CFO Dive
OCTOBER 9, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act created a new option: Investment tax credit (ITC) transfers. With an ITC transfer, renewable energy developers sell their ITCs to taxpaying corporations. The developer receives cash immediately, and the corporation earns a locked-in profit by buying at a discount to par.
CFO Leadership
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has been a hot topic from board rooms to classrooms recently, dominating the discourse as people strive to understand its potential, opportunities, and risks. For businesses, AI and ML hold a powerful allure as companies consider how the new technologies might help boost productivity, cut costs, and gain a competitive edge.
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CFO News
OCTOBER 9, 2023
As India Inc awaits the data protection rules, ETCFO did a status check with different stakeholders on the stumbling blocks on the road to implementation.
Nerd's Eye View
OCTOBER 9, 2023
When deciding on a marketing strategy to pursue, one of the key factors for financial advisory firms to consider is efficiency. Different strategies have different Client Acquisition Costs (CACs), in terms of both hard-dollar marketing expenses and the cost of the advisor's time spent on the strategy, and an efficient market strategy is one that can effectively attract new clients while minimizing the amount spent to acquire them.
Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem
Join us for an enlightening webinar as we delve into the transformative realm of modern accounting practices. In today's digital age, the convergence of outsourcing and automation has revolutionized how businesses manage their financial operations. In this webinar we will explore the synergistic potential of these two strategies to streamline processes, enhance accuracy, save cost and drive strategic decision-making.
CFO Leadership
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Future-forward finance and accounting organizations were quick to embrace robotic process automation (RPA) years ago to manage mundane, repetitive back-office tasks like data entry and routine financial reporting. Many have since advanced to intelligent process automation (IPA) — RPA amplified with artificial intelligence (AI) — to streamline and improve more complex work, from tax and compliance reporting to financial statement reconciliation.
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CFO News
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to keep the repo rates unchanged at 6.5% for the fourth time in the fiscal. ETCFO spoke with finance leaders to understand the impact of pause and stable policy on India Inc's growth and expansion plan.
VCFO
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Beyond the Income Statement – Why Capital Structure Matters The Income Statement is often a place of disproportionate focus for business owners. Many use it to assess questions like “Am I cash positive?” or “Am I able to spend like I want and pay my bills comfortably?” as a barometer for business health. While the Income Statement does provide a view of historical (e.g., monthly, annual) performance, much more is needed for effective strategic planning – proactive planning that looks beyon
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Savvy accounting leaders who “see the writing on the wall” are focused on bringing cutting-edge technologies into their teams’ daily tasks, including the monthly close, writes Horváth’s Tony Klimas.
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Some companies are still grappling with how to determine what constitutes a “material” cyber breach for reporting purposes.
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Navigator SAP
OCTOBER 13, 2023
When food and beverage firms are small, it is often possible to get away with idiosyncratic or inconsistent processes that have been home-grown. But as a food and beverage manufacturer scales up, quality control becomes more important and often required.
Barry Ritholtz
OCTOBER 12, 2023
In August of 2022, I explained how Amazon became ordinary. Today I want to discuss how they have become bad. Since I first discussed the companies that lost my affection during the pandemic nearly two years ago, Amazon continues to stand out as delivering an ever-worsening set of experiences. I wanted to wait until after the (faux retail holiday) Prime Day(s) ended before sharing a few tales of further (to use Cory Doctorow’s phrase) “ Enshittification.” There are many problem
CFO News
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the fourth time in the fiscal. The MPC last raised this rate by 25 bps to 6.50 per cent at its meeting in February 2023. Governor Shaktikanta Das said the transmission of 250 bps repo rate cut is still incomplete. ETCFO spoke with economists to understand when can India Inc expect a first rate cut.
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Jamie Miller departed from the Big Four firm just weeks following the failure of its plan to split its audit and consulting business into two distinct entities.
Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course
Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.
CFO Selections
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Are you thinking about selling your business? Some business owners hear this question and respond, “No… well, not any time soon anyway.” But, if the answer is yes, even if you don’t plan on selling it soon, the time to start planning is now. If you think that selling your business might be in your 3-year, 5-year, or even 10-year plan, start getting the pieces in place now.
Barry Ritholtz
OCTOBER 7, 2023
This week, we speak with Michael Lewis, whose latest book is “ Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon , ” on FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. He takes readers into the mind of Bankman-Fried, whose rise and fall offers an education in high-frequency trading, cryptocurrencies, philanthropy, bankruptcy, and the justice system. We discuss his writing process, and what made this book so different than his prior ones: A focus on personalities instead of some broad social upheaval.
CFO News
OCTOBER 11, 2023
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has resolved 3,705 complaints through its online grievance redressal system, SCORES, in September. Sebi received a total of 4,276 fresh complaints in September, with an average resolution time of 40 days. The regulator also noted that it had received 219 reviews of complaints.
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 13, 2023
27-year KPMG alum Rema Serafi will become the first woman to serve as the firm’s vice chair of tax as it looks to craft strong, tech-forward tax offerings.
Speaker: Jamie Eagan
As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of
The Charity CFO
OCTOBER 13, 2023
WIN Warehouse began in 1991 by Clinton Laws. Today, we spoke with his son and our guest, Travis. The mission is simple, to connect nonprofit organizations with corporate excess inventory. This business model could largely be one of the better win-win scenarios out there. Essentially, WIN Warehouse will act as the middleman between excess corporate inventory and 501c(3) organizations in need of resources.
Barry Ritholtz
OCTOBER 13, 2023
My buddy Jonathan Miller does not hesitate to call out the weasels who represent those who work in his industry: NAR Proves That Trade Groups Aren’t Infallible With an appalling culture of secrecy maintained by wildly overpaid executives (I believe their CEO is paid close to $3 million per year), NAR seems to be imploding right now. These three prominent real estate firms are backing away from the management cesspool that has severely damaged the National Association of Realtors (NAR) brand.
CFO News
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Retail Inflation: The CPI based inflation has come back to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s comfort level of below 6 per cent after a gap of two months.
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Financing costs may have risen in recent weeks as investors upgrade their expectations for economic growth or alter their view of underlying risks, Jefferson said.
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CFO Leadership
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Until a few months ago upon the public release of ChatGPT, most of us considered the notion of a human-like artificial intelligence like the HAL supercomputer in the movie 2001, or Data, the AI-powered android from Star Trek , something we were unlikely to see in our lifetimes. But as people use new powerful AI tools like ChatGPT and BARD for everything from setting meeting agendas to writing personal letters, shopping lists, and even poetry, an AI-powered future seems likely to become a real
Barry Ritholtz
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • No Virginia, There Really Is No Such Thing as “the Fed” “The Fed” is actually “the Federal Reserve System,” which consists of twelve private regional reserve banks and a federal government agency called the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Tips Watch
OCTOBER 8, 2023
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s clear to me that Treasury will increase the fixed rate on the U.S. Series I Bond at the November 1 reset. This is an easy call. But how high can it go?
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 12, 2023
CFOs need to find the right moment, and the right software, to drive digital transformation effectively, FloQast’s Razzak Jallow says.
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