Financial Reporting: Page 8


  • Six executives from green banks in localities across the country announce the creation of the Green Bank 50 coalition.
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    Climate Week NYC 2024 delivers carbon removal deals, green banking coalition

    The annual climate event launched with announced commitments to triple nuclear energy financing, decarbonization initiatives across the aviation sector and some carbon offset deals.

    By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 27, 2024
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    Ex-Guess Inc CFO takes top financial seat for retailer Puma

    Guess alum Markus Neubrand will replace 19-year Puma veteran Hubert Hinterseher as CFO next month as the retailer continues efforts to improve its brand desirability.

    By Sept. 26, 2024
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    CFO best practices in the evolving generative AI era

    As the initial frenzy around the launch of generative artificial intelligence subsides, a new GenAI era appears to be taking shape.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Deep Dive

    No, not all companies are abandoning diversity, equity and inclusion. Here’s why.

    Amid a high-profile backlash, many businesses are scrutinizing their policies. But the vast majority end up sticking with DEI, in part because it’s key to growth.

    By Daphne Howland • Sept. 26, 2024
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    Controllers prep for ‘dramatic’ role changes, focus on value creation: EY

    While controllers recognize that change is coming, and coming quickly, they “don't necessarily have a view on what that will look like,” EY’s Myles Corson said.

    By Sept. 25, 2024
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    Owens & Minor appoints interim CFO to permanent seat

    The appointment comes as the company targets $5 billion in revenue by 2028 for its Patient Direct segment.

    By Sept. 24, 2024
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    Seize the day: Optimize your risk management strategy to improve your bottom line

    As we move closer to 2025, the insurance market presents a window of opportunity with a period of relative stability compared to the volatility of recent years.

    Sept. 23, 2024
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    AIG hires Marsh veteran as CFO

    The appointment comes after a predecessor, Shane Fitzsimons, stepped down for medical leave in 2023 and later passed away.

    By Sept. 19, 2024
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    FASB tees up GAAP codification cleanup for comment

    The codification, effectively the bible for generally accepted accounting principles, is continuously updated. 

    By Sept. 19, 2024
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    Xerox taps insider to succeed retiring CFO

    The transition comes on the heels of recent financial challenges at the Norwalk, Connecticut-based tech company.

    By Sept. 18, 2024
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    Mastercard CFO to continue working after cancer diagnosis

    Decisions on medical disclosures can be challenging for companies but Mastercard’s approach drew high marks from some corporate governance experts.

    By Sept. 17, 2024
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    SEC charges Kubient CEO, CFO with accounting fraud, misleading investors

    Kubient’s ex-CEO, ex-CFO and former head of audit each lied to the business’ independent auditor and reported $1.3 million in false revenue, the SEC alleges.

    By Sept. 17, 2024
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    Microsoft finance team puts Copilot to the test in transformation push

    The software giant’s finance professionals have become some of Copilot's top users in the company, Microsoft’s Cory Hrncirik said.

    By Sept. 17, 2024
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    AICPA, NASBA take big step toward CPA licensure option with less schooling

    The accounting associations are seeking public comment on an alternative route to getting a CPA license that doesn’t require a fifth year of college.

    By Sept. 16, 2024
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    T-Mobile hikes CFO compensation amid antitrust scrutiny

    The CFO’s raise comes as T-Mobile looks to continue an aggressive growth push in the face of antitrust scrutiny from lawmakers.  

    By Sept. 16, 2024
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    IMAX CFO: Taking a disciplined approach to movie magic

    Dubbed a “homegrown talent” when named CFO in 2022, Natasha Fernandes says relationships forged in the finance trenches have been key to her success.

    By Sept. 13, 2024
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    SEC charges leaders of failed online pharmacy in $170M fraud case

    SEC Chair Gary Gensler has stepped up enforcement since 2021, targeting investor fraud, cyber-related misconduct and misleading financial reporting.

    By Sept. 13, 2024
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    CFOs’ AI adoption gains momentum: Gartner

    Sixty-six percent of finance leaders are more optimistic about the technology compared to last year, the study found.

    By Sept. 11, 2024
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    Ally shares slump after CFO warns of ‘intensified’ credit challenges

    Borrowers have continued to struggle with high inflation, cost of living and a “weakening” employment picture, CFO Russ Hutchinson said.

    By Sept. 11, 2024
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    Airwallex eyes embedded payments in globalization push

    Two “immediate bets” the company is making include increasing headcount in Brazil and Mexico, executive GM Ravi Adusumilli said.

    By Sept. 10, 2024
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    New Eli Lilly CFO to receive $1M salary, bonus opportunity

    The financial leadership transition is coming as the pharma giant hovers just below a $1 trillion market cap in the midst of rising demand for several new medications.  

    By Sept. 9, 2024
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    SoundHound AI programmatic M&A strategy targets 2025 ‘break even’

    In the midst of AI hype, SoundHound is leaning on programmatic M&A to balance profitability with hypergrowth, CFO Nitesh Sharan said.  

    By Sept. 6, 2024
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    Honeywell taps insider for CFO seat

    The transition comes as Charlotte, North Carolina-based Honeywell’s CEO is laser-focused on accelerating growth.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
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    Tax compliance costs surge 32% since 2017: Tax Foundation

    Efforts to simplify the federal tax code have failed to reverse decades of regulatory and legislative changes that have made it more complex.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
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    New ADM CFO to tackle ‘root cause’ of material weakness

    Just weeks into his CFO tenure, Monish Patolawala said he’d prioritize remediating the accounting woes that have rocked the company this year.

    By Sept. 4, 2024
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    SEC fines credit rating firms $49M for record-keeping flaws

    Employees at some of the firms routinely discussed credit ratings on their personal communication devices, the SEC said.

    By Sept. 4, 2024