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Twitter CFO: Don't let strategy drown out operations
Technology will take over more functions, but finance should stay close to the numbers, Ned Segal said.
By Robert Freedman • April 22, 2021 -
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Businesses can only expect limited boost from stimulus checks: Fed study
Households have channeled federal stimulus checks primarily towards savings or reducing debt, giving businesses just a limited lift from consumer spending, according to the Fed.
By Jim Tyson • April 22, 2021 -
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TrendlineCompensation: 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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REPAY's 2019 SPAC deal enabled leadership to control own destiny
The digital payments company's IPO merger generated a lucrative exit for investors, CFO Tim Murphy said.
By Robert Freedman • April 21, 2021 -
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Johnson & Johnson stronger today than pre-pandemic, CFO says
Despite the setback with its COVID-19 vaccine, the company has seen sales across its product lines increase almost 8%, Joseph Wolk said as the biopharma giant shared its first quarter results Tuesday.
By Jane Thier • April 21, 2021 -
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As travel resumes, Expedia CFO prioritizes marketing spend
After cutting costs and initiating three rounds of layoffs in 2020, Eric Hart, who leads strategy and finance for the online travel site, said brand and performance marketing spending will be a priority going forward.
By Jane Thier • April 19, 2021 -
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Sponsored by EYHow to improve your capital allocation with an outside-in view
With increasing stakeholder pressure, CFOs can apply an outside-in lens to capital allocation.
By Loren Garruto • April 19, 2021 -
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New Blaze Pizza CFO: 'We all have to assume the world will get back to normal'
Brad Reynolds left the ghost kitchen industry for fast-casual, a beleaguered restaurant segment he believes is poised for a comeback, he told CFO Dive.
By Jane Thier • April 16, 2021 -
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Deep DiveSEC cybersecurity tactics point to ESG approach, attorney says
As the Securities and Exchange Commission builds investor protections on sustainable investing, CFOs can look to the agency's approach to cybersecurity for hints on how to prepare for disclosure rules and enforcement actions.
By Jim Tyson • April 15, 2021 -
Senate confirms Gensler to lead SEC in 53-45 vote
While leading the Biden administration’s watchdog of Wall Street, Gensler is expected to toughen aspects of oversight that were eased during the Trump administration.
By Jim Tyson • April 14, 2021 -
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OpinionDespite gains in hard-hit sectors, be realistic on valuations
The outlook across sectors is better than expected, but forecasts must be achievable.
By Brian Garfield • April 14, 2021 -
CFO hit home run as Mets assistant controller
Rebecca Mahadeva is bringing to the healthcare advertising industry the same accounting efficiencies she brought to the storied New York ball club.
By Robert Freedman • April 13, 2021 -
Former NYSE CFO: SPACs are 'here to stay'
Special purpose acquisition companies “are starting to disintermediate late-stage venture capital," Amy Butte told CNBC Monday.
By Jane Thier • April 13, 2021 -
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M&A supports buyers' stock price performance during Q1, study finds
Dealmaking paid off for acquiring firms, boosting their stock prices to a record first-quarter performance, a Willis Towers Watson study found.
By Jim Tyson • April 13, 2021 -
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Weed out data before evolving finance tools, planning chief says
Teddy Collins of SeatGeek gave the company's data a hard look before transitioning finance tools from Excel to Google sheets to third-party applications.
By Robert Freedman • April 12, 2021 -
SEC in 'risk alert' warns that some ESG funds may mislead investors
The SEC found that some investment companies may have made misleading statements on ESG investing processes and adherence to ESG frameworks.
By Jim Tyson • April 12, 2021 -
Private credit markets poised to rebound: survey
Private credit dealmakers foresee a market resurgence in 2021 following the pandemic-induced setback last year, according to a survey by Katten.
By Jim Tyson • April 9, 2021 -
Model discounts into pricing, SaaS specialist says
Rather than leave discounting to a sales rep’s discretion, calculate strategically and offer transparent pricing, SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin says.
By Robert Freedman • April 8, 2021 -
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Opinion651 apps? How to get your SaaS stack in order
Software-as-a-Service applications help employees become more productive and innovative. But when unmanaged, too many applications can drain a technology budget and make collaboration difficult.
By Theresa O'Neil • April 8, 2021 -
Most companies will likely link executive pay to environmental targets: ING survey
Spurred on by the pandemic, most companies are accelerating their “green transformation” and plan to tie executive pay to environmental goals, ING said in an ESG survey.
By Jim Tyson • April 7, 2021 -
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Coinbase's direct IPO could be hard act to follow
High name recognition and strong investor interest are needed to go public when there’s no big underwriter or a road show to generate excitement, a capital raise specialist says.
By Robert Freedman • April 7, 2021 -
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Ahead of logistics business spinoff, XPO taps new CFO
The supply chain giant with clients including Nestlé, IKEA and Boeing on Tuesday named Baris Oran CFO of its soon-to-be spinoff company, GXO Logistics.
By Jane Thier • April 7, 2021 -
Yellen urges global policymakers not to withdraw stimulus too quickly
The lesson of the last financial crisis is to keep supporting the global recovery, the Treasury secretary said at the opening of a global economic meeting.
By Jim Tyson • April 6, 2021 -
New SaaS CFO to focus on deal pricing
Enterprise search technology company Sinequa is sitting on cash, freeing up finance chief Mark Williams to focus on growth, metrics, and deal support.
By Robert Freedman • April 6, 2021 -
Yellen pushes for global minimum corporate tax rate
Yellen deplores “a 30-year race to the bottom” in taxation and says a global minimum corporate tax rate would help bolster U.S. competitiveness.
By Jim Tyson • April 5, 2021 -
SEC accounting chief cautions on SPAC rush
The newly popular IPO alternative is often completed in months, a short time frame that can make public compliance rules hard to meet, a top federal official says.
By Robert Freedman • April 5, 2021
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