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SEC enforcement attorney predicts 'a lot more fraud' in crypto markets

CFO Dive

The SEC will turn to litigation if needed to achieve “clarity” as it fights abuses in cryptocurrency markets, according to an attorney in the agency’s Enforcement Division.

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6 Reasons to Hate Budget and Annual Planning Processes

Fpanda Club

Budget and annual planning cycle - these words can make many people tremble. Aimed at determining firm’s short-term objectives and transforming them into operational plan by allocating available resources, annual planning exercise is mostly considered by its stakeholders to be a curse rather than a savior. There are many reasons to hate budget effort.

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Book Review: Asset Allocation

CFA Institute

William Kinlaw, Mark Kritzman, and David Turkington offer advice on a wide range of asset allocation topics, backing up their recommendations with solid quantitative analysis.

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What is a GMP-Compliant Facility?

Navigator SAP

Sometimes a slight manufacturing variance is acceptable. But sometimes it is not.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

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

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Cloud adopters hobbled by 'on-premises computing' mindset: McKinsey

CFO Dive

Making six “persistent and pernicious mistakes,” many companies waste money and fail to derive the full value from their move to cloud computing.

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Lessons in Behavioral Bias: The COVID-19 Equity Markets

CFA Institute

The pandemic-era stock markets have been a showcase of behavioral biases in action.

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How to Build an FP&A Function

Embark With Us

If the last few years have taught us anything, it's to expect the unexpected. Up is down, left is right, toilet paper and used cars are the new Pokémon cards and PS5s – nothing makes sense anymore. And to state the obvious, such upheaval and uncertainty don't make life easier for a company's decision-makers.

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How employers can help struggling hybrid workers

CFO Dive

Employers can't just take one approach toward this issue but there are a number of ways to adjust old structures to new work realities.

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Asked And Answered– 10 Questions Every CFO Should Be Asking Their Controller

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In the world of the CFO, there is one constant amid all the changes. The CFO must always be ready to lead and manage a successful finance team. In order to be successful, the CFO needs to collaborate closely with the Controller to define and implement financial strategies that can be supported through financial operations. Learn the ten questions you should be asking your Controller to establish best practices and project and plan for the future growth of your organization.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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The Private Capital Wealth Equation, Part 1: The Controls Variable

CFA Institute

Private capital fund managers have developed tools to reduce risk while protecting or even boosting their returns.

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A Follow up on Inflation: The Disparate Effects on Company Values!

Musings on Markets

In my last post , I discussed how inflation's return has changed the calculus for investors, looking at how inflation affects returns on different asset classes, and tracing out the consequences for equity values, in the aggregate. In general, higher and more volatile inflation has negative effects on all financial assets, from stocks to corporate bonds to treasury bonds, and neutral to positive effects on gold, collectibles and real assets.

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4 reasons CFOs should lead the charge on the great resignation

CFO Dive

Talent retention isn't just an HR problem, CFOs can have a huge impact as well. Read four reasons why.

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ASU 2020-06 and You: Simplifying Accounting for Convertible Instruments

Embark With Us

It wasn't so long ago when the very thought of accounting for convertible debt sent shivers down the spines of even veteran accountants. Thankfully, the FASB heard the screams and night terrors, giving the guidance a much-needed overhaul in the form of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-06.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: What Really Matters

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.

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Predictive analytics: opportunities and limits for the future of finance

Jedox Finance

Predictive analytics is a discipline that’s been around in some form since the dawn of measurement. We’ve always been trying to predict the future; go back in history to look at prognosticators like Nostradamus and many other prophets. Predictive analytics have been practiced since the first line graph was drawn and someone put a ruler on the chart to ballpark the trend happening in their business.

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How Embedded Banking Drives Better Lending Decisions

FISPAN

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Half of companies didn't meet hiring goals last year: survey

CFO Dive

Hiring may actually be harder for employers who are fully remote, the survey said.

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Survey: Close to half of office workers in Singapore want to quit

Future CFO

Close to half (48%) of office workers in Singapore say they would consider quitting their job in the next six months, said automation software company UiPath recently when releasing results of its 2022 Office Worker Survey. The main reason for that is office workers’ feeling of increased pressure at work as a result of colleagues resigning in the past year, the company noted.

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The Hidden Science Behind Why Finance Teams Resist Change—And How to Fix It

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.

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We believe Gartner Magic Quadrant reinforces the increasing importance of Integrated Business Planning

Anaplan

Gartner’s 2022 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions recognizes Anaplan as a leading software to enable Integrated Business Planning. Here's why.

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Financial Oversight Guidelines for Nonprofit Boards

The Charity CFO

Financial oversight is one of the primary roles of your nonprofit board of directors. . Every nonprofit is required to have a board of directors. According to the National Council of Nonprofits , the board has a responsibility to “steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies.”.

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Moderna may seek to claw back payments to ex-CFO

CFO Dive

The vaccine-maker Moderna said it has the right to recoup any and all payments to ex-CFO Jorge Gomez if the company determines he engaged in any wrongdoing, according to an amended SEC filing Friday. An earlier filing said he would be provided a 12-month salary totaling $700,000 under a severance agreement.

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High inflation will be temporary

Future CFO

The current high inflation will cause significant but temporary credit effects in many countries, as the actions of central banks will help to push inflation lower next year, and ease further in 2024, said Moody’s recently. Present high inflation rates are unusual; since 1990 central banks in Europe, the US and elsewhere have played a significant role in keeping inflation low, said Colin Ellis, MD-Credit Strategy at Moody's.

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

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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Is Your Business Ready for a Part-Time CFO?

CFO Simplified

Is Your Business Ready for a Part-Time CFO? As a business owner, there are a handful of questions you repeatedly receive from your clients and prospects. At CFO Simplified, President Larry Chester is frequently asked one question by his clients and prospects: “How do you know when it’s time to hire a CFO?”. Larry believes there are two reasons why a business owner should look at hiring a CFO.

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3 Tips for Successful Nonprofit Board Development

The Charity CFO

As a nonprofit Executive Director, the amount of time you invest with your board of directors can vary wildly depending on your organizational culture and the time of year. But make no mistake: Nonprofit board development is critical to your success. And it’s becoming increasingly important to your funders too. . Foundations want to know that your board is doing its job and doing it well.

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Fed's Powell welcomes 'significant' tightening in financial markets

CFO Dive

Powell underscored the Fed’s determination to reduce inflation, just one of many items on a long roster of risks bedeviling CFOs.

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Southeast Asia private equity market hits record deal value of US$25B

Future CFO

The Southeast Asia private equity market had one of the most impressive turnarounds in its history, with deal value reaching an all-time record high of $25 billion, which more than doubled the 2020 figures, said Bain recently. . The previous year had seen a significant slowdown, with the market recording the largest fall across all Asia Pacific markets due to travel restrictions hampering deal-making and diligence processes, but the progressive “opening-up” of countries in the second half of 202

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.