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OpinionDespite gains in hard-hit sectors, be realistic on valuations
The outlook across sectors is better than expected, but forecasts must be achievable.
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Business spend management tools gain traction during the pandemic
Despite the COVID-19 impact, expense management software companies can expect 10.5% compound annual growth through 2024, research shows.
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Novavax CFO steps down after 5 months
Greg Covino will be leaving the CFO role at a critical point for the vaccine manufacturer, which last week announced it would be expanding clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate to include children and teens.
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CFO hit home run as Mets assistant controller
Rebecca Mahadeva is bringing to the healthcare advertising industry the same accounting efficiencies she brought to the storied New York ball club.
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Raytheon CFO abruptly departs
The defense contractor's VP of FP&A, Neil Mitchill, replaced Anthony O’Brien, its CFO since 2015, on April 7.
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Former NYSE CFO: SPACs are 'here to stay'
Special purpose acquisition companies “are starting to disintermediate late-stage venture capital," Amy Butte told CNBC Monday.
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M&A supports buyers' stock price performance during Q1, study finds
Dealmaking paid off for acquiring firms, boosting their stock prices to a record first-quarter performance, a Willis Towers Watson study found.
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Weed out data before evolving finance tools, planning chief says
Teddy Collins of SeatGeek gave the company's data a hard look before transitioning finance tools from Excel to Google sheets to third-party applications.
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SEC in 'risk alert' warns that some ESG funds may mislead investors
The SEC found that some investment companies may have made misleading statements on ESG investing processes and adherence to ESG frameworks.
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Private credit markets poised to rebound: survey
Private credit dealmakers foresee a market resurgence in 2021 following the pandemic-induced setback last year, according to a survey by Katten.
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Risky career moves helped CFO land top seat
Kevin Ingram leveraged operational roles to prepare him for finance leadership at commercial property insurer FM Global.
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Former Vrbo CFO on moving from vacation space to wellness
Trent York, who worked on Vrbo's IPO and later sale to Expedia, is now leading finance at Restore Hyper Wellness, which provides cryotherapy and infrared saunas, among other holistic wellness services.
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Model discounts into pricing, SaaS specialist says
Rather than leave discounting to a sales rep’s discretion, calculate strategically and offer transparent pricing, SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin says.
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Opinion651 apps? How to get your SaaS stack in order
Software-as-a-Service applications help employees become more productive and innovative. But when unmanaged, too many applications can drain a technology budget and make collaboration difficult.
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Charles Schwab Bank CFO moves to IPG Mediabrands
Marlene Pelage replaces CFO Guy Beach, who becomes global president at the media and marketing solutions division of ad giant Interpublic Group.
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Coinbase's direct IPO could be hard act to follow
High name recognition and strong investor interest are needed to go public when there’s no big underwriter or a road show to generate excitement, a capital raise specialist says.
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Most companies will likely link executive pay to environmental targets: ING survey
Spurred on by the pandemic, most companies are accelerating their “green transformation” and plan to tie executive pay to environmental goals, ING said in an ESG survey.
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Ahead of logistics business spinoff, XPO taps new CFO
The supply chain giant with clients including Nestlé, IKEA and Boeing on Tuesday named Baris Oran CFO of its soon-to-be spinoff company, GXO Logistics.
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At logistics company Transfix, former WeWork CFO is prioritizing balance
The most important thing for a high-growth company is to balance long-term aspirations with the day-to-day work, Christian Lee told CFO Dive.
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Yellen urges global policymakers not to withdraw stimulus too quickly
The lesson of the last financial crisis is to keep supporting the global recovery, the Treasury secretary said at the opening of a global economic meeting.
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New SaaS CFO to focus on deal pricing
Enterprise search technology company Sinequa is sitting on cash, freeing up finance chief Mark Williams to focus on growth, metrics, and deal support.
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Yellen pushes for global minimum corporate tax rate
Yellen deplores “a 30-year race to the bottom” in taxation and says a global minimum corporate tax rate would help bolster U.S. competitiveness.
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SEC accounting chief cautions on SPAC rush
The newly popular IPO alternative is often completed in months, a short time frame that can make public compliance rules hard to meet, a top federal official says.
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Trump Organization CFO's bank records subpoenaed
Investigators at the Manhattan District Attorney's office subpoenaed Allen Weisselberg's records in an effort to push him towards cooperation, The New York Times said.
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Benefits of $2T Biden plan won't outweigh tax costs: Tax Foundation
Biden would benefit the economy more by funding his $2 trillion infrastructure plan with federal spending cuts, rather than by raising corporate taxes, the Tax Foundation said.
