CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

Emphasising India's stature as a large and trusted economy, Goyal commended the global interest in investing, citing a meeting with a US investment house planning to double their $13-billion investment. Swarup Bose of Celcius Logistics Solutions was awarded Entrepreneur of The Year, Mohammad Hamza of Engineering & Environmental Solutions was recognised as Young Entrepreneur of The Year and Jayashree Nair of BDH Industries as Women Entrepreneur of The Year.

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Tips Watch

JANUARY 14, 2024

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Here’s a strange fact: Despite the surge higher in 10-year real yields over the last 16 months, no new-issue TIPS of this term has received a coupon rate of 1.50% or higher since July 2009.

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CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 14, 2024

For Emma Brown, it was as though she had just removed the sword from the fabled stone, a moment that would challenge the inclination to persistently question her own judgment when it came to business. As is often the case, Brown’s moment of insight occurred in a high-pressure situation. Faced with poor financial visibility and the need to prevent a liquidity crisis, she championed the notion that her company’s finance team take a radical approach.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 14, 2024

Trusting the cloud to manage financial data and reporting can be a game-changer for financial planning and analysis. Organisations can find several benefits when they invest in a cloud-based solution and finance leaders must be able to maximise such. Financial performance management platform Planful enumerated the benefits that cloud finance solution can bring to the table: Cost savings and predictability.

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CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her sixth consecutive Budget with the focus on infusing more funds into the public's hands. Potential adjustments to tax slabs or an increase in standard deductions may be implemented. The budget may also allocate more funds for the rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA and offer higher payouts for farmers.

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CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

The realisation proceeds were to the tune of ₹67,000 crore in 2023 against ₹20,860 crore in 2022, according to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) data yet to be made public. The jump indicates a "robust upward trajectory" in the IBC's (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code's) effectiveness, the official said.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 14, 2024

Business leaders are struggling to turn GenAI hype into reality, said Boston Consulting Group (BCB) recently. According to a survey of more than 1400 C-level executives in 50 markets and 14 industries, 66% of executives are ambivalent or outright dissatisfied with their organisation’s progress on AI and GenAI so far, citing three primary reasons for their dissatisfaction: a lack of talent and skills (62%), an unclear AI and GenAI roadmap and investment priorities (47%), and absence of strategy r

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CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

For fast-moving consumer goods, a sharp price cut in edible oil dragged down value growth. A cooler summer and erratic rainfall impacted beverages and food, while rural markets stayed under pressure due to inflation. Value sales fell 4.5% during October-December, according to Bizom, which analyses data based on orders at nearly 7.5 million kirana stores.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 14, 2024

This week, PwC has a look at the past, present, and future. The OECD released revised Pillar Two revenue estimates – expect more reactions to the change in the headline number from previous estimates. There’s also ongoing commentary on the EU CBAM and potential global trade fragmentation. Finally, more to come on the need for an AI tax in the future.

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CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

Creditors of bankrupt Go First Airlines allow fresh proposals from prospective resolution applicants (RAs). Five entities, including SpiceJet, express interest. RAs must submit bank guarantee and formal EoI. CIRP may be extended. Lenders skeptical of strong bids due to airline's struggles. Court battle with lessors. Lenders pursue arbitration against Pratt & Whitney.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 14, 2024

Examining a company's financial health is crucial when considering potential investments. One significant aspect to assess is the balance between a company's earnings and its financial obligations. To begin analyzing a company's financial structure, it's helpful to learn about concepts such as ,, Cash ,, and ,, EBIT. This article breaks down the key differences between Cash vs.

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CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

The company, which announced the deals late last week, can move beyond commodities into fast-growing, high-margin, value-added food segments with the strength of its new portfolio, MD and CEO Sunil D'Souza told ET.

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 14, 2024

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • What We Lost When Twitter Became X As a former Twitter employee, I watched Elon Musk undermine one of the Internet’s most paradoxical, special places. ( New Yorker ) • Buying Home and Auto Insurance Is Becoming Impossible : Huge losses from national disasters prompt industry to jack up prices and pull back from some markets; ‘worst possible scenario’ for consumers. ( Wall Street Journal ) see also Thousan

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CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

In terms of homebuyer acceptance, according to Oberoi, an emerging interest exists, emphasising the need to bridge the information gap and dispel misconceptions. Educating homebuyers about the benefits, including cost savings and faster construction timelines, is crucial for fostering wider acceptance, he said. Homebuyers, recognising the advantages of this modern construction approach, are expected to play a pivotal role in driving its widespread acceptance across the country.

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CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

Kravis spoke to Arijit Barman on a range of topics that included US jobs and capital markets and the impact on deal-making, exits, PE consolidation and where in India KKR, one of the world's biggest private equity firms, will make the next big investment. From cyber security to data centres and financial services and AI, the scope is broad. If India can be a low-cost and efficient producer and the infrastructure and red tape continue to get better, Kravis is confident the economy will attract mo

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CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

Assembly lines are becoming less dependent on humans-the shop floor foreman's holler is headed toward extinction. Instead, data and intelligent technologies have taken charge of factory machines, instructing them on tasks that need to be completed.

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CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

The promoters, who operate the Hyatt Regency hotel near Mumbai airport, offered to pay the entire claims of lenders, trade creditors, employees and government dues, but the plan was rejected by the largest lender - UV Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC).

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Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

Finance

CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

Now with the higher capital charge, the cost of funding from banks will go up and probably to some extent, there will be a volume impact as well. NBFCs were anyway borrowing from the bond market - at least the AAA- and AA-rated NBFCs. The bond market has seen the exit of a large borrower, which has created space for more NBFCs and for investors to diversify their exposure.

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CFO News

JANUARY 14, 2024

IL&FS, as part of its resolution process, had recently invited expressions of interest (EoIs) to acquire a 92% stake in ITPCL held by IL&FS Energy Development Company (80%) and the group holding company (12%). This asset has two coal-based power plants with 1,200 MW capacity in Cuddalore with the potential to add nearly 2,000 MW more, a captive jetty adjacent to the plant, and a captive coal mine in Indonesia.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Many banks have approached the Ram Mandir Trust for opening its bank accounts, given the donations and payments for various events at the temple. The upcoming consecration of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir at Ayodhya has thrown open huge business opportunities for banks and financial services firms.

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