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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 -
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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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 -
Cyberattacks pose biggest business threat, small companies say
Small businesses in professional services are more concerned about cyber risk than those in manufacturing or other services, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said.
By Jim Tyson • April 12, 2024 -
Scribd promotes CFO to CEO following expansion push
Scribd is tapping its former CFO for the role after moving to streamline its offerings, including breaking its document and book content into two distinct platforms.
By Grace Noto • April 12, 2024 -
Lack of uniform standards and disclosures a roadblock to scaling transition finance: report
A lack of standardized definitions, metrics and transition finance instruments endorsed by international organizations threatens broader adoption, the CFA Institute said.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • April 11, 2024 -
Inflation outruns forecasts, prompting market bets on fewer Fed rate cuts
Futures traders cut from 56% to 17% the odds that the Fed will conclude 2024 having trimmed the main rate by more than a half percentage point.
By Jim Tyson • April 10, 2024 -
KFC names new CFO amid push to boost sales
The finance leadership change comes as KFC struggles with dwindling traffic in a dicey economic environment.
By Alexei Alexis • April 10, 2024 -
Hiring will likely grow even as economy slows in Q2, Q3: Conference Board
Employment will likely remain strong as the supply and demand for labor gradually come into better balance, economists said.
By Jim Tyson • April 9, 2024 -
Capital One’s Discover bid tops biggest Q1 tech-related deals
The proposed Capital One-Discover merger made the list because of fintech issues that are at stake in the $35.3 billion deal.
By Alexei Alexis • April 9, 2024 -
6 tips to tackle unpaid invoices as average DSO rises to 59 days
Monitoring and keeping DSO in check is key to preventing cash flow difficulties, Allianz Trade’s Ano Kuhanathan says.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 8, 2024 -
Companies fall short on curbing cybersecurity risks from vendors: Moody’s
Cyberrisks are mounting, with artificial intelligence likely to increase the threat of attack in the short to medium term, Moody’s said.
By Jim Tyson • April 8, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Cars are king of the commute. But employers may have a once-in-a-generation chance to change that.
A perhaps overlooked element of the return-to-office conversation: How employees get to work in the first place.
By Ryan Golden , Shaun Lucas , Julia Himmel • April 4, 2024 -
Powell calls recent inflation, job data high but not game changers for Fed
The central bank must balance the risks of easing monetary policy too early or too late, Powell said.
By Jim Tyson • April 3, 2024 -
Commercial Chapter 11s jump 43% even as distress outlook eases
Bankruptcy filings have risen for 20 months. The pace wasn’t sustainable in today's strong economy, American Bankruptcy Institute’s Chris Ward says.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 3, 2024 -
Global M&A rises above ongoing headwinds
The findings show “some light at the end of the tunnel” after a challenging year for M&A globally in 2023, according to Willis Towers Watson’s David Dean.
By Alexei Alexis • April 3, 2024 -
Return-to-office delays burden regional bank real estate portfolios
“There's been a Frankenstein from the pandemic that's been created, and we don't know how to stop it,” TD Bank’s Gregory Carlisle said last week.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • April 2, 2024 -
5 tips from CFOs on how to win the CFO seat: McKinsey
Executives aiming to rise to the CFO seat have faced a bright landscape in recent years, with turnover unusually high.
By Jim Tyson • April 2, 2024 -
Opinion
Fixing the broken state of SaaS purchasing
A “growth-at-all-costs” mentality has led some SaaS companies to overpromise results and obscure pricing details, writes Olive Technologies CEO Chris Heard.
By Chris Heard • April 2, 2024