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CFOs Being Cautious With Balance-Sheet Cash

Corporate Finance

CFOs Being Cautious With Balance-Sheet Cash

Many finance execs plan to maintain their higher cash balances until at least September, finds the AFP.

By Vincent Ryan | June 28, 2021

Corporate Cash Holdings Metric Offers Mixed Signals

Working Capital

Corporate Cash Holdings Metric Offers Mixed Signals

About one-third of companies saw their cash balances fall in the first quarter, but did that indicate investment or poor financial performance?

By Vincent Ryan | May 11, 2021

CFOs Remain Cautious With Corporate Cash

CFOs Remain Cautious With Corporate Cash

U.S. companies have not relinquished their liquidity buffers or their habit of keeping cash in ultra-safe investment vehicles.

By Vincent Ryan | July 17, 2019

Salary Growth for Finance Professionals Slows

Salary Growth for Finance Professionals Slows

Executive and management-tier finance professionals got smaller raises in 2018, but finance staff received slightly bigger boosts.

By Vincent Ryan | May 27, 2019

Scammers Target ACH Transactions

Scammers Target ACH Transactions

"Fraudsters are now trying to use ACH transactions as vehicles for their scams as they move away from checks and wires," said the AFP.

By Vincent Ryan | April 9, 2019

Finance Execs Fearful of Spending Tax-Cut Proceeds

Financial Performance

Finance Execs Fearful of Spending Tax-Cut Proceeds

In addition, they remain extremely conservative about how they "invest" excess cash.

By Vincent Ryan | July 11, 2018

Email Compromise Scams Show No Signs of Abating

Risk & Compliance

Email Compromise Scams Show No Signs of Abating

Business email compromise scams are evolving into new areas and levels of sophistication, making them difficult to detect, says AFP.

By Vincent Ryan | April 10, 2018

Companies May Spend a Bit More This Quarter

Corporate Finance

Companies May Spend a Bit More This Quarter

But overall they remain conservative about using their cash reserves, an Association for Financial Professionals survey shows.

By David McCann | January 29, 2018

CFO Base Pay Rose 2.8% in 2016

Talent Management

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.

By Vincent Ryan | May 11, 2017

Corporate Payments Still Attracting Fraudsters

Corporate Payments Still Attracting Fraudsters

Seventy-four percent of finance professionals report that their companies were victims of payments fraud in 2016, according to the AFP.

By Vincent Ryan | April 4, 2017

Balance-Sheet Cash Likely to Rise, Not Fall, in 2017

Balance-Sheet Cash Likely to Rise, Not Fall, in 2017

Absent an economic slowdown, strong free cash flow and accessible debt markets will keep companies from having to tap reserves.

By Vincent Ryan | January 30, 2017

Companies More Reluctant to Deploy Short-Term Cash

Companies More Reluctant to Deploy Short-Term Cash

Global uncertainty weighed on U.S.-based companies as they accelerated their cash hoarding in the third quarter.

By Vincent Ryan | November 3, 2016

Businesses Satisfied (But Not Content) with Transaction Bankers

Equipment Financing

Businesses Satisfied (But Not Content) with Transaction Bankers

Twenty-three percent of finance executives are renegotiating banking contracts and 25% are actively seeking new banking partners, says AFP.

By Vincent Ryan | October 7, 2015

Bonuses ‘Bountiful’ for Treasurers and Others Last Year

Talent Management

Bonuses ‘Bountiful’ for Treasurers and Others Last Year

Seventy-two percent of organizations awarded bonuses to their treasury and finance employees in 2014, at an average 18% of base salary, according to AFP.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | May 21, 2015

Finance Staffers Earn Larger Pay Increases

Finance Staffers Earn Larger Pay Increases

CFOs earned a 2.8 percent rise in base pay in 2013, but gave staff-level finance personnel an increase of more than 4 percent.

By Vincent Ryan | June 2, 2014