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Reversal of fortune: How European software can play to its strengths

Mckinsey and Company

A relative lack of top software companies threatens Europe’s economic competitiveness. To turn that tide, the private sector has to stop trying to play catch-up and take an altogether new approach.

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12 interview tips to help you hire new accountants for your firm

ThomsonReuters

Job fit is critical when hiring new accountants for your firm. The right accountant in the right role means a happy, engaged, and thriving employee. That is why matching candidates’ skills, experience, and attitudes to the job description and requirements is crucial. Another important factor to evaluate is organizational or cultural fit. A candidate may check all the boxes for the job, but what about that person’s standards, beliefs, and expectations?

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The Shift From a Seller's Market To a Buyer's Market When Interest Rates Rise

Benchmark Report

So if you are a business owner considering selling your company, the good news is that right now, it's a seller's M&A market. By October of 2021, total M&A deal activity reached $4.4 trillion, which is an increase of 92% compared to a year ago and is the strongest opening period for M&A since 1980. In addition, merger activity resulted in deals totaling $1.52 trillion in the three months prior to September 27, 2021.

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The US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Reinvesting in water

Mckinsey and Company

The legislation represents a transformative shift in the amount of funds available to improve the country’s water infrastructure.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Compliance from the Employee Perspective

Complysci

When deciding on and integrating a new compliance technology, it’s almost too easy to focus solely on your compliance team’s preferences and proclivities without also considering the general employee experience…often to the detriment of your compliance program success. Why does it matter? While the compliance team will most likely use the software or platform more than your average employee, considering every user experience – from the CCO to your newest Investment Advisor or Hedge Fund Manager

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Three keys to a resilient postpandemic recovery

Mckinsey and Company

The path to sustainable, inclusive growth lies in building resilience now.

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How good are your internal operations—really?

Mckinsey and Company

When evaluating operational processes, human observation goes only so far. New data and analytics technologies can yield insights that are much more objective—and powerful.

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Cash Flow Compared to SDE in the Sale of a Business

Midstreet Blog

Imagine you’re talking to your financial advisor and they say “I think this is a great investment! You can buy this business for $1,000,000 and you’ll make $40,000 a year operating it.”.

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Surveyed nurses consider leaving direct patient care at elevated rates

Mckinsey and Company

Nurses and other healthcare professionals shed light on why they are considering leaving, as well as what might make them stay.

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Calculating CMV Using the Market Approach

Quantive

Savvy business owners seek guidance from valuation experts to determine their company’s […]

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Day 3: Can’t get enough NAV; Major insurer to start origination biz; FFA Awards

Private Funds CFO

Investec’s Hansford heads to MassMutual; NAV-crazed in Miami Beach; FFA recognizes industry figures.

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Tracking your Business Perks

Exit Strategy

Perks is an abbreviation of perquisite, which means a benefit, incidental payment, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages. Business owners take any number of perks from their business, from the standards like auto expenses, memberships, and insurance plans to extras like entertainment, vacations, or an additional family member on the books. […].

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Fraud Facilitating Misleading GSE Products

Appraisers Blog

I can and will decline to do any of these Catch-22 Fraud facilitating misleading products promoted by a GSE… There are many legitimate times and reasons a desktop appraisal may be performed. In every single one of them, it is assignment specific based on the assignment specific needs of the client with a mutually agreed upon scope of work between the client and the appraiser.