CFO News Room

JANUARY 7, 2023

Check rules of thumb : Investing and corporate finance are full of rules of thumb, many of long standing. When valuing or analyzing a company, I find myself looking for and using macro data (risk premiums, default spreads, tax rates) and industry-level data on profitability, risk and leverage.

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CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 29, 2024

Mann found a door of entry at Goldman Sachs, where after initially filling a quantitative role involving complex financing structures she subsequently transitioned to investment banking and a new focus on M&A and corporate finance in the tech and media sectors.

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 28, 2024

This proactive maneuver not only protected the company from immediate financial jeopardy but also served as a poignant lesson in corporate finance: Be prepared for the unexpected by diversifying risk. We can be highly customized, or we can be set up in in a pre-opinionated structure that enables you to go live relatively quickly.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 13, 2023

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how a state regulator audit of Danika’s former firm revealed that she was not properly registered with the state of Washington and sparked an investigation during which she was prevented from working with her clients at the time and sidelined her for several months, how, on top of not being able to work (..)

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

Separate research last month also examined how corporate finance expects are bracing for this digital disruption. Finance professionals spoke with Gartner, Inc. ” B2B payments is another area of corporate finance that some analysts expect blockchain to disrupt in a major way. ”

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Corporate Finance

MAY 9, 2022

However, when the economy is bad or uncertain, it is better if leverage ratios are more conservative to help avoid financial distress. As we discussed in the textbook, in general, there is no absolute number that is best for a particular financial ratio.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Driving force of generative AI adoption in corporate finance There are several, but arguably the most direct driver is that boards and C-suites are impressed with the potential for innovative generative AI use cases to drive growth and profitability, Bant pointed out.

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Bramasol

APRIL 26, 2023

As shown below, the current Quote-to-Cash portfolio from SAP (formerly known as BRIM) includes Subscription Order Management (SOM), Convergent Charging (CC), Convergent Mediation (CM), Convergent Invoicing (CI), Corporate Finance Management (CFM) and Revenue Accounting & Reporting (RAR).

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 8, 2020

As the pandemic persists, companies face new risks, including delivering adequate earnings momentum and cash flow to manage or reduce the debt accumulated during the early phase of this unprecedented global health crisis, said Peter Abdill, a managing director with Moody's Corporate Finance Group.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Its set of application program interfaces (APIs) enable businesses to use crypto as collateral to access corporate financing products. In a statement, Co-founder of Cred and Universal Protocol Dan Schatt said the technology can be particularly applicable to the corporate finance fields.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

Leveraging Technology: In today’s data-driven environment, tasks that involve implementing or improving technological solutions should be high on the CFO’s priority list. Leveraging Technology for Integration: Modern technology platforms offer powerful tools for integrating data and processes across departments.

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CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 11, 2024

From 1998 to 2002, Peters worked for DaimlerChrysler in São Paulo, a stint that marked the beginning of a corporate finance trajectory that would eventually lead the young financial planner to embark on a journey of self-improvement that would include mastering English and pursuing an MBA from Wharton in United States.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Oracle is rolling out new mobile apps deploying artificial intelligence (AI) targeted at chief financial officers (CFOs) and other corporate finance professionals. The solution enables banks and other FIs to leverage the ISO 20022 payments messaging standard and enhance straight-through processing and real-time settlement.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

Check rules of thumb : Investing and corporate finance are full of rules of thumb, many of long standing. When valuing or analyzing a company, I find myself looking for and using macro data (risk premiums, default spreads, tax rates) and industry-level data on profitability, risk and leverage. EV/EBIT and EV/EBITDA 4.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 7, 2022

This role is oriented toward best practices of the finance function itself. Corporate finance. Competencies include: Staff planning. Project management. Staff management, mentoring, team building, and creating accountability. Treasury and investment management. Mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances.

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CFO Thought Leader

MAY 28, 2023

—perhaps I’d like to see myself in a prospectus someday,’” remarks Ackert, who after 6 years of serving Donnelley clients segued into a series of corporate finance jobs first by leveraging her printing operations expertise and subsequently by climbing the ranks as an FP&A all-star.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The internal rate of return (IRR) is a core component of capital budgeting and corporate finance. Multiple projects can have the same IRR but dramatically different returns due to the timing and size of cash flows, the amount of leverage used, or differences in return assumptions. Source link.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

“We’re leveraging machine learning to automate time-intensive processes and create efficiencies that enable payroll processors to focus on higher-value matters and serve as strategic advisors, deepening the impact that HR can have on the business.” ” Eloise is expected to roll out early next year, the company added.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

