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The Art of Smart Acquisitions: Bill Korn on M&A Strategy

CFO Thought Leader

In the The Mentoring Round , Bill Korn, Strategic Board Advisor and CFO-Emeritus, shares his expertise on M&A strategy. With 24 acquisitions under his belt, Korn emphasizes that the key to long-term value isnt just executionits having the right strategic fit. He recounts bold moves, including acquiring companies larger than his own, and reveals how calculated risks, financial discipline, and vision can turn acquisitions into transformative growth opportunities. 1068: The CFO Advantage in the

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With AI, CFOs must balance cost, value: Genpact

CFO Dive

CFOs need to play a familiar risk versus rewards game to meet the AI deployment mandate being asked of many of them, Genpact’s Vivek Saxena said.

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#FASuccess Ep 423: Expanding Across The Household By Helping (Affluent) Sandwich Generation Kids With Their Parents’ Financial Needs, With Cristina Livadary

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 423rd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Cristina Livadary. Cristina is the CEO of Mana Financial Life Design, an RIA based in Los Angeles, California (but works virtually with clients nationwide), that oversees approximately $70 million in assets under management for 119 client households.

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Companies reduce philanthropy aimed at boosting racial, gender equality

CFO Dive

Change in “corporate citizenship” initiatives coincide with a federal backlash against efforts to promote sustainability in the private and public sectors.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Sales Engineer Manager

Automating time-consuming manual tasks can save your firm hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars. But it can also have longer-lasting benefits, like helping you attract and retain the next generation of CPAs, and we don’t need to tell you how important that is amid the current generational staffing crisis in the tax and accounting profession. You'll want to save your seat for this new webinar with industry expert Joe Wroblewski, where we'll explore how to: Maximize ROI with Cost-Effective Te

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Thinking Outside the Box: Creative Solutions in Financial Strategy

CFO Talks

Thinking Outside the Box: Creative Solutions in Financial Strategy Money is the backbone of every business, but managing it wisely requires more than just following the usual playbook. Companies that stick to the same old strategies, cutting costs, raising prices, or securing loans, often find themselves stuck in a cycle of short-term fixes. The real game-changers are those that approach finance with fresh ideas, exploring unconventional ways to improve cash flow, boost revenue, and stay compet

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Revamping Trade Finance: Q&A With Finastra’s Anastasia McAlpine

Global Finance

Anastasia McAlpine, head of product, Trade & Supply Chain Finance at Finastra, shares why innovation and collaboration are vital to trade finance. Global Finance: How does Finastra stay ahead of the curve in trade finance innovation? Anastasia McAlpine: Finastra prioritizes innovation to tackle challenges in the traditionally paper-heavy trade finance industry.

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ADM to slash up to 700 roles as work to fix reporting problems continues

CFO Dive

The agricultural company’s CFO Monish Patolawala said the company is making progress on its effort to “lift” the material weakness related to its financial reporting.

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World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Providers 2025

Global Finance

Supply chain finance boosts resilience, liquidity, and ESG goals amid deglobalization and technological shifts. As the world edges toward an age of deglobalization, supply chain finance (SCF) is increasingly seen as a powerful tool for enhancing supply chains resilience and flexibility. The knock-on effects of supply chain uncertainties caused by geopolitical tensions and regional conflicts demand that businesses adopt flexible financing structures able to absorb shocks and mitigate risk.

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Nestle brews plans to bring starbucks to retail outlets

CFO News

"Nestle has a global coffee partnership with Starbucks that allows both companies to bring to market a wide range of products. We continue to evaluate similar opportunities to expand our coffee portfolio in India to target different coffee consumption moments as more and more people in India look to coffee," Axel Touzet, the head of Nestle's coffee strategic business unit, said in an interview.

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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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Data-Driven Insights For Supply Chain Finance Clients: Q&A With Societe Generale Factoring’s Aurélien Viry And Gilbert Cordier

Global Finance

Aurlien Viry, CEO, and Gilbert Cordier, head of Supply Chain Finance at Societe Generale Factoring, discuss how fintech partnerships and sustainability-linked supply chain finance help meet their clients goals. Global Finance: Societe General recently established a collaborative relationship with CRX Markets, a German fintech. How does this enhance your supply chain finance (SCF) solutions for clients?

