Mon.Jan 09, 2023

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What Makes Financial Advisors Happier: More Time Or More Money?

Nerd's Eye View

While it may be easy to assume that having more money would make a person happier by opening consumption opportunities unavailable to those with less income, experienced advisors can likely identify many examples of high-income individuals who are unhappy with their lives. To provide a more holistic view, researchers have sought to assess whether increased income leads to greater happiness on two dimensions: emotional wellbeing (how an individual feels today) and evaluative wellbeing (how an ind

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Comcast insider steps into CFO role

CFO Dive

The Philadelphia-based telecommunications company promoted from within as the company faces a shrinking viewership base.

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What Makes Financial Advisors Happier: More Time Or More Money?

CFO News Room

While it may be easy to assume that having more money would make a person happier by opening consumption opportunities unavailable to those with less income, experienced advisors can likely identify many examples of high-income individuals who are unhappy with their lives. To provide a more holistic view, researchers have sought to assess whether increased income leads to greater happiness on two dimensions: emotional wellbeing (how an individual feels today) and evaluative wellbeing (how an ind

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Profit estimates slump for Q4: FactSet

CFO Dive

Earnings forecasts for U.S. companies fell, FactSet said, after the Fed’s aggressive effort to curb inflation increased borrowing costs and dimmed prospects for economic growth.

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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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A September 2022 Inflation Update!

CFO News Room

In my early 2021 posts on inflation, I argued that while the higher inflation that we were just starting to see could be explained by COVID and supply chain issues, prudence on the part of policy makers required that it be taken as a long term threat and dealt with quickly. Not only did they not do so, but the fiscal and monetary actions they took in 2021 exacerbated inflationary pressures.

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Taxation in the Data Economy: The ‘Invisible’ Competition

CFO News Room

The individual is both the creator and user of her own data. Companies collect personal data, use it for various purposes like improving products and anticipating consumer behavior, and return those benefits to consumers. . Big Tech’s multi-faceted uses of data generate new economic value, prompting questions on how consumers can be fairly compensated.

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Walgreens may have ‘cried too much’ about theft, CFO says

CFO Dive

Walgreens may reconsider its security approach as shrinkage stabilizes, CFO James Kehoe said during the company’s first quarter 2023 earnings call.

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Rents Are Still Higher Than Before The Pandemic — And Assistance Programs Are Drying Up

CFO News Room

Cleveland is one of the poorest cities in the country. It’s far from the expensive coastal cities like New York City and San Francisco, where astronomically high rents are common. Cleveland doesn’t fit the stereotype of a city people want to move to; in fact, it has been losing population since the 1950s. But since 2020, there have been some wild fluctuations in the rental market.

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ERP Software for Laboratory Management

Navigator SAP

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and online ERP software are used by numerous businesses, including for laboratory management.

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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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Tesla, Nvidia, Lululemon and more

CFO News Room

Hong Kong, China, 13 Sept 2022, A red Tesla car passes in front of a Tesla dealership in Wanchai. (Photo by Marc Fernandes/NurPhoto via Getty Images). Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images. Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla – Shares of Tesla rose 8% Monday after CEO Elon Musk’s attorneys on Saturday asked a California court to move a trial over the company stock to Texas, citing local negativity.

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Audit partners see economic challenges in 2023 as new risks emerge, CAQ survey shows

CFO Dive

The second edition of the biannual survey of audit partners carried out by the CAQ shows corporations are taking action against rising inflation, labor shortages and supply chain disruptions.

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How Tax Leaders Can Help Drive Sustainability Efforts

CFO News Room

By Mick Kane and Mark Kennedy. Sustainability measures are quickly permeating every aspect of business. With so much change anticipated, tax leaders need to have a broad understanding of the fast-evolving areas of sustainability to distinguish themselves and create value for the business. Business leaders can take several aspects of tax into consideration to help their organizations accelerate toward a more sustainable future.

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The underlying tensions causing knowledge gaps for CFOs

CFO Dive

How to recognize and avoid the insight gaps keeping your company from reaching peak potential.

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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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Will the govt meet its divestment target this fiscal?

CFO News

The government is more than half way from its Rs 65,000 crore divestment target this fiscal, but may net Rs 50,000 crore, falling short of the target this year too.

