Corporate Finance
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Multinationals add retirement plans in risky countries: study
There is an estimated $19.5 billion in IPP/ISP assets under management globally, an increase of 33% since 2018.
By David McCann • May 21, 2024 -
IBM to CEOs: Collaborate with your CFO on AI — Trial Balance
“Generative AI can only be as effective as the people using it.”
By CFO Editorial Staff • May 20, 2024 -
Trendline
The Power of FP&A: A CFO's Essential Tool for Growth
If a CFO wants to grow amid the current economic headwinds, paying attention to FP&A and the talent that drives it is a must.
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58% of businesses’ long-term debt rose over the past year: report
Companies are sliding deeper into debt.
By David McCann • May 15, 2024 -
Global real-time payments surged 42% in 2023
The United States had just 3.5 billion transactions last year accounting for only 2% of the total payments volume.
By David McCann • May 14, 2024 -
Kashkari and Goolsbee on Fed’s holding pattern; Upcoming PCAOB Chair interview: Trial Balance
Fed presidents Kashkari and Goolsbee in a wait-and-see approach on rate cuts.
By CFO Editorial Staff • May 13, 2024 -
Trump Media fires BF Borgers after auditor trouble, hires Semple, Marchal & Cooper
The company replaced their old auditing firm, BF Borgers, on the same day charges were brought up against them by the SEC.
By Adam Zaki • May 7, 2024 -
CFO event recap: Networking, AI, and employee satisfaction — Trial Balance
CFOs at last week's Next Gen finance event discussed best practices, navigating risks and new technologies.
By CFO Editorial Staff • May 6, 2024 -
Jamie Dimon and NerdWallet’s CEO talk inflation and access to capital: Trial Balance
This week, Dimon discusses the changes of a soft landing, the Fed meets for its latest interest rate decision, and April’s job report is released.
By CFO Editorial Staff • April 29, 2024 -
Return to office trends, PCE data, and Lacework’s CFO: Trial Balance
This week, we look forward to critical readings on economic growth and inflation.
By CFO Editorial Staff • April 22, 2024 -
Private debt funds rise 13.3% YoY in 2023, surpasses VC fundraising
“2023 was a great test for private debt, and it passed with flying colors.”
By David McCann • April 18, 2024 -
34% of CFOs ‘very optimistic’ about US economy: Report
Despite overall optimism, finance chiefs consider cost optimization a top focus area.
By David McCann • April 17, 2024 -
Q1 corporate bankruptcies up 43% over last year
U.S. bankruptcy filings through March 31 increased year over year across all major filing categories.
By David McCann • April 16, 2024 -
NYSE President Lynn Martin talks IPOs; CFOs tackle cannabis accounting: Trial Balance
IPOs have raised 3.5 times the amount raised a year before.
By CFO Editorial Staff • April 15, 2024 -
Small Business Optimism Hits 11-Year Low: NFIB Report
Small business optimism dips as inflation concerns remain.
By Adam Zaki • April 10, 2024 -
Opinion
The Post-IPO Checklist: 7 Insights for CFOs
The more CFOs know about life after going public, the better.
By Moira Conlon • April 9, 2024 -
45% of Execs Say Economic Conditions Better Than 6 Months Ago: Report
Forty-five percent of executives said global economic conditions were better than they had been six months earlier.
By David McCann • April 9, 2024 -
Jamie Dimon’s Annual Shareholder Letter, CFO Compensation Data, and More: Trial Balance
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said artificial intelligence is one of the most potentially transformative inventions of the past several hundred years.
By CFO Editorial Staff • April 8, 2024 -
Autodesk to Audit Financial Practices, Delay Annual Report
The construction technology giant said it doesn’t believe the investigated areas will affect any previously issued financial statements or its most recent earnings release.
By Matthew Thibault • April 8, 2024 -
South Carolina’s $1.8B ‘Mystery Fund’ Likely a Result of Communication Breakdown
After coming across $1.8 billion of unaccounted-for cash, South Carolina’s state comptroller is questioning the treasurer’s practices, while the treasurer is blaming poor communication on behalf of the comptroller.
By Adam Zaki • April 2, 2024 -
March Jobs Report, Moloco’s CFO, and Management Accounting: Trial Balance
Updates on the U.S. labor market highlight the first week of the new quarter.
By CFO Editorial Staff • April 1, 2024 -
CFO Optimism Rises in Q1: Duke/Fed Report
Fifty-three percent of finance chiefs said they’ve either slowed hiring, not filled openings, or laid off employees due to automation, according to the latest Duke-Fed CFO survey.
By Adam Zaki • March 27, 2024 -
M&A Pros Confident Deals Will Surge
But while there should be significantly more transactions this year, the size of deals likely will lag somewhat behind that surge.
By David McCann • March 27, 2024 -
AI Accounting Startup Raises $100M, PCE Reading, and Housing Data: Trial Balance
This week we look ahead to the Friday release of the personal consumption expenditures index — the Fed's preferred measure of inflation.
By CFO Editorial Staff • March 25, 2024 -
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Do you know how much it costs your business to receive every dollar?
It’s time to talk about the real cost of getting paid–and why businesses across the United States are needlessly losing out every time they receive money.
By Lewis Turek, General Manager, North America, GoCardless • March 25, 2024 -
San Francisco 49ers, MLB Star Shohei Ohtani Wrestle With Poor Financial Controls
A failure to maintain and implement proper accounting controls impacted some of the world’s most successful athletes and professional sports organizations this week.
By Adam Zaki • March 23, 2024