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    6 essentials for CFOs aiming to rise to CEO: McKinsey

    Corporate boards in the past decade have increasingly turned to CFOs to fill the CEO seat. McKinsey has highlighted the attributes boards seek in a chief executive.

    By • Jan. 23, 2024
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    Future of labor’s ‘Great Reset’ is murky

    While 2023 saw SAG-AFTRA and other big labor actions, CFOs still hold some strong cards as inflation and automation raise workers’ job security concerns.

    By Chris Gaetano • Jan. 23, 2024
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    Trendline

    CFO best practices in the evolving generative AI era

    As the initial frenzy around the launch of generative artificial intelligence subsides, a new GenAI era appears to be taking shape.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Recession odds fall below 50% amid rising sales, profits: NABE survey

    The mix of slowing inflation and cooling demand has prompted many economists to abandon forecasts for a decline in gross domestic product in 2024.

    By • Jan. 22, 2024
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    Cloud, SaaS spending manager Vertice raises $25M in Series B funding

    The startup is looking to expand in the U.S., Europe, Australia and Singapore as it also enters new markets such as Latin America and Southeast Asia.

    By • Jan. 22, 2024
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    Sponsored by Center for Audit Quality

    What an audit is, and why you should care

    Do you know how audits can enhance the investment decision-making process? This short video explains how accurate, reliable and transparent financial reporting keep capital markets operating effectively.

    Jan. 22, 2024
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    Beyond the numbers: Macy’s, Levi Strauss CFOs dish strategy

    Finance leaders are increasingly balancing financial and strategic duties. For some retail CFOs that’s meant a bigger role in growing market share.

    By • Jan. 19, 2024
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    Arizona Cardinals fire CFO in leadership shakeup: ESPN

    The move comes amid reports of a broader restructuring of the football club’s business operations, led by chief operating officer Wesley Walls.

    By • Jan. 19, 2024
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    ‘Little evidence’ remote work harms productivity: San Francisco Fed

    After surging during the worst of the pandemic, remote work has declined to 30% of paid workdays, according to research by the San Francisco Fed.

    By • Jan. 19, 2024
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    Audit committees in 2024 face rising tax, AI, regulatory challenges: EY

    A barrage of business risks may intensify this year, and audit committees need to help C-suite executives limit potential losses and seize opportunities, EY said.

    By • Jan. 18, 2024
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    UHY enters Massachusetts with acquisition

    Joining UHY enables Paresky Flitt to broaden its offerings and ensures it can “take on AI,” Managing Partner David Lorenzi said.

    By • Jan. 18, 2024
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    PwC’s Wes Bricker: Economy is top of mind as CFOs face ‘decade of disruption’

    The coming year will see CFOs zero in on profitability and pricing strategies that can foster growth in a high-rate environment.  

    By • Jan. 18, 2024
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    Retail sales exceed forecasts, highlighting steady consumer-fueled growth

    Robust retail sales defy predictions that trends such as declining savings and a cooling labor market will inhibit consumer spending. 

    By • Jan. 17, 2024
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    FedEx CEO eyes Red Sea crisis, rising ocean rates

    With ocean shipping rates spiking amid attacks by Houthi rebels, FedEx says it’s closely watching the situation.

    By • Jan. 17, 2024
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    Disney rejects ex-CFO Rasulo, Peltz as board nominees

    Disney’s board resisted pressure for a shakeup, opting instead for its own slate of 12 nominees including CEO Robert Iger.

    By • Jan. 17, 2024
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    CEOs see ballooning federal debt as biggest business threat: Conference Board

    Congressional leaders wrangle over federal spending and struggle to avert a government shutdown as business leaders fret over the worsening fiscal outlook.

    By • Jan. 16, 2024
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    AI ranked by tech CFOs as top 2024 investment priority

    The technology also triggered concerns including the potential for data privacy risks and negative workforce impacts such as job displacement.

    By • Jan. 16, 2024
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    Finance firms shift to defensive AI playbooks

    Just over a year after ChatGPT’s launch rocked corporate digital transformation plans, a Nvidia survey signals changes in how finance chiefs think about AI.  

    By • Jan. 16, 2024
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    Opinion

    6 AI tips for first-time adopters

    Companies adopting AI for the first time must be ready to do it responsibly and in a way that can deliver real business value, writes Hero Digital’s Arun Kumar.

    By Arun Kumar • Jan. 16, 2024
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    Google lays off hundreds of workers, citing organizational changes

    Several divisions were impacted, including teams in central engineering, augmented reality and the Google Assistant unit.

    By Roberto Torres • Jan. 12, 2024
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    Compensation committees face busy dockets in 2024, experts say

    Incentive plan performance ranges and the use of discretion in incentive payouts are among the issues compensation panels are likely to confront. 

    By Lyle Moran • Jan. 12, 2024
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    IRS streamlining falls short despite budget boost: Taxpayer Advocate

    Although improving some taxpayer services, the IRS has overstated its progress by claiming to answer 85% of calls, the national taxpayer advocate said.

    By • Jan. 12, 2024
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    Inflation inches up, signaling prospect of extended Fed inflation fight

    The consumer price index last month rose more than anticipated, with gains in the cost of services staying stubbornly high.

    By • Jan. 11, 2024
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    Opinion

    AR sobriety: How to cut your losses

    Late payments mean your company is effectively loaning money at zero interest. It’s time to tighten your billings and collections systems, Dean Kaplan writes.

    By Dean Kaplan • Jan. 10, 2024
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    Economic growth will slow to 1.6% in 2024 as high rates bite: World Bank

    The most restrictive monetary policy in 40 years will weigh on growth but probably not trigger a downturn this year and in 2025, the World Bank said.

    By • Jan. 10, 2024
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    CFOs look to tech, M&A to foster growth: Deloitte

    Finance chiefs are eyeing digital technologies and new potential deals as they marshal their plans for the new year, Deloitte said.  

    By • Jan. 9, 2024