ServiceNow CFO: Looking beyond the numbers
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Amid accelerating change, CFOs need to grow into strategists rather than pure number specialists, ServiceNow’s Gina Mastantuono says.
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Lessons of “Number Go Up”
Barry Ritholtz
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Recently, a post utterly perplexed me: “One doesn’t get a favorable impression of crypto from Number Go Up but in fact one doesn’t learn much about crypto at all. Thus, I was entertained by Number Go Up , but didn’t learn much.” Because Number Go Up technology means it’s going higher! Jury is still out.
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Record number of ESG shareholder proposals go to a vote
CFO Dive
AUGUST 4, 2023
As of June 30, approval rates for shareholder proposals focused on environmental and social issues fell compared to all of 2022, Diligent Market Intelligence said.
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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures
Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.
When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place.
Beyond the numbers – accounting is still a great career for young talent
Future CFO
MARCH 24, 2024
Last year, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted that the number of people pursuing accounting degrees has dropped by over 10 per cent over the past five years, and fewer accounting graduates go on to take up careers in the profession. Is the accounting profession losing its appeal?
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Accountancy profession faces declining number of entrants
Future CFO
MARCH 27, 2024
Despite concerted efforts, the accountancy profession is struggling to attract and retain talent , and at the same time is facing declining number of entrants, a joint study by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand finds.
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Sleep Number on hunt for new CFO
CFO Dive
JANUARY 30, 2023
The company’s chief human resources officer is moving into the CFO role temporarily.
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MiB: Zeke Faux, Number Go Up
Barry Ritholtz
NOVEMBER 4, 2023
He is the author of Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall. Zeke’s last name Faux is pronounced “Fox” Zeke Faux’ New Book Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall by Zeke Faux Zeke Faux’ Favorite Books Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt.
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Beyond the numbers: What teaching shortages look like in practice
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 15, 2022
The Journal cites Oregon State University professor Paul Thompson , whose research found that the number of national school districts with four-day school weeks increased from 650 prior to the pandemic to more than 800 in 2022.
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Retailers have a crime problem. It’s in the numbers.
CFO Dive
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The issue is complex and often clouded by imprecise data — sometimes from the industry itself.
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Words, Numbers, and Samuel Gregg
CFO News Room
FEBRUARY 4, 2023
Samuel Gregg is Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research. He has a D.Phil. in moral philosophy and political economy from Oxford University, and an M.A. in political philosophy from the University of Melbourne.
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Record number of mid-market businesses expect increased profitability
Future CFO
JANUARY 25, 2024
A record number of mid-market businesses expect an increase in profitability despite a drop in optimism, said Grant Thornton recently when releasing its latest International Business Report (IBR). While these numbers have dropped, most have dropped marginally and still remain well above average since the IBR research began.
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Electoral bonds: A look at top buyers, other key numbers
CFO News
MARCH 15, 2024
Here’s a look at the top electoral bond buyers along with an examination of some of the other key numbers that have emerged from the initial data dump.
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Hurun: In a 1st, India sees dip in startup unicorn numbers
CFO News
APRIL 9, 2024
India figures at number three. In case of Australia, Sweden, and UAE, number of unicorns declined by one each. After accounting for dropouts, the US increased its unicorn tally to 703, China to 340.
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AI unlikely to destroy significant numbers of jobs, ACCA says
Future CFO
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Not a threat In the accountancy profession, ACCA views that AI is unlikely to destroy significant numbers of jobs. The post AI unlikely to destroy significant numbers of jobs, ACCA says appeared first on FutureCFO. While applications are largely in the early stages of adoption, development continues rapidly, ACCA says.
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Evaluate the financial health of your company - numbers aren't everything!
CFO Dive
APRIL 4, 2022
Reading simple data does not determine the company's financial health. There's more to it.
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How to Get a Virtual Business Address and Phone Number
Business Credit Blogger
JANUARY 20, 2023
Virtual Business Address and Phone Number A virtual business address can solve some of the challenges that can happen when running your business from home.
