CFO Dive

MARCH 3, 2025

For finance leaders, Generative AI isnt merely a toolits a strategic partner.

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Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 3, 2025

Since March Madness is nearly upon us, how about a fun basketball story? I was lucky enough to be a hoops fan during the golden age of basketball: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, the Bad Boy Detroit Pistons, Michael Jordan, and the perennially-on-the-verge-of-winning-it-all New York Knicks during the Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason era.

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CFO Dive

MARCH 3, 2025

Traders in interest-rate futures increased the odds that the Federal Reserve this month will continue its pause on easing borrowing costs.

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Future CFO

MARCH 3, 2025

The finance function is undergoing a seismic shift. By 2025, the traditional image of number-crunching accountants confined to back offices will be a relic of the past. Technological advancements, evolving market demands, and a heightened focus on sustainability are converging to reshape the finance landscape. CFOs, controllers, and management accountants must embrace agility and foresight to thrive in this dynamic environment.

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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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CFO Dive

MARCH 3, 2025

Boosting profitability starts with making smart decisions backed by strong data.

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CFO Dive

MARCH 3, 2025

The congressmen raised alarms over an ABC News report saying that DeepSeek’s code allows data to be sent directly to the Chinese government.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 3, 2025

Welcome to the March 2025 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors! This month's edition kicks off with the news that Morningstar Office will be shutting down in early 2026 as a part of Morningstar's ongoing effort to refocus on its core investment data and analytics business – forcing advisors currently using t

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Latin America is rich in natural resources, making it a powerhouse for sustainability. About 620 million people live in the region, or about 7.7% of the worlds population. With an urbanization rate of over 80%, the transition to a more sustainable economy presents opportunities and challenges. According to the International Energy Agency, Latin Americas share of renewable energy generation in 2023 was 60%, with hydropower alone accounting for 45% of the electricity supply.

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E78 Partners

MARCH 3, 2025

While overall 2025 economic conditions have been positive, tariffs, persistent interest rates and geo-political instability are creating uncertainty. Yet many middle-market companies continue to explore opportunities to go public. After a challenging IPO market from 2022 to 2023, conditions have certainly improved. The IPO market has also seen a resurgence, with 13 IPOs each aiming to raise $100 million or more filed in January 2025 alone , marking the highest number of sizable IPO filings in a

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

According to the UN, Africas population is expected to double by 2070, having recently crossed 1.5 billion; among that population, about 600 million Africans lack reliable access to electricity. Also, according to the 2022 WHO/UNICEF Joint Programme Monitoring Report on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, about 411 million Africans do not have access to basic water services; 839 million Africans lack basic sanitation; and 779 million lack basic hygiene.

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Future CFO

MARCH 3, 2025

In the market's evolving landscape, bridging finance has emerged as a crucial tool in facilitating the funding of ESG-compliant projects, according to Brecher LLP. Businesses embarking on ESG-compliant projects often face initial capital outlays that require timely funding, but due to the long-term nature of ESG goals, obtaining traditional financingsuch as long-term loanscan sometimes be challenging.

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Across Asia, banks are deeply embedding adherence to both general ESG principles and the UN Sustainable Development Goals into their core business operations, client relationships, and finance products. Increasingly the banks limit financing of coal operations, weapons manufacturers, manufacturers of environmentally harmful chemicals, and other businesses deemed detrimental to the environment and societies.

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CFA Institute

MARCH 3, 2025

Navigating FX market volatility requires more than traditional analysis. Liquidity-aware models and machine learning techniques can provide an edge in detecting and forecasting abnormal returns.

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Last year saw Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) make further progress in sustainability, encouraged by a series of climate eventsincluding flooding and record temperaturesthat made the need for a rapid green transition more self-evident than ever. Governments (except the US,) local businesses, investors, and banks are now in broad agreement about the need to continue moving forward, leaving the energy-intensive past behind.

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CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 3, 2025

It was an impromptu meeting Gantus will never forget. One day at Tesla, the companys then-President of Automotive, Jrme Guillen, pulled her aside, whispering about a decision Elon Musk was leaning toward. Guillenwho led the automakers push for production scale and supply chain agilitybelieved a different path could better serve the company, but needed someone with operational and financial data at her fingertips.

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CFO News

MARCH 3, 2025

In an interview with PTI-Bhasha, he said, "According to PLFS (Periodic Labour Force Survey) data, the worker-population ratio has been clearly increasing in the last seven years. This means that the number of jobs is increasing more than the population growth. There are fluctuations in this too but the trend shows that jobs are increasing.

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Europe has historically dominated sustainable bond issuance, and 2024 was no different. The region is projected to issue $465 billion of sustainable bonds this year, a gain of 1% over the previous year, and well ahead of second-place Asia-Pacific and third-place North America, $238 billion and $124 billion respectively, according to Moodys Ratings. That said, that activity in impact bonds (sometimes called GSS+ bonds: green, social, sustainability, etc., sustainability-linked instruments) was sh

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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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Focus CFO

MARCH 3, 2025

Michael Stier, Area President at FocusCFO, recently joined Ross Stockdale on The Thunder Stock Show to discuss his unique career path and the value FocusCFO brings to small and mid-sized businesses. Stier's journey from computer science engineer to entrepreneur, and ultimately to leading a team of fractional CFOs, provides a compelling backdrop for his insights on the challenges and opportunities facing business owners today.

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Europe has historically dominated sustainable bond issuance, and 2024 was no different. The region is projected to issue $465 billion of sustainable bonds this year, a gain of 1% over the previous year, and well ahead of second-place Asia-Pacific and third-place North America, $238 billion and $124 billion respectively, according to Moodys Ratings. That said, that activity in impact bonds (sometimes called GSS+ bonds: green, social, sustainability, etc., sustainability-linked instruments) was sh

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CFO News

MARCH 3, 2025

Kenvue has appointed Niranjani C as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 3, 2025, succeeding Manish Vora. A seasoned finance leader with over 23 years of experience, she previously served as CFO at Hershey India and holds an independent director role at Onward Technologies.

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

The Persian Gulf states transition to a low-carbon future is driven by their governments efforts at diversification and collaboration. All are reducing oil dependence through economic diversification and investments in renewable energy. Saudi Arabias Vision 2030 and initiatives by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) such as the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and UAE Net Zero 2050 highlight these goals.

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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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CFO News

MARCH 3, 2025

Credit monitoring by women in India increased by 42% in 2024, with a significant rise in credit penetration among semi-urban and rural areas and borrowers under 30. The number of women availing credit grew primarily for consumption loans, though business loans also saw substantial growth, indicating increased financial participation and entrepreneurship among women.

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Global Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

A record year for sustainable bonds, but is the global compact cracking? For sustainable finance, 2024 was the best of times and the worst of times. On the positive side, issuance of impact bonds, sometimes called GSS+ bonds (green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked instruments) totaled $1.1 trillion, according to provisional data published by the Climate Bond Initiative (CBI) in January.

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CFO News

MARCH 3, 2025

Xiaomi, the world's third largest smartphone manufacturer, ventured last year into making cars

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CFO Dive

MARCH 3, 2025

Tether will conduct a full audit in a bid to leave behind a somewhat checkered past with U.S. regulators as the Trump administration courts the crypto industry.

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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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