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    Commercial litigation and financial crime near fever-pitch levels

    Many companies are putting themselves at risk by failing to adequately address cyber threats.

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    How institutional secondaries have transformed the continuation vehicle

    CVs have undergone one of private equity's most dramatic turnarounds — from a last-ditch refuge for underperforming assets to a mainstream, institutionalized tool.

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    CFOs On the Move: Week ending May 22

    Amgen names a new chief financial officer, Thales hires Nissan’s former CFO and Rent the Runway’s finance chief tenders his resignation.

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    Inside Claude’s rapid expansion across corporate finance

    Big Four firms, Wall Street banks and finance teams are continuing to embed Anthropic’s AI platform into forecasting, reporting and day-to-day finance workflows.

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    Why this coffee CFO keeps his CPA license up to date

    Caesar Pereira, who became finance chief of Louisiana-based Community Coffee earlier this year, says he’s come to rely on the “vigor” of continuing professional education courses.

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    The 6 a.m. CFO: How Dope CFO’s Andrew Hunzicker starts his day

    Hunzicker discusses his passion for rock climbing, why he replaced lengthy emails with quick videos and the power of saying yes when building a business.

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    Digital transformation tops list of factors reshaping CFO role

    Recent developments have “sharply accelerated” the pace of change for finance chiefs, a new report contends.

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    3 shifts CFOs are making to navigate volatile market conditions

    Successful finance chiefs are breaking free from tradition in pre-budgeting scenario planning, supply chain analysis and cost tracking.

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    Few interim CFOs become permanent at private equity-backed firms

    In a survey of interim finance chiefs in the U.S. and the U.K., only 36% said they moved into a permanent role.

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    Only 3% of finance leaders are skeptical of future AI payoffs: survey

    AI investment is rising as finance executives report faster returns and prepare for a more active M&A environment, even as companies continue expanding finance teams, a new survey suggests.

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    Texas Stock Exchange names CFO amid listing competition

    Board appointments alongside CFO Jaime Gow include leaders from Jefferies, Charles Schwab and Jane Street, as the exchange builds out its push to attract public listings.

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    M&A insiders predict the market will continue to surge this year

    Practitioners are ramping up their use of AI to support deal strategy.

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    NJ man barred from serving as officer of publicly traded firms: Trial Balance

    The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a final judgment in its civil case against Joseph Geromini.

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    UK-based Generation CFO expands into US

    Founder and head of community Chris Argent says his model aims to reshape how finance leaders connect and learn through peer-driven engagement.

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    CFOs On the Move: Week ending May 15

    Redwood Materials hired Tesla's former finance chief, CRH promoted an insider to chief financial officer and the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx have tapped the Pittsburgh Penguins CFO. 

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    NASBA warns CPE provider to stop ‘unfavorable’ comments

    The accounting standards setter took issue with a recent presentation by Blake Oliver, co-founder and CEO of Earmark CPE and co-host of The Accounting Podcast.

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    Why National Life Group’s CFO prizes curiosity above all

    Matt Frazee, a longtime employee at the life insurer, talks through his career journey, the traits he looks for in others and the state of the insurance business these days.

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    Senate confirms Warsh as next Fed chair

    The mostly party-line vote comes amid concerns of whether Kevin Warsh will maintain central bank independence or hew closer to President Trump’s interest-rate demands than his predecessor.

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    Growing challenge of recognizing AI-generated content heightens risk

    New research reveals 48% of employees incorrectly identify AI-generated workplace messages, with 74% confident in their wrong answers. 

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    Spinal implant firm’s CFO pleads guilty in kickback conspiracy

    Federal prosecutors said Aditya Humad, finance chief of SpineFrontier, arranged to bribe surgeons to use his company’s products.

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    New surveys show AI gains are uneven across finance

    New data shows gains in decision-making and FP&A, while other data points to ongoing accounting workflow inefficiencies.

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    ‘Megadeals’ boosted credit market in Q1: KPMG

    Companies took on loans to execute major transactions at the outset of the year, but the United States’ war overseas has scrambled the picture.

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    Closing the post-merger integration investment gap

    This gap is one of the most consequential and most fixable capital allocation errors in corporate finance, writes EY-Parthenon’s Devesh Kumar.

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    SEC charges 21 people in insider trading case

    Lorenzo Nourafchan, founder of a fractional CFO firm, is one of the defendants in the case.

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    AI helps firms with efficiency, but most don’t trust it to drive growth

    Overcoming today’s weighty business challenges demands a re-assessment of automation’s cutting edge, EY counsels.