CFO Dive

AUGUST 30, 2022

Nearly three quarters of CFOs are more concerned about persistent inflation than a recession, Deloitte’s third-quarter survey found.

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The Reformed Broker

AUGUST 29, 2022

Is this chart going up or down? It’s not a trick question. Just look at it and tell me what primary the trend is. You’d be amazed at how many financial advisors, insurance brokers acting as financial advisors, financial planners, wirehouse wealth managers, financial consultants and other assorted intermediaries in this business could not for the life of them look at this chart and give you a straight answer.

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Navigator SAP

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

As COVID-19 has infected and killed millions across the globe, it has spurred researchers to accelerate the delivery of therapeutics and vaccines. But the reality is that the process of drug and vaccine research and development is time-intensive, requires high capital outlays, and takes place in a complex multi-party ecosystem that includes regulatory agencies.

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Manufacturing 241

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 30, 2022

Source: AgWeb. If you are interested (as I am) in Real Estate , then allow me to suggest you consider exploring the world of Farmland. It is something I have done for a while, and it is a fascinating rabbit hole to fall into. Not so much as an investor, but as someone interested in how agriculture works (but yes, there is an investor angle here as well).

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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

Accounting Firms

CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

ExtraHop appointed Mike Parson as its new CFO, one of a series of new C-suite leaders named as the company seeks to scale up.

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CFA Institute

AUGUST 29, 2022

"Wall Street wisdom is that QE is immensely powerful and is stoking financial bubbles. Academics say, 'I take your $100 bills, I give you back 10 $10 bills. Who cares?'".

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The Reformed Broker

AUGUST 27, 2022

I like the way Ari Wald at Oppenheimer frames the current technical set-up for the S&P 500. Now we’re caught between the declining 200-day and the rising 50-day – the latter might be the next major pivot point for short-term traders and for general sentiment depending on what happens if and when we get there: Here’s Ari: A Bullish Base vs. a Resuming Bear The S&P 500’s rejection from its 200-d.

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Marketing 131

CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Mike Kelly of Ernst & Young (EY), talks talent retention, inflation, ESG reporting requirements and how these evolving issues are reshaping the top financial seat.

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Navigator SAP

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) gives manufacturing organizations control over every aspect of production and performance. Advanced data tracking mechanisms and consolidation of all data points into one overarching software system helps executives monitor every step in the manufacturing process.

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Accounting

CFA Institute

AUGUST 29, 2022

“The first lesson is that central banks can and should take responsibility for delivering low and stable inflation,” Jerome Powell says.

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Economics Banking Risk Management 131

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

First Half 2022, NBER Edition. The debate between the official NBER determination of a recession and the 2Qs approach has been endlessly discussed. Rather than spill more pixels on this, I will instead direct you to the Menzie Chin chart above (hat tip Invictus ). You can see why the NBER does not rely on GDP (pink line) alone; GDP was slightly negative, while Manufacturing and Trade Sales were more negative.

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CFO Dive

AUGUST 29, 2022

Women comprised 16% of big company CFOs while Black, Latino and Asian executives held 10.9% of the top finance seats as of July 31, a study found.

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Navigator SAP

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Many enterprises around the world are now incorporating Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions into their systems to streamline their day-to-day business processes and customer relations. The increasing uptake of ERP systems has led to a rise in ERP vendors in the market, so it may be difficult to determine which vendor suits your business when searching for small-scale industrial ERP software.

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Corporate Finance

AUGUST 30, 2022

EV makers Nikola and Lucid both announced secondary stock offerings today. As we mentioned in the textbook, SEOs often have a negative effect on stock prices, and these announcements were not exceptions. Nikola announced a $400 million stock offering, to be sold at the market price. The stock price dropped about 10 percent on the announcement. For Lucid, the company announced an $8 billion shelf offer to be sold over the next three years.

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Marketing 130

Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Movie-goers have returned after the pandemic but it wasn't enough to save Cineworld from bankruptcy.

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CFO Dive

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Federal Reserve must interpret several “crosscurrents” in the economy as it fulfills its pledge to curb inflation to 2%, according to the president of the New York Fed.

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Navigator SAP

AUGUST 31, 2022

The global Enterprise Resource Planning systems market is growing exponentially, and it’s expected to maintain an upward trajectory in the foreseeable future. In 2021, the market was worth more than $41.69 billion; despite this growth, there is ongoing debate about the best choice between Oracle ERP cloud and the SAP Business One system.

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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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The Reformed Broker

AUGUST 29, 2022

You don’t have to go checking to see all the other performances from last night’s Music Video Awards on MTV, you can just take my word for it – RHCP was the highlight. Nice to see Generation X is still in the conversation <laugh cry emoji>, very quietly being talented and capable while the Boomers and Millennials continue their culture war blood feud.

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 27, 2022

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Bean Box coffee, grab a seat on the beach, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • AMC’s CEO Turned His $9 Billion Company Into a Meme Machine : How Adam Aron, a 67-year-old executive with a background in loyalty programs, transformed himself into a Twitter-obsessed, gold mine-buying, populist folk hero for retail investors. ( Businessweek ). • Five Lessons from History : The most important lessons from history are the takeaways that a

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CFO Dive

AUGUST 30, 2022

Executives in the restaurant and grocery sectors are being selective about how they raise prices to beat soaring ingredient and input costs.

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Navigator SAP

AUGUST 31, 2022

Organizations considering the best ERP for biotechnology may require a solution incorporating extra features, such as contract development and management. This functionality isn't standard in every ERP, but it can be highly valuable when choosing between software solutions such as SAP for life sciences.

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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.

Finance

CFA Institute

AUGUST 30, 2022

The pitta bird is a rare sight in tropical forests, even to the trained eyes of birdwatchers. Yet there she was, perched on the window of my condo, in a busy metropolis.

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Investments Risk Management Economics 116

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The unofficial end of Summer is here. Labor Day may just be a 3 (or 4) day weekend to you but in the rosy glow of nostalgia, it marked when the freedom of Summer came to a bittersweet close, and the regimented structure of school soon followed. As investors, we understand the impact of seasonality (overstated though it may be) and the return of participants to the market in full. we see this in liquidity and flows as well as more people in the office and the city (though who knows what the post-

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CFO Dive

AUGUST 29, 2022

CFOs from GM, Rivian and Uber indicate positive trends for the second half of the year despite facing lingering supply chain challenges as recession looms.

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Navigator SAP

AUGUST 29, 2022

Enterprises in biotech often integrate advanced life sciences software to improve quality assurance, organizational efficiency, and compliance–but choosing the right ERP is difficult. Much depends on the nature of the company; for example, a small or midsize corporation needs to balance functionality versus cost.

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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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