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  Murky economic outlook prompts review of pay strategies: Korn Ferry

  Business leaders are thinking differently about their approach to executive incentives among continued economic uncertainty — an area where CFOs could share key insights, Korn Ferry’s Ron Seifert said.  

  Financial Reporting

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  UHY’s new CFO on being a CPA’s CPA: They ‘need numbers’

  Laura LaPeer took the CFO seat at the accounting firm of UHY, which plans to grow organically and via private-equity-backed deals.

  Strategy & Operations

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  CPA licensing changes poised to hit half of all states by year-end

  While a growing band of states have passed new CPA licensure laws, employers, universities, students and regulators are just beginning to grapple with how the new rules will work.

  Strategy & Operations

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  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 Aug. 22, 2025

  Strategy & Operations

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  Powell clears path for Fed rate cut, flagging labor market weakness

  A speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prompted futures traders to increase the odds that policymakers will trim borrowing costs on Sept. 17.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Ex-Trump CFO Weisselberg may keep severance pay, appellate court rules

  The former finance chief is no longer required to pay $1 million back to New York State, the appeals court found, though the opinion has no impact on other judgments.

  Financial Reporting

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  Solid manufacturing, services signal rebounding Q3 growth: S&P Global

  Economic growth will likely quicken during the third quarter and expand at a 2.3% annualized rate, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said.

  Strategy & Operations

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  CFOs, PE sponsors diverge on AI adoption approach: Accordion

  Private equity sponsors want their portfolio CFOs to move forward with AI adoption, but finance chiefs are stymied on where to begin, a recent survey found.

  Financial Reporting

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  Former Dollar General exec to return for CFO post

  Donny Lau is rejoining Dollar General after a nearly three-year absence to replace Kelly Dilts, who is leaving the discount retailer to become the CFO of Nordstrom.

  Financial Reporting

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  CFO turnover spikes after record CEO exits last year

  Starbucks is among the public companies that have named a new CFO this year following a CEO departure.

  Strategy & Operations

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  IRS underreports wait times for taxpayers phoning in for help: TIGTA

  “More transparency is needed when reporting IRS telephone level of service and average wait time,” the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Home Depot warns of tariff impact, ‘modest’ price hikes

  The retailer might see some “modest” price movement as it continues to navigate tepid home improvement demand alongside tariff and interest rate uncertainty, executives said.

  Financial Reporting

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  Cybersecurity startup Horizon3.ai taps new CFO

  Founded in 2019, San Francisco-based Horizon3.ai in June completed a $100 million Series D funding round. 

  Strategy & Operations

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  Rare earth CFO’s financing strategy hinges on auto contracts

  The Canada-based mining company Aclara's finance chief is priorizing securing contracts from customers who will use its products in order to secure more than $1 billion in financing.

  Updated Aug. 20, 2025

  Strategy & Operations

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  State data highlight stability in US labor market: San Francisco Fed

  Release of a report on gauging employment by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco precedes an annual Fed meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, titled “Labor Markets in Transition.”

  Strategy & Operations

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  State AI rules trigger rising small business angst

  Nearly two-thirds of survey respondents said they were worried about potential compliance and litigation costs related to state laws on privacy, AI and technology.

  Compliance

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  Upwork leans on AI deals for greater ‘optionality,’ CFO says

  The company is “by no means done with M&A,” CFO Erica Gessert said, but is continuing to prioritize a key mix of profitability and growth.  

  Financial Reporting

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  Opinion

  Stablecoins now have a green light. What’s next for CFOs?

  Even with legislation in place, adoption will still require a willingness to reimagine how corporate funds are allocated, writes Sygnum Bank’s Katalin Tischhauser.

  Technology

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  Lax IRS review opened way for Form 941 business fraud: Inspector General

  The report identifies errors that preceded a historic agency shakeup this year under the Trump administration.

  Strategy & Operations

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  CFOs elevate tax to strategic leadership: BDO

  Tax leaders have seen their roles as strategy drivers grow since many stepped up to help with cash planning needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

  Financial Reporting

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  PwC Kunai acquisition to bolster tech enablement for bank CFOs

  With Kunai, PwC aims to help bank CFOs prototype and measure results of tech transformations, arming them with early evidence to win internal backing.

  Technology

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  Retail sales rise despite persistent inflation, soft labor market

  After robust buying in July, consumer sentiment faltered in August for the first time in four months, according to a University of Michigan survey.

  Strategy & Operations

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  CFOs must take ownership of managing culture risks: AuditBoard

  When it comes to hedging against cultural risks, CFOs need to “keep their eye on the ball” and make sure the critical players have the resources they need, AuditBoard’s Richard Chambers said.  

  Compliance

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  Producer prices rise as high tariff costs trickle through supply chains

  “It’s going to take another two to three quarters for tariffs to play through” the inflation data, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President Alberto Musalem said.

  Updated Aug. 15, 2025

  Strategy & Operations

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  Cisco AI infrastructure orders top $2B

  Newly minted CFO Mark Patterson will focus on “financial discipline” and profitable growth as Cisco looks to position itself as a “critical infrastructure provider” for the AI age.

  Financial Reporting

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