6 essentials for CFOs aiming to rise to CEO: McKinsey
CFO Dive
JANUARY 23, 2024
Corporate boards in the past decade have increasingly turned to CFOs to fill the CEO seat. McKinsey has highlighted the attributes boards seek in a chief executive.
CFO Dive
JANUARY 23, 2024
Corporate boards in the past decade have increasingly turned to CFOs to fill the CEO seat. McKinsey has highlighted the attributes boards seek in a chief executive.
Future CFO
JANUARY 25, 2024
Embedding ESG is indeed a cross-functional endeavor within the organisation, as every department – from procurement to marketing to finance – has a distinct role to play in implementing ESG. It should be noted that ESG integration is not a mere rearrangement of responsibilities but an evolution that requires businesses to address gaps in their organisational structure.
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The Finance Weekly
JANUARY 22, 2024
Joe Berchtold, the President and CFO of Live Nation Entertainment, earned an impressive $52.4 million in 2023, making him the ,, highest-paid CFO in the United States. His significant role at Live Nation has been crucial in shaping the company's strategy and financial planning, thanks to his extensive experience in the entertainment industry and financial management.
CFO Thought Leader
JANUARY 21, 2024
Like many of her CFO peers, Karen Walker had an early career that was guided by abundant opportunities surrounding finance-driven decision-making within organizations. It was a path that often led Walker to engage more closely with sales and operations, as was the case at CNET Networks, where she tells us that she recognized the limitations of embracing a strictly “rules-based” approach in finance.
Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O’Neill Stoll
Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng
CFO News
JANUARY 24, 2024
Extension of concessional tax rate of 15% for new industries and rationalisation of capital gains tax structure across financial instruments is top of wish list of tax experts.
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Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 25, 2024
Few service industries have as much potential to impact lives as financial advice, and it's that very ability for financial advicers to help their clients achieve positive outcomes that can often compound for decades and beyond that make the profession deeply satisfying for so many. It's no wonder, then, that the profession attracts individuals who are highly service-minded and enjoy helping others.
Future CFO
JANUARY 21, 2024
Talent shortage continues to persist in many parts of the world including Asia. In Singapore, for example, the shortage of accounting staff is most felt by small accounting firms that struggle to compete with the Big Four accounting firms. A Gartner survey of finance function employees revealed some interesting problems faced by both employers and employees in the finance function.
The Finance Weekly
JANUARY 21, 2024
When you’re making small-talk with someone who isn’t in finance or accounting about how work is going, and they answer with “busy,” do you ever question how hard it really is? After all, how busy someone is will be relative to their business, function, and industry. However, as finance and accounting professionals, when someone asks us how work is going, when you answer with “busy,” you mean you are working flat-out trying to do very manual things in Excel.We spoke to 20 finance teams for resear
CFO Dive
JANUARY 22, 2024
Balancing innovation with compliance, CFOs are essential in creating companies’ AI strategy, EY’s Liban Jama said.
Speaker: Mark Stovel
When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.
Navigator SAP
JANUARY 26, 2024
Environmental, social, and competitive trends challenge industrial manufacturers today. While making things still is at the heart of industrial manufacturing, the complexity has increased. Industrial manufacturers need to evolve.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2024
In yet another article on 2024 trends, Robin Banerjee, a seasoned financial expert deep dives into global megatrends that would redefine, as he eloquently puts it, "mankind’s domain – the earth.
Barry Ritholtz
JANUARY 24, 2024
At the Money: How to Pay Less Capital Gains Taxes (January 24, 2024) We’re coming up on tax season, after a banner year for stocks. Successful investors could be looking at a big tax bill from the US government. How can you avoid sticker shock when Uncle Sam comes knocking? On this episode of At the Money, we look at direct indexing as a way to manage capital gains taxes.
CFO Dive
JANUARY 25, 2024
Although the job market has shown signs of cooling in recent quarters, CFOs aim to increase compensation this year to attract and retain employees.
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With automation, you’ll reduce errors and save valuable time, allowing you to focus on what really matters: strategic analysis and insightful decision-making. Picture accurate financial reports ready at your fingertips, giving you the confidence to tackle business challenges head-on. Embracing automation not only boosts productivity but also elevates your role from number cruncher to closing rockstar.
