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US corporate bankruptcies hit 15-year H1 high: S&P
The petition volume this year through June is on pace to make 2025 one of the busiest years for bankruptcy filings in over a decade, according to an S&P Global report.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 11, 2025 -
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Southern Company names comptroller as next finance chief
The retiring CFO, Daniel Tucker, will sign a two-year consulting agreement that pays him $300,000 annually, the company said.
By Grace Noto • July 11, 2025 -
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Tarifff headwinds along with the accounting talent shortage and the promises and traps of generative AI, are among the top issues CFOs are grappling with this year.
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Tariffs, meat to drive inflation, Conagra CFO says
The food-and-snack maker’s CEO Sean Connolly said tariff-related costs could add more than $200 million annually to the company’s cost of goods sold.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 10, 2025 -
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Tesla CFO offloads another $1.7M in stock
The CFO sold another $1.7 million in stock as scrutiny of Tesla’s corporate governance tightens.
By Grace Noto • July 10, 2025 -
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Bankrupt Wolfspeed taps new CFO
Just one week after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the semiconductor manufacturer announced it is bringing on a new finance chief.
By Grace Noto • July 8, 2025 -
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Non-US firms are shrewd accounting standards shoppers
Since 2007 more foreign private issuers have opted to use IFRS accounting standards when filing U.S. financial reports, a Hebrew University of Jerusalem study found.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 8, 2025 -
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Unverified filings list Tesla CFO as treasurer of new Musk political party
The documents filed with the Federal Election Commission — one of which Elon Musk has decried as false — could indicate a blurring of the Tesla finance chief’s professional boundaries.
By Grace Noto • July 7, 2025 -
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Boeing picks Lockheed alum for CFO seat
Jesus “Jay” Malave will join the jet maker next month as Boeing faces fresh scrutiny after at least 270 people died in a June crash of an Air India flight that occurred just after takeoff.
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PCAOB imposes smaller exam cheating fines, citing cooperation
The audit watchdog this week announced penalties totaling $8.5 million on three Netherlands firms. Last year, KPMG Netherlands alone was fined $25 million in connection with an exam cheating scandal.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 25, 2025 -
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PCAOB wins Senate lifeline while future remains murky
The U.S. auditor watchdog got a legislative reprieve through the "Byrd bath" process last week. But the battle over its future is likely to persist, experts say.
By Maura Webber Sadovi , Grace Noto • June 23, 2025 -
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Xerox alum joins publisher Wiley following AI licensing revenue jump
The CFO appointment comes as the publisher nearly doubled its revenue from AI licensing agreements to $40 million for its fiscal 2025, according to its earnings report.
By Grace Noto • June 23, 2025 -
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Senate pitches permanent TCJA tax breaks
The Senate proposal would make the trio of tax-relief provisions from the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act permanent. In contrast, the House bill would only extend them through 2029.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 20, 2025 -
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Intel alum to get $1.9M bonus as newly-minted Ciena CFO
The appointment comes after the optical networking company reported a nearly 24% boost to net revenue for its most recent quarter, driven by skyrocketing data center and cloud spending.
By Grace Noto • June 20, 2025 -
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GENIUS Act puts renewed spotlight on stablecoins, digital assets
The regulatory clarity the GENIUS Act proposes to bring to the stablecoin space can help ease some of the worries of more conservative entities, such as CFOs, examining the space, EY’s Paul Brody said.
By Grace Noto • June 18, 2025 -
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Fed holds main interest rate steady, expects two cuts later in 2025
Policymakers have left borrowing costs unchanged this year while balancing signs of a softening labor market against concerns that U.S. tariffs will stoke inflation.
By Jim Tyson • Updated June 18, 2025 -
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Yum Brands CFO to receive $1.1M salary as next CEO
The CEO appointment comes as Yum Brands is looking to further integrate artificial intelligence throughout its restaurant brands and offerings.
By Grace Noto • June 17, 2025 -
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Bankrupt At Home ‘significantly impacted’ by tariffs, CFO said
The liquidity pressures faced by the home goods retailer were “exacerbated and accelerated” by the uncertain tariff environment, CFO Jeremy Aguilar said.
By Grace Noto • June 16, 2025 -
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SEC taps alum as chief accountant
EY veteran Kurt Hohl is rejoining the agency as controversial legislation advancing in Congress would fold the duties of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board into the SEC.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 16, 2025 -
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NY passes CPA pathways legislation as Florida punts
Since late last year at least 19 states — now including New York — have passed legislation providing alternative paths to CPA licensure to ease the accounting talent shortage.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 13, 2025 -
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Costco controller passes the torch after near-decade tenure
The decision to pick its new controller from its ranks aligns with the warehouse club retailer’s history of developing and keeping its financial bench talent.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 12, 2025 -
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Vera Bradley gets new CFO amid leadership shakeup
Coach alum Martin Layding will step into the retailer’s CFO seat amid a transformation effort to stem growing losses and bolster declining sales.
By Grace Noto • June 12, 2025 -
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‘Boring’ data work underpins innovation, strategy, Payoneer CFO says
Finance chiefs need to hone their data skills in an era when they are increasingly looked at not just as strategic leaders, but “innovation champions,” Payoneer CFO Bea Ordonez said.
By Grace Noto • June 11, 2025 -
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Roblox hands $6M in bonuses to CFO poached from Paramount
The game platform will give the Paramount and Pandora alum two separate $3 million bonuses, as well as a stock award with a value of $28 million, to step into Roblox’s top financial seat.
By Grace Noto • June 10, 2025 -
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Tax, finance chiefs must craft a clear tax transformation ‘roadmap’: Deloitte
Tax and finance leaders need to agree on a clear tax transformation plan in the face of complicated cost and regulatory pressures, Deloitte’s Emily VanVleet said.
By Grace Noto • June 9, 2025 -
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Circle CFO takes post-IPO victory lap for stablecoin, company
The public offering represents an “accelerant” for Circle as it seeks to establish itself at the heart of a new “internet financial system,” CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen said.
By Grace Noto • June 5, 2025
