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CFOs Vow to Boost Tech Influence in 2023
Greater vigilance in overseeing technology strategy shapes up as a key priority for the coming year.
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| February 6, 2023
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M&A
Stock Buyback Plans Match CFOs’ Optimism
But richly valued shares will force issuers to buy at premium prices.
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Vincent Ryan
| March 2, 2021
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Risk & Compliance
Beware This Misstep With Share Buybacks
Knowledge of a potential sale eluded Andeavor LLC's internal controls team, causing the firm to violate securities law.
By
Vincent Ryan
| October 19, 2020
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Human Capital
Execs Could Boost Profits by Owning Health Care
Judging by their apathy over fixing the health care cost problem, C-suiters apparently are comfortable the way things are, a health care executive says.
By
David McCann
| November 11, 2019
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Credit & Capital
Buybacks on Pace to Hit Record Level in 2019
The buyback boom is raising concerns as companies are returning more cash to shareholders than they are generating in free cash flow.
By
Matthew Heller
| August 1, 2019
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Credit & Capital
S&P Cuts Oracle Rating on Stock Buyback Worries
With Oracle's buybacks exceeding free operating cash-flow generation, S&P is concerned the company will be overleveraged.
By
Matthew Heller
| July 3, 2019
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Credit & Capital
Buybacks: Is Reform Overdue?
Regulators are asking who is ultimately benefiting from share repurchases.
By
Lauren Muskett
| April 25, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Mizuho Fined Over Handling of Buyback Orders
The SEC says the bank failed to prevent nonpublic information about clients' stock buybacks from being disclosed to other traders and hedge fund clients.
By
Matthew Heller
| July 23, 2018
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Tax
Repatriated Cash Should Boost R&D Spending
The new tax break on repatriated foreign earnings will spur increased R&D, a study of an earlier tax holiday suggests.
By
David McCann
| March 19, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
Markets Fairly Grade Share Buybacks
Instead of debating whether to ban share repurchases, we should focus on how to exclude the impact of buybacks from executive compensation.
By
Jiakai Chen
| January 4, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
SEC Gets Back to Full Five-Member Strength
The commission will no longer be short-handed after the Senate confirms the appointments of Robert Jackson and Hester Peirce.
By
Matthew Heller
| December 22, 2017
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Investor Relations
Is Now the Time to Be Buying Back Shares?
CFOs have to ask themselves if share repurchases are really creating value.
By
Daniel Burkly and Jeffrey Greene
| January 26, 2017
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M&A
U.S. Corporate Cash Holdings Drop 5%
Industrial companies are no longer growing their cash reserves, instead deploying it to reward shareholders and invest in capital goods.
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Matthew Heller
| September 30, 2014
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