, the program has been a mess in both its implementation and its results.

Economics 130

Economics Concentration Budgeting Numbers 130

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The report cites applications for employer identification numbers, saying they’ve passed 3.2 That number includes gig-economy workers and others who struck out on their own after layoffs — but even excluding those people, new filings for people who intend to employ others were up 12 percent through mid-September. million in 2019.

Concentration 87

Concentration Numbers Finance Retail 87

Future CFO

JULY 2, 2020

The number of defaults registered in the first five months of 2020 has already exceeded the 2019 full-year number, said Fitch Ratings recently. . All defaulters had speculative-grade issuer default ratings (IDR) at the beginning of 2020, with the vast majority concentrated in the 'CCC'-'C' range, according to the company.

Concentration 52

Concentration Transportation Numbers 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in a recent report that the number of correspondent banks — where banks and financial institutions (and domestic payment systems) are linked together — slipped 3 percent in 2019 vs. 2018 and declined a significant 22 percent from 2011 to 2019. A Reduction In The Number Of Corridors .

Banking 123

Banking Concentration Economics Numbers 123

CFO Share

JANUARY 26, 2024

By selecting 5-8 KPIs, your force the business to concentrate activity around those key accomplishments. These risk misunderstanding and a feeling of “I don’t trust the numbers.” The simplicity of KPIs is both easy to understand and lacking nuance, so never rely solely on the numbers.

Foreign Exchange 52

Foreign Exchange Concentration Benchmarking Prioritization 52

Generation CFO

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I did not fully appreciate how workforce planning has developed over the years, the huge difference between private and public sector, the GDPR conundrum nor the potential number of drivers that can be used in a salary plan. If we go back a few years, HR was very much concentrated on getting payroll correct. Access Full Webinar.

Planning 131

Planning Benchmarking Budgeting Concentration 131

Future CFO

AUGUST 23, 2023

Mature consumers are often ignored by brand marketing, largely because of a number of lingering misconceptions,” said Aparna Bharadwaj, a BCG managing director and partner who leads the firm’s Center for Customer Insight globally, and is a coauthor of the report.

Concentration 52

Concentration Economics Investments Numbers 52

Generation CFO

JANUARY 28, 2022

He suggests organisations need a safe space where the numbers will not be used as a stick to beat you with. “It ” “ It’s fair to say the first five years in the boardroom was a battle with that unspoken discrimination, at least until I had grown the required number of grey hairs.”.

CFO 200

CFO Math Concentration Finance 200

Future CFO

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Concentrating spend on a smaller number of providers should help secure better rates, improved terms and other amenities, even for smaller businesses, Amex GBT added. The post Business travel expenses: Hotel rates likely to rise in 2024 appeared first on FutureCFO.

Concentration 52

Concentration Forecasting Securities Numbers 52

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

He rightly pointed out that the Founders were skeptical of concentrated power, which is why they created the Electoral College and gave states the authority to choose electors. And frankly there is no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American President.”.

Concentration 130

Concentration Numbers 130

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Cybersecurity risks, cited by 50% of respondents, remain the number one most challenging risk for treasury professionals to manage. Survey highlights 49% of survey respondents indicated that macroeconomic risk will have the greatest impact on earnings in the next three years.

Treasury 52

Treasury Risk Management Concentration Economics 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Ariel AI had been concentrating on a type of AI called computer vision, which is used to develop augmented reality (AR) functionalities, CNBC reported. Moreover, the number of VR users globally increased to 171 million in 2018. Artificial intelligence (AI) technology company Ariel AI has been acquired by Snap. Ariel AI had landed $1.1

Startups 77

Startups Concentration Leverage Retail 77

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 28, 2024

Second, in our zeal to measure risk with numbers, we have lost sight of the reality that the effects of risk are as much on human psyche, as they are on economics. Third, by making investing a choice between good (higher returns) and bad (higher risk), a message is sent, perhaps unwittingly, that risk is something to be avoided or hedged.

Hurdle Rate 93

Hurdle Rate Concentration Investments Finance 93

CFO Simplified

MAY 1, 2022

Here’s how to make sense of the mirage of numbers on an income statement and balance sheet. There are four key numbers you need to take a look at. And what’s important about each of these numbers? Better yet, we have Larry Chester, President of CFO Simplified to explain things. The Four Most Important Figures to Look At.

CFO 97

CFO Profit and Loss Sales Concentration 97

Future CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Cash flow and liquidity problems: Are your fixed costs or interest payments creeping up, or do you have a high number or amount of customer overdue payments? Shorten your supply chains and avoid concentration in one geographic region. Poor interest coverage ratio: This shows operating profits may not be able to cover interest expenses.

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Concentration Benchmarking Invoicing 52

Future CFO

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Private fund firms are now putting idle cash to work in money market funds (MMFs), which has the dual benefit of earning a yield from cash holdings in addition to mitigating concentration risk.

Cash Management 52

Cash Management Marketing Treasury Concentration 52

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 1, 2023

Tech Concentration : Yes, a handful of giant tech stocks are driving market gains. Some folks who are more familiar with the numbers than I have suggested it will not be pretty. Recall John Kenneth Galbraith’s observation: “The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.”

Forecasting 98

Forecasting Concentration Valuation Economics 98

PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

To change the way consumers buy home cleaning products, eCommerce companies are allowing consumers to purchase eco-friendly concentrates through the refill business model. Reed’s company works with a firm that creates concentrates for a product that is suitable for use in the home. You don’t have to touch the concentrate.”

Concentration 59

Concentration Planning eCommerce Numbers 59

Future CFO

APRIL 22, 2024

He says Finance is now, more than ever, moving from the traditional role of being just a “number cruncher”. Upskilling pace Given all the changes and shifts in the Finance function at present, Cheah believes the pace of upskilling within the team in the bid to keep up comes as a concentrated effort.

Finance 98

Finance Budgeting Accounts Payable Concentration 98

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

and abroad that the concentration of power amongst a small number of tech companies is curtailing growth in the tech sector, reducing innovation, and potentially having negative impacts on the people and businesses that rely on them.".

Marketing 75

Marketing Concentration Advertising Numbers 75

PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

Instacart also instituted a monthly bonus plan ranging from $25 to $200, based on the number of hours worked. Order volume has grown by more than 500 percent since last year, and even with more than double the number of workers, the company is struggling to meet demand. . The bonuses will continue until the pandemic crisis is over. .

Concentration 72

Concentration Manufacturing Startups Numbers 72

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

“Over the course of the coming year, vaccination is expected to greatly reduce the number of new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus,” the CBO said. The CBO said such industries as travel and hospitality were particularly hard hit — with “job losses concentrated among lower-wage workers.”.

Budgeting 60

Budgeting Concentration Forecasting Economics 60

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 24, 2024

What do those numbers look like, if I’m holding a few 100 stocks instead? Barry Ritholtz : That’s a huge number. They want to diversify away from that concentrated position and at the same time not pay a giant tax bill if, you know, if it could be avoided Ari Rosenbaum : Exactly right. 400, 450, 500.

Concentration 95

Concentration Investments Accounting Marketing 95