The Finance Weekly
DECEMBER 22, 2022
First things first: despite any misguided "Excel is dead" stories you may encounter in the upcoming weeks, Excel won't disappear in 2023. The humble spreadsheet remains an essential, if not critical, component of many financial operations. Therefore, while we won't pay attention to what is or isn't happening to Excel (or Google Sheets), we can predict some CFO tech trends in 2023.
CFO Dive
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Chief financial officers who promote forward-thinking ideas will be more likely to achieve their goals.
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Centage
DECEMBER 21, 2022
The Value of Stress Testing Your Financial Plan. As we approach the end of the fiscal year and begin a new one, business leaders have an overriding concern: How accurate are the assumptions we made when we created our plan? This is especially concerning as we look ahead to another challenging year of economic uncertainty. All plans, to a certain extent, are based on assumptions.
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Executive Summary. Monte Carlo simulations have become the dominant method for conducting financial planning analyses for clients and are a feature of most comprehensive financial planning software programs. By distilling hundreds of pieces of information into a single number that purports to show the percentage chance that a portfolio will not be depleted over the course of a client’s life, advisors often use this data point as the centerpiece when they present a financial plan.
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CFA Institute
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Investors can protect themselves from the next bubble by recognizing the trajectory that most follow.
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CFO Dive
DECEMBER 21, 2022
CFOs are pessimistic about the economic outlook but predict slightly higher growth next year than Federal Reserve estimates.
Nerd's Eye View
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Monte Carlo simulations have become the dominant method for conducting financial planning analyses for clients and are a feature of most comprehensive financial planning software programs. By distilling hundreds of pieces of information into a single number that purports to show the percentage chance that a portfolio will not be depleted over the course of a client’s life, advisors often use this data point as the centerpiece when they present a financial plan.
The SaaS CFO
DECEMBER 20, 2022
The health of your recurring revenue in SaaS is paramount. Healthy revenue drives predictable cash flow and higher valuations. Typically, you measure Gross Dollar Retention and Net Dollar Retention to assess the stickiness of your revenue. However, there is another metric that compliments retention. It’s called the renewal rate. You need to understand more than […].
CFA Institute
DECEMBER 19, 2022
How can we identify and measure a portfolio's benchmark misfit risk?
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CFO Dive
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Investors sizing up prospects in the sluggish IPO market in 2023 will favor companies with “resilient” business models, EY said.
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Since the financial crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession, investors and executives have grown accustomed to a world of low interest rates and low inflation. No longer. In 2021, inflation began rising sharply in many parts of the world, and in 2022 the U.S. saw its worst inflation in decades. In October 2022, the International Monetary Fund warned that inflation — combined with central banks’ interest rate hikes designed to fight it — could threaten the entire global economy, a good reason to u
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.
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 Dive
DECEMBER 21, 2022
As economic uncertainty persists, organizations can look to Gen-Z as a vehicle toward the change they need.
CFO News
DECEMBER 23, 2022
They are also seeking a Centralised Authority to address the issues arising from contradictory orders passed by the Authority for Advance Rulings in different states.
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Once upon a time, I found out my wife had braces when she was really young. Since she has such a beautiful smile, that made a ton of sense. However, this whole situation made me wonder how much braces might cost if all four of our kids wound up needing orthodontic care. When we had this conversation, I initially joked that we would need to set up “braces savings accounts” for them instead of 529 college savings plans.
Barry Ritholtz
DECEMBER 18, 2022
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • The Meadows Texts: A Plot To Overturn An American Election : TPM Has Obtained Explosive Evidence Uncovered By The January 6 Select Committee. ( Talking Points Memo ). • What Sam Bankman-Fried Got for His Baffling Media Blitz : The disgraced FTX founder didn’t help his case, and he probably made it worse. ( Slate ). • The High Price of Bad Business: Corporate America’s Biggest Settlements : BP’s Deepwater
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.
CFO Dive
DECEMBER 19, 2022
So long as the U.S. economy averts a deep recession, KPMG’s Greg Engel says financial executives can likely expect a steadier tax climate and no major new tax laws to 2023.
Tips Watch
DECEMBER 22, 2022
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s offering today of $19 billion in a reopening of a 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security generated a real yield to maturity of 1.504%, a good result for investors.
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 23, 2022
The final December results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers show overall consumer sentiment improved for the month but remains near historically low levels (see first chart). The composite consumer sentiment index increased to 59.7 in December, up from 56.8 in November. The index hit a record low of 50.0 in June and is down from 101.0 in February 2020 at the onset of the lockdown recession.
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
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.
CFO Dive
DECEMBER 19, 2022
In 75% of organizations, the finance team has taken on ESG risks and issues. CFOs should take a prominent role in tracking, reporting and improving performance against their company’s ESG goals.
CFA Institute
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Passive ESG investing has become increasingly active. It’s time for a rethink.
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 22, 2022
If, as you read this post, it feels like you have read it or a close variant before, it is because you have. Each year, ahead of teaching my classes at NYU’s Stern School of Business in the spring, I invite readers to accompany me on my journey, and this year is no different. Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023.
CFO News
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Buybacks through the stock exchange route will be phased out gradually while the minimum utilisation of buyback through bourses has been raised to 75% from 50% now.
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