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    Growth in medical costs to stay at historically high level next year

    Providers turn up the heat with AI-based revenue management tools, heightened reimbursement pressure and court victories, according to an analysis by PwC.

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    Titan International CFO Hernan Rizo’s formula for boosting cash flow

    Speaking at IMA26, Rizo argued that finance leaders can unlock cash already inside their businesses by paying closer attention to the costs that often go overlooked.

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    Summit Therapeutics finance chief tops list of public CFO pay in 2025

    Manmeet Soni, finance chief of the oncology company, had total compensation of nearly $250 million last year, the highest among CFOs at publicly traded firms in America.

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    What CFOs would trust an agentic AI clone to do

    Hasbro CFO Gina Goetter, CFO Leadership Council founder Jack McCullough and Sysdig CFO Karen Walker offer a practical look at how finance leaders are thinking about agentic AI.

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    US regulators seek clarity on ‘ambiguities’ of Dodd-Frank: Trial Balance

    As the Commodity Futures Trading Commission faces a lawsuit by a major exchange operator over perpetual futures contracts, the agency has issued a request for comment on aspects of the landmark law.

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    PE-backed companies in Europe turn their focus to operational excellence

    A more balanced approach to value creation sees improving operations as pulling even with topline growth as key priorities.

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    What’s next for corporate tax? Insights from CFO.com’s tax event

    Finance leaders and tax experts shared insights on tax scams, inevitable tax increases and AI's role in tax at the “Navigating the Corporate Tax Frontier” event. 

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    These businesses didn’t pay tariffs. They’re seeking refunds anyway.

    With billions of dollars in tariff refunds on the table, businesses further down in the supply chain are starting to look for their share.

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    Sysdig CFO Karen Walker on scaling without perfection

    The Sysdig finance chief reflects on a career spent scaling fast-growing companies and explains why the CEO-CFO relationship remains one of the most important in the business.

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    The 6 a.m. CFO: How Brex’s Erica Dorfman starts her day

    Dorfman offers advice on crafting effective emails, shares how her mother inspires her and explains why she was "shushed" by LeBron James.

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    Interest in dealmaking stays high while cooling slightly

    Recent cross-border acquisitions have performed well, but a hint of caution remains.

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    3 capabilities that define the new FP&A leader

    The FP&A teams with the most influence don't have the best models — they have finance leaders who convert complexity into clarity, writes PayPal's Prince Oppong.

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    Vertex Pharmaceuticals CFO’s case for thinking like a portfolio manager

    After helping scale Vertex Pharmaceuticals from $3 billion to $13 billion in revenue, CFO and COO Charles Wagner says finance leaders must build organizations for opportunities that haven’t emerged yet.

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    Maccaferri North America’s ex-CFO charged with wire fraud

    Teresa Desy Majo, who previously served as CFO of Maccaferri’s North American arm, is alleged to have used other executives’ identities to “enrich herself.”

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    Opinion

    AI is eroding trust. Accounting and finance professionals can rebuild it

    Finance teams are uniquely positioned to restore confidence by pairing AI tools with human judgment, stronger oversight and practical upskilling.

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    Most midsized companies now use AI for FP&A

    A majority of C-suites have mandated that the finance function apply the technology to internal processes, according to a recent vendor survey.

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    SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen joins billionaire ranks after $75B IPO: Trial Balance

    The space technology company’s recent IPO reveals the scale of Johnsen’s long-held equity stake.

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    8 podcast episodes CFOs should listen to this summer

    The CFOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, Figure, Pfizer, the Savannah Bananas, a former Campbell's finance chief and investor Marc Andreessen offer fresh perspectives on finance’s biggest questions.

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    CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 12

    Marvell Technology hires Adobe’s finance chief, Geico and Dentsply Sirona name new CFOs and the Los Angeles Lakers promote an insider to the top finance spot. 

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    Why some CFOs are saying no to digital clones, for now: Peer Audit

    Big Tech leaders are enthusiastic at the prospect of using AI-created versions of themselves to handle earnings calls, media interviews and more, but finance leaders are taking a more measured stance.

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    Companies save cash with AI, but less than expected

    The gap between projected and actual return could widen further with increasing investments in complex new tools.

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    OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar offers a look inside the company’s finance function

    On a recent webcast, Friar discussed how the company’s roughly 200-person finance team approaches investor relations, tax compliance, pricing and economic research.

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    Why Hasbro’s Gina Goetter sees finance and operations as one role

    As both CFO and COO, Goetter says the two functions are now inseparable, requiring leaders to set up frameworks to handle dual responsibilities, develop talent and help drive decision-making.

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    What counts as value? EY says CFOs need new metrics

    Markets and strategy leader Myles Corson told CFO.com that finance leaders need broader ways to measure value as AI and business transformation challenge traditional performance benchmarks.

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    5 ways to speed up period-end management reports: Metric of the Month

    Use these levers — from automation to pre-close prep — to cut management report production time and deliver faster insights.