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5 Tips to Get Your Sustainability Story to the Stakeholders Who Matter
Sustainability reports are an important tool in a CFO’s strategic communications arsenal that helps attract employees, customers, and capital.
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Leigh Ann Johnston
| January 30, 2023
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75% of CFOs Embrace Double Digit Spending Increases
CFOs want to spend more, but access to capital is the challenge, per the CFO Alliance sentiment report.
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Adam Zaki
| January 26, 2023
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Strategy
How to Discuss Capital Allocation With Investors
CFOs should offer shareholders a broader discussion about capital spending and the rationale behind it.
By
Govind Gupta and Akhilesh Kulkarni
| May 31, 2022
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Strategy
The Balanced Scorecard Approach to Capital Investment
The key to effective capital allocation is using an objective framework to drive the analysis, prioritization, and execution.
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Vincent Ryan
| March 22, 2021
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Planning
Capital Allocation: How to Emerge From the Pandemic In a Stronger Position
CFOs have to balance unforeseen COVID-driven capital issues with the need for investment that drives long-term value creation.
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Vincent Ryan
| October 7, 2020
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Technology
Softbank’s Investment in WeWork: No Problem
The Japanese conglomerate's investment in a company whose CEO's business dealings are under fire won't derail its continuing success: Opinion.
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David McCann
| April 18, 2019
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M&A
The Simple Secret Behind Why Acquisitions Fail
Acquisitions are a zero-sum game: both buyer and seller need to feel they are getting a good deal. Unfortunately, buyers usually pay too much.
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David McCann
| March 14, 2019
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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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Strategy
Backed by Finance Operations, Avnet Turns the Page
The big semiconductor distributor charts a broad new strategic path and employs key financial strategies to overcome challenging times.
By
David McCann
| June 19, 2018
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Risk Management
Pie in the Face for New Papa John’s CFO
The incoming finance chief has an "impossible" problem in funding needed capex on top of a huge share buyback and dividend hike, analyst firm says.
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David McCann
| May 14, 2018
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Strategy
GSK Buys Novartis out of Joint Venture for $13B
The acquisition of Novartis' stake will give GSK full control over the revenues from such products as Sensodyne toothpaste and the Excedrin pain reliever.
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Matthew Heller
| March 27, 2018
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Corporate Finance
Tax Reform’s Success Hangs On Capex, Expert Says
If the U.S. Tax Cuts and Job Act doesn’t push companies to invest more in capex, a “stagflation scenario” could ensue.
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David Katz
| February 2, 2018
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Innovation
Do We Remember How to Grow?
What does your capital deployment strategy say about your growth expectations?
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Frank R. Hopson
| May 8, 2017
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Investor Relations
How to Tell Good Buybacks from Bad Ones
Buyback ROI, a tool first introduced on CFO.com, can be used by executives and investors to determine when buybacks are more likely to be successful.
By
Gregory V. Milano and Joseph Theriault
| May 5, 2017
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Tax
2017: A Year to Review Capital Structure
Prospective tax changes from President-elect Trump will cause companies to change how they allocate and distribute capital.
By
Reuben Daniels and John R. Cryan
| January 3, 2017
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Strategy
GM: The Road Ahead
CFO Chuck Stevens discusses major financial, strategic, and cultural changes under way at General Motors.
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Edward Teach
| December 15, 2015
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