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    From unpaid CFO gigs to scaling an AI robotics startup

    Bas Lustenhouwer once worked for free to break into startup finance — a path that ultimately led him to the CFO seat at AI robotics firm Dexory.

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    ABGi USA: Helping businesses identify strategic growth opportunities

    Bringing together tax, talent and advisory expertise to help leaders navigate complex business decisions.

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    Frontier Climate adds Anthropic to buyers group, makes new financing pledge

    The company behind AI tool Claude joins the carbon removal purchasing group, which also announced $915 million in new financing commitments.

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    Customers are losing patience with automated customer support bots

    A majority of consumers will repeat themselves only once before abandoning an automated customer service attempt, a Parloa survey found.

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    CFOs lag in AI readiness as ROI pressures rise: EY

    Most finance leaders still favor “defensive” AI use cases such as fraud detection over growth-focused ones like forecasting or pricing, the study found.

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    4 out of 5 companies can’t measure sustainability’s financial impact

    “While science and target setting have moved forward, valuation tools and financial methodologies have lagged behind,” the KPMG report states.

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    Most investors oppose semiannual reporting option: CFA Institute

    Removing quarterly reporting requirements could result in “significant damage” to U.S. capital markets, the report states.

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    Thinking about cutting worker benefits to save money? Not so fast, expert warns.

    “Maybe the juice isn’t worth the squeeze,” a senior consultant and actuary at Mercer said.

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    Stock, bond markets signal improving economic outlook: Conference Board

    Despite recent gains in the Leading Economic Index, the six- and 12-month growth rates in the index suggest the economy is slowing, the Conference Board said.

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    Former Detroit Riverfront CFO loses appeal in $40M embezzlement case

    The ex-CFO, who siphoned millions from the non-profit for personal gains, does not have grounds for an appeal under his 2024 plea agreement, the court said.

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    Pfizer CFO departs for consumer goods sector

    Dave Denton joined Pfizer in 2022 from Lowe’s Companies and is leaving for an unspecified “professional opportunity” in consumer goods, the company said.

    Updated June 18, 2026
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    Long-term incentives lift CFO pay amid competition for talent

    CFO incentive awards are rising as pressure to retain experienced finance leaders intensifies, Compensation Advisory Partners found in a study.

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    Fed ends bias toward more easing, holds benchmark rate steady

    Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh repeatedly said the central bank’s monetary policy committee will push down inflation toward its 2% goal.

    Updated June 17, 2026
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    AT&T names new CFO

    Jennifer Biry will rejoin the telecom company as its deputy CFO, before long-time finance chief Pascal Desroches retires at the end of the year.

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    CFOs boost tech spending despite economic angst: Grant Thornton

    Roughly two-thirds of CFOs plan to ramp up technology spending despite record-low economic sentiment, the quarterly study found.

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    CME Group CFO to take long-time CEO’s seat

    Lynne Fitzpatrick will succeed the Chicago-based global derivatives marketplace’s long-time CEO Terrence Duffy.

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    Former Maryland-area CFO faces wire, immigration fraud charges

    Maccaferri’s ex-finance chief fabricated emails — including from the CEO and CFO of its parent entity — to obtain bonus and other payments, the indictment alleges.

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    Finance, accounting top business major enrollment growth

    Overall business students held their place as the biggest group of U.S. undergraduates with 1.6 million enrolled this spring, according to the NSCRC.

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    Apptio boosts tool for tracking cloud spend in latest FinOps expansion

    Rising global IT spending, expected to reach $6.15 trillion in 2026, is intensifying pressure on enterprises to manage cloud costs in real time, the IBM company said.

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    SpaceX ties CFO stock, comp to EBITDA targets

    SpaceX’s historic IPO raises retention challenges for key leadership, including newly-minted billionaire and long-time CFO Bret Johnsen.

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    Starbucks CFO delegates principal accounting role

    The coffee giant’s finance chief Cathy Smith is transferring the PAO role to Val Bauduin, who will continue to report to Smith.

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    Some companies cover workers’ vacation costs

    “It’s essential to have that break from work to avoid burnout. It’s essential for human wellness, employee wellness,” a career expert told HR Dive.

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    Tech debt, process gaps keep firms in AI ‘pilot purgatory,’ study finds

    Collectively, the world’s top 2,000 public firms have nearly $18 trillion in untapped AI value due to broken processes and other weaknesses, according to the research.

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    Accounting watchdog calls on CFOs to vet IPOs

    Journalist and academic Francine McKenna says CFOs must “stand up” to CEOs and boards and serve as protectors of the integrity of their firms’ financial reporting. 

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    Adobe CFO’s exit leaves leadership gap

    Daniel Durn’s departure leaves the tech platform fielding another executive search as it continues its hunt for a CEO successor to long-time top executive Shantanu Narayen.

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    BCG predicts rise of vibe coding in finance, urges guardrails

    Generative AI can enable finance teams to build their own software, but that benefit comes with new control and compliance risks, BCG said.