Corporate Finance: Page 8

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    How KPMG is using AI to revamp their audit practice

    Audit CTO and global solutions group leader Thomas Mackenzie explains how technology is reshaping audit quality, talent and regulatory strategy.

    By • May 16, 2025
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    Companies bet on internal hires and first-timers as CFO turnover rises in Q1

    More than half of the finance chiefs hired in this year’s first quarter were promoted internally or were first-time CFOs, according to new data from Russell Reynolds.

    By • May 15, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from CFO.com

    From CPA licensure changes to undergoing a digital transformation, these are the most popular stories CFOs are reading. 

    By CFO.com staff
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    NASBA and AICPA approve model legislation for CPA licensure

    The revised Uniform Accountancy Act introduces a third pathway to CPA licensure and modernizes mobility rules to help states address accounting talent concerns.

    By • May 15, 2025
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    CFOs pull back on raises with a 29% drop in compensation growth plans

    New data from Gartner shows CFOs are much less likely to give out large compensation increases this year than they were previously.

    By • May 14, 2025
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    PEs must invest dry powder or risk ‘investor exodus’

    Firms should seek out opportunities to unload capital, drive portfolio growth and prove PE’s potential to their investors.

    By Kade Thomas • May 13, 2025
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    Former Tyson Foods CFO returns as board member despite past incidents: Trial Balance

    The meat producer has announced that two of the chairman's children, including former CFO John R. Tyson who has a history of legal troubles, will join the company's board of directors.

    By , • May 12, 2025
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    7 recent podcast episodes CFOs should listen to

    These standout episodes feature finance leaders sharing strategies, stories, and lessons on budgeting, leadership, IPOs and private equity.

    By • May 9, 2025
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    How to realize a higher return on invested capital: Metric of the Month

    Here’s why ROIC should be managed like any other productivity measure. 

    By • May 7, 2025
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    82% of finance and tax leaders expect increased public tax disclosure in 2-3 years

    As regulators worldwide push for greater tax transparency, CFOs face mounting pressure to prepare for complex disclosures and external assurance.

    By • May 6, 2025
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    Warren Buffett details timeline for Greg Abel’s CEO transition: Trial Balance

    The longtime CEO of Berkshire Hathaway announced he is handing the reins to Greg Abel at the end of this year, putting the finishing touches on a succession plan that has been in place since 2021.

    By , • May 5, 2025
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    April earnings update: Robinhood, Sleep Number, Starbucks, Ally Financial and State Street

    Robinhood's Jason Warnick on investment strategy, Sleep Number's Francis Lee details a new cost-cutting strategy and State Street's Mark Keating shares the results of ongoing transformation efforts.

    By • May 1, 2025
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    Accounting role outsourcing drops 25% YoY despite lingering talent issues

    Though finance leaders say talent issues continue to linger, far fewer are outsourcing talent than they were a year ago, according to new data from Personiv.

    By • April 30, 2025
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    K2 Integrity CFO Jennifer Law on her unusual career path, tariffs and AI

    Law describes how she went from a career in asset management to an entrepreneurial stint as CEO of a marketing firm, and now to running finance and operations at a global consultancy.

    By • April 29, 2025
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    Contingent consideration for portfolio company CFOs

    In mergers and acquisitions, CFOs must identify whether payments are contingent consideration or postacquisition compensation to inform financial reporting.

    By Brian Zophin and Brian Fitzgerald • April 29, 2025
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    54% of CFOs say 2025 forecasts are worsening: Trial Balance

    A majority of emerging and midmarket CFOs are bracing for weaker forecasts as economic and policy concerns mount, The CFO Alliance’s April 2025 pulse survey shows.

    By • April 28, 2025
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    7 tactics for managing cash flow amid a possible recession

    Seven practical strategies to help businesses improve liquidity, protect profit margins, and enhance financial reporting amid a potential recession.

    April 28, 2025
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    How CPA licensure changes are affecting CFOs and accounting talent

    Experts in accounting detail what elements of these changes impact corporate finance while sharing their thoughts on how to fix the accounting curriculum.

    By • April 25, 2025
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    Former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO sentenced for $40M embezzlement

    After a long legal battle, the former nonprofit CFO is set to do nearly 19 years of federal time for stealing over $40 million since 2012.

    By • April 24, 2025
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    Understanding the CFO’s role in AI adoption

    As companies prioritize cost efficiency, CFOs have become central to AI adoption, expanding their traditional role of evaluating investments to include emerging technologies.

    By Jim Caci • April 24, 2025
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    50% of finance teams still take over a week to close the books

    Bottlenecks in the monthly process include data quality, technology use, Microsoft Excel, cash reconciliation and more.

    By • April 23, 2025
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    Big investors increase their allocations to crypto

    Buoyed by the Trump Administration’s support for cryptocurrencies, 83% of international investors say they’ll put more cash into them this year.

    By • April 23, 2025
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    AI means business. Is your organization prepared?

    Deploying AI and machine learning applications can mean a lot of changes and the introduction of new risk.

    By Bob Violino • April 22, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why contract disposition may be the CFO’s most overlooked lever

    Mergers and acquisitions present a unique chance to reduce costs by reviewing existing contracts. Yet, few organizations take full advantage of this opportunity.

    By Nate Buniva • April 21, 2025
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    Zeta CFO Chris Greiner on risk, forecasting and public speaking

    Greiner explains why his biggest lessons about finance came from working outside of it — and how that fuels a real-time, data-driven strategy today.

    By • April 17, 2025
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    Former Siena Heights University CFO says she was fired for finding fraud: Trial Balance

    Debi Andrews claims she was fired for enforcing financial controls and advising an administrator to file an alleged sexual harassment claim against the college’s president.

    By , • April 14, 2025