June, 2025

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Manufacturing slumps as tariff war undercuts orders, inventories: ISM

CFO Dive

Outside of manufacturing, the U.S. economy has so far shown signs of weathering a two-month-long trade war.

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How Mid-Market Leaders Use SAP Cloud ERP to Grow Globally

Navigator SAP

Discover how fast-growing mid-market companies leverage SAP Cloud ERP to scale operations, enter new markets, and drive international growth.

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The Innovators 2025: Middle East

Global Finance

Regional Winners Most Innovative Bank in Middle East| ARAB BANK Acabes, Arab Bank’s in-house development factory, enabled the bank to launch an updated version of its Reflect banking app in 2024. Reflect benefits from a host of new digital features, including multicurrency subaccounts for deposits, savings, and payments. Customers can also use Salary Transfer and instant transfer features with these currencies.

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Sovereign Ratings, Default Risk and Markets: The Moody's Downgrade Aftermath!

Musings on Markets

I was on a family vacation in August 2011 when I received an email from a journalist asking me what I thought about the S&P ratings downgrade for the US. Since I stay blissfully unaware of most news stories and things related to markets when I am on the beach, I had to look up what he was talking about, and it was S&P's decision to downgrade the United States , which had always enjoyed AAA, the highest sovereign rating that can be granted to a country, to AA+, reflecting their concerns a

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

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

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A Historic Missed Opportunity

The Big Picture

I’m on the road visiting our new office in Chicago and then heading to meet clients in San Francisco. However, after hearing some misinformation on TV from the usual suspects, I felt compelled to remind people of some key facts about the US debt and deficits. For a period of ~20 years, beginning after the September 11th attack, accelerating after the GFC, and running up until the 2022 rate hikes, the United States enjoyed incredibly low interest rates.

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Everyone feels tariffs. It’s up to CFOs to manage the impact.

CFO Dive

Understanding price elasticity at both the category and product level is now essential to effective pricing, an author and consultant who specializes on pricing writes.

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Breaking Down the Adoption Journey of SAP Cloud ERP

Navigator SAP

So the premise sounds great: a single ERP solution that supports fast-growing businesses today and can also scale to meet the process complexity and transaction volumes of a Fortune 500 multinational tomorrow. This ERP is the gold standard, already used widely, and is supported by an army of third-party developers, consultants, and support organizations.

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Reimagining AI’s Role In Finance

Global Finance

You wouldn’t think that the quipu—an abacuslike system of knotted cords used by the Incas for record keeping—would have much application to the breakneck adoption of artificial intelligence among financial institutions (FIs). But a Colombian financial-services company nurtured by Bancolombia Ventures harkens to that system. Quipu deploys AI-powered analyses of alternative data to determine the creditworthiness of microbusinesses.

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Managing a Balance Sheet: A Guide for Small Businesses

Focus CFO

A balance sheet is one of the most critical corporate financial documents, yet many business owners dont fully understand the what, how, and why behind it. As a result, many small businesses fail to maximize their purpose and potential, particularly those in the early stages of development.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i

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Never Take Candy from Strangers

The Big Picture

I grew up in the generation of latchkey kids: Both parents worked; you came home from school, fixed yourself a quick bite, then ran off to the playground for some stick- or b-ball. We weren’t wildly overscheduled; we didn’t have 20 hours a week of school events, after-school activities, and projects. We were (mostly) on our own. This led to a generation of parents who recognized the risks all this unsupervised play created.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (June 14–15)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey of U.S. investors found that while 96% of respondents said they trust their (human) financial advisor, only 29% said they trust algorithms, suggesting that consumers continue to impose a "trust penalty" on algorithmically generated advice.

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Tesla CFO offloads over $2M in stock as EU sales tumble

CFO Dive

The stock sales come as Tesla’s European sales declined by 53% in April compared to the previous year.

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AI in Investment Management: 5 Lessons From the Front Lines

CFA Institute

Markus Schuller is the founder and managing partner of Panthera Group, a multi-award-winning firm recognized for pioneering the practical integration of Human and Artificial Intelligence into institutional investment processes. Panthera’s proprietary Decision GPS platform blends behavioral science, and quantitative finance with machine intelligence to optimize investment decision-making.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Hong Kong: Pension Authority Warns Of US Debt Selloff

Global Finance

The territorys mandatory provident funds (MPFs)Hong Kongs compulsory retirement savings schemesare val- ued at approximately $167 billion, of which about 37% were invested in bonds and balanced funds as of the close of last year. Participating fund managers may be compelled to sell some of their US government bonds due to Washingtons loss of its triple-A rating.

