Capital Allocation

Beware of Zombie Businesses in Your Portfolio
Capital Allocation

Beware of Zombie Businesses in Your Portfolio

Looming interest rate hikes will motivate CFOs to scrutinize low-return businesses and products.
By Kal Vadasz | April 28, 2022
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Is the End of ‘Inventory Lite’ in Sight?
Operating Expenses

Is the End of ‘Inventory Lite’ in Sight?

A 15-year surge in corporate cash flow may come to an end if companies can't generate any more inventory efficiencies.
By | October 7, 2021
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Limit ESG Disclosures to Cash-Flow Impacts: Economists
Risk Management

Limit ESG Disclosures to Cash-Flow Impacts: Economists

The SEC should avoid forcing companies to disclose how business operations affect the environment and society, says the Financial Economist Roundtable.
By Vincent Ryan | October 6, 2021
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10 Key Principles for Effective Capital Deployment: Part 2
Strategy

10 Key Principles for Effective Capital Deployment: Part 2

Acquire carefully, beware of leverage, have rules-based buyback processes, don’t bank on dividends, and realize that value creation is hard work.
By David McCann | March 13, 2020
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10 Key Principles for Effective Capital Deployment: Part 1
Strategy

10 Key Principles for Effective Capital Deployment: Part 1

Here are the principles that provide a foundation for establishing an enduring capital deployment process to drive long-term value creation.
By David McCann | March 12, 2020
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Effective Capital Allocation: A Force Multiplier
Strategy

Effective Capital Allocation: A Force Multiplier

For IAC finance chief Glenn Schiffman, a disciplined, rigorous approach to making investment decisions is the key to winning superior returns.
By David McCann | June 3, 2019
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For Aflac, Slow Growth Means Extra Cash Flow
Strategy

For Aflac, Slow Growth Means Extra Cash Flow

And for CFO Fred Crawford, investing the excess cash means weighing opportunities against the baseline return afforded by stock buybacks.
By David McCann | April 25, 2019
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The Key to Regional Investment: Understanding Complexity
Strategy

The Key to Regional Investment: Understanding Complexity

With its big investment in Latin America, Softbank will have to manage significant complexity that varies greatly from market to market within the region.
By David McCann | April 23, 2019
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Companies’ Stated Cash Intentions Merit Skepticism
Strategy

Companies’ Stated Cash Intentions Merit Skepticism

Treasury and finance professionals say they'll deploy more of their cash this quarter — but they've said that before, and often.
By David McCann | January 29, 2019
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Digital Investments Carry Increasing Financial Risk
Technology

Digital Investments Carry Increasing Financial Risk

Machine learning and AI solutions are difficult to deploy, often overhyped, and may have little bottom-line impact: Gartner.
By David McCann | November 20, 2018
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Rolls-Royce: Restructuring a British Institution
Workplace Issues

Rolls-Royce: Restructuring a British Institution

Chief restructuring officer Declan Guerin's mission is to make Rolls-Royce "simpler, leaner, and more agile."
By Efe Otokiti | October 10, 2018
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The Next Step in Risk Management’s Evolution
Risk Management

The Next Step in Risk Management’s Evolution

The challenge for today’s risk organization is to have an influential role without turning risk management into a “check the box” regulatory exercise.
By Chad Runchey, Prudential Financial, Ernst & Young, and Nick Silitch | September 7, 2018
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Are Your Capital Allocations Strategic?
Strategy

Are Your Capital Allocations Strategic?

Your company’s strategy isn’t static, so your capital allocations shouldn’t be either.
By Frank R. Hopson | July 30, 2018
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What’s It Like to Be a Public Utility CFO?
Strategy

What’s It Like to Be a Public Utility CFO?

The job is more interesting and presents more weighty challenges than many would expect, says Linda Sullivan, finance chief at American Water Works.
By David McCann | July 27, 2018
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Five Keys to Succeeding as CFO of a PE-Backed Company
Profit & Loss

Five Keys to Succeeding as CFO of a PE-Backed Company

Above all, a CFO has to provide the financial sponsor with an ongoing and accurate window into the company’s performance.
By Ayla Queiroga and Jason Madden | July 11, 2018
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