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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.
By Robert Freedman • April 6, 2021 -
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.
By Jim Tyson • April 5, 2021 -
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TrendlineDigital transformation, one smart step at a time
As pricing pressures tighten margins and technologies like artificial intelligence evolve, finance chiefs are more closely scrutinizing the cost and returns of the tech tools they implement.
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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.
By Robert Freedman • April 5, 2021 -
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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.
By Jim Tyson • April 1, 2021 -
More companies using hybrid auction in lieu of traditional IPO
The process can lead to more market-based initial pricing while giving companies control over share allocations.
By Robert Freedman • March 31, 2021 -
Private company CFOs excited about, but wary of, SPACs
Grant Thornton's quarterly CFO survey also finds CFOs prioritizing investments in ESG, diversity and tech.
By Jane Thier • March 31, 2021 -
Companies may want to consider halting quarterly EPS guidance, McKinsey says
Quarterly EPS guidance often provides limited insights, so companies that suspended the reports during the pandemic may want to consider suspending them for good, McKinsey said.
By Jim Tyson • March 31, 2021 -
Companies said to need deeper data dives to improve metrics
Data lakes contain much more information than CFOs typically use to track performance, data specialists say.
By Robert Freedman • March 30, 2021 -
SEC threatened with lawsuit by state attorney general over ESG disclosure
West Virginia's attorney general threatens to sue the SEC if it compels companies to file disclosures on environmental, social and governance matters.
By Jim Tyson • March 29, 2021 -
CFO used automation to turn back-office function into value driver
LivePerson finance chief John Collins brought in top data scientists and engineers to build a data system that increased growth and improved margins.
By Robert Freedman • March 29, 2021 -
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Deep Dive4 CFO lessons from the pandemic
CFOs are advancing into the second year of a once-in-a-century pandemic with lessons they’ve learned while coping with a broad range of disruptions from COVID-19.
By Jim Tyson • March 26, 2021 -
New York passes law guiding LIBOR transition for $1.9 trillion in debt
New York lawmakers approved legislation clarifying the switch from LIBOR to an alternative reference rate for much of $1.9 trillion in outstanding contracts.