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Unaccounted income invested in Virtual Digital Assets on CBDT radar

CFO News

The Central Board of Direct Taxes is actively investigating potential tax evasion and money laundering related to cryptocurrency investments by high-risk individuals. Authorities are scrutinizing Virtual Digital Asset transactions for non-compliance with the Income-tax Act, focusing on discrepancies in ITR filings and TDS returns.

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Fundraising vs. Sales: What I Wish I Knew about Sales When I was a Fundraiser

The Charity CFO

Fundraising vs. Sales: What I Wish I Knew about Sales When I was a Fundraiser “Fundraising is not sales. Thats what I told myself for years… And then I left the nonprofit world and entered the for-profit sectorand I realized just how wrong I was.” – Aaron Landis In this episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast , Tosha sat down with Aaron Landis, Director of Business Development at The Charity CFO and a former Director of Corporate Partnerships at Habitat for Humanity in Aust

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Caught Between Privacy Laws And Contracts: The Compliance Dilemma Of Taking Clients To A New Firm

Nerd's Eye View

When a financial advisor transitions from one firm to another, they're often offered incentives by the new firm based on how much client revenue they bring with them. The challenge, however, is that advisors generally don't have the legal authority to simply transfer clients to a new firm. Because client relationships are technically "owned" by the firm – not the individual advisor – any transition requires clients to take action to shift from one firm to the other.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: What Really Matters

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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Connecticut passes alternative CPA licensure bill

CFO Dive

The legislation, which awaits signing by Governor Ned Lamont, includes a provision enabling licensed CPAs form other states in “good standing” to practice in Connecticut.

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Bayesian Edge Investing: A Framework for Smarter Portfolio Allocation

CFA Institute

Sandeep Srinivas, CFA is a partner and fund manager at FIM Partners in Dubai. He oversees a substantial asset base across Frontier Emerging Markets and the Middle East. He spends significant time on in-depth investigation of business models to uncover opportunities for long-term, value-driven investments. Srinivas’s disciplined, patient investment approach focuses on identifying high-quality, undervalued assets to drive sustainable growth and capital preservation.

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McKinsey’s Koller: Valuation Isn’t Broken—Expectations Are

Global Finance

Global Finance : To what extent does geography play a role in affecting a company’s valuation? Koller : It applies to most parts of the world. If you are a purely local business, in Europe or Asia, for example, then it’s less of an issue. But, if the US were to experience a severe recession, it would probably affect everybody. And then, of course, there are those businesses that are directly impacted—companies that export, import or compete with US companies.

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Webinar: Leveraging Universal RevRec for Pre-built Process Efficiency and Optimized Best Practices

Bramasol

Simplifying Revenue Recognition with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition: Introducing Universal RevRec In today's fast-evolving digital economy, revenue recognition is no longer just about compliance—it’s a strategic capability that drives insight, accountability, and business agility. As organizations deal with increasingly complex revenue streams across sales, services, subscriptions, and projects, the need for a flexible, scalable, and industry-tailored revenue recognition solution has never bee

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How To Overcome Change Fatigue In Finance With Neuroscience-Backed Strategies

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.

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Mizuho to acquire Avendus from KKR at $700 million valuation

CFO News

Mizuho Financial Group is set to acquire KKR-backed Avendus Capital for $700 million, marking Mizuho's largest investment in India. The deal involves KKR's exit and will give Mizuho up to 70% ownership. Avendus founders, excluding Ranu Vohra, will remain invested and manage the company, continuing its operations across financial services in India, the US, and Singapore.

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#FASuccess Ep 440: Making Client Meetings More Consistent Across Multiple Advisors By Utilizing A “Money Personality” Assessment, With Nina Hajjar

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 440th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Nina Hajjar. Nina is a partner of Stratos CA, a hybrid advisory firm affiliated with Stratos Wealth Partners and based in Los Angeles, California, that oversees approximately $500 million in assets under management for 300 client households.

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Cube AI suite aims to ease finance platform, communication gaps

CFO Dive

With planning now a constant on the CFO’s to-do list, AI can help finance chiefs ease critical communication gaps between platforms, Cube CEO Christina Ross said.

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The Little-Known Credit Holding Up the Clean Fuel Market

CFA Institute

D3 RINs reveal clean fuel bottlenecks and investor risks as tight supply, rising mandates, and policy shifts drive up prices in the energy transition.

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

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.