Musings on Markets
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Last year, I wrote a post on ESG and explained why I was skeptical about the claims made by advocates about the benefits it would bring to companies, investors and society. In the year since, I have heard from many on the topic, and while there are some who agreed with me on the internal inconsistencies in its arguments, there were quite a few who disagreed with me.
Corporate Finance
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Early in the year, SPACs were all the rage as a way to sidestep the IPO process. In January, 97 SPACs went public compared to 27 IPOs. In July , there were only 32 SPACs compared to 57 IPOs. In fact, many SPAC investors are selling their shares or redeeming shares when a deal is announced. Reasons for the slowdown in SPACs are increased SEC scrutiny and the fact that 438 SPACs that had raised over $130 billion combined have yet to find a merger partner.
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CFA Institute
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The notion that choosing active or passive will in some way lower fiduciary risk is unfounded.
CFO Network
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Have the proper CFO for your company can often be the difference between whether or not you are able to accurately implement your financial analysis. However, it’s not uncommon for a business to not have the resources to keep a CFO in-house. Instead, companies often work with an outsourced CFO to fill this role. Not quite sure if it’s right for you?
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
Centage
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
When it comes to business budgeting and planning, traditional spreadsheets are labor-intensive, prone to errors, and static, so it can be difficult to get a clear view on your current and future financial position. With the fast pace of business change, CFOs need accurate financial information to make informed decisions on the fly. Accounting has evolved quite a bit since the early days of double-entry systems and general ledgers.
Corporate Finance Brief brings together the best content for corporate finance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
CFA Institute
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) fund industry reached a crossroads on 26 August 2021.
Collectiv
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
All day every day enterprises are dealing with overwhelming amounts of data. The dream to improve business performance from actionable insights moves farther and farther away as teams tread water in this sea of data rather than expertly navigating it. The desire and demand for the democratization of data seem to grow by the hour. As usual, there is no easy button.
CFO Network
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
There’s no question that technology has changed the way we do business. One of the biggest advantages of technology for business owners is the ability to use data for business improvement. Data allows business owners to look at their operations objectively and make improvements where needed. However, effectively using data isn’t always easy.
Planful
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Planful Perform 2021 Day 1 just concluded and the stats speak for themselves: 2 keynotes 4 drill-downs on everyday tips & tricks 5 discussions of finance and accounting techniques 7 customer-led sessions Over 2,000 registrants! These keynotes, hands-on sessions, stories, chats, and trainings—by and for finance and accounting professionals—served as a fitting kickoff to this […].
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CFA Institute
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
If you ran your IPS through a stress test, would it be strong enough to withstand the pressure?
Future CFO
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
There are 10 most sough-after shared services skills in the finance and accounting function in the past year, said Gartner recently. “Looking for the top finance shared services skills in the same place as everyone else is costly,” said Jessica Kranish, senior principal, research, Gartner. “It’s important to understand there are locations where these top skills are in abundant supply without a high salary premium, and to consider these locations when setting up a shared service centre.” .
Accountancy Today
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
FRP’s Debt Advisory team has helped Rigby Commercial, the property arm of Blackpool-headquartered The Rigby Organisation (Rigby), secure a new £5.6m finance package. The North West property manager, which operates a portfolio of more than 50 commercial and residential properties around Preston and the Fylde coast, has refinanced with the support of specialist lender HS Credit.
Planful
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The final day of Planful Perform 2021 featured marquee keynotes, valuable learning sessions, customer stories, and more. Overall, this event for finance and accounting professionals featured nearly 20 hours of great content. Planful customers also shared success stories, with over 30 total speakers hailing from more than 20 Planful customers, partners, and friends.
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Anaplan
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
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Future CFO
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
CIO-CFO partnership is important as tech leaders are helping to lead finance transformation while shifting strategies to meet evolving business and technology demands, said Workday and Deloitte recently when releasing a joint survey of more than 600 executives worldwide. Survey results indicate that 70% of CIOs surveyed having accelerated their finance transformation strategies by at least a year.
Lime Light
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
We’ve worked with finance teams from all industries , and have seen customers dealing with countless error-prone, time-consuming and outdated spreadsheets in Excel. It’s nearly impossible to get a holistic view of your business using spreadsheets for your budgeting, forecasting and reporting. Poor visibility into your operations creates more risk and leaves you vulnerable to making decisions with incomplete data.
Qubix
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Frequent Itemsets and recommendations are two components of Market Basket Analysis. Everything is prepared within Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW) and brought into Oracle Analytics where frequent itemsets and recommended items are visualised using Sankey and Network graphs.
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 Network
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
When you’re looking into getting the most from your company, there are a variety of models for improvement you should put into place. By looking into systems modeling for improving business processes you’ll be able to upgrade so many different facets of your company. So what should you know about these methods for improving your business?
Future CFO
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Board independence sees uneven progress in Asia Pacific, said CFA Institute recently when releasing its new report “Independent Directors in Asia Pacific”. The report, which covers Australia, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore, shows that although standards of corporate governance have been steadily improving across the region, some markets suffer from weak legal protections, concentrated ownership structures, or deeply ingrained traditional attitudes not conducive to board ind
Treasury Talent
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. Teresa McAdam joins me on this podcast episode. Teresa is the Head of Funding at Virgin Australia. She has joined us before but I want to have her back to talk particularly about hospitality and travel industries where Virgin operates. We’ll have her back for updates and see how COVID affected the business and to enlighten you on what’s going on.
Qubix
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
In my previous posts, I was writing about Market Basket Analysis that you can perform in Oracle Autonomous Database and Frequent Itemsets that can also be created with Oracle Analytics.
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.
Essentials of Corporate Finance
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Early in the year, SPACs were all the rage as a way to sidestep the IPO process. In January, 97 SPACs went public compared to 27 IPOs. In July , there were only 32 SPACs compared to 57 IPOs. In fact, many SPAC investors are selling their shares or redeeming shares when a deal is announced. Reasons for the slowdown in SPACs are increased SEC scrutiny and the fact that 438 SPACs that had raised over $130 billion combined have yet to find a merger partner.
Future CFO
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Reaching net-zero will require massive shifts in policy and investment, challenging the credit profiles of debt issuers in sectors exposed to this shift, said Moody's recently. "We expect emissions reduction policies to become more stringent in many major economies over the next several years," said Colin Ellis, a Managing Director at Moody's. "This could pose downward pressure on the credit profiles of companies operating in sectors most exposed to such policy shifts.".
Planful
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Planful Perform 2021 Day 1 just concluded and the stats speak for themselves: 2 keynotes. 4 drill-downs on everyday tips & tricks. 5 discussions of finance and accounting techniques. 7 customer-led sessions. Over 2,000 registrants! These keynotes, hands-on sessions, stories, chats, and trainings—by and for finance and accounting professionals—served as a fitting kickoff to this two-day online conference.
Qubix
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Recommendations are usually always there to stimulate you to buy additional products or services regardless if you are shopping online or in a store. Sometimes these recommendations are just intuitions of sales manager, but more often these are prepared using some machine learning algorithm, for example Association Rules.
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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