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It’s Not Just You: Businesses Are Making Their Phone Numbers Hard to Find
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The airline joins a growing group of companies—from Breeze Airways to Resy to Facebook—that eliminate or make phone numbers extra hard for customers to find. The budget carrier dropped its phone service option last month, leaving customers to use chat functions or social media to resolve issues.
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Crunching the numbers: understanding marginal revenue
Cube Software
DECEMBER 29, 2023
The fundamentals of marginal revenue: a quick recap Marginal revenue is the additional income generated from selling one more unit of a product or service. It's key in strategic finance for making informed decisions about pricing and production.
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DATA SNAPSHOT: Diverse managers by number and performance
Private Funds CFO
MARCH 15, 2022
More than 20 firms with a diverse management team are coming to market each year, says private markets firm RCP Advisors.
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Electoral bonds saga: SC pulls up SBI for not sharing unique serial number on poll bonds, issues notice
CFO News
MARCH 15, 2024
The Indian Supreme Court criticized the State Bank of India for withholding unique serial numbers of banned electoral bonds, revealed recently. The court demanded clarification, issuing a notice to SBI, mandating a response by March 18, emphasizing transparency concerns surrounding the electoral bond scheme.
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Reliance jumps 16 places, now at number 88 on Fortune Global 500 list
CFO News
AUGUST 2, 2023
Reliance was ranked at number 104 in the 2022 ranking and in the 2023 ranking it is placed at number 88, according to the publication. The company has gained a whopping 67 places in the last two years from number 155 in 2021. State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) jumped 48 places to rank at number 94.
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Interim Budget 2024-25: Key numbers to watch out
CFO News
JANUARY 31, 2024
Interim Budget 2024: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon present her sixth budget on February 1 and the last one before the general elections in April-May. The Centre will seek to build on the growth momentum witnessed in the past two years without undermining fiscal discipline.
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2020 Saw Record Number Of CFO Resignations
PYMNTS
JANUARY 18, 2021
The number was 27.6 The average annual number of CFOs to leave their jobs was 25 over the past decade, the Journal reported, citing data from MyLogIQ. In 2020, there were 37 companies in the S&P 500, including big names like General Motors and HP , that said their CFOs would quit. percent higher than the previous year.
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GAO: Labor Department’s Weekly Unemployment Numbers ‘Flawed’
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
The DOL reports “the number of weeks of unemployment benefits claimed by individuals in each state during the period and reports the total count as the number of people claiming benefits nationwide.” Three programs for unemployment insurance were created as a direct result of the pandemic and were funded by the CARES Act. .
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Record number of CFOs prioritising investment, data finds
Accountancy Today
JANUARY 10, 2022
According to the firm, a record number of CFOs say increasing capital investment is a strong priority for their business in the year ahead, with the majority expecting greater investment in digital technology and workforce skills over the next three years.
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Will Q3 GDP numbers force RBI’s hand on rate hikes?
CFO News
MARCH 1, 2023
The moderation in GDP numbers can partly be linked to the fading of pandemic-induced base effects and revision to last year's growth, Reuters reported, citing economists. This is the slowest the GDP has grown since the January-March quarter of 2022 (Q4 FY22).
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What Is The Most Important Number In The Universe?
The CFO Centre
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Numbers matter. Our mathematical universe is constructed of numbers. We can also deconstruct our entire lives in numbers. The post What Is The Most Important Number In The Universe? The post What Is The Most Important Number In The Universe? Some we can see. Most we can’t. appeared first on CFO Center USA.
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GDP numbers suggest private capex gaining steam, say experts
CFO News
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
India's GDP growth in the September quarter of the fiscal year reached 7.6%, making it the fastest-growing large economy. The rebound was driven by a strong performance in the manufacturing, mining, and services sectors.
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Optimism Remains Despite Record Jobless Numbers
PYMNTS
MAY 8, 2020
Despite Friday’s (May 8) grim unemployment report , which revealed that the number of Americans who have lost their jobs has quadrupled since February, there is still optimism among the nation’s workforce. economics, said the high number of temporary layoffs was a glimmer of light in the BLS’ bleak report. Nonfarm jobs fell by 20.5
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India estimates GDP growth at 7.3%. Economists decode the numbers
CFO News
JANUARY 7, 2024
DK Joshi says: “The next year will be a little bit more challenging because the interest rate hike will impact the economy with a lag, so that will come into effect. Global economy is expected to slow down. But having said that, we believe that even in the next fiscal year, India will remain an outperformer as far as growth is concerned.”