Future CFO
JANUARY 25, 2024
If there is one thing most people can agree on, it is the fact that the world today undergoes constant change in a manner that is almost impossible to keep up with at times. The business world is in no way an exception, of course, as shifts come in across various sectors within short periods. This is especially evident following the COVID-19 pandemic when most—if not all—industries were forced to transform to hold out.
CFO News
JANUARY 21, 2024
Kamini Shah, CFO of Birlasoft discusses the company's strategy, geographical expansion plan, demand shifts amidst macroeconomic uncertainty and focus areas.
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 24, 2024
As more Americans are living well into their 80s and even into their 90s, the spectrum of risks that an aging population faces is only getting wider. The need to address longevity risk has become increasingly important, allowing financial advisors to add even more value for their clients by ensuring that their financial needs are met throughout retirement.
CFO Dive
JANUARY 24, 2024
The biggest companies are weaving ESG into pay incentives despite a backlash against the use of sustainability as a metric for corporate performance.
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Setting the stage for successful organizational change always begins with clear, thoughtful communication. When it comes to rolling out a new travel and expense (T&E) policy, establishing a well-structured communication plan is key to ensuring that all employees understand the changes and their impact. By following a step-by-step approach, you can guide your organization through the transition, fostering smooth adoption from the outset and improving compliance.
VCFO
JANUARY 23, 2024
Embarking on the journey of selling your business is a pivotal moment for any entrepreneur. For many business owners, their enterprise stands as the cornerstone of their financial portfolio, representing the lion’s share of their net worth. In much the same way as, diversifying investments is a prudent strategy to mitigate personal risk, strategizing the sale of your business well in advance is an integral step toward securing your financial future.
CFO News
JANUARY 22, 2024
Tarun Rustagi said that although the industry performs better in the January-February-March quarter, de-growth in comparison to last year's March numbers is seen.
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 24, 2024
As more Americans are living well into their 80s and even into their 90s, the spectrum of risks that an aging population faces is only getting wider. The need to address longevity risk has become increasingly important, allowing financial advisors to add even more value for their clients by ensuring that their financial needs are met throughout retirement.
CFO Dive
JANUARY 23, 2024
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are making it easier for scammers to create bogus texts and emails as well as deep-fake voices at scale.
Speaker: Michael Mansard and Katherine Shealy
Generative AI is no longer just an exciting technological advancement––it’s a seismic shift in the SaaS landscape. Companies today are grappling with how to not only integrate AI into their products but how to do so in a way that makes financial sense. With the cost of developing AI capabilities growing, finding a flexible monetization strategy has become mission critical.
Barry Ritholtz
JANUARY 26, 2024
This week, we speak with Sarah Kirshbaum Levy , chief executive officer of Betterment , an independent digital investment adviser with $40 billion in assets under management. Before joining Betterment, Kirshbaum Levy was chief operating officer of Viacom Media Networks, where she oversaw global strategy, finance and operations. Previously, Levy served as COO at Nickelodeon, where she spearheaded Nickelodeon’s entry into new segments, including consumer products, resorts, Broadway and them
CFO News
JANUARY 23, 2024
The number of income-tax payers in India rose to 93.7 million in FY23 from 52.6 million in FY14. The tax deducted at source (TDS) emerged as the largest component of direct taxes, reaching ₹8.17 lakh crore in FY23, almost double the amount in FY18. In the last 10 years, net direct tax collections increased by 160.52% to ₹16.63 lakh crore in FY23 from ₹6.38 lakh crore in FY14.
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 26, 2024
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news of a survey indicating that about 90% of financial advisors would switch firms based on bad technology at their current firm, and that 44% have already done so. The survey also suggests that a firm's tech stack can affect its ability to attract and retain clients, with 93% of advisors who said they work with state-of-the-art technology reporting that they have added new c
CFO Dive
JANUARY 22, 2024
Archer Daniels Midland named Ismael Roig interim finance chief as the board's audit committee and outside counsel conduct an investigation into accounting practices.
Speaker: Genevieve Hancock, CPA
Cash flow isn’t just about balancing numbers - it's about ensuring your organization is positioned for both immediate stability and long-term success. Understanding that cash flow management fuels every decision, every opportunity, and every growth phase is critical. But how can you shift from simply managing cash to strategically optimizing it for resilience?
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