CFO Dive

APRIL 2, 2024

Executives aiming to rise to the CFO seat have faced a bright landscape in recent years, with turnover unusually high.

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Future CFO

APRIL 4, 2024

Work-life balance matters the most. In a recent joint survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand , it was revealed that both current audit professionals and prospective entrants stress the crucial need to achieve equilibrium between work and one’s personal life. Respondents of the study call for improved work–life balance, fair remuneration, and supportive work environments that recognise employees' personal needs and r

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Future CFO

APRIL 3, 2024

It is a given: among the imperatives of today's business processes for the finance function and for chief financial officers is smart resource reallocation. A recent research by PwC confirms that the strategic redeployment of capital can boost profit margin, and this in turn poses the challenge for CFOs: overcoming biases. According to PwC’s 27th Annual Global CEO Survey, a question CFOs should urgently be putting to their chief executives is the query on the amount of human and financial capita

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Future CFO

APRIL 3, 2024

It has been a tumultuous period for sustainable investments in recent years, with reduced global flows into these types of products, regulatory uncertainty and, in some regions, even political headwinds. With these at hand, it is important that investors and finance leaders know how to properly respond. David Atkin , CEO of the Principles for Responsible Investment explore existential questions to the sustainability landscape , and more.

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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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CFO Dive

APRIL 4, 2024

A Minnesota bill offering an alternative route to CPA licensure threatens a secret weapon of accountants and the businesses they serve, the AICPA’s Marta Zaniewski writes.

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CFO News

APRIL 2, 2024

India's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) skyrockets to a 16-year-high, reflecting surging production, sales, and stockpiling, a recent report said. The job markets see a welcome return of hiring, but there was a looming shadow of inflation. The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI Report suggest optimistic signs and potential roadblocks for India's manufacturing boom.

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Tips Watch

MARCH 31, 2024

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A logical strategy for some I Bond investors is to act now to redeem I Bonds with a fixed rate of 0.0% (and a current composite rate no higher than 3.

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CFO Dive

APRIL 5, 2024

CFOs see the value of generative artificial intelligence but may not fully grasp its audit risks, according to the Center for Audit Quality.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 5, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that customer arbitration claims related to the SEC's Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) nearly doubled between 2022 and 2023, suggesting that greater awareness among investors of the increased standards for broker-dealers and their registered representatives could lead to greater accountability for violations of the regulation.

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CFO News

APRIL 3, 2024

In a recent report by S&P Global, findings revealed that the seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services Business Activity Index indicated a remarkable surge, marking one of the strongest growth rates witnessed in over 13-and-a-half years. This upturn has been predominantly attributed to robust demand conditions, enhanced efficiency gains, and positive sales developments.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 5, 2024

This week, we speak with Ed Hyman, founder and chairman of Evercore ISI International Ltd. and vice chairman of Evercore Inc. He heads Evercore ISI’s economic research team. During his career, Hyman has been ranked as #1 in economics an unprecedented 43 consecutive times by Institutional Investor’s poll of investors. He explains the genesis of the broad and deep industry surveys ISI performs; the results provide a real-time snapshot of the economy weeks or months before it shows up in the

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CFO Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

The central bank must balance the risks of easing monetary policy too early or too late, Powell said.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 4, 2024

In its most recent report on U.S. Advisor Metrics, Cerulli Associates predicts that 37.5% (or nearly 110,000) of financial advisors will retire over the next 10 years. And given the industry's ongoing evolution away from being primarily sales-based and towards a more robust profession driven by deeper service models and long-term client/advisor relationships, many in the industry are genuinely concerned that there simply aren't enough new advisors entering the profession to meet the public's nee

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CFO News

APRIL 1, 2024

India's FY 2023-24 GST collection crosses Rs 20.14 lakh crore, up by 11.7 per cent. March 2024 witnesses a significant surge, hitting Rs 1.78 lakh crore, marking the second-highest monthly collection.

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Reval

APRIL 4, 2024

LONDON – 03 April 2024: ION Commodities, a leading provider of energy and. The post ION Commodities tops Energy Risk Software Rankings 2024 across multiple categories appeared first on ION.

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CFO Dive

APRIL 1, 2024

The late notice comes roughly five months after Tupperware said its former independent auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers declined to be re-appointed.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 3, 2024

With a plethora of interdependent and ever-changing parts, gaining a clear (or even not-terribly-fuzzy) understanding of where the economy stands at any given moment is a daunting task, to say the least. Even more difficult is using data based on samples and surveys (and subject to constant revision!) to develop some idea about which of the myriad possible outcomes might be more likely to occur.

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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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CFO News

APRIL 4, 2024

RBI kept the repo at 6.5 per cent.

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Bank of the West

APRIL 5, 2024

At BMO, our Climate Ambition is to be our clients’ lead partner in the transition to net zero world. We’re focused on solutions– and empowering our clients to take action. … Read more The post An interactive exhibition that will empower you to take climate action – every day appeared first on About BMO.

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CFO Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

Bankruptcy filings have risen for 20 months. The pace wasn’t sustainable in today's strong economy, American Bankruptcy Institute’s Chris Ward says.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 1, 2024

Welcome to the April 2024 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors! This month's edition kicks off with the news of an emerging wave of price increases from long-term AdvisorTech vendors like Orion and InvestCloud, which the companies are positioning as a necessary response to the impact of inflation on their underlyi

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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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CFO News

APRIL 5, 2024

According to the Survey, released on Thursday, India’s performance in 2023 has been helped by its lack of external exposure, both to the developed world and to China. Instead, the growth drivers for the country are primarily domestic, it said.

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 5, 2024

This story originally appeared on Forbes.com Back in August 2022, when Cardinal Health, Inc.’s finance chief, Jason Hollar, succeeded CEO Mike Kaufmann as the healthcare giant’s top executive, among the immediate challenges facing new CEO Hollar was filling the company’s CFO vacancy. At the time, an activist investor with an eye toward management change had put in motion a strategic review of the company’s businesses, and certain members of the analyst community were speculating that the former

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CFO Dive

APRIL 2, 2024

A “growth-at-all-costs” mentality has led some SaaS companies to overpromise results and obscure pricing details, writes Olive Technologies CEO Chris Heard.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 2, 2024

Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 379th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Hans Blake. Hans is the founder of Intelligent Investing, an RIA based in Greenville, South Carolina, that oversees $50M in assets under management for 40 client households. What's unique about Hans, though, is how through a desire to create a more centralized dashboard to help his clients understand their financial health, coupled with a deep fascination with technology and i

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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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