Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Global Finance Magazine - The job market for CFOs is heating up and driving higher rates of turnover globally.

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Finance Marketing 75

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

However, we may belittle it as a product of the late 70s technology, the spreadsheet remains a preferred first tool for organising ideas into some order – whether it is a list of people attending an event or expenses. Earthweb estimates there are up to 1.5 billion people who use Excel – Microsoft's version of the spreadsheet. Wonder estimates up to 2 billion people use Google Sheets every month.

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CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Transformation is a key way for CFOs to cut costs and boost profit, but finance chiefs need to keep compliance front and center, Deloitte’s Isa Farhat advises.

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Compliance Finance 313

CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

When it comes to managing thousands of invoices, artificial intelligence and automation can run a much tighter ship than humans, asserts Medius executive Branden Jenkins.

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Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Join us for an enlightening webinar as we delve into the transformative realm of modern accounting practices. In today's digital age, the convergence of outsourcing and automation has revolutionized how businesses manage their financial operations. In this webinar we will explore the synergistic potential of these two strategies to streamline processes, enhance accuracy, save cost and drive strategic decision-making.

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Navigator SAP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Each phase of a company’s growth looks different. When a company starts, it needs flexibility and speed. As a business grows larger, process standardization and infrastructure start becoming important. Then when a medium-sized business makes the jump to enterprise status, it needs capacity, rock-solid reliability, enhanced delegation features and the ability to handle extra complexity.

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The September Federal Reserve meeting is behind us we still have November and December ahead of us. Markets are nervous expecting another hike before years over before two cuts in 2024. My advice: ignore those expectations as they have been wildly inaccurate over the past few years; they have been mostly inaccurate over the past decade. When it comes to forecasting economic outcomes, the Fed is no better or worse than anybody else.

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Forecasting Economics Marketing 126

The Reformed Broker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Welcome to the latest episode of The Compound & Friends. This week, Michael Batnick, Jeremy Grantham, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss being the “Bubble Historian”, Inflation, Modern Valuations, the Four most Dangerous Words, Real Estate, Impact Investing, and much more! You can listen to the whole thing below, or find it wherever you like to listen to your favorite pods!

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Valuation Investments Marketing 122

Centage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Staying on top of your financial performance is vital for running your business. Unfortunately, creating a perfect budget doesn’t mean that you’ll follow it. Budget vs actuals analysis is one of the most effective ways to maintain a clear picture of your company’s performance. Budget vs actuals analysis allows you to assess how well your organization is following its financial plans.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Performance Measuring 105

CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Finance leaders are almost three times as likely to be concerned about cloud costs than their tech peers, and more than twice as likely to be worried about cloud visibility, a Vertice study found.

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Navigator SAP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When a manufactured food is purchased by a consumer, there is the expectation that the food product is safe and consistent. This safety and consistency is important for the reputation of the food brand in general, but it also is required for public safety reasons.

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CFO News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Among the key issues discussed at the meeting were building Digital Public Infrastructure, Digital Economy, Cryptoassets, CBDC, among others. The G20 members also agreed to commit to promote responsible, sustainable and inclusive use of digital technology by farmers and an ecosystem of Agri-Tech start-ups and MSMEs.

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Technology 144

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

This week, we speak with Jon McAuliffe , who is co-founder and chief investment officer at the Voleon Group , heading the firm’s investment strategy, research, and development. Previously, he developed and managed statistical arbitrage trading strategies at D.E.Shaw. McAuliffe has a unique track record of successful innovation applying statistical methods to real-life prediction problems, particularly in the financial markets.

Construction 126

Construction Investments Technology Marketing 126

Tips Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As expected, rising gasoline prices pushed U.S. inflation higher in August, rising a seasonally-adjusted 0.6% for the month and increasing 3.7% year-over-year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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Securities Investments 102

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Singapore sees a threefold increase in cyberattacks against SMBs, with 453 attacks targeted at this type of businesses in 1H2023 compared to 112 in the same period last year, said Kaspersky recently. In 1H 2023, SMB employees here encountered malware or unwanted software disguised as business applications with about 50 unique files being distributed in the time period while there were only 24 unique files being distributed in the same period of last year in Singapore , the firm noted.

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CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The two executives are reportedly departing as the regulatory attention tightens on the cryptocurrency space, with Paradigm chiding the SEC for growing “regulatory ambition.

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CFO 289

Navigator SAP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A reliable supply chain is an art as much as a science, especially given recent geopolitical concerns that have added trade friction and highlighted the brittleness of many existing supply chains. For life sciences businesses , supply chain management is even more challenging because there also are regulatory mandates that life sciences firms often must follow.

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CFO News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

There is no option available to an alleged violator to choose a forum other than the one notified under the law as possessing the jurisdiction, he tells ETCFO.

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Auditing 119

Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Fed is done. It’s unimaginable that they will do anything at the September FOMC meeting, and barring any radical change in the data, it’s unlikely they will be doing anything in November. I have been saying since June 2022 that inflation had peaked; the data has been leaning that way since May 2022. If you were watching the video instead of the still pic , it was apparent that the biggest risk to the economy then was less rising prices than a tardy FOMC over-tightening.

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Tips Watch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This year, for the first time, I’ve soured on buying Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities at auction. Why? Because real yields have often come in a bit below “predicted” market value.

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Treasury Securities Marketing Investments 101

Lime Light

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In a world of exponentially growing data, getting insights for your organization might be comparable to ascending Mount Everest with only a couple of hours to prep. If you are like many of us trying to navigate change in your organization, supporting multiple functions and jumping from one system implementation to the next, you might be wondering if there is one one solution for everything.

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CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Success requires collaboration among key stakeholders, including the CFO, who can help ensure a “clear line of sight” toward achieving a return on investment, says KPMG’s Atif Zaim.

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Navigator SAP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

ERP is supposed to solve operational problems and make a business more efficient. But that’s only the case if your ERP solution is configured correctly and modified as needs change. “If you implement correctly,” says Christopher Beck, the former global head of IT as shaving product supply company, Harry’s, “an ERP can free up your time from manual tasks so you can perform more value-added work.

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CFO News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The revised accounting norms for investment portfolio, which are effective from April 1, 2024, and are in line with the global financial reporting standards, are expected to enhance the quality of banks' financial reporting, as well as improve disclosures, say experts.

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

I have been watching various sentiment polls and Right/Wrong Track questionnaires with detached bemusement. Bemused because they are so silly, and detached because I know I can’t change human nature. What I can do is share a few modest insights; hopefully, these will allow you to gain a fresh perspective you might not have otherwise considered or perhaps even garner a better understanding of what is happening right here and now.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

“I think we need to recognise that the CFO role can mean a lot of different things in different businesses. It really depends on the type of business, their strategy and the type of skills they want the CFO to lead on.” Dan Wells, CFO at GrowCFO Charisma. Persuasive. Powerful. These are qualities we often equate with leaders of the past. But times have changed.

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