Down rounds could be ‘lightning rod’ for CFO action
CFO Dive
JUNE 8, 2023
Despite their stigma, down rounds can help CFOs get the financial buffer they need to weather economic dips and set the company back on a course toward growth.
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This week’s 5-year TIPS reopening could get the highest real yield in 14 years
Tips Watch
JUNE 18, 2023
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer $19 billion in a reopening auction of CUSIP 91282CGW5, creating a 4-year, 10-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security.
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Unlocking commerce in the metaverse
Mckinsey and Company
JUNE 8, 2023
Consumers already know what they want at the intersection of virtual and physical retail. It’s up to companies to evolve their strategies to capture growth and long-term value.
CFOs lower growth expectations, cut costs: Deloitte
CFO Dive
JUNE 15, 2023
Finance leaders are less willing to take on new risks and less optimistic about their companies’ financial prospects as their CEOs urge them to continue slashing costs.
How Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Drive Business Results
Advertiser: Paycor
Employees who feel listened to show a 64% longer commitment to tasks (Forbes). And that’s just for starters. Learn how emotionally intelligent leaders drive business results. Download Paycor’s guide for the full story.
What is an Intelligent Enterprise?
Navigator SAP
JUNE 23, 2023
Technology advancements change the way business is performed. At first, they are used by market leaders to drive improved efficiency, then they are used by the rest of the business community to keep up with those market leaders. Examples of this tech advancement include the introduction of computers for business and the emergence of the internet.
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Americonned
Barry Ritholtz
JUNE 16, 2023
@TBPInvictus here: Contrary to 40+ years and counting of “trickle down” narrative, the reality is that the gap between the 1% and everyone else (let’s say the bottom 90%) has never been wider. It’s become a chasm, and the charts below tell the story. Here is the wealth share of the bottom 90% and the Top 1%, equalized in 1989: Here is both the share (scale at Left ) and level (scale at right) of total net worth held by the Top 1%.
5-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 1.832%, highest in 14 years
Tips Watch
JUNE 22, 2023
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury just announced results of its $19 billion offering of a reopened 5-year TIPS, CUSIP 91282CGW5, and investors should be pleased. This 4-year, 10-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security got an auctioned real yield of 1.
Unleashing developer productivity with generative AI
Mckinsey and Company
JUNE 27, 2023
A McKinsey study shows that software developers can complete coding tasks up to twice as fast with generative AI. Four actions can maximize productivity and minimize risks.
Remote work erodes productivity by 4%: NY Fed
CFO Dive
JUNE 20, 2023
Employees who worked remotely before the pandemic continue to be 8% less productive than their peers who worked in the office before the onset of COVID-19, the New York Fed found in a case study.
Acterys: Revolutionizing CIO & CFO Decision-Making
Advertiser: Acterys
Welcome to the Future of Technology for CIOs & CFOs! Ever stood on the precipice of a technological revolution, feeling the energy of change? Ever been captivated by the whispers of a software that's not just innovative but genuinely groundbreaking? Acterys unveils a groundbreaking technology tailored for CIOs and CFOs. This state-of-the-art solution streamlines data integration, analytics, and forecasting, empowering leaders to make informed decisions quickly.
How SAP is Future-Proofing Business ByDesign
Navigator SAP
JUNE 30, 2023
SAP recently made a significant change in how it develops, organizes, and releases new features. This change is good news for businesses that use SAP Business ByDesign because the change future-proofs the ByDesign solution and ultimately will enable businesses to take advantage of new SAP functionality more quickly. It also paves the way for more complete automation and artificial intelligence within the platform.
The Day the Treasury Topped
The Reformed Broker
JUNE 11, 2023
The parabolic spike in 2-year Treasury bond rates this winter ended with a crescendo on Thursday, March 9th and Friday March 10th. That week, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank had thoroughly spooked the markets and convinced traders that the Federal Reserve would be forced to start downshifting its hiking cycle and the accompanying hawkish rhetoric.
Ramit Sethi on Living Richly
Barry Ritholtz
JUNE 3, 2023
This week, we speak with entrepreneur Ramit Sethi, who is the founder and chief executive officer of the online education platform I Will Teach You to Be Rich (IWT ), which attracts more than 1 million readers a month. Sethi is also the host of the Netflix series “ How To Get Rich ,” which is based on his New York Times bestselling book “ I Will Teach You to Be Rich “; he also hosts a podcast of the same name.
AI's Winners, Losers and Wannabes: An NVIDIA Valuation, with the AI Boost!
Musings on Markets
JUNE 23, 2023
I will start this post with a couple of confessions. The first is that my portfolio has held up well this year, in a market that has been top-heavy and tech-driven, and one big reason is that it contains both NVIDIA and Microsoft, two companies that have benefited from the AI story. The second is that much as I would like to claim credit for foresight and forward thinking, AI was not even a speck in my imagination when I bought these stocks (Microsoft in 2014 and NVIDIA in 2018).
Banking on Loyalty: Holistic Financial Advice for Unparalleled Business Growth
Speaker: Joe Buhrmann, MBA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC® Senior Financial Planning Practice Management Consultant eMoney Advisor
During an era of evolving consumer preferences, the banking sector is undergoing a profound shift. As customers continue to broaden their perspectives, banking professionals must support their customers' financial wellness by providing holistic financial advice that aligns with individual goals and circumstances. Without adapting, financial institutions will find that loyalty may crumble amid uncertainty.
