Risk Management: Page 13
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To drive AI efficiency, CFOs must focus on its ‘fuel’: OneTrust
As the AI age dawns, CFOs need to be sure they’re focusing on what actually makes that technology tick — data, CFO Guido Torrini says.
By Grace Noto • Aug. 16, 2024 -
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SEC imposes $390M in fines in crackdown on shoddy record-keeping
The agency that regulates Wall Street in the past year has slammed several financial services companies for flawed record-keeping.
By Jim Tyson • Aug. 15, 2024 -
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OpinionHow to push price and bust currency devaluation
Whether for increased revenue or profitability, corporate growth requires price increases — potentially as frequently as every six months, Adam Echter writes.
By Adam Echter • Aug. 15, 2024 -
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Inflation slows to three-year low, clearing way for Fed rate cut
The central bank at a meeting next month will likely weigh cooling inflation against signs that the labor market is loosening up.
By Jim Tyson • Aug. 14, 2024 -
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Producer price inflation slows, brightening outlook for Fed rate cut
The less-than-forecast gain in PPI last month bodes well for a decline in economy-wide price pressures in coming months.
By Jim Tyson • Aug. 13, 2024 -
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M&A, vendor reliance help drive up ransomware threat: report
The financial severity of claims related to ransomware attacks increased more than 400% from 2022 to 2023, the study found.
By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 13, 2024 -
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IRS restarts review of employers’ claims for pandemic tax credit
The agency last year suspended processing applications for the Employee Retention Credit after reports of fraud.
By Jim Tyson • Aug. 9, 2024 -
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Jobless claims dip below forecasts in glimmer of hope for labor market
The report on initial jobless claims helped fuel a rebound in equity markets following news last week of job market weakness.
By Jim Tyson • Aug. 8, 2024 -
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Delinquencies rise as household debt hits record high: NY Fed
Rising consumer debt and delinquencies, along with an increase in unemployment, have shown no signs of dampening consumer spending.
By Jim Tyson • Aug. 7, 2024 -
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CFO, CIO partnership key to bridge tech, talent gap: Workday
By taking point on technology initiatives, CFOs can shape the future of how their company leverages new solutions, Workday’s Terrance Wampler said.
By Grace Noto • Aug. 7, 2024 -
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Job market setbacks do not ‘portend’ broad slump: Conference Board
Investors fearing a recession have pulled back from risk since a report on Friday that unemployment last month rose to 4.3%.
By Jim Tyson • Aug. 6, 2024 -
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Fed’s Goolsbee seeks to cool speculation of sudden turn to rate policy
The central bank official cited signs of solid economic growth, including a 2.8%-annual-rate increase in gross domestic product during the second quarter.
By Jim Tyson • Aug. 5, 2024 -
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Insured loss impact could reach $1B following CrowdStrike outage
Guy Carpenter said it could be worse: Had the incident involved a ransomware attack, losses could have reached $2 billion.
By David Jones • Aug. 5, 2024 -
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How to curb ‘key man risk’ and late SEC filings
The accounting talent shortage and increased reporting requirements helped create a “perfect storm” leading to more late SEC filings, UHY’s Ro Sokhi said.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Aug. 2, 2024 -
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Fed holds rates steady; points to ‘totality’ of data needed for potential September cut
The central bank continued to maintain rates at their 23-year high, but cracked open the door for a potential cut in September.
By Grace Noto • July 31, 2024 -
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How the GenAI boom is impacting M&A deals
About eight in 10 dealmakers responding to a KPMG poll said that GenAI has had some effect on their M&A strategy.
By Alexei Alexis • July 30, 2024 -
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Election turmoil ratchets up CFOs’ geopolitical risks
Finance leaders’ agility is facing a fresh test as they consider potential impacts of the recent shakeup in the U.S. presidential election.
By Maura Webber Sadovi , Grace Noto • July 29, 2024 -
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Deep Dive7 CFO tips for yielding high ROI during the rush into generative AI
Financial executives willing to chance big spending on generative AI can take steps to reduce risk and seize the payoffs.
By Jim Tyson • July 26, 2024 -
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Zelle, big banks challenge senators on scam reimbursements
Forcing banks to reimburse authorized payments could encourage bad behavior and would not deter scammers, bank executives said in a Senate hearing.
By Patrick Cooley • July 26, 2024 -
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3 risky ‘surveillance pricing’ practices to avoid
CFOs should be ready for potentially tougher enforcement actions connected to pricing practices in the future, says Michael Keeley, an attorney with law firm Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • July 25, 2024 -
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‘Friendly fraud’ persists under the radar
Fraud committed by customers threatens companies’ bottom lines and often goes unreported, experts say.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • July 23, 2024 -
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Judge deals major blow to SEC’s cybersecurity enforcement stance
“The decision substantially limits the SEC’s authority to challenge a company’s cybersecurity program,” attorney Mark Schonfeld said.
By Alexei Alexis • July 23, 2024 -
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Visa, Mastercard say CrowdStrike didn’t impact networks
Still, cardholders may have been affected, particularly in Europe, as some bank card issuers were hit by the cybersecurity company’s update snafu.
By Lynne Marek • July 22, 2024 -
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Deep Dive‘Surge Moment’: Generative AI upends time-tested measurements of ROI
CFOs gauging the return on investment from generative artificial intelligence are trying to map fuzzy terrain, according to financial executives and AI experts.
By Jim Tyson • July 19, 2024 -
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OpinionFinance leaders need to move quickly to prep for the ‘tax trifecta’
U.S. businesses must begin scenario planning ahead of the presidential election to avoid being caught off guard by sudden shifts in tax policy, KPMG’s Rema Serafi writes.
By Rema Serafi • July 19, 2024
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