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    Tracking CPA licensure paths: Removing the 150-hour-rule hurdle

    State changes to licensing rules are chipping away at a decades-old system that has largely required CPA candidates to complete what effectively amounts to a fifth year of schooling.

    Updated July 15, 2025
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    Saks Global taps Neiman Marcus vet as CFO

    Brandy Richardson was most recently at Tailored Brands and joins the luxury retailer at a financially tricky time.

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    DeSantis taps state senator for Florida’s high-profile CFO post

    Florida State Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, who pledged to stand for “fiscal sanity,” is taking one of the country’s most closely watched state finance chief seats. He succeeds Jimmy Patronis.

    Updated July 16, 2025
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    Williams resigns as PCAOB chair as Trump shakes up financial regulation

    President Donald Trump this year has followed up on a campaign pledge to soften regulation across the full range of U.S. industries, including financial services.

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    Few firms in ‘transformation’ phase of AI deployment

    While adoption is growing, organizations across all maturity levels face barriers that can slow or stall progress, consulting firm Protiviti said.

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    Renault CFO named interim CEO as automaker slashes guidance

    Duncan Minto will step into the interim CEO seat of the French automaker after it cut its full-year cash flow expectations.

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    California’s CPA bill advances as clock ticks toward deadline

    The accounting industry is closely watching the densely populated Golden State as any licensure changes there are expected to have an outsized impact on the profession.

    Updated July 16, 2025
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    Inflation rises to 2.7% as companies shift tariff costs to consumers

    Persistent inflation prompted traders in interest rate futures to all but rule out a reduction in borrowing costs during a Federal Reserve policy meeting on July 29-30.

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    CFOs must own order-to-cash processes: Zuora

    Modern CFOs know they’re expected to be strategic leaders — but they need to pay closer attention to how technology comes into play, Zuora’s Todd McElhatton said.

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    ‘Heavy lift’: Colorado AI law sets high bar, analysts say

    Colorado’s sweeping new AI law could be a blueprint for other states. It also puts fresh pressure on companies to beef up risk management systems.

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    Beyond traditional ROI: A smarter way to measure AI value

    Adaptive tools such as “digital twins” are better suited for assessing AI investments compared with static financial models, writes Keystone.ai’s Aarif Nakhooda.

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    Businesses are overconfident as mobile phishing scams surge

    Nearly six in 10 companies experienced incidents because of voice or text phishing attacks that led to executive impersonation, according to a new report from Lookout.

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    6 takeaways from the Senate’s crypto market structure hearing

    Senators largely agreed on the need for regulation, but differed on the potential focus and framing of such a bill.

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    EU releases compliance guidelines for AI Act

    With another enforcement milestone in sight, the European Union is giving businesses a voluntary code of practice to help align with regulatory standards.

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    CFOs already feel tariffs biting into margins, sales: KPMG

    It’s unclear how long companies can continue delaying investments as they await tariff certainty without hurting their businesses, KPMG’s Joe Lackner said.

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    Archer Aviation CFO steps down after year of medical leave

    The news comes as the electric air taxi company looks to expand its test flight program in the UAE. Archer’s Midnight aircraft began test flights in Abu Dhabi on July 2.

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    US plans 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico

    President Donald Trump unveiled the new duty rates, set to begin Aug. 1, in separate letters shared on social media Saturday morning. 

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    US corporate bankruptcies hit 15-year H1 high: S&P

    The petition volume this year through June is on pace to make 2025 one of the busiest years for bankruptcy filings in over a decade, according to an S&P Global report.   

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    Southern Company names comptroller as next finance chief

    The retiring CFO, Daniel Tucker, will sign a two-year consulting agreement that pays him $300,000 annually, the company said.

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    Trump’s megabill boosts M&A outlook after slump

    The new law could provide greater tax certainty for dealmaking in an otherwise risky economic and policy environment, analysts say.

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    Tariffs, meat to drive inflation, Conagra CFO says

    The food-and-snack maker’s CEO Sean Connolly said tariff-related costs could add more than $200 million annually to the company’s cost of goods sold. 

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    Tesla CFO offloads another $1.7M in stock

    The CFO sold another $1.7 million in stock as scrutiny of Tesla’s corporate governance tightens.

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    Frost CFO: ‘We are that stable bank in Texas’

    The San Antonio lender has hung its hat on long-term organic growth. “We get to bring in customers that chose us, not that we bought,” said Dan Geddes, a 28-year Frost veteran. “We get to recruit the bankers that want to be with us.”

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    CFOs ‘getting more risk averse’ in Trump economy

    Only one in three CFOs believe now is a good time to take on more risk, down from 60% in Q1, a Deloitte survey found.

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    CFOs must embrace ‘cross-functional’ role: Beamery CEO

    To figure out the golden balance between tech and talent spending, CFOs need to work more closely than ever with other C-suite leaders, Beamery’s Sultan Saidov said.