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SEC. (2020). "Andeavor" [Photo]. Retrieved from SEC.
SEC charges Andeavor for inadequate controls
The company failed to show a stock buyback complied with a policy prohibiting repurchases while it was in possession of material non-public information.
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HVAC manufacturer Carrier hires 2nd CFO within 1 year
The Florida-based company filed its IPO six months ago, following a spinoff from its former partner United Technologies Corp.
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ESG to transform CFO role
Now that the Big Four have agreed on a set of metrics, the path forward is becoming clearer for standardized corporate ESG reporting.
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Column
CFO KPI Close-up: Talent retention
With turnover more costly, talent retention has become a marker of a company's health and a primary CFO responsibility.
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SEC eases auditor independence rules
Audit firms are less likely to get in trouble for working with affiliated companies.
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Survey: CFOs 'bullish' on returning to pre-pandemic spending
CFOs have gone from "spending watchdogs to spending champions" over the course of 2020, NetSuite Brainyard said in its Fall 2020 State of the CFO Role Survey.
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Emergency government procurement opens opportunities — and risks
Agencies are bypassing procedures to get COVID-19-related goods and services faster. Ensure the solidity of your own processes before doing business with them, specialists advise.
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ACV Auctions taps former Fitbit CFO
After raising $55 million in equity in a funding round last month, the online used-car marketplace hired veteran tech executive Bill Zerella.
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ColumnCFO KPI Close-up: Cash flow
When the economic outlook is cloudy and grim, "cash is king" rings 10 times truer, CFOs say.
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Pandemic increases need for specialists to aid accounting teams
The American Institute of CPAs, with partner groups, has released guidelines to help finance chiefs as they manage non-accounting experts to help with valuations, other disrupted work.
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HSBC finance head steps in as Libra CFO
Ian Jenkins, the third HSBC exec to join Libra this year, also previously served as chief risk officer at Santander and COO at Credit Suisse.
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CFO: Public markets remain best for capital raises, business discipline
A three-time IPO finance leader says companies miss a lot if they opt for private capital after they've become big enough to go public.
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Opinion
The CFO's critical role in customer retention
In the midst of a widespread health and financial crisis, retaining customers is more important than ever, and the job often falls to the CFO, SurveyMonkey CFO Debbie Clifford writes.
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BCG partner steps in as new Macy's CFO
Before joining Boston Consulting Group, Adrian Mitchell held various executive positions at retailers including Crate and Barrel and Target.
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Inching towards an IPO, Squarespace hires Booking.com CFO
Marcela Martin, former CFO at Fox International, National Geographic and Booking.com, will bring the experience Squarespace needs as "a late-stage private company," CEO Anthony Casalena said.
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SaaS to generate $105B this year; new models taking root
The software-as-a-service model is expected to grow by 12% annually. Infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service models are expected to grow faster.
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Efforts to increase IPOs through deregulation gets thumbs down from SEC commissioner
IPOs have been declining for years, but "reflexively blaming overregulation" is not the answer, SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee said.
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Survey: CFOs expecting lower revenues, employment in 2021
Despite increased optimism, CFOs still report being below their pre-COVID levels of revenue and employment, a survey from Duke University Fuqua School of Business and the FRBanks of Richmond and Atlanta found.
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SAExploration CEO, CFO accused of accounting fraud
The SEC has accused the Houston-based seismic data company of perpetrating a $100 million accounting fraud involving routing payments through shell companies.
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Opinion
How CFOs, supply chain leaders unlock value amid disruption
Building a resilient supply chain is less about cost reduction and more about cost optimization, Stefan Reidy, CEO of cargo monitoring service Arviem, says.
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COVID-19 intensifying audit committee work
Helping CFOs and their teams make forward-looking assessments against pandemic uncertainty has become a focus, a survey shows.
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SEC penalizes Hilton $600K for disclosure lapse
The federal agency used risk-based data analytics to find Virginia-based Hilton Worldwide Holdings in violation of requirements to disclose executive perks.
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Tesco taps former Mondelez, Kraft exec as finance chief
Imran Nawaz will take the helm at Britain's largest grocery chain in April, the company announced Wednesday.
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ColumnCFO KPI Close-up: Churn
"Really every SaaS company CFO should be tracking churn ... churn and retention are key," Ben Murray, CFO of Mobile Solutions, said.
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How CFOs speak truth without alienating colleagues
Silicon Valley veteran Maynard Webb says good finance leaders find a way to protect integrity without unnecessary business disruption.