OnDeck will be adding a new corporate financing product to its offering next year: equipment finance. 19) OnDeck said it will introduce equipment finance loans to certain U.S. In addition to the new product, OnDeck also announced that Mark Erickson joined the company to become its vice president of equipment finance. “I

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

percent equity interest in Hangzhou Zeshi Investment Partners, which will enable China Lending to launch its new supply chain financing services in the near future, including financing products design, related corporate financing solutions, investments and asset management, and more. trillion in 2017. ”

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Future CFO

MARCH 1, 2023

Gartner says finance transformation encompasses strategic initiatives designed to revolutionise the way the corporate finance function manages its strategy, processes, internal controls, and financial reporting. This means overstated or inaccurate expenses are even harder to detect , putting companies at risk of fraud.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2017

According to Graham Tasman, principal at Grant Thornton’s Business Consulting and Technology practice, this balancing act creates opportunity for service providers of the corporate finance function. Finding a solution to competing demands on the CFO presents an opportunity for innovation,” he said in a statement.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 20, 2023

Risk and Hurdle Rates In investing and corporate finance, we have no choice but to come up with measures of risk, flawed though they might be, that can be converted into numbers that drive decisions. In corporate finance, this takes the form of a hurdle rate , a minimum acceptable return on an investment, for it to be funded.

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Musings on Markets

MARCH 8, 2023

This is the last of my data update posts for 2023, and in this one, I will focus on dividends and buybacks, perhaps the most most misunderstood and misplayed element of corporate finance. Of course, just as there are companies that choose other dysfunctional corporate finance choices.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

“Even so, while there are significant differences between leveraged lending and subprime mortgage lending, the similarities are eerie.”. The continuing expansion of leveraged loans may derail the nation’s current economic growth. Recent increases in federal interest rates mean investors should be watching corporate borrowers carefully.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Instead, they’re leveraging dynamic discounting to forge ahead with disruptive approaches to make early-pay discounts a real source of cash — capturing up to 2 percent of corporate spend directly back the bottom line and optimizing cash management in real time.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

Two supermarket conglomerates are teaming up and combining their leverage to get better payment terms from their suppliers. Reports in Reuters on Sunday (July 1) said France’s Carrefour and the U.K.’s Some have speculated that their collaboration could signal a merger ahead, reports said. ”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

While FinTechs are offering a greater variety of solutions to business users than ever before, corporate finance chiefs and treasurers still turn to their banks first to improve their B2B payments strategies. As financial institutions gather for this year’s Sibos conference kicking off in London today (Sept.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

What emerged is a picture of CFOs prioritizing collaboration as part of their broader digitization efforts, with the rising need to look beyond financial data to reshape corporate finance. “The CFOs that I consider to be progressive and innovative have a very different view of that relationship,” he said in a statement.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

“The use of leverage, and financial institution exposures to crypto-asset markets, are important metrics of transmission of crypto-asset risks to the broader financial system.”. The move on the part of global regulators comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission in the U.S. is stepping up oversight of the market.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

You have to leverage data, leverage artificial intelligence to a degree, and leverage how you collaborate with different stakeholders involved. . “The challenge of trust is the volume of data and the pressures put on auditors and accountants to establish an opinion that is trusted,” he said. ”

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Future CFO

MARCH 7, 2022

It was a great experience and was the perfect way to find that I wanted to work in the corporate finance field, and not go into what felt like the more traditional route towards public accounting. I was interested in my coursework and it felt like I was in the right place.

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Accountancy Today

APRIL 12, 2023

“Our new partnership with White Oak will provide members with a raft of support, advice and alternative options geared towards their clients’ specific financing requirements.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company, which launched operations earlier this year, offers an integrated payroll, employee time-tracking and workers compensation management solution for small businesses, enabling SMBs to save on workers’ comp by leveraging real-time payroll data and collaborating with insurance providers. In the U.K., Modern Treasury.

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Future CFO

MAY 2, 2023

Deloitte FutureCFO spoke to Mike Polaha , senior vice president for finance solutions and technology at BlackLine , for his take on how CFOs and other finance leaders can improve the odds of successful transformation. What are the primary objectives of finance transformation?

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VCFO

MAY 5, 2022

Panelist – Jim Briggs, Director, Statesman Corporate Finance | jbriggs@statesmanbiz.com. Both processes result in a Letter of Intent (LOI) that lays out the high-level deal terms that buyer and seller have agreed are acceptable (this is where leverage is at its peak). Demonstrating sustainable value to an outsider (i.e.,

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In fact, that may explain why firms that trade at low EV to EBITDA multiples are more likely to become targets in leveraged buyouts (LBOs) or leveraged recapitalizations. Debt to EBITDA, Interest Coverage Ratios If debt to capital is not a good measure for judging over or under leverage, what is?

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