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Auditoria.AI’s ‘human-in-the-loop’ option targets automation-wary finance teams
When it comes to new technologies, CEO Rohit Gupta sees CFOs and their finance teams as “fast followers” rather than early adopters.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 1, 2024 -
Fed holds main rate steady, citing lack of progress against inflation
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that the central bank will likely need to sustain current borrowing costs longer than it had expected early this year.
By Jim Tyson • May 1, 2024 -
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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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Amazon clinching bigger, longer cloud deals after AI boost: CFO
Amazon is the latest tech giant whose hefty AI spending has been rewarded by Wall Street in the current earnings season. Meta has been an exception.
By Alexei Alexis • May 1, 2024 -
Wage gains, inflation undercut Fed forecast for three rate cuts this year
A report of rising wages prompted traders in interest rate futures to dial down bets on reductions in the Federal Reserve’s main interest rate.
By Jim Tyson • April 30, 2024 -
Meta falls in AI reckoning as Microsoft, Google soar
Investors rewarded AI spending strategies at Microsoft and Google but rebuffed Meta, whose stock plummeted.
By Alexei Alexis • April 30, 2024 -
Internal audit leaders need to hire more tech-savvy accountants: IIA
Companies hiring for internal audit need to prepare for disruption from new technology such as artificial intelligence and robotic process automation, IIA said.
By Jim Tyson • April 29, 2024 -
FedNow pricing aimed at avoiding market disruption
The Federal Reserve aimed to “not upset the marketplace as a second mover” when it set fees for the new instant payments system last year, a Fed official said Wednesday.
By James Pothen , Lynne Marek • April 29, 2024 -
Rising geopolitical worries, war drive CFO hedging, US Bank says
The threat of geopolitical tensions is a growing worry for finance leaders while concerns about inflation have eased, a U.S. Bank study found.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 26, 2024 -
‘Quantum advantage’ may boost businesses $2 trillion by 2035: McKinsey
The federal government has stepped up investment in quantum technologies, more than doubling research and development spending since 2019.
By Jim Tyson • April 26, 2024 -
Companies cut salary budget increases to 3.6%, trim promotions: Mercer
Plans for slower gains to salaries align with Thursday data showing that economic growth slowed to just 1.6% last quarter, far less than expected.
By Jim Tyson • April 25, 2024 -
Former Chuck E. Cheese exec takes Dave & Buster’s CFO seat
The change comes as Dave & Buster's looks to drive growth through a dining experience overhaul, among other initiatives.
By Alexei Alexis • April 25, 2024 -
More M&A players hold back stay-bonus ‘dry powder,’ WTW says
Despite a recent uptick in mergers and acquisitions, some buyers are nonetheless growing more guarded about tapping their retention bonus budgets.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 24, 2024 -
FTC approves nationwide noncompete ban
In a difference from the proposed rule, senior executives subject to a noncompete agreement previously will remain subject to it; the ban will apply to executives going forward.
By Robert Freedman • April 24, 2024 -
PE-backed Kent Outdoors seats new CFO, hunts for Kona Bicycles buyer
Rob Otto is joining the Utah-based company as it puts a beloved mountain bike maker on the block and pivots to focus on water sports.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 23, 2024 -
Stubborn inflation to keep rates ‘higher for longer’: Fannie Mae
Economists have marked down their estimates for the number of quarter-point cuts to the federal funds rate from as many as six to one or two.
By Jim Tyson • April 23, 2024 -
ADM’s suspended CFO to resign amid accounting scandal
Vikram Luthar — who was placed on a forced leave in January — will assist the company and be paid his base salary until his resignation is effective on Sept. 30.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 23, 2024 -
High Court ruling eases blow of SEC’s new cyber rules: analysts
The court’s decision in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners makes it harder for plaintiffs to bring claims based on omissions in SEC filings.
By Alexei Alexis • April 23, 2024 -
Controllers hunt for workarounds to ‘continuous’ reporting, accountant shortage
As leaders of their firms’ accounting operations, many controllers are outsourcing work and using AI to speed accounts payable and receivable tasks.
By Chris Gaetano • April 19, 2024 -
CFOs forecast stronger economy amid stubborn inflation: ACCA, IMA survey
Top financial executives across North America ranked inflation as their top “risk priority,” ACCA and IMA found in a survey.
By Jim Tyson • April 19, 2024 -
CEOs, CFOs can’t get non-prosecution agreement under DOJ pilot
Criteria released by the Department of Justice April 15 lets corporate executives know if they stand a good chance of avoiding charges for coming forward with misconduct allegations.
By Robert Freedman • April 19, 2024 -
Powell: Inflation data deny Fed ‘greater confidence’ needed to cut rates
The Fed chair is just one of many policymakers who, in the face of persistent price pressures, has voiced no urgency in reducing borrowing costs.
By Jim Tyson • April 16, 2024 -
Biden tax negotiator rejoins KPMG as election weighs on Pillar 2 prospects
Although the U.S. has yet to sign on, the OECD’s new Pillar Two tax rules already apply in more than 30 countries, Michael Plowgian said.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 16, 2024 -
70% of CEOs feel ready to deliver on responsible GenAI
The intense focus on safe and ethical GenAI use comes as the technology’s rapid rise is prompting scrutiny from governments around the world.
By Alexei Alexis • April 16, 2024 -
Retail sales surge as economy enters Q2 spurred by spend-happy consumers
After the release of the retail sales data, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta upgraded its estimate for the annualized rate in first quarter GDP growth to 2.8% from 2.4%.
By Jim Tyson • April 15, 2024 -
How AI speeds ‘hugely time-consuming’ pricing, quote tasks
Artificial intelligence could cut anywhere from 30% to 70% of the time businesses spend on the quote process, according to Lydia DiLiello, CEO of Capital Pricing Consultants.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 15, 2024