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Munis Go Green

Corporate Finance

The issuance of green muni bonds is a small part of the overall muni bond market, but the segment is growing. In 2012, $2 billion of green munis were issued, but that grew to $234 billion in 2020 and a projected $375 billion in 2021. Although green corporate bonds can be used for a variety of investments, green muni bonds are often used to fund clean power, water, and sewage systems.

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Planful Perform 2021 Sessions You Won’t Want To Miss

Planful

This September 14-15, we’ll join Planful customers, partners, industry thought leaders, and hopefully you, as we kick off Planful Perform 2021. Register now for this FREE and virtual finance and accounting conference. Perform 2021 will bring us together around our theme this year: Accelerate Now. It’s especially relevant as uncertainty continues to surround us.

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ESG Asset Managers: Define the Why

CFA Institute

Clients today want their investments to produce a genuine positive impact as well as a return. Asset managers need to define how they plan to do that.

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What is scenario planning?

Anaplan

Chart a course through uncertainty with an effective scenario planning process.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Chinese Companies Face Delisting

Corporate Finance

China has recently asserted more control over private companies in that country. Now, the SEC is threatening to not approve new company listings for companies based in China and possibly delist currently listed NYSE and Nasdaq companies based in China. Most Chinese companies do give direct ownership, but often use the variable interest entity structure (VIE).

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Chasing zero in finance to create a sustainable future

Future CFO

Chasing zero in the finance world? Yes, you heard it right. It does make sense to chase a zero in finance world when it comes to sustainability. And there is a need to create a world of zero emissions, zero waste and zero inequality and report it adequately. Considering my finance background, I will discuss the importance of sustainability from a CFO perspective, especially why it is important for CFOs and how they are in the best position to drive sustainability within their organisations.

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Vineer Bhansali: Negative-Yielding Bonds and Options

CFA Institute

Anything that you want to price in finance has three key inputs, Vineer Bhansali says.

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Fidelity Goes Behavioral

Corporate Finance

Fidelity Investments recently hired Gilbert Haddad to head the company's decision science area. The data gathered from the new initiative is ".really like applying behavioral finance and behavioral science to understand” what the portfolio managers and analysts are good at or not. The data will also be used to "help them understand their own biases" in the investments made by the manager to help them avoid bad behavioral decisions.

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Transparency in Cross-Border Payments Through SWIFT gpi

Bank of the West

Thanks for your interest. Your PDF download has begun. If it doesn’t start right away, you can view the PDF here. The post Transparency in Cross-Border Payments Through SWIFT gpi appeared first on Commercial Banking Perspectives.

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

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.

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Two thirds of organisations still use manual search for trade and export compliance

Future CFO

Two-thirds of banks, corporations and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) still use search engines to comply with trade and export compliance regulations, said Accuity recently when releasing results of a survey. The trade compliance survey – conducted by Accuity during the first half of 2021 – questioned more than 120 professionals from leading banks, insurance and fintech organisations operating in APAC, EMEA and the Americas, according to the risk solution provider.

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Book Review: Warren Buffett

CFA Institute

This should not be a one-time read but rather a guide for the rest of one’s investing career.

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Identifying A Ponzi Scheme

Corporate Finance

If you are not familiar with a Ponzi scheme , it is generally a fraud in which early investors are paid out from contributions made by later investors. The Ponzi scheme usually ends when new investments dry up. A recent article on CFO.com highlights how to avoid a Ponzi scheme. We would like to make sure you read one particular concept, that is, "high returns with little or no risk.

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Transparency in Cross-Border Payments Through SWIFT gpi

Bank of the West

For corporate clients and their banks, managing cross-border payments has often been cumbersome and opaque. A lack of real-time tracking and the inability to control payments en route have plagued the process from beginning to end. No longer. Thanks to the introduction of SWIFT global payments innovation (gpi), the customer experience for both sender and recipient for cross-border transactions is set to improve.

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How Automation is Driving Efficiency Through the Last Mile of Reporting

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

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Key emerging technologies that spur innovation through trust, growth and change

Future CFO

The key emerging technologies that spur innovation through trust, growth and change include nonfungible tokens (NFT), sovereign cloud, data fabric, generative AI and composable networks to help secure competitive advantage, said Gartner recently. “Technology innovation is a key enabler of competitive differentiation and is the catalyst for transforming many industries,” Brian Burke, research vice president at Gartner pointed out.