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India’s service sector records PMI of 56.5, lowest since November 2022

CFO News

Indias services sector began 2025 with a PMI of 56.5, the lowest since November 2022, according to S&P Global data. Following Decembers service PMI of 59.3, growth momentum marked a substantial slowdown. Meanwhile, expansion remained historically strong, and job creation continued, supported by an uptick in manufacturing activity.

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Future-Proofing Global Trade Finance: Q&A With CGI Financial Services’ Frank Tezzi

Global Finance

Frank Tezzi, vice president, CGI Financial Services, Trade & Payments at Montreal- based information technology and business consulting services provider CGI, discusses how SaaS can help banks meet clients future trade finance needs. Global Finance: Banks are scrambling to stay ahead of the evolving global trade finance market and meet expanding client needs.

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Pocket FM workforce reduction not mass layoff; key to long-term profitability, says CFO Anurag Sharma

CFO News

Pocket FM CFO Anurag Sharma addresses the company's recent workforce reductions, saying that they are part of a strategic restructuring aimed at boosting long-term profitability. How is Pocket FM's bold vision, including an IPO and global expansion, driving these changes? Read on to discover what the CFO had to say.

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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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Too Much, Too Fast: Constant Change Creating Corporate Burnout

Global Finance

Change fatigue can strain employees and organizations, and it is getting worse. To reduce the harm, companies are turning to more thoughtful, gradual strategies. The notion that change is the only constant dates all the way back to the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus, some 2,500 years ago. But the pace of change in todays business world often seems to outdistance the capacity of executives and their teams to adapt.

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What India Inc wants from the new Income-Tax Act?

CFO News

The most pressing issue identified by 84% of respondents in a KPMG survey is the need for simplification of disputes and litigation, and areas of capital gains, business income calculations, and transfer pricing.

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World’s Best Trade Finance Providers 2025

Global Finance

Tariffs, supply chain shifts, and trade digitalization demand adaptability, risk management, and banking partnerships. As President Donald Trump starts his second term, the prospect of a global tariffs war and its impact on trade and economies looms large. While international trade flows were rerouted but not fundamentally weakened during Trumps first term, threats of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, 10% tariffs on China, and possibly even universal tariffs on the rest of the world, could resul

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India's finance ministry asks employees to avoid AI tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek

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INDIA-India's finance ministry asks employees to avoid AI tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek

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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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DeepSeek surge hits companies, posing security risks

CFO Dive

The Trump administration is scrutinizing the AI app, Italy and Taiwan have banned it, and companies have blocked it.

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India’s cash deficit eases after RBI opens fund tap

CFO News

India's cash crunch has significantly reduced after the Reserve Bank of India implemented aggressive liquidity measures amidst slowing economic growth. The liquidity deficit dropped from 2.2 trillion rupees to 660.4 billion rupees, easing banks' overnight borrowing costs and aligning the rate with the central bank's policy repurchase rate.

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China responds to Trump with added tariffs on certain products

CFO Dive

The new duties are set to take effect Feb. 10 and cover some car, equipment and energy imports.

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Digital payment revolution: CBDC, AI, cybersecurity and other trends redefining the future

CFO News

The journey is not without its challenges. As we move forward, collaboration among stakeholdersbanks, fintech companies, regulators, and consumerswill be crucial. With the right mix of innovation, education, and security, Indias digital revolution is poised to redefine how we perceive and perform financial transactions.

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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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Transcript: Apollo’s Torsten Slok

Barry Ritholtz

The transcript from this weeks, MiB: Apollo’s Torsten Slok on the US Economy & Trump 2.0 , is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ This is Masters in business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio.

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GST Council to soon take decision on rates, number of slabs: FM Sitharaman

CFO News

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the GST Council is nearing a decision on simplifying and reducing GST rates as work on rationalizing tariffs is almost complete. The focus is on lowering rates for everyday items. Despite significant capital expenditure increases and tax relief in the Union Budget, India's economic fundamentals remain strong, with no structural slowdown.

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Ola CEO to invest Rs 2,000 crore in AI startup, Krutrim

CFO News

He also announced the launch of the Krutrim AI Lab, releasing the company's work to the open-source community.

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Nissan may call off merger talks with Honda, source says

CFO News

Nissan may halt its merger discussions with Honda, with board members expected to meet soon to decide. Talks stalled after Honda suggested Nissan become a subsidiary, deviating from initial plans. Honda is concerned about Nissan's progress in its turnaround. Both companies declined to comment but indicated an announcement in mid-February.

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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.