Nerd's Eye View
AUGUST 19, 2024
Founding owners of financial advisory firms often spend much of their time focusing on the short-term aspects of running their business, from providing high-quality client service to pursuing client growth. Which means that longer-term projects, such as creating a succession plan to have in place for the firm when the owner retires, may tend to get put on the back burner.
CFO Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
Several data points during the past two weeks paint a sunny outlook for the economy, discouraging forecasts of a downturn.
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Musings on Markets
AUGUST 19, 2024
As I reveal my ignorance about TikTok trends, social media celebrities and Gen Z slang, my children are quick to point out my age, and I accept that reality, for the most part. I understand that I am too old to exercise without stretching first or eat a heaping plate of cheese fries and not suffer heartburn, but that does not stop me from trying occasionally.
CFO Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
The civil penalties come more than a year after a short seller’s report lambasted Icahn Enterprises for alleged “Ponzi-like economic structures.
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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
CFO News
AUGUST 19, 2024
NFRA has fined KPMG affiliate BSR & Associates Rs 10 crore and barred two auditors for serious audit failures in Coffee Day Enterprises' 2018-19 fiscal year, citing major lapses and fraudulent fund transfers.
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Future CFO
AUGUST 19, 2024
A new SAP Concur research enumerated the five challenges threatening business travel in 2024, amid the challenges of remote working for the global workforce. Efficient business travel is a top priority, as it brings in access to new markets, insights, and development opportunities. However, according to SAP Concur, there are complications. The study , which polled 3,750 travellers and 600 travel managers across global markets including 850 respondents from the Asia Pacific countries of Australia
CFO Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
The bank detailed mementos and texts Nadine Ahn and another exec exchanged, a promotion plan called “Project Ken” and a time when Ahn fired an employee in a “substantively identical” situation.
CFO News
AUGUST 19, 2024
India's market regulator, SEBI, planned to broaden its sustainable finance framework by including social and sustainability-linked bonds. With India's ESG debt issuance reaching record levels in 2023, the changes were intended to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s green growth initiatives and address a reduction in Chinese issuances impacting the global market.
CFO Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
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CFO News
AUGUST 19, 2024
Shapoorji Pallonji Group has formed a new holding company, Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate (SPRE), to consolidate its real estate holdings across key cities. The company aims to unlock value, streamline operations, and monetize its portfolio of land parcels spread over 2,000 acres across key property markets. The assets are estimated to be worth around $6 billion.
CFO Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
Grocery trade groups had mixed reactions, with the National Grocers Association calling for stronger enforcement of current federal antitrust requirements.
CFO News
AUGUST 19, 2024
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked public sector banks to expedite recent budget implementations and enhance deposit mobilization to sustain credit growth. Despite robust credit growth, deposit collection, especially small-scale deposits, was flagged as needing improvement. PSBs showed solid financial performance in FY24 with notable improvements in asset quality, capital adequacy, and profitability.
Navigator SAP
AUGUST 19, 2024
The era when leads were generated exclusively through internal sales teams is slowly dying. In today's competitive market, thinking strategically and reaching out to external experts has become imperative. This trend is influenced by the need for specialized skills, rapid scalability, and cost savings.
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CFO News
AUGUST 19, 2024
Corporate India's June quarter earnings expectations hit a low not seen since the immediate aftermath of the Covid shutdowns. The upgrade-to-downgrade ratio fell to 40%, reflecting a slowdown in demand, with 393 companies facing downgrades and 247 companies seeing upgrades. Analysts expect the earnings situation to improve from September 2024 onward.
CFO News
AUGUST 19, 2024
With this, company registrations saw year-on-year decline in three out of the first four months of this financial year, after a surge to record levels in 2023-14. Nevertheless, the monthly numbers of above 14,000 beat the long-average trend, experts said.
CFO News
AUGUST 19, 2024
Post-merger, Slice which provides prepaid wallets and UPI-based products will look to offer technology-backed financial services to the last mile consumers of North East Small Finance Bank. Slice said in a statement that it has received a no-objection certificate from the Income Tax department as well.
CFO News
AUGUST 19, 2024
Indian firms are turning to international markets to raise funds as global investor interest grows, and borrowing costs improve, reported the RBI. This external borrowing trend coincides with a decline in FDI inflows to $28.1 billion in 2023 from $49.3 billion in 2022, and banks are gearing up to strengthen their capital.
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
AUGUST 19, 2024
Recent months have seen several mid-sized global cafes and restaurant brands enter the Indian market or negotiate with local partners, despite declining sales for larger chains. Brands such as Le Pain Quotidien and Laduree are strategically investing in select cities to remain profitable, focusing on niche markets and introducing diverse cuisines.
CFO News
AUGUST 19, 2024
HCL Technologies announces Shiv Walia as the new CFO starting September 6, succeeding Prateek Aggarwal, who is resigning to seek new opportunities after a notable tenure since 2018.
CFO News
AUGUST 19, 2024
The Pune-based real estate firm, has announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Khiroda Jena, has resigned to pursue opportunities outside the organisation.
CFO News
AUGUST 19, 2024
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has recommended that the Finance Ministry periodically identify high-risk taxpayers within the GST composition scheme and verify their sales data from various sources to prevent tax evasion. An audit of 8.66 lakh taxpayers from 2019-20 to 2021-22 revealed that many had a high risk of exceeding the scheme's turnover threshold.
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
AUGUST 19, 2024
Shankha Sen will lead the development and execution of financial strategies at Responsive, helping the company scale and compete in the emerging SaaS category of Strategic Response Management (SRM).
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