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Identity Verification By The (Phone) Numbers
PYMNTS
APRIL 3, 2019
Simply showing what the lowly, mundane, terribly average phone number can do in terms of securing transactions, onboarding and other tasks vital to the daily lives of digital consumers. Enter the phone number – which, as Meier told Webster, is possessed by more than 95 percent of people in the U.S. Verification Trends.
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U.S. accounting watchdog flags growing number of audit deficiencies
CFO News
JULY 25, 2023
accounting watchdog flags growing number of audit deficiencies.
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Why the old-school CFO’s days are numbered
Future CFO
DECEMBER 8, 2021
The numbers don’t lie -- or so the saying goes – but they rarely tell the whole story either, just like how the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) encompasses more than just finance and accounting. It used to be pretty much all about the numbers – but the narrative has changed. billion Specialty and Automotive Lighting business unit.
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Number Of Homeowners In Mortgage Bailout Program Drops By 104K
PYMNTS
JULY 6, 2020
The number of homeowners in the mortgage bailout program under the federal CARES Act fell by 104,000 from June 23 to June 30 — the largest one-week drop since the start of the program, reported CNBC. On the other hand, the number of those in the forbearance program is still high, encompassing 4.58 million homeowners, as of June 30.
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Facebook Will Stop Using Phone Numbers For Friend Pushes
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 24, 2019
In its ongoing attempts to fix its privacy standards, Facebook will no longer use phone numbers to determine who one sees on their “people you may know” list, according to Reuters. He added that, from now on, no one who signs up for Facebook will have their phone number connected to their friend suggestions.
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Fed’s Rosengren: Even With Positive Job Numbers, US In ‘Significant Recession’
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
The Hub Fed chief acknowledged the latest job numbers are a “significant improvement.” Department of Labor reported the number of Americans who filed for jobless claims fell to its lowest number since the pandemic began in March, better than analysts’ expectations. But he added the economy still faces serious challenges.
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The Number One Problem With Selling a Business
Focus CFO
DECEMBER 6, 2021
The Number One Problem With Selling a Business. The post The Number One Problem With Selling a Business appeared first on FocusCFO. By Michael Stier. I continued to be amazed by the lack of understanding and importance placed on accounting records by business owners. Read More About Michael. Download PDF. 855-236-0600. About FocusCFO.
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From number-cruncher to strategic leader: the changing face of the CFO
Cube Software
JULY 18, 2023
Learn how CFOs are making the transition from number-crunchers to strategic leaders.
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India Inc grows in record numbers, reflecting rising economic optimism
CFO News
OCTOBER 9, 2023
As many as 120,966 companies and LLPs were incorporated between April and September, up 11.4% from 108,583 a year before, according to the latest data compiled by the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA).
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Retail Sales Numbers Predict A Cruel April
PYMNTS
APRIL 15, 2020
With some analysts estimating a 4 to 24 percent drop the number was surprisingly low. While the overall number broke records on the negative side, binge-buying put food and beverage at a record 25.6 However, the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 crisis make these numbers difficult to act on. Overall sales fell 8.7
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Cybercriminals Hijack Phone Numbers
PYMNTS
AUGUST 22, 2017
Stealing consumer phone numbers and using the access that comes with that to reset the entirety of a consumer’s online life. The way the scam works is that a thief contacts a victim’s phone company and asks to transfer their old phone number to a new phone — one under the thief’s control.
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CFO: master of talking to numbers
Future CFO
MARCH 15, 2020
San Diego acknowledges that CFOs, and people in the finance function, trained to “talk” to numbers – to decipher what the numbers are telling you about the past, and potentially the possibilities for the future. The post CFO: master of talking to numbers appeared first on FutureCFO.
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