News
Resources
Events
Webinars
CFO Magazine
Search
Topics
Accounting & Tax
Credit & Capital
Risk & Compliance
Strategy
Technology
Human Capital
Financial Planning & Analysis
Financial Planning & Analysis
How to Know When Better Profit Margins Aren’t Better
At some point, cost cutting and higher prices can hinder growth and destroy value.
Global Business
Keep a Close Eye on U.K. Trade Agreements
The most common what-if scenario CFOs are planning for is the possibility that the U.K. and the European Union just can't reach a deal.
Budgeting
Brand Value Drives Corporate Value
With the right brand-value metrics and framework, managements can allocate marketing resources to improve both short- and long-term value creation.
Revenue Recognition
How Revenue Recognition Impacts Pricing Strategy
The new revenue recognition rules demand tight teamwork between pricing and revenue teams.
Applications
Microsoft, IBM Tighten Finance Via Tech
Senior finance executives detail machine learning and blockchain efforts aimed at making revenue forecasting and cross-border financing more efficient.
Business Planning
Why You Should Take the “F” Out of FP&A
A purely financial focus leads to damaging short-termism, KPMG says. Instead, put the focus on longer-term integrated business planning.
M&A
Is a Higher Valuation Multiple Always Better?
They're great for investment bankers and sellers, but lower valuation multiples are associated with greater shareholder return.
Budgeting & Planning
Metric of the Month: Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting Costs
The metric is closely tied to the intense demands being placed on finance teams to drive effective organizational decision-making.
Capital Markets
CFOs Still Spurning High-Return Projects
Despite the overall lower cost of capital, the hurdle rates companies use to screen investments are still 'stubbornly high.'
Budgeting
Metric of the Month: Cost to Run the Finance Function
Too many finance organizations are blowing their budgets to pay armies of people to do low-level work inefficiently.
Compensation
CFO Base Pay Rose 2.8% in 2016
But average pay raises for controllers and management-level finance team members were higher, according to the AFP.
Capital Allocation
Do We Remember How to Grow?
What does your capital deployment strategy say about your growth expectations?
1
2
3
4
…
6
Newsletter
Get the latest news from the CFO
Updated daily and weekly
Subscribe Now
Latest Articles
Financial Performance
Audit Woes in U.K. Hit KPMG's 2019 Profit
December 13, 2019
Retirement Plans
For Many CFOs, Pension Plans Are Millstones Around the Neck
December 13, 2019
Health Benefits
To Better Manage Health Care Costs, Ditch the Silos
December 13, 2019
Financial Performance
Oracle Misses on Sales Again Despite ERP Gains
December 13, 2019
People
CFOs On the Move: Week Ending December 13
December 13, 2019