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“Alpha-Flation”: A Private Market Syndrome

CFA Institute

Why does investing in the "average" private market fund seem to go so poorly?

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Planful Perform 2021 Sessions You Won’t Want To Miss

Planful

This September 14-15, we’ll join Planful customers, partners, industry thought leaders, and hopefully you , as we kick off Planful Perform 2021. Register now for this FREE and virtual finance and accounting conference. Perform 2021 will bring us together around our theme this year: Accelerate Now. It’s especially relevant as uncertainty continues to surround us.

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Muni Bonds Go Green

Essentials of Corporate Finance

The issuance of green muni bonds is a small part of the overall muni bond market, but the segment is growing. In 2012, $2 billion of green munis were issued, but that grew to $234 billion in 2020 and a projected $375 billion in 2021. Although green corporate bonds can be used for a variety of investments, green muni bonds are often used to fund clean power, water, and sewage systems.

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Register Now: Sneak Peek Into Close Automation SkyStem Web Demo

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, email, and shared drives no longer have to slow us down. Join us as we present a "sneak peek" recorded demo of SkyStem's month-end close solution – ART. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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Moody’s: China’s digital renminbi could reinforce banks’ role in e-payments

Future CFO

China's planned new central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital renminbi or e-CNY, could shake up the country's e-payments industry if adopted widely by changing the competitive landscape in the e-payment industry, said Moody’s recently. “Widespread adoption of the digital renminbi would help strengthen banks' roles in the e-payment system by increasing their data collection and user bases, and would allow them to benefit from use of public infrastructure for payment," said Lillian Li, a M

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Flood of financial data, how not to be overwhelmed?

Simply Treasury

The treasurer is one of the people in finance who is sitting on the largest amount of data, and this is not likely to stop, as his role is growing. How do you make good use of this data and what are the pitfalls you have to face? Like salmons in rivers, we need to swim upstream to find the best way to optimize this incredible but too often untapped asset.

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Asia Pacific M&A hit highest value on record, fueled by tech innovation and ESG agendas

Future CFO

Asia Pacific M&A activity hit an all-time high in the first six months of 2021, with M&A values targeting the region increased to US$535 billion from US$284 billion in the same period last year, said EY recently when releasing a report. Despite many parts of the global economy still operating under restrictions, cross-border transactions have staged an impressive comeback, increasing by almost three times year-on-year to US$159 billion, EY noted.

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Chinese Companies Face Delisting

Essentials of Corporate Finance

China has recently asserted more control over private companies in that country. Now, the SEC is threatening to not approve new company listings for companies based in China and possibly delist currently listed NYSE and Nasdaq companies based in China. Most Chinese companies do give direct ownership, but often use the variable interest entity structure (VIE).

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Accounting Software and ERP Readiness Guide

In this white paper, we explore the factors to consider in deciding whether the time is right for your Company to consider a new ERP or accounting software, the total cost of ownership and plans necessary to make the potential leap to these systems.

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Identifying A Ponzi Scheme

Essentials of Corporate Finance

If you are not familiar with a Ponzi scheme , it is generally a fraud in which early investors are paid out from contributions made by later investors. The Ponzi scheme usually ends when new investments dry up. A recent article on CFO.com highlights how to avoid a Ponzi scheme. We would like to make sure you read one particular concept, that is, "high returns with little or no risk.

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Fidelity Goes Behavioral

Essentials of Corporate Finance

Fidelity Investments recently hired Gilbert Haddad to head the company's decision science area. The data gathered from the new initiative is ".really like applying behavioral finance and behavioral science to understand” what the portfolio managers and analysts are good at or not. The data will also be used to "help them understand their own biases" in the investments made by the manager to help them avoid bad behavioral decisions.

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Digital transformation: Business-led data and digital platform

Future CFO

BCG's Marc Schuuring identifies and explains the second key factor to flipping the odds of digital transformation success. The post Digital transformation: Business-led data and digital platform appeared first on FutureCFO.

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