CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

As the clock ticks toward the end of the 117 th Congress, legislators on Capitol Hill are reportedly still locked in negotiations on how to fund the government for 2023. Congress faces the deadline this week—December 16—to pass a plan for government funding, when the short-term continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government will expire. The federal appropriations fight has serious stakes for state and local governments.

Economics 130

Economics Investments Education Budgeting 130

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 17, 2022

This week, we speak with Robert Koenigsberger , the managing partner and chief investment officer of Gramercy Funds Management. A dedicated emerging markets investment manager, Gramercy Funds Management — which Koenigsberger founded in 1998 — now has more than $5 billion dollars in assets under management. We discuss how he first found his way into Emerging Markets Debt back in the 1980s, working in a small EM boutique.

Valuation 112

Valuation Leadership Investments Marketing 112

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Thankfully, inflation is slowing down. Prices rose only 0.1 percent in November, yielding the lowest annualized inflation rate (7.1 percent) in a year. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.2 percent (6.0 percent annual). While it’s too soon to celebrate, there’s hope for continued disinflation. Let’s take a look back.

Economics 130

Economics Marketing 130

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Volcanica coffee, grab a seat by the fire, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • Why the Age of American Progress Ended : Invention alone can’t change the world; what matters is what happens next. ( The Atlantic ). • Bored Ape Yacht Club Conquered NFTs. Can It Master the Metaverse Next? Two founders of the Bored Ape Yacht Club talk to CNET about how BAYC became the poster child for NFTs — and what comes next. ( CNET ). • History is i

Economics 105

Economics Accounting Technology Marketing 105

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

Accounting Firms

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Accenture (ACN) – The consulting firm’s shares fell 1.5% in the premarket despite beating estimates on the top and bottom lines for its latest quarter. Accenture issued a revenue range for the current quarter whose midpoint is below current consensus and said the stronger U.S. dollar will impact its fiscal 2023 results by 5%.

Technology 130

Technology Forecasting Education Securities 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

What if electric cars could cost significantly less than they do now, charge in the same amount of time it takes to fill up a tank of gas and use far less of the scarce materials that currently constrain their production? That’s a future some electric-vehicle experts say we should be focusing on. For years, electric-car buyers have been trained to look at one number above all others when considering a new vehicle: How far does it go on a charge?

Numbers 100

Numbers CFO Technology 100

CFO News

DECEMBER 17, 2022

A Group of Ministers (GoM) set up by the Council to decide on GST rates on online gaming, casinos and horse racing had completed its deliberations last month and submitted its report to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Finance 52

Finance 52

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Executive Summary. Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that CFP Board is forming a Competency Standards Commission in 2023 to review and evaluate its competency requirements for Education, Examination, Experience, and CE, which represents an opportunity for CFP Board to adjust its requirements, in alignment with the desires of the CFP community itself, to build confidence among the public that those with th

Planning 130

Planning Education Investments Benchmarking 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

© Boehringer Ingelheim, Dieter Quant. American biotech, pharmaceutical, and life sciences companies face myriad challenges today. Organizations are struggling with a shortage of skilled workers, rising costs, supply chain disruptions, and data security. Other difficulties include a growing scrutiny of regulations and sustainability. And the pressure is always mounting to drive growth and international expansion, develop domestic manufacturing and research capacities abroad, and improve access to

Pharmaceutical 130

Pharmaceutical Healthcare Education Manufacturing 130

Advertisement

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

Accounting

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Berlin Hotel’s Huge Aquarium Bursts, With 1,500 Fish Inside New York Times (see also G iant aquarium bursts in Germany, killing 1,500 tropical fish and spilling 1 million litres of water ABC Australia, hat tip Kevin W). BC: “Some engineering feats are more complicated than originally assumed.”. Pentagon Has Received ‘Several Hundreds’ of New UFO Reports Associated Press.

Economics 130

Economics Accounting Firms Financial Systems Planning 130