HR rewired: An end-to-end approach to attracting and retaining top tech talent
Mckinsey and Company
JUNE 27, 2023
Technology companies are shedding the very talent that incumbent players need to meet their own digital objectives. Here’s what HR teams in traditional organizations can do to capitalize.
AI linked to new crop of business email scams
CFO Dive
JUNE 27, 2023
Businesses can no longer count on bad spelling and grammar to red-flag problem emails: Fraudsters are using AI to craft well-written email messages at scale.
ERP: The Secret Weapon for Project-Based Companies
Navigator SAP
JUNE 16, 2023
Many of the trends in business today come from the software industry. This is both because technology plays an increasingly important role in business, and because some of the most prominent businesses today are software-based. This has led to many software-industry concepts bleeding over into other lines of business. One of those concepts is project-based operations.
Joint Audit may increase risks; no evidence that it improves audit quality says BSR Head
CFO News
JUNE 13, 2023
Sudhir Soni says there is also a risk of something slipping through the cracks as in a joint audit responsibility gets divided and allocation of work may get missed.
From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures
Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.
When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.
Nobody Knows Anything, 2023 First Half Edition
Barry Ritholtz
JUNE 30, 2023
A quick note as the first half of 2023 draws to a close, shocking the locals with its intensity. Why? Because almost nobody saw this rally coming. 1 As of this moment, the indices stand appreciably higher than where they were on January 1, 2023: The NASDAQ 100 is up >38%, the S&P 500 is up ~15.5%, and the Russell 2000 small cap index is up almost 7%.
Black Swans, Stock Market Crashes and the Chaos Kings
The Reformed Broker
JUNE 5, 2023
On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Scott Patterson, Financial Journalist and Wall Street Journal Reporter, joins Michael Batnick and Josh Brown to discuss Scott’s new book, Chaos Kings: How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis. Follow Scott on: Twitter Book. The post Black Swans, Stock Market Crashes and the Chaos Kings appeared first on The Reformed Broker.
‘The creative process is fabulously unpredictable. A great idea cannot be predicted’
Mckinsey and Company
JUNE 6, 2023
In this episode of The Quarterly Interview: Provocations to Ponder, Jony Ive, the former design head of Apple, talks about what it takes for the creative process to thrive at any company.
Smallest businesses hold gloomier outlooks: Amex
CFO Dive
JUNE 20, 2023
The survey’s findings dovetail with a number of recent reports that are revealing flagging business and consumer confidence in a number of corners of the economy.
Quick Start Guide to a Crystal Clear Close
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How to Choose an ERP for Your Professional Services Company
Navigator SAP
JUNE 2, 2023
Professional services companies are dynamic businesses because they are built around people and rely on a roster of diverse clients that change over time and have evolving needs. Managing a professional services business can be tricky, especially as it grows beyond its founder and a handful of consultants. That’s why many professional services firms use an enterprise resource planning solution on the backend for management and visibility.
SBI CFO Charanjit Surinder Singh Attra steps down
CFO News
JUNE 30, 2023
Attra, was appointed to SBI as CFO on October 2020, had previously worked as a Partner at EY India and held a senior executive position at ICICI Securities. He was also a partner in SR Batliboi & Associates LLP and GM and chief Accountant in ICICI Bank.
MiB: Gretchen Morgenson on Private Equity
Barry Ritholtz
JUNE 17, 2023
This week, we speak with Gretchen Morgenson, senior financial reporter for the NBC News investigative unit. A former stockbroker and alumna of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, she won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for her “trenchant and incisive” reporting on finance. She (and coauthor Joshua Rosner) recently published “ These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs―and Wrecks―America.
We are Austin-bound June 12th
The Reformed Broker
JUNE 1, 2023
RWM is coming to Austin, TX June 12th-14th @Downtown with more detailsEmail us at info@ritholtzwealth.com subject line “Austin” to reserve a meeting slot! pic.twitter.com/9iSdG4HFf3 — Ritholtz Wealth (@RitholtzWealth) May 19, 2023 I’m headed out to Austin, Texas this June and bringing a whole bunch of my Ritholtz Wealth Management colleagues with me, including our financial planner in the area.
Navigating Financial Storms: Strategies for Building Resilient Balance Sheets
Speaker: Carolina Aponte - Owner and CEO, Caja Holdings LLC
In today's rapidly changing business environment, building a resilient balance sheet is crucial to the survival of any business. A resilient balance sheet allows a company to withstand financial shocks and adapt to changing market conditions. To achieve this, companies need to focus on key strategies such as maintaining adequate liquidity, managing debt levels, diversifying revenue streams, and prioritizing profitability over growth.
Beyond belt-tightening: How marketing can drive resiliency during uncertain times
Mckinsey and Company
JUNE 26, 2023
During tough times, marketing is often the first to be trimmed, but that’s a shortsighted approach. Instead, companies can invest in marketing as a key to long-term growth.
Chemours Company CFO resigns
CFO Dive
JUNE 6, 2023
The CFO swap comes days after Chemours announced it would funnel $592 million into a settlement fund aimed at resolving claims regarding hazardous “forever chemicals” contaminating U.S. water systems.
What is FDA Software Validation?
Navigator SAP
JUNE 9, 2023
The life sciences are not like pens or bras. When a pen is manufactured incorrectly or suffers from shoddy inputs, a consumer just pulls out a different pen. When a life sciences product deviates from specs, be it a pharmaceutical or medical device, public health is affected and the defect might not even be readily observable. This reality is why life sciences companies are regulated by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), and it is why they must follow good manufacturing practices (GMP) so th
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