The Latest

  • regions cfo david turner is retiring and being replaced by anil chadha
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Regions Financial Corp.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Regions names controller as next CFO

    Anil Chadha, the Birmingham, Alabama-based bank's controller and head of corporate finance, will take the role after longtime CFO David Turner retires in March.

  • A person points at a touchscreen, ready to press, which features AI chatbot prompts.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    AI takes center stage in M&A dealmaking surge

    The technology helped drive an overall spike in M&A activity last year, despite uncertainty triggered by major shifts in economic policy, according to PwC.

  • The Nasdaq MarketSite is seen on October 12, 2022 in New York City.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Opinion

    Why CFOs should watch tokenized securities in 2026

    Nasdaq’s push into tokenized securities points to a shift that could soon hit corporate treasury, writes blockchain executive Artem Tolkachev.

  • A white stone government building with columns at nighttime
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Tracker

    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 Jan. 13, 2026
  • Michael James Blair, FED headquarters renovations
    Image attribution tooltip
    Bonnie Cash via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    DOJ probe of Powell triggers bipartisan fire against Trump administration

    Powell said the motive behind the investigation “should be seen in the broader context of the administration’s threats and ongoing pressure.”

  • Rio Tinto corporate office in Perth, Australia.
    Image attribution tooltip
    JHVEPhoto via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    SEC dismisses eight-year fraud suit against former Rio Tinto CFO

    Attorneys for the finance chief called the SEC action a “complete vindication” for the former finance chief of the British-Australian mining company. 

  • Securities & Exchange Commission
    Image attribution tooltip
    (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Opinion

    Trump deregulation era requires CFOs to tread carefully

    Finance chiefs still need strong internal controls because the absence or easing of regulation does not absolve responsibility, Armanino’s Chris Gagliardi writes.

  • Diverse construction workers talk on a jobsite.
    Image attribution tooltip
    kali9/E+ via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Hiring declines as employers take cautious view of new year

    Following release of employment data, traders in interest rate futures raised the odds that the Fed will leave the main rate unchanged at a meeting late this month.

  • British Airways plane on a runway at Heathrow
    Image attribution tooltip
    Dan Kitwood via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    IAG names British Airways CFO as group finance chief

    Insider José Antonio Barrionuevo is taking the airline group’s finance reins as IAG’s CEO said it has “built back” its balance sheet and profitability.

  • An analyst uses a computer and dashboard for data business analysis and Data Management System with KPI and metrics connected to the database for technology finance, operations, sales and marketing.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Growth-oriented Seismic CFO advocates ‘mindful’ cost-cutting

    Just cutting costs for the sake of profit is “not the right way to do it,” Seismic CFO Evan Goldstein said.

  • Productivity concept with small images of metrics over an image of a person using a laptop
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Productivity speeds up to fastest clip in two years: BLS

    Declining wage pressures, as revealed in Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday, may slow inflation toward the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.

  • aerial photo of Chicago's Navy pier during the winter extending into frozen lake in forefront with skyline in background
    Image attribution tooltip
    Scott Olsen via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Chicago’s CFO to exit City Hall as layoffs loom

    After a little over two years, Jill Jaworski is stepping down from the city’s top financial post to become CFAO of the nonprofit Navy Pier, a popular tourism destination.

  • President Donald Trump walks to the Rose Garden of the White House on Oct. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Deep Dive

    ‘Strategic openings’: 5 CFO trends for 2026

    Financial executives in the new year must keep a competitive edge by adapting to trends including fluctuating tariff rates and refocusing of priorities at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • Payment successful icon over a laptop
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Marqeta names Stripe, JPMorgan alum as CFO

    The Stripe veteran is joining the card issuer as it continues to focus on profitability following a 27% jump in gross profit for its most recent quarter.  

  • Fingers are seen typing on a laptop.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    CFO software firm OneStream to go private in $6.4B takeover deal

    The transaction will allow the company to expand its AI capabilities at a rapid pace, OneStream CEO Tom Shea said.

  • Beyond Meat's Beyond Burgers shown in a pan on February 29, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Scott Olson via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Beyond Meat taps new CAO amid accounting overhaul

    Tony Kalajian’s appointment comes as the embattled company takes steps to shore up its financial reporting processes after identifying a material weakness late last year.

  • Nigel Mamalis
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Louis Dreyfus
    Image attribution tooltip

    Louis Dreyfus names interim finance chief after CFO’s death

    The agricultural trading giant said Nigel Mamalis is taking the finance reins after Patrick Treur died unexpectedly last month.

  • Arup derauded by AI deepfake
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Fraud attacks expected to ramp up in AI ‘perfect storm’

    2026 is poised to be “the year of impersonation attacks” amid an explosion of AI-powered tools, a fraud prevention expert said.

  • An empty store with a "retail space available" window sign.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Daphne Howland/CFO Dive
    Image attribution tooltip

    Claire’s plans tech upgrades despite past financial setbacks

    The embattled jewelry company will take steps to elevate customer in-store experiences by improving its technology foundation. 

  • Sign on doorway for the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    FTC nixes order against AI startup, citing Trump directive

    The move, which stems from President Trump’s 2025 AI action plan, shows the FTC’s willingness to afford AI firms “a relatively longer leash,” Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein attorneys wrote.

  • New Jersey legislature meets in 2015 in Trenton.
    Image attribution tooltip
    David McNew via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    NJ Senate passes CPA licensing bill

    The licensing changes coming to many of the country’s most densely populated states will give the majority of aspiring accountants options when choosing career and education paths.

  • Header image for "Can the Global Minimum Tax Get Across the Finish Line?"
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    US multinationals get global minimum tax relief deal

    The new agreement exempts U.S. companies from OECD 15% global minimum tax rules that aimed to shut down tax havens and curtail international tax competition.

  • Daikin Applied, DDC Solutions
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Riot Platforms promotes insider to CFO amid AI push

    As it appointed a new CFO, Riot adjusted its long-term incentive award arrangements — swapping out a bitcoin metric in favor of two data center-related metrics.

  • Three police stand on the sidewalk scene of Brian Thompson's killing surrounded by yellow caution tape.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Spencer Platt via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    CFO security tips: Beyond bodyguards

    The 2024 fatal shooting of a UnitedHealthcare executive in Midtown Manhattan has led many companies to reexamine their corporate security procedures.

  • handshake
    Image attribution tooltip
    Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    How CFOs can craft an outcome-driven AI approach: Blaize

    To keep pace with changing AI demands, CFOs need to keep their teams laser-focused on outcome, Blaize’s CFO said.