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Bridging SG&A Optimization with Indirect Spend: A Strategic Approach to Prevent Savings Leakage

January 4, 2024
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, strategic cost management plays a pivotal role in maintaining competitiveness. Selling, General, and Administrative (SG&A) expenses and indirect spend are often key areas where significant cost optimization potential exists. However, these elements of the financial framework are frequently overlooked or treated independently, leading to missed opportunities for efficiency gains and cost savings. Understanding the interplay between these two categories and carefully managing them can result in significant benefits. Still, it is also vital to remember that overemphasis on cost reduction in one area without considering its impact on the other could lead to unwarranted cost escalation.
Thought Leadership

Anticipating The Future: The Evolution of Complex Claims Management

January 4, 2024
Across the global insurance landscape, multiple megatrends are converging, changing the nature of risks that communities, entities and businesses are exposed to. In our latest paper, we share how five megatrends drive profound impact across the insurance industry and complex claims management.
Thought Leadership

FASB Issues Income Tax Disclosure Standard

December 21, 2023
On December 14th, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2023-09 , “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”, which seeks to enhance income tax disclosures in financial statements.
Press Releases

State Stewardship of Local Governments' Fiscal Health

December 20, 2023
A&M Managing Director Nancy Zielke and Director Kyle Jen discuss their proven model that provides tools and opportunities to address and resolve fiscal distress before a true financial emergency occurs.
Thought Leadership

The Cruise Industry Is Setting Sail for New Heights: Everyone’s Invited

December 19, 2023
The cruise industry is on the cusp of a new era, marked by a resurgence of passenger interest and a need for innovative strategies to attract younger travelers. In this article, we explore the current state of the cruise industry's internal growth landscape and present innovative strategies to capitalize on emerging opportunities and ensure long-term success in this evolving landscape.