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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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Memo to SaaS CFOs: The deal is not the finish line
Bookings may show growth. What happens post-sale shows whether that growth is efficient, durable and worth keeping.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Consumer sentiment rises from four-month slump as gas price falls
Consumers are “still seeing a lot of risks on the horizon,” according to Joanne Hsu, director of consumer surveys at the University of Michigan.
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Oracle expands into token-based AI pricing
More than 30 customers have pre-purchased token bundles for AI capabilities under the company’s new pricing model, CEO Mike Sicilia said.
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Primark names IKEA vet CFO ahead of planned AB Foods split
Shell alum Lucy Slinger is joining Primark as the latest executive hire as it consolidates plans to become an independent entity.
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Dentsply Sirona appoints new CFO
John Fortson, a former U.S. Army Ranger with over two decades of finance experience, will take the dental supply maker’s finance reins in July.
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Recession fears rise as company confidence holds: AICPA
Just over half of accounting professionals surveyed in May believed the U.S. was already in a recession or will be by the end of the year, the report found.
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Vermont governor signs CPA bill into law, effective immediately
The Green Mountain State’s new law aligns it with more than 40 other states that have to date revamped licensing rules for certified public accountants.