FEI Weekly Podcast

Can Apprenticeships Fix An Accounting Pipeline That’s Drying Up?

July 12th, 2023  |  26 mins 15 secs

apprenticeship, career, finance, koch industries, talent gap

Accounting fraud and how to model it with Dr. Daniel Beneish

June 28th, 2023  |  34 mins 54 secs

In this episode of the podcast we speak with the model’s namesake – Dr. Daniel Beneish of Indiana University– about the accuracy and limitations of the M-score and what it’s saying about earnings manipulation heading into the next 12 months.

Commercial real estate: warning signs and opportunities with EisnerAmper’s Lisa Knee

June 14th, 2023  |  20 mins 13 secs

banks, cfo, commercial real estate, cre

The headlines around the commercial real estate market are dire, either because of the work from home shift or a drying up of capital as regional banks struggle. For financial executives that either work in the real estate industry or are just trying to figure out their organization's footprint for the next fiscal year, the outlook is confusing.

Bedrock AI’s Kris Bennatti on adapting language models to filings, disclosure “inflation” and replacing critical audit matters with 💩

May 31st, 2023  |  29 mins 58 secs

artificial intelligence, cfo, disclosure, investing

Bedrock AI’s CEO Kris Bennatti on how AI can navigate a world of "over disclosure" along with ideas regarding how the current financial reporting industry will need to adapt.

Episode 103: Generative AI and Finance: Opportunities and Challenges

May 17th, 2023  |  27 mins 52 secs

executives, finance, generative ai, technology

Governments vs. The League Of Extraordinary Accounting Measures

May 10th, 2023  |  39 mins 31 secs

accounting, debt default, finance, governments

As the US slips closer – again – to the threat of default, one of the ways policymakers talk about delaying the crisis is the use of “extraordinary accounting measures.”
We quickly jump into why extraordinary accounting measures is not really "a thing", how the federal and looming economic crisis will affect state and local government and we also get into the weeds of how governments on adopting XBRL for financial reporting.

Using "Water Accounting" to Understand California's Balance Sheet

April 19th, 2023  |  20 mins 4 secs

california. accounting, climate, finance, water crisis

How Can Organizations Drive Operational Resilience?

April 5th, 2023  |  21 mins 41 secs

finance, operational, resilience, stakeholders

Revisiting The Fair Value Debate

March 29th, 2023  |  30 mins 53 secs

accounting, banks, finance

MIT's Robert Pozen discusses how the debate around fair value in banking should be focused on disclosure.

Are You Ready For The SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule?

March 22nd, 2023  |  23 mins 15 secs

climate disclosure, esg, sec rule

Fixing The Bank Disclosure/Panic Feedback Loop

March 16th, 2023  |  43 mins 53 secs

Prof. Pingyang Goa, a researcher on bank panics, discusses how disclosures need to change in order to prevent the next crisis.

Diversify But Verify: Commercial Banking After SVB

March 15th, 2023  |  23 mins 50 secs

banking crisis, cfo, finance, lending, silicon valley bank

In this episode of the podcast we speak with Jay Jung, founder and managing partner at Embarc Advisors about how financial executives need to react the the banking crisis.

Stopping Finance and Accounting Exodus

March 8th, 2023  |  59 mins 46 secs

accounting, career, cpa, education, finance

Recorded from the most recent Financial Executives International Forward Thinking series, listen to leaders from academia, recruiting and a state accounting board discuss what can be done to fix the system.

China Reset: IPOs, Mergers and Audits

March 1st, 2023  |  32 mins 52 secs

auditing, china, ipo, m&a

We speak with China capital markets expert WiHung Chen, partner with the law firm of Wilson Sonsini in Hong Kong, about how geopolitical changes may spillover in auditing, financial disclosers and dealflow.

Why Are Students Leaving Accounting?

February 24th, 2023  |  13 mins 30 secs

accounting, college, finance, student

Digital Transformation In a Time of Uncertainty

February 14th, 2023  |  20 mins 48 secs

digital transformation, finance

We speak with Gina Ferguson,Senior Director of Customer Experience for Finance at Workday about how she works to leverage financial information.