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    Incoming Mueller CFO to receive $700K sign-on bonus

    Labcorp alum Michael Morgan will also receive an initial equity award valued at $500K when he joins the water infrastructure equipment maker next month.

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    Workday brings autopilots to finance in autonomous AI bet

    The company said its latest tools will anticipate needs and take actions across finance and HR workflows, with customer-defined controls.

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    Runpod’s new CFO prioritizes scaling finance, AI infrastructure

    A veteran of Amazon and Microsoft, Runpod’s newly-minted CFO Brian Erickson is already hunting for new FP&A managers.

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    AI cost volatility poses material margin risk for CFOs: Gartner

    Unmonitored use of AI by workers or unrestricted paid licenses “can risk spiking millions of dollars in additional expense,” researchers warned.

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    Orthofix pays former executives $24M in damages

    The payments were made after a California arbitrator found private text messages between Orthofix executives couldn’t be considered cause for firing.

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    Getting CFOs past the first AI ‘easy mile’

    For organizations that have “quirky” house data, taking the time and resources to build a bespoke AI solution can often be more effective, Quadient’s Lilac Schoenbeck said.

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    Borrowing costs still too low to cool inflation, economists say in survey

    Business spending will likely grow at a 12.6% annual rate this year before slowing to 6.2% in 2027, according to economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer.

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    CFO warns against ignoring ‘shallowfakes’ in expense reports

    “If I saw [an employee’s expense] claim I thought was fraudulent, I would be all over it,” Medius CFO Chris Wilmot said.

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    Big bankruptcies decline while pace holds above historical average: Cornerstone

    Several large companies cited tariffs as a contributing factor driving their bankruptcies, report co-author Trevor Haynes said.

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    PepsiCo CFO touts cost discipline, slashes guidance

    The beverage giant is focused on cutting costs as it navigates rising food prices and changing consumer habits which have impacted its North American business.

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    AI can help CFOs expand finance without adding staff: Prophix CEO

    As workloads rise and headcount growth slows, Prophix CEO Alok Ajmera expects AI to give finance teams more capacity — but trust remains a hurdle.

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    Tariffs pushed up consumer goods prices by 2.9 percentage points: NY Fed

    Consumer expectations for inflation rose for the second straight month to the highest level since May, the University of Michigan said Friday, citing an October survey.

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    Deloitte fined $7.9M by UK regulator for failed audits

    Deloitte UK’s “decisions and actions put very large amounts of U.K. taxpayers’ money at risk,” according to the top investigator at the Financial Reporting Council.

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    Basware CFO says AI upskilling requires ambition

    CFOs need to develop their AI skills in a way that centers the accuracy and reliability of data that’s integral to finance, Basware’s Martti Nurminen said.

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    World Bank picks BNP Paribas veteran for CFO

    David Vaillant is leaving the French bank and will take the international development organization’s finance seat next month.

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    House proposal would clarify liability rules for AI agents

    Developers would be held liable under the draft bill when their AI agents harm third parties through conduct that would be unlawful if committed by a human.

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    All Fed officials backed vote to hike benchmark rate: FOMC minutes

    Inflation expectations among consumers rose last month for both the one-year and three-year time horizons, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday.

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    PwC exec ushers in AI-assisted audits, awaits bigger time savings

    What has surprised PwC’s Shawn Panson the most over the 12 months since the AI project was launched has been the speed of technological change. 

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    2027 finance conference roundup

    CFOs and their finance teams can explore the latest best practices for leadership in an uncertain business climate at upcoming industry events.

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    Chevron names insider CFO amid leadership shifts

     Long-time Chevron executive Jeff Gustavson will receive a base salary of $1 million when he assumes its top finance seat in January, the oil company said.

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    Pinterest swipes Amazon exec for CFO

    James Dibbo will take Pinterest’s finance reins later this month as the visual search and shopping platform vies for new advertisers and users.

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    SEC charges former CEO with secretly giving millions in stock to family

    The CEO’s “fraudulent scheme was lucrative for him and his daughter,” the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged.

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    SAP expands into payments as finance automation push deepens

    The new service supports multiple payment methods, including wires and stablecoin-based transactions, the company said.

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    AI verification eats up 26% of finance teams’ workweek: Datarails

    Lack of auditability ranks as the biggest barrier to trusting AI for mission-critical finance tasks, followed by concerns about accuracy and hallucinations.

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    Tech hiring dips despite spike in job postings

    Demand for technology roles reached a three-year high, as employers added more than a quarter million postings last month, CompTIA found.