Fri.Dec 09, 2022

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3 reforms for the post-FTX crypto era

CFO Dive

FTX’s collapse underscores the highly-centralized crypto market’s risks and blockchain’s importance as a defense against bad actors, Metallicus' CFO argues.

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How SAP Business ByDesign Offers Advantages for the Life Sciences Industry

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The life science industry has to meet strict regulatory requirements in an extremely competitive environment burdened with financial pressures and unique market demands. Companies in this field can spend years in product development, conceptualizing, and running preliminary clinical trials before they can get approval from the FDA to manufacture and sell a product to consumers.

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SEC calls for disclosure on crypto risks, citing ‘financial distress’

CFO Dive

The collapse of FTX has slammed scores of creditors, prompting SEC concerns that companies may suffer losses from direct or indirect links to crypto markets.

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The Best Public Speakers Put the Audience First

CFO News Room

Several years ago, I traveled from New York to Geneva, Switzerland to be the closing keynote speaker for the World Communication Forum. I was excited to have the opportunity to speak with global leaders about how nonnative English speakers can present their ideas — and themselves — with greater clarity and confidence. For my allotted 45-minute time slot, I prepared high-quality research, relatable examples, actionable takeaways from my book on the topic , and ample opportunities for audience eng

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

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

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Krispy Kreme taps Mars alum as CFO

CFO Dive

The new finance chief is taking the helm as the the Charlotte, N.C.-based doughtnut maker is expanding abroad. It has announced a joint venture to enter France in 2023.

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Myth-Busting: Alts’ Uncorrelated Returns Diversify Portfolios

CFA Institute

Do alternatives offer any diversification benefits?

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Consumer Sentiment Improved in Early December but Remains Weak

CFO News Room

The preliminary December results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers show overall consumer sentiment improved for the month but remains near historically low levels (see first chart). The composite consumer sentiment index increased to 59.1 in December, up from 56.8 in November. The index hit a record low of 50.0 in June and is down from 101.0 in February 2020 at the onset of the lockdown recession.

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The Real-Time Visibility of Sage Intacct Opens New Doors for Your Family Office

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Reporting and investment fund management can easily become overwhelming, complicated, and difficult to manage without the right tools at your disposal. Every family office should invest in technology best suited for their clients, capable of managing diverse portfolios and demonstrating healthy returns. Real-time visibility is a game-changer for family offices, and one that is fueling better strategic planning for wealth management.

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Netflix, Lululemon, DocuSign and more

CFO News Room

SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images. Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Lululemon — Shares of Lululemon fell 12% after the athletic apparel company gave a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter outlook. In the third quarter, the company beat Wall Street’s expectations on the top and bottom lines. related investing news.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Independent Directors must guard themselves with Section 463 to justify their board decisions

CFO News

Section 463 safeguards independent directors if they have acted honestly and reasonably and relieves them, either wholly or partly, from the liability.

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Your Wallet Is Being Drained by Subscriptions. Wall Street Thanks You.

CFO News Room

Try to count how many subscriptions you have. We’ll wait. . There is your Amazon Prime and your Spotify—those you are married to. What about the Apple TV+ subscription you have been meaning to cancel since you binge watched Ted Lasso…last summer? Scroll through your cellphone (itself another subscription) and you might find a Calm app your doctor recommended but you never actually used, or a dating app you did use and hated, but will probably use again.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 10-11)

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Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that amid concern that retail investors are paying ‘hidden’ fees in the form of suboptimal execution of their trades, the SEC is preparing to propose a “Regulation Best Execution” rule that would, among other measures, establish a best execution standard for brokers.

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Can India Capitalize on China’s Manufacturing Woes?

CFO News Room

Sadanand Dhume writes a biweekly column on India and South Asia for WSJ.com. He focuses on the region’s politics, economics and foreign policy. Mr. Dhume is also a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Previously he worked as the New Delhi bureau chief of the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER), and as Indonesia correspondent for FEER and The Wall Street Journal Asia.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: What Really Matters

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.

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Big Tech hiring in India hits a low amid global layoffs

CFO News

Between the 'FAANMG' - Facebook (Meta), Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Microsoft, and Google (Alphabet) - there are active job postings of less than 2,000 jobs at present, the specialist staffing solutions firm said in the report.

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New Tax on Buybacks Is Weeks Away, but Finance Chiefs Aren’t Too Worried

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A new corporate tax on stock buybacks hasn’t worried finance chiefs enough for them to rethink their strategy. The 1% levy on buybacks , which takes effect in January, could cost companies billions of dollars, but a number of executives say they expect to continue repurchasing company stock. U.S. companies have spent hundreds of billions in recent quarters on these transactions, describing it as a good use of capital that indicates conviction in their plans and helps reduce share count, which in

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Private Markets: Guardians at the Gate?

CFA Institute

Regulatory reform in the private markets should focus on five areas.

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Financial discipline key for successful IPO: Dharmaj Crop CFO

CFO News

The company plans to utilise IPO proceeds largely to set up a new facility for agrochemical technicals in Gujarat, says Vishal Domadia.

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The Hidden Science Behind Why Finance Teams Resist Change—And How to Fix It

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.

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6 Ways to Manage Your Organization Finances Effectively

Financial Analyst Insider

Money is the lifeblood of any organization. Without proper financial management, an organization will quickly find itself in trouble. Business leaders must learn the techniques. The post 6 Ways to Manage Your Organization Finances Effectively appeared first on Financial Analyst Insider.

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India's forex reserves hit over 3-month high, rise for 4th straight week

CFO News

India's foreign exchange reserves rose for the fourth consecutive week to an over three-month high of $561.16 billion in the week through December 2 as per the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) statistical supplement updated on Friday. India's forex reserves for the week ended November 25 stood at $550.14 billion.

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The Late Cycle Stock Market Playbook Is Working

The Reformed Broker

Welcome to the latest episode of The Compound & Friends. This week, Michael Batnick, Bryn Talkington, and Downtown Josh Brown sit down in front of a live audience at the Dynasty Investors Forum discuss consumer strength, energy stocks, inflation coming down, BREIT, and much more! You can listen to the whole thing below, or find it wherever you like to listen to your favorite pods!

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Sops for India-made EVs, storage systems on the table

CFO News

Customs duty exemptions available on lithium ion cells for making mobile phone battery packs could be extended to EV batteries and ESS as well.

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

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.

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10 Friday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Tony Fadell Is Trying to Build the iPod of Crypto : The product guru made Ledger’s new hardware wallet—a tiny vault for digital cash—flashy and fun. Plus, with this gadget you’ll never get FTX’d. ( Wired ). • Bikeshare Roars Back From the Pandemic : The shared micromobility market has been resilient even as commuting patterns have shifted.

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Maharaja's new fleet: 150 Boeing 737 Max jets head for Air India

CFO News

This will be Boeing's first big sale deal in India after it won a mandate for 75 aircraft from Akasa Air last year. India's narrow body fleet is dominated by the Airbus A320. Air India will likely place a firm order for 50 737 Max planes with an option to pick up as many as 150.

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Americans Generally Support Unions — And Averting A Rail Strike

CFO News Room

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES. When President Biden signed a bill to prevent a rail-worker strike this past Friday, it was only the latest in a series of union actions that have gotten national attention in the past few years. Starbucks and Amazon workers are trying to unionize around the country. Nationwide, 78,000 workers went on strike in the first half of the year.

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Amazon seeks digital data shield in ED probe

CFO News

The ecommerce company alleged that the ED has been "summoning and compelling" its employees, including one Abhijeet Muzumdar, to part with sensitive and confidential data stored on their laptops and mobile phones.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.