CFO News Room
JANUARY 22, 2023
If you were to look at the inner workings of any successful company, you would notice an intricate web of departments — marketing, IT, HR, engineering, legal, etc. — in a constant give-and-take with the units they support. As business priorities change, certain parts of the company inevitably will command influence and visibility while others get sidelined.
Global Finance
JANUARY 22, 2023
With interest rates rising in the West, China hopes its falling interest rates will attract multinationals to its domestic bond market.
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CFO News Room
JANUARY 22, 2023
It is the nature of stocks that you have good years and bad ones, and much as we like to forget about the latter during market booms, they recur at regular intervals, if for no other reason than to remind us that risk is not an abstraction, and that stocks don’t always win, even in the long term. In 2022, we needed that reminder more than ever before, especially after markets came roaring back from the COVID drop in 2020 and 2021.
CSC Advisors
JANUARY 22, 2023
Did you know that 20% of companies will suffer from power failures, floods, fire, terrorism, or hardware or software disaster? If you don't have a disaster recovery plan in place, you might be looking for ways to keep your business up and running. A disaster loan can help you through hard times. Keep reading to learn why you should consider applying for a disaster loan. 1.
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Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i
CFO News Room
JANUARY 22, 2023
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix – Shares of Netflix jumped 6.3% after the company’s per-share earnings came short of analysts’ expectations. Nevertheless, the latest quarterly results showed the streaming service added millions more subscribers in the quarter than Wall Street anticipated. The company also announced that co-CEO Reed Hastings would step down from the role.
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Future CFO
JANUARY 22, 2023
The war for finance talent will continue while 11% of positions in finance and controlling are vacant, said management consultancy Horváth recently when releasing the results of a recent survey. According to the firm, 85% of respondents think that the war for finance talent represents the greatest medium-term business risk for CFOs — a bigger risk than inflation and supply shortage bottlenecks.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
To speed up proceedings and counter a mounting caseload, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs last week published published dozens of proposed amendments to the insolvency code, giving the public until Feb. 7 to provide input. Any changes to the law would have to be voted on by parliament.
CFO News Room
JANUARY 22, 2023
NRC Certifies First U.S. Small Modular Reactor Design US Department of Energy Mass. health department warns of drug-resistant gonorrhea strain Boston.com Davos The ‘greatest tragedy’ would be if central banks don’t finish the job on inflation, Larry Summers says CNBC (Kevin W) World Economic Forum hemorrhoid, Chrystia Freeland, thinks the middle class makes too much money.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
In interactions with ETCFO over the last few days, leading CFOs across the spectrum spoke about their concerns going ahead.
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CFO News Room
JANUARY 22, 2023
In 1991, a year after his controversial firing as men’s basketball coach at North Carolina State University, Jim Valvano published a book titled They Gave Me a Lifetime Contract, and Then They Declared Me Dead. It’s a great title. The past few weeks’ convergence of energy and environmental news reminded me of the irony of that book title. Rolling blackouts, which the 2022 State of Reliability report by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) had previously warned about, affect
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
The scheme offers lower tax rates of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30%, with the peak rate applicable to incomes of more than Rs 15 lakh. The regular regime with exemptions has three slabs (5%, 20% and 30%) and the peak rate is levied on incomes of more than Rs 10 lakh.
Barry Ritholtz
JANUARY 22, 2023
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Just How Common Is Corporate Fraud? A new study estimates that on average 10 percent of public companies commit securities fraud each year. ( New York Times ) • Skipped Showers, Paper Plates: An Arizona Suburb’s Water Is Cut Off : Hundreds of homes outside the boundaries of Scottsdale can no longer get water from the city, now their owners are living a worst-case scenario of drought in the West. ( New York
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
With the central bank and the capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), parting ways on how different kinds of debts would be rated in the financial market, the rating companies want the RBI to come out with a public statement on recognition of default.
Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA
In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. If you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner—and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top (a concept first popularized by Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ). What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
Countering terrorism, widening inclusive connectivity initiatives in Eurasia, stabilising Afghanistan and pushing trade in Central Asia-Eurasia top India's agenda, according to persons familiar with the matter. In this backdrop, four senior officials' meetings, national coordinators' meeting and SCO Film Festival are scheduled to take place this month.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
The move is aimed at enhancing employability of the country’s youth and open job opportunities for India’s skilled workforce in other countries. The new policy will be industry centric with incentives for training and placements of candidates, a senior government official told ET.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
"Royalty grants us the right to use Unilever-owned brands and access to Unilever's cutting-edge technical knowhow, world class R&D and innovation capabilities," he said. "The service fees enable us to leverage Unilever's global expertise and functional services.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
Apple and Samsung have been the leading players for exporting mobile phones from India. As per government officials, Apple overtook Samsung to become the leading mobile phone exporter in November and achieved the $1 billion mobile phone exports in December.
Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP
The most overlooked, yet most critical, element of transformation is preparing people for change. Automation and AI aren't just technical upgrades, they’re cultural shifts which can challenge identities. That’s why change management isn’t a side project—it’s the foundation. In finance, where precision and process rule, navigating change can feel especially disruptive.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
Analysts see minimum room for improved utilisation and automation to impact the margin growth.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
Other than tax sops across all slabs, we expect that reduction in gold import duty.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
Institutionalisation of India's real estate is expected to pick up pace. Transparency in the sector is expected to increase from hereon, and this aspect will attract a larger share of global investments in the years to come. "The long-term growth perception toward India is unlikely to wane anytime soon," he added. In real estate, commercial offices continue to be the preferred investment segment in India.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
In recent times, Tata Sons has been merging small businesses housed in various Tata group companies that have been non scalable and unprofitable for a long time. Capital allocation, efficiency and scale are critical to be competitive in the marketplace, top officials close to the development said.
Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP
Finance used to be the function that counted, now it's the one that’s counted on. 📊 For accounting firms, controllers, and finance leaders, expectations are rising faster than headcount. Businesses want agile forecasts, granular analysis, seamless reporting, and smart automation—often without added resources while demanding uncompromised accuracy and compliance.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2023
For the December quarter, the company's Ebitda rose by 160% sequentially to ₹4,547 crore, although down sharply over last year's corresponding quarter. Lower raw material costs helped. But several cost-saving investments which it commissioned also have started showing. Revenues stood at ₹39,134 crore, down 6% QoQ and net profit at ₹474 crore vs loss of ₹915 crore.
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