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    M&A deals need at least two years to reach expected ROI, CFOs say

    But full-scale “cultural integration” is likely to take much longer, according to a survey by consulting firm RGP.

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    Episode Six CFO on scaling a fintech with discipline

    Chermaine Hu shares how the payments infrastructure firm approaches expansion into new markets, her shift from investment banking to operating roles and who she looks for when building finance teams.

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    The silent EBITDA leak in the middle market

    Here’s how CFOs can unlock hidden value by tackling cumulative capitalization drift in scaling companies.

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    Bed Bath & Beyond CFO jumps to Sally Beauty

    Adrianne Lee, most recently president and chief financial officer at the home goods conglomerate, will replace Marlo Cormier later this month.

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    Dollar value of financial crime is soaring by almost 20% per year

    AI technologies may offer the best hope for winning the war on crime, but the criminals are sophisticated users as well.

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    Pet health company’s ex-COO faces fresh insider trading charge: Trial Balance

    Michael Smith, formerly the president and chief operating officer of PetIQ, already pleaded guilty to securities fraud in a parallel case brought by the Justice Department.

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    CFOs On the Move: Week ending April 3

    Driscoll’s appoints a Coca-Cola exec as CFO, Indeed promotes an insider to finance chief and chip designer Broadcom hires an Alphabet exec as chief financial officer.

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    UCLA’s ex-CFO finds a new job in local government

    Stephen Agostini, who lost his job as the university’s finance chief after publicly sharing a disputed $425 million deficit figure, has been named CFO of Culver City, California.

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    Opinion

    The only covenant that counts

    Underneath private credit’s complexity and opacity, the only reality that matters is the cold mechanics of cash.

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    The 6 a.m. CFO: How TreviPay’s Joel Campbell starts his day

    Campbell shares insights on consistency, handling disruptions and the James Bond item on his desk.

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    Branch CFO says IPOs are a ‘discipline, not a deadline’

    Matt Peterson, who joined the fintech as finance chief in late 2025, previously led an initial public offering for cloud computing services company Fastly.

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    CFOs should view AI projects as a portfolio of very different use cases, Gartner says

    Rather than considering AI investment as a single ROI strategy, the advisory firm suggests finance teams understand that each case will have its own timelines, goals, risks and costs.