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SPAC industry promotes myths in a 'deep fraud,' former SEC official says

CFO Dive

Promoters of SPACs have upheld several "myths" to ensure steady income from a boom in the so-called blank-check companies, according to a former senior SEC official.

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Josh Weinberg, Head of Financial Systems and Change at Citizens Advice

Generation CFO

Transformation: to some, it suggests progress, efficiency and radical change, but to others, the term doesn’t sit quite right. . “I tend to steer away from using the word ‘transformation’” says Josh Weinberg, Head of Financial Systems and Change at Citizens Advice. . “In my experience, it has connotations around redundancies and other negativity of change.

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A Budget for agri-innovation and sustainable growth — D Narain

CFO News Room

The announcements made by the finance minister are expected to accelerate the sector’s growth by focusing on streamlining agricultural value chains to boost farmer incomes and farm productivity. By D Narain. Agriculture remains the primary source of livelihood for roughly 58% of India’s working population and the sector has significant potential for growth, with the ability to accelerate rural development and growth.

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What is ERP in Supply Chain Management?

Navigator SAP

Speed, efficiency, and clear communications: these are the keys for a business of any size to stay competitive in today’s global marketplace. Unfortunately, ever-changing technology and buying patterns can make it hard to deliver the right product at the right price to the right place at the right time.

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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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Office rent decline gives CFOs potential cost-saving opportunities

CFO Dive

Since early in the pandemic, effective U.S. office rents have fallen 13.3% and office vacancies have risen to a nearly 20-year high, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

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Budget infuses more atmanirbharta into MSMEs — Sanjay Agarwal

CFO News Room

MSMEs, the growth engine of Atmanirbhar Bharat, are gearing up for a more digital savvy year ahead with interlinked portals like Udyam, e-Shram, NCS and ASEEM, which will deepen their integration with the organised ecosystem. By Sanjay Agarwal. The finance minister has managed the tough balancing act of spurring economic revival while also maintaining fiscal discipline.

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How can ERP improve a company's business performance?

Navigator SAP

The new normal for the world is volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. This is a challenging new normal.

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Intangibles are your valuation key, even if capital tightens

CFO Dive

If 2022 is the year investors start applying more scrutiny to the companies they fund, the value of your intangible assets can be the difference in getting, or not getting, the price you want.

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Firms should update policies after SEC expands insider trading definition

Private Funds CFO

Lawyers recommend updating insider trading policies to explicitly restrict trading by insiders in third party companies that could be considered 'economically linked'.

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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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Amazon Breaks Record for One-Day Gain in Market Cap

CFO News Room

Investors in big technology stocks have a serious case of whiplash. Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 13.54%. on Friday notched the largest-ever one-day gain in market value for a U.S. company—just a day after Facebook parent. Meta Platforms Inc. suffered the largest-ever loss. The dramatic moves suggest investors are moving quickly to draw distinctions among the growth prospects of some of the biggest U.S. companies as they reassess their valuations in anticipation of higher interest rates.

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What are the primary business benefits of ERP?

Navigator SAP

When a young company starts growing and begins looking for new ways to increase profits, financial and process optimization matter. Once you have a fundamental understanding of your organization’s pain points, you can make the case for investing in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. In today’s business environment, where more and more employees are working remotely at least part of the time, cloud-based ERP makes a lot of sense because it helps eliminate redundancy while offering grea

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CFOs should adopt strategies of activist investors: Gartner

CFO Dive

CFOs should advance beyond the role of reviewer or advisor and serve as an “activist,” crafting a business strategy and investment portfolio that maximizes long-term value.

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Carlyle’s net-zero pledge sets standard for US firms

Private Funds CFO

More pledges are likely to come after Carlyle became the first high-profile US private markets firm to formalize an emissions plan aligned with a net-zero target.

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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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Cost of a Making a Will

CFO News Room

Let’s face it. The last thing people want to do is plan for their death. There are a lot of important decisions you need to make—decisions you shouldn’t leave to your loved ones. These include saving for and planning your funeral, appointing a power of attorney, designating beneficiaries for all your accounts, setting up your kids—especially if they’re fairly young, planning your estate , and setting up your last will and testament.

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Three rules for customer-centric strategic planning

Anaplan

Today, CEOs and their boards are under continual pressure to squeeze incremental profit from their existing business and routinely hit the quarterly earnings figures they promised to the market, knowing that if they repeatedly fail they will soon be shown the exit.

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CFOs slow to upgrade cash tracking despite pandemic: Forrester

CFO Dive

Aligning accounts payable and accounts receivable can reduce fraud, increase agility and spark profit-boosting insights. Yet few companies are seizing on the opportunity.

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Broadridge blockchain hub tears down wall between managers and administrators

Private Funds CFO

The company expects the Private Market Hub to help overcome transparency by giving GPs real-time access to data and a full-circle view of the fund lifecycle.

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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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Omicron Absences Fail to Dent Job Growth

CFO News Room

The U.S. labor market recovery continued in January amid a surge in Omicron infections, even though millions of workers stayed home sick or were idled by temporary business closures, causing many to be counted by the government as jobless. Employers added 467,000 jobs in January , the Labor Department said Friday. That comes even though 3.6 million people weren’t working due to illness, up from 1.7 million in December, when Omicron caseloads began to grow exponentially.

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The Basics of Nonprofit Bookkeeping

The Charity CFO

Do a Google search on nonprofit bookkeeping, and you’ll find page after page of articles on nonprofit accounting. And that’s a problem. Because while nonprofit bookkeeping and accounting are related, they’re not the same thing. Sure, you’ll find overlap between the two roles In many small organizations. And it’s sometimes not clear where the line should be drawn.

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Talent shortage turns audits into tactical issue

CFO Dive

Delays mean companies can face hurdles raising capital, securing financing or making financials available to buyers interested in an acquisition.

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Uncertainty on insider trading rule; Stories from Feb/Mar edition

Private Funds CFO

Firms should update policies after SEC expands insider trading definition; Stories from our February/March edition.

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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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New schemes driving exports: Piyush Goyal

CFO News Room

“No country can rely only on subsidies to promote exports,” he asserted. “India, over a period of time, has been promoting exports through subsidies, but that has not really given us the desired result or given us the huge impetus that one would have expected,” he added. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that the earlier plan to boost exports through subsidies hasn’t really yielded the desired results, but the new tax remission schemes for exporters, apart from being com

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Cash Flow Forecasting: The Key to Future-Proof Your Business for 2022

Centage

Across the globe, the business environment remains in a seemingly endless state of flux. Supply chain shortages, major gaps in the workforce, and a never-ending pandemic are impacting each and every industry and contributing to this perpetual state of uncertainty. Is your business set up to handle these dynamic market conditions? Do you have the resources to adapt?

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Fewer companies expected to issue low-yield convertible bonds

CFO Dive

The last two years marked a high point for zero-coupon bonds. Rising interest rates are taking that option off the table.

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Lafayette Square selects Allvue Systems as its data solution

Private Funds CFO

With Allvue's technology, Lafayette Square intends to have its business functions streamlined to facilitate dataflow from portfolio management through to investment accounting.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.