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Cloud computing adds value well beyond agility, efficiency: Deloitte

CFO Dive

Companies excelling in the use of cloud computing work with three or four cloud providers rather than only one or two and do not spend much more on cloud platforms and services than their rivals, Deloitte found in a survey.

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Navigator Named to Bob Scott's 2022 Top 100 VARs

Navigator SAP

Navigator Business Solutions has been named to Bob Scott’s Top 100 VARs for 2022.

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Digital Gold or Fool’s Gold: Is Crypto Really a Hedge against Equity Risk?

CFA Institute

When it comes to hedging equity risk, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are less "digital gold" and more fool's gold.

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UK company insolvencies rise 70% in past year

Accountancy Today

UK company insolvencies have jumped 70%, from 11,261 to 19,191 in the last year according to Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory firm. Mazars said the figures come in the face of the highest interest rates in 13 years which have made businesses’ debts more expensive to service and has led to an even greater number of indebted businesses falling into insolvency.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

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

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Inflation knocks small business expectations to record low: NFIB

CFO Dive

Small businesses — a bellwether for U.S. economic trends — face persistent hiring challenges in a tight labor market.

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Angela Duckworth: The Power of Grit

CFA Institute

What's more important to success — talent or effort?

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“a mild recession”

The Reformed Broker

Put this phrase in your vocabulary for the second half of the year because you are going to be hearing it everywhere: “a mild recession.” This is where the puck is going. All of Wall Street’s chief strategists and chief economists are going to be pivoting to this case if they haven’t already. The “soft landing” idea is going to fade away.

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The ABCs and IRCs of cannabis accounting

CFO Dive

From cash control issues to inadequate reporting and point of sale (POS) software, accounting for cannabis dispensaries is no easy feat and the wrong move can land a company in serious legal trouble.

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How Does ERP Help in Retail Business?

Navigator SAP

The retail industry is growing exponentially year-over-year, partially due to the substantial profit margins that attract investors.

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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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Crypto Tokens: Does Security Selection Matter? 

CFA Institute

What role does security selection play in cryptocurrency investing? Can token pickers demonstrate differentiated performance?

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Joules appoints KPMG to help boost profitability

Accountancy Today

Outdoor fashion and lifestyle retailer Joules has appointed ‘ Big Four ’ accounting firm KPMG to improve its cash position in the face of turbulent economic conditions due to the cost of living crisis. . According to reports from The Sunday Times , Joules has called in advisors from KPMG’s debt advisory practice to explore options to shore up its cash position, with raising fresh capital said to be among one of the options available. .

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Prices surge 9.1% as Fed girds for tougher inflation fight

CFO Dive

The jump last month in “core prices” — excluding volatile food and energy — signals that inflation was widespread.

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Best ERP Systems for Ecommerce

Navigator SAP

An enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is a solution geared toward simplifying business processes, increasing efficiencies and integrating all operations including manufacturing, inventory, accounting and risk management. More than ever, ecommerce businesses have embraced ERP systems to keep up with and even outdo the competition. ERPs make it easy to track the progress of all business activities from a centralized location.

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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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Country Risk: A 2022 Mid-year Update!

Musings on Markets

It has been my practice for the last two decades to take a detailed look at how risk varies across countries, once at the start of the year and once mid-year. In most years, the differences between the two updates are small, and often ignorable, but this year's update brings significant changes for many reasons. The first is the retreat of risk capital, which I talked about in my last post, not only affects the flow of capital and repricing of the riskiest assets (high yield bonds, money losing

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Grant Thornton leads on sale of Incentive FM Group

Accountancy Today

Grant Thornton UK’s corporate finance team has revealed the completion of its fourth deal in the built environment sector for this year, as it has reportedly led the strategic sale of Incentive FM Group to leading global facilities management group Atalian Servest. Established in 2001 and headquartered in London, Incentive FM Group is said to provide a unique offering of total FM services such as cleaning, security, front of house and technical services, as well as landscaping, waste management

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Six U.S. states cut corporate tax rates

CFO Dive

Although only four states forgo a corporate income tax, six states this year have eased the tax burden on companies.

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Best Cloud ERP for Medium-Sized Business

Navigator SAP

Most mid-sized businesses are migrating their data to the cloud. One of the allures of cloud-based platforms is strong security, which helps protect data integrity. Moreover, when data is stored in the cloud, it is easy to retrieve information whenever and from wherever needed.

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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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Cochrane and Coleman: How Do You Solve Inflation?

CFA Institute

"The economic problem now is to control inflation and get to work on the supply side of the economy.".

Economics 101
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CFOs must embrace sustainability mandate

Future CFO

For many years, organisations’ climate-related initiatives have focused on the impact of their activities on the environment and its stakeholders – for example, their carbon footprint, which measures the amount of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the organisation, expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). Today, companies are also looking at climate change from other perspectives.

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Companies next year plan biggest average pay raise since 2008

CFO Dive

In order to succeed in a highly competitive labor market, companies need to consider providing non-monetary benefits such as workplace flexibility in addition to pay raises, Willis Towers Watson said.

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How ERP Is Used in Retail

Navigator SAP

One of the greatest advantages of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is its flexibility. While you can get a system with essential features right out of the box, you can also tailor it to fit your business based on the industry that you’re in. For instance, consumer product organizations can use SAP Business ByDesign in Retail. This product addresses issues specific to storekeepers, such as needs related to sales, inventory, logistics, warehousing, and e-commerce.

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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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#FA Success Ep 289: Coming Together As A Partnership To Serve Your Collective Community, With Kamila Elliott

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome back to the 289th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Kamila Elliott. Kamila is the CEO and Founder of Collective Wealth Partners, an independent RIA based in Atlanta, Georgia, that oversees nearly $25 million in assets under management for almost 175 client households. What's unique about Kamila, though, is how she and her partners built an independent advisory firm, comprised entirely of Black CFP professionals, dedicated to supporting the

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FISPAN’s Key Takeaways & Review of the 2022 Tech Talent North Conference

FISPAN

Last month, FISPAN’s HR team attended the 2022 Tech Talent North Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This conference helps leading tech firms navigate the most pressing HR issues and brings together people-leaders, culture scalers, and HR aficionados from other leading tech firms. Adding to the excitement of being Tech Talent North’s 10th anniversary, was also the fact that it was the first in-person Tech Talent North conference since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Trailblazing CFOs are turning rampant uncertainty into opportunity

CFO Dive

It’s clear that the CFOs who take a creative and nimble approach to operating their businesses will continue to fare better than those taking the more classic, slightly deliberate and conservative approach of even the more “modern” CFOs.

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Ask the Expert- Migrating Data to OCM for Revenue Accounting and Reporting

Bramasol

Optimized Contract Management (OCM) in the latest release of SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR) provides powerful new features such as day-based calculations, improved inbound processing and enhanced reporting, as well as deeper integration with SAP S/4HANA and SAP Analytics Cloud. In this Ask the Experts session , Bramasol's panelists will provide important insights for efficiently migrating data to take advantage of OCM’s enhanced capabilities.

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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.