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Webinar- Take Lease Accounting to the Next Level with SAP CLM

Bramasol

Since the release of new lease accounting standards ASC 842 and IFRS 16 in 2018, companies have taken a variety of approaches to comply, but many are now aiming to optimize their lease accounting processes for efficiency and long-term manageability. It is becoming clear that standalone software and offline spreadsheets cannot provide the level of financial integration needed to go the distance for supporting a robust Comply, Optimize, and Transform journey.

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10 Monday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • Economist Says His Indicator That Predicted Eight US Recessions Is Wrong This Year : Cambell Harvey’s work showed link between curve inversion and growth Strong labor demand, risk avoidance support US economy now. ( Bloomberg ). • Wall Street’s sleuth of bears is growing : Stocks kicked off the new year on a positive note, with the S&P 500 climbing 1.4% last week.

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FMCG companies hope for a booster shot from Budget 2023

CFO News

Companies said it will be the last full budget presented by the current federal government ahead of the 2024 general election and will set the tone for the next 25 years for India at 100.

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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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Asia Pacific credit outlook stable as growth and leverage stabilise

Future CFO

The Asia Pacific credit outlook is stable against the backdrop of contained government liquidity risks, broadly stable debt dynamics and generally sound external positions, said Moody’s recently. APAC's GDP growth will stabilise close to potential levels and outperform other regions, despite higher global inflation and tighter financial conditions, said Nishad Majmudar, a Moody's Assistant Vice President and Analyst.

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DoT keeping an eye on cash-strapped Vodafone Idea's 5G service rollout plans

CFO News

As per the network roll-out obligations, within the first year from spectrum allotment, a telco has to commercially launch services anywhere in each of the three metros. Also, at least one city has to be provided with 5G in each of India's 22 telecom circles.

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Barron’s Live: Best Timing for I Bonds

Tips Watch

Tipswatch.com I participated Monday in a Barron’s Live 30-minute video podcast, hosted by Marketwatch columnist Beth Pinsker. The topic was strategies for buying Series I Savings Bonds in 2023. In January? In April? In May? Or just go with TIPS?

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India considers lifting rice export curbs as supply improves

CFO News

Global food costs ended 2022 roughly where they started despite a year of disruptions from the war in Ukraine and extreme weather. A spokesperson for the food and commerce ministries declined to comment. India imposed a 20% duty on shipments of white and brown rice in September, and banned broken rice sales abroad. The curbs, which apply to about 60% of Indian rice exports, came on top of restrictions on wheat and sugar sales.

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How To Overcome Change Fatigue In Finance With Neuroscience-Backed Strategies

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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Answers with Adam: Navigating CFO Pricing - A Video Walkthrough

Adam Kae

Answers with Adam: How does the pricing structure work at Adam Kae & Associates? CFO Adam: So the nice part about my pricing is I have one set of service with three ways to pay for it. So there's three pieces to my service. There's strategy sessions , there's biweekly calls and then there's strategy time for me to work in the background. It's the same across all three of my packages, the exact same level of service, but the way you pay for it is slightly different.

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In midst of storm, Air India can only alter HR policy after March

CFO News

According to the acquisition agreement signed with the government in January last year, Tata cannot change the "terms of employment" of Air India employees for one year. Any significant policy change can only be implemented after March 2023, officials close to the development said.

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vcfo Austin Team Welcomes Jeanine Pollard, Senior People Operations / HR Consultant

VCFO

Jeanine Pollard has joined the people operations and HR team to serve vcfo Austin clients. Jeanine Pollard is a senior people operations professional with broad experience across human resource disciplines. She is particularly skilled in the areas of compensation, benefits, and compliance. Further, Jeanine is highly experienced in analyzing organizational needs, managing performance, and creating effective solutions that maximize efficiency.

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NCLT okays Adani Good Homes' sole bid for Radius Estates

CFO News

ICICI Prudential Venture Capital Fund and Beacon Trusteeship, who are creditors of the company and held its debentures on behalf of investors, had opposed Adani's bid for the real estate company citing foul play. They had demanded that the insolvency process be scrapped and started afresh.

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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.