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    Florida hedge fund’s ex-CFO pleads guilty in $3M embezzlement case

    Theodore Woo, who is accused of misappropriating money from the fund for his own personal uses, has pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud.

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    How to cut credit approval time without raising risk: Metric of the Month

    Faster decisions require clearer thresholds, better intake and disciplined risk review.

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    New Jersey township CFO charged with theft by deception

    Cameron Keng, finance chief of Franklin Township, has been charged following a local bank’s discovery of an alleged double-billing plot.

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    Why does your AI keep getting the numbers wrong?

    The finance teams getting real value from AI know their data is bigger than any model and design around it.

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    HCA Healthcare’s former CFO on the role of partnerships in health

    Bill Rutherford, who served on the finance team of the Tennessee-based healthcare giant for decades, reflects on his career in health as he switches to board service in retirement.

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    9 CFOs on managing real-world finance challenges: Trial Balance

    In a recent survey by Mostly Media, finance leaders at Rivian, CoreWeave, Fanatics and more share their approaches to inventory management, working capital and forecasting.

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    AI investments trigger decreased training budgets

    Most HR executives say AI tools can replace some learning, and many companies are good with sacrificing skill development to fund AI investment.

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    CFOs On the Move: Week ending Aug. 7

    Best Buy names a new chief financial officer, ConocoPhillips promotes its finance chief to CEO and Zoetis hires GE HealthCare’s CFO.

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    Opinion

    What CFOs can do about small- and mid-cap valuation gaps

    Small- and mid-cap companies are fighting for attention in a capital market crowded with mega-cap growth stories, private-market alternatives and heavily marketed investment products.

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    Could AI replace CFOs and other top executives?

    Many U.S. workers are hoping so, according to a new survey, with men and higher earners more likely to favor such replacements.

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    How Rydoo’s CFO transitioned to a COFO role

    Aidana Zhakupbekova explains how taking on operations changed her role and why she believes the COFO model is gaining momentum.

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    The 6 a.m. CFO: How Planet DDS’ Stephen Fong starts his day

    Fong shares how he works with his bicoastal team, what he always keeps in his workspace and what struck him most when meeting Elon Musk. 

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    400 US and UK CFOs estimate labor compliance-related losses

    A new Safeguard Global survey of CFOs found that every respondent estimated losses tied to global expansion compliance, with 22% placing those losses above $1 million.

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    US firms face record $1.94T ‘liquidity challenge,’ Hackett says

    The research firm’s latest working capital survey demonstrates the “growing amount of liquidity trapped on corporate balance sheets.”

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    OpenAI’s finance AI demo leaves governance questions unanswered

    Questions about controls, auditability, security and data integrity dominated the webinar’s Q&A chat, while presenters focused on automation and productivity.

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    The 6 a.m. CFO series

    CFO.com’s ongoing series pulls back the curtain so finance leaders can share what makes work and life have a high sense of purpose and accomplishment. 

    Updated Aug. 6, 2026
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    Opinion

    It took 4 days to stop FIFA’s $20B deal. It should’ve taken 10 minutes.

    Any halfway-decent CFO would have quickly spotted the deal’s fatal flaw from the term sheet alone, writes Jason Hershman, founder and fractional CFO of Point.

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    Honor Technology’s CFO on solving hard problems that matter

    Matt Klitus shares how he applies his finance and operations expertise to help transform home care delivery for seniors aging in place.

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    PlayStation’s digital pivot offers a crash course in CFO communication

    As Sony moves away from game discs on PlayStation consoles, CFO Lin Tao found herself explaining the strategy to an audience far beyond traditional stakeholders.

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    Inside the IRS’ summer in the hot seat: Trial Balance

    The tax agency has become a flashpoint in Washington as questions mount over taxpayer service, leadership, conflicts of interest and its long-term direction.

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    Most CFOs aren’t ‘very confident’ about their AI governance

    While almost all large companies are using AI organization-wide, they still lack full trust in the technology, finds a new Deloitte survey.

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    How The Glo Companies outgrew founder-led finance

    The rapidly growing sensory toy maker's CEO and fractional CFO share how they were profitable before they prepared for a Series A and are now nearing the point where they may need a full-time CFO.

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    CFOs On the Move: Week ending July 31

    NBCUniversal hires a new CFO ahead of its spinoff from Comcast, Adidas names a new finance chief and VF Corp.’s chief financial officer resigns.

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    Are you taking time off this summer? CFO Peer Audit

    As finance chiefs take on wider tasks, we asked a few how they’re approaching summer vacations these days.

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    Accounting and finance pros hold dim view of global economic conditions

    An uptick in confidence in the second quarter can’t disguise the overall dark mood.