Tips Watch
JANUARY 5, 2025
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I’m a big fan of all those Agatha Christie Poirot books, Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlow, every episode of Columbo on TV. But even those great detectives would have a hard time figuring out TreasuryDirect.
The Finance Weekly
JANUARY 5, 2025
Finance Artificial Intelligence (A)I chatbots are reshaping how businesses handle customer interactions and streamline financial operations. According to Gartner , chatbots and virtual assistants are changing the game for how businesses handle customer questions. More and more companies are turning to these tools, and by 2027, theyre expected to become the go-to option for customer service.
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CFO Thought Leader
JANUARY 5, 2025
In our latest Planning Aces episode, Jack Sweeney teams with performance management guru Brett Knowles to spotlight three finance leaders tackling one of businesss most critical challenges: aligning sales, operations, and finance around a common goal. First, Orion Innovation CFO Cyrus Lam recalls how transparent metrics and well-crafted incentives helped double profit margins by bridging the gap between sales and delivery teams.
Future CFO
JANUARY 5, 2025
Editors note: In todays A Day in the Life , Kanruthai Somchitrmool (pictured), Manager - Commerce Finance Division, Robert Walters , shares with FutureCFO audiences how her external auditing background helps her current role as a team leader of recruitment consultants specialising in financial executives and how health and wellness habits contribute to success in her professional role.
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
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
The Indian startup ecosystem has seen major changes in the last few years and there has been an unprecedented rise in the participation of women entrepreneurs as the funding of female-led startups increased by over 90 per cent in 2024.
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CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
Indias Services PMI in December accelerated to 59.3 from 58.4 in the previous month, revealed data from S&P Global. According to the HSBC Services PMI report, the services sector experienced reduced inflation compared to November, while robust business activity reached a four-month high, signaling strong expansion for businesses.
Barry Ritholtz
JANUARY 5, 2025
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: The Truth About Musk, From His Biographer : A viral Bluesky thread introduced tens of thousands around the world to a first glimpse of a forthcoming biography of Elon Musk. Herein a single essayis some of what the world just learned. ( Proof ) The California Job-Killer That Wasnt : The state raised the minimum wage for fast-food workersand employment kept rising.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
The government will release the first gross domestic product (GDP) advance estimates for FY25 on Tuesday. India's GDP expanded by a seven-quarter low of 5.4% in July-September, triggering a spate of corrections in estimates for FY25. Gross value added (GVA) growth also slowed to 5.6% in the September quarter, from 6.8% in the preceding three months.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
As India Inc prepares for 2025, CFOs predict key risksgeopolitical tensions, cybersecurity threats, regulatory shifts, and economic instabilityurging businesses to adopt proactive, agile strategies to ensure resilience and sustained growth.
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CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
Adani Wilmar Ltd (AWL) is leveraging its dominant edible oil business to drive growth in its high-margin FMCG portfolio following the Adani Group's exit. With a 24% FMCG business growth in volume and a strong distribution network, AWL plans to introduce more global brands into the Indian market.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
Gaming firms are seeking Supreme Court intervention against retroactive GST demands, which could lead to hefty tax burdens exceeding their earnings. They challenge the imposition of GST on the entire betting pool for past years, fearing a potential industry collapse if interim relief isn't granted.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
India Inc's CFOs list ESG integration, AI-driven digital transformation, cost optimisation, and risk management as their priorities to go about the uncertainties to come. Another focus area is talent development and strategic capital allocation, CFOs aim to balance resilience and growth, leveraging advanced technologies and sustainable practices to ensure long-term value creation.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
Goldman Sachs has projected India to be among the best-performing emerging markets in 2025, given the country's robust macroeconomic stability backed by improving terms of trade, effective inflation targeting, and reliable domestic risk capital.
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CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
For the Indian IT sector, the macro-economic environment is far better placed than it has been in the last two years which should drive a revival in 2025, according to a report on Monday.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
India has become an increasingly attractive destination for senior expat professionals from Europe, the US, and Southeast Asia, with a significant rise in offer acceptance rates. The country's manufacturing boom across various sectors and the China-plus-one strategy are key drivers for this trend, along with more competitive employment terms.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
"Union Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries.will launch 'PLI scheme 1.1' for the steel industry and call for applications.on January 6," the steel ministry said in a statement.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
Electric scooter manufacturer River plans to expand its retail presence by opening 25 stores nationwide by March 2025. The Bengaluru-headquartered company, which recently inaugurated a store in Coimbatore, will establish new outlets in various cities including Mysuru, Belgaum, and Delhi. River retails its 'Indie' scooter for Rs 1,42,999.
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
JANUARY 5, 2025
While ITC Hotels shares will not get listed today, bourses will create a dummy ticker and include it as the 51st Nifty stock and 31st Sensex stock till the actual listing happens in the next few weeks. Until then, you can't buy or sell ITC Hotels shares.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
He said the ministry is working in a "very" targeted manner to take the exports to $2 trillion by 2030 by addressing concerns of exporters and identifying areas of India's competitive advantages and strengths.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
The finance ministry has approved an incentive scheme worth nearly $3 billion aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing of electronics components. The scheme is expected to increase local production of components and subassemblies, with a goal of significantly reducing import dependency and enhancing local value addition to 35-40% within its tenure.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
Godavari Biorefineries Limited has received a notice for non-payment of GST on Extra Neutral Alcohol for the period from July 2017 to March 2021. The authority has demanded 46.84 crore as GST and an equal amount as a penalty. The company is evaluating the demand and may challenge it before an appropriate authority.
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
JANUARY 5, 2025
GST Amnesty 2024: GSTN in an new advisory said now GST SPL-02 form has been made available on the GST portal. GST SPL-02 form can be used to apply for GST Amnesty Scheme waiver of interest and penalty. Read below to find out how to apply for GST Amnesty Scheme.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
Arun Shukla, President and Director of JK Lakshmi Cement, said there is a case to increase cement manufacturing capacity in India to meet the rising demand, which is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 7-8 per cent.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
Britannia Industries Limited has received an order from CGST Kamla Nagar Division disallowing transactional credits, resulting in a total demand of 2,53,68,317/-. The order, received on January 3, 2025, includes tax, interest, and penalty. Britannia plans to challenge the order through appropriate legal remedies.
CFO News
JANUARY 5, 2025
Speaking at the inaugural episode of ETBFSIs Budget Series, BFSI leaders discussed fiscal prudence, tax reforms to boost consumption, and targeted support for MSMEs.Expectations include easing credit access for NBFCs, enhancing labour force participation, and prioritising investments in human capital to achieve the Viksit Bharat vision.
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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