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Red Lobster’s ‘erratic’ payments to vendors among bankruptcy warning signs: Creditsafe
The company’s average “days beyond terms” jumped from 15 in December to 30 in January, reaching 57 as of March.
By Alexei Alexis • May 22, 2024 -
Q&A
How companies should approach compliance under multiple climate reporting regulations: BCG
BCG's Tim Mohin said the CFO "owns" the regulatory reporting process as their office is most responsible for financial statements that will include climate information in the future.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • May 22, 2024 -
Trendline
Compensation: solving the cost-talent puzzle
In today’s strong labor market, CFOs leery of raising wages find creative ways to find and retain key employees.
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More small companies willing to distort books to hide corruption: ACCA
The U.S. has made little progress combating corruption since 2021, according to Transparency International.
By Jim Tyson • May 21, 2024 -
Shadow IT surge threatens corporate data: report
OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool remains the most frequently used AI application in the workplace, according to the research.
By Alexei Alexis • May 21, 2024 -
Ballooning AI budgets expected to face ROI pressure
As corporate AI expenditures grow, they will likely come under increased scrutiny in earnings calls, Gartner’s Frances Karamouzis said.
By Alexei Alexis • May 21, 2024 -
Economists bump up 2024 core PCE inflation forecast to 2.7%: NABE
Fed officials reiterated Monday that before trimming borrowing costs they need more confidence that price pressures will steadily decline.
By Jim Tyson • May 20, 2024 -
Want to fix the accounting talent shortage? Raise starting salaries, students say.
Mean starting salaries for accounting and related services majors in stood at $60,698 in 2022, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 20, 2024 -
GDP growth to sink below 1% amid ‘serious headwinds’: Conference Board
Several recent signals from the economy suggest that the expansion is slowing after defying recession predictions in 2023.
By Jim Tyson • May 17, 2024 -
What’s the cost of the IT skills gap? IDC says $5.5 trillion by 2026
AI coding and workforce training capabilities could trim as much as $1 trillion from the losses by 2027, according to IDC researcher Gina Smith.
By Matt Ashare • May 17, 2024 -
Employers should include workers in AI plans, DOL says
The agency outlined a list of eight “AI Principles for Developers and Employers” on Thursday, following up on a 2023 directive from the White House.
By Ryan Golden • May 16, 2024 -
First-time CFO looks to sharpen Kyriba’s FP&A approach
Adam Drew in March became the San Diego, California-based treasury and finance platform provider’s first permanent CFO in more than a year.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 16, 2024 -
Inflation cools, reassuring Fed after unexpectedly hot gains in Q1
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell on investor speculation that slower inflation will prompt the Fed to sooner cut borrowing costs.
By Jim Tyson • May 15, 2024 -
Companies are choosing leaner operations over price hikes: BCG
Passing on cost increases to inflation-weary consumers is challenging, but not raising prices carries its own risks.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • May 15, 2024 -
Powell sees longer inflation fight, ‘very small’ odds of Fed rate hike
“We have the highest interest rates in some time,” Powell said Tuesday. “The question is, ‘is it sufficiently restrictive?’”
By Jim Tyson • May 14, 2024 -
Cybersecurity ops budgets expected to climb: KPMG
The average annual budget for SOCs — a one-stop shop for managing cyber threats — is $14.6 million, according to a KPMG survey of large firms.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 14, 2024 -
Opinion
The problem that made ‘zero-based budgeting’ unachievable just got solved
Accounting for every dollar was largely just an elusive aspiration in finance circles — until artificial intelligence arrived, writes Globality’s Seth Catalli.
By Seth Catalli • May 14, 2024 -
How CFOs can keep shipping costs under control: Contracts, fees, timing
Finance chiefs need to find “consultative” partners that will work to eliminate waste and drive down transport costs, experts say.
By Chris Gaetano • May 13, 2024 -
Inflation to slow, settling close to Fed target in 2025: Wolters Kluwer
The forecast that price pressures will fall aligns with a 13% decline this month in sentiment among consumers, who fuel roughly 70% of economic growth.
By Jim Tyson • May 10, 2024 -
Fed likely to hold rates high before cutting twice in Q4: Conference Board
Central bank officials this week have signaled that strength in hiring and economic growth may prompt the Fed to keep interest rates high longer than previously expected.
By Jim Tyson • May 8, 2024 -
Tenants retain upper hand as US office vacancy hits fresh high: CBRE
Many office landlords are continuing to offer tenants generous concessions as hybrid work and other factors weigh on demand.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 7, 2024 -
Generative AI enables small accounting firms to challenge big ones: AICPA
Accountants should respond to the rapid pace of generative AI adoption by embracing it and delving into experimentation, the AICPA said.
By Jim Tyson • May 7, 2024 -
Only 34% of firms deploy safeguards against generative AI threats: Splunk
Generative AI gives cyberattackers an edge over cyber-defenders, according to security experts surveyed by Splunk.
By Jim Tyson • May 6, 2024 -
Opinion
Why collections need more CFO love in today’s cash-hungry market
With higher rates and an uncertain economy, many companies are paying invoices late because they don’t know when capital will be available next, Capchase’s Przemek Gotfryd writes.
By Przemek Gotfryd • May 3, 2024 -
Peloton cuts jobs, searches for new CEO amid financial turmoil
“We made some very tough decisions, and while we firmly believe these actions are the right thing to do for the business, cuts like this are painful,” CFO Liz Coddington said.
By Alexei Alexis • May 2, 2024 -
US inches forward on real-time payments: report
“Real-time payments are still in their infancy in the U.S., accounting for only a 1.5% share of the total payments volume in 2023,” according to a report by ACI Worldwide.
By James Pothen • May 2, 2024