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  Q&A

  Building On Experience: Sysdig’s Karen Walker

  “Being a CFO can be a lonely job at times, and I have found it so useful to build my network of CFOs.”

  Strategy

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  The 6 a.m. CFO: How Datasite’s CFO Tom Donnelly Starts His Day

  “If you take a work colleague’s inventory, be ready to have your own inventory inspected.”

  People

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  Will the Fed Start Lowering Interest Rates in 2024?

  A reversal of the Fed’s rate-hiking cycle next year seems to be a foregone conclusion for some investors and finance executives.

  Corporate Finance

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  49% of Top Execs Say AI Could Take Their Jobs: Weekly Stat

  C-suite leaders are concerned that if they don’t improve their AI skills, they will be unprepared for the future of work.

  Human Capital

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  Only 1 in 4 CFOs See Wage Hikes as a Top Priority

  “Avoiding turnover costs and ensuring teams are right-sized with the right skills are top of mind.”

  Human Capital

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  Opinion

  The Data-Driven CFO: 5 Steps to Unlock Financial Data for Growth

  Here’s how to help get a handle on your data and make the most of it for your company. 

  Strategy

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  80% of Large Enterprise Finance Teams Will Use Internal AI Platforms by 2026

  Incorporating generative AI into strategy has its benefits, but doing so for the sake of beating out the competition isn’t the best approach.  

  Strategy

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  Opinion

  AI in Hiring: 4 Steps to Avoid Legal Headaches

  These steps are a starting point for hiring teams to help their companies identify useful AI tools. 

  Human Capital

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  Banks Want Something in Return for Capital

  With capital no longer a commodity, banks are taking a harder look at the total returns of a borrower relationship.

  Corporate Finance

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  90% of Executives Say CFO’s Importance Has Significantly Increased

  As CFOs are tasked with an increasing workload to address economic volatility, upgrading order to cash processes must not fall by the wayside.

  Strategy

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  A Fed Interest-Rate Decision, Instacart’s IPO, and Financial Data as a Growth Tool: Trial Balance

  The Fed may not raise interest rates again until 2024, say some economists.

  Corporate Finance

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  Is It Time for a Career Break? 3 Finance Leaders Tell Their Reset Stories

  CFOs are temporarily stepping out of the workplace to recharge, reset, or pursue bucket-list goals.  

  People

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  CFOs On the Move: Week Ending Sept. 15

  New finance chiefs at Cineverse, Rocky Brands, Mobileye, and more. 

  People

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  5 Takeaways for CFOs From FinovateFall 2023

  Cybersecurity, AI, customer experience, and the future of labor were all topics of conversation during this year’s big fall fintech event in NYC.

  People

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  Bank Fee Analysis Uncovers Cost Savings

  “I believe it's our fiduciary responsibility to manage our bank fees,” said Marguerite Versacci, assistant treasurer of Tronox.

  Strategy

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  BP Promotes CFO Murray Auchincloss to Interim CEO

  Auchincloss assumes the interim role as the company must quickly pivot to find a successor for Bernard Looney — the third time in two decades the oil and gas company has found itself unprepared for a CEO resignation.

  People

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  Q&A

  Health Care Finance Leader: Dartmouth Health’s Wendy Fielding

  “We might be mission-driven, but we need to generate a margin in order to achieve that mission.”  

  People

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  Bankruptcy Filings Soar in 2023

  Commercial Chapter 11 filings jumped by 68% in the first six months of 2023. 

  Corporate Finance

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  Orthofix CFO John Bostjancic, C-Suite Execs Terminated for ‘Inappropriate and Offensive Conduct’

  Along with Bostjancic, CEO Keith Valentine and chief legal officer Patrick Keran were terminated for cause. Geoffrey Gillespie will act as interim CFO during the search for replacements.

  People

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  Only 15% of Organizations Actively Incorporate Generative AI: Weekly Stat

  While GenAI incorporation into strategy is low, the interest from finance chiefs is still apparent with 42% saying they are experimenting with the technology. 

  Strategy

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  Deferred Comp Plans Help CFO Retention and Retirement Savings

  CFOs and other highly compensated employees get tax benefits and the ability to save money pretax above the statutory limits of a 401(k).

  Human Capital

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  Opinion

  The Importance of 13-Week Cash Flow Forecasts

  Here are three ways 13WCF can help CFOs make better decisions.  

  Strategy

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  Comment Period Opens for Proposed $55K Overtime Rule Threshold

  Employers can weigh in on the overtime rule through Nov. 7. 

  Human Capital

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  42% of Banking Execs Say Commercial Real Estate Credit Quality Will Drop

  Lenders’ skepticism about borrowers’ ability to repay commercial real estate loans may be rising, as new data shows they expect credit quality to drop. 

  Strategy

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  CFO Career Breaks, Enhanced Cash-Flow Forecasting, FinovateFall Notebook: Trial Balance

  This week, three finance leaders tell their career reset stories, CFO reports from FinovateFall, and CPI and U.S. retail sales numbers arrive.

  Corporate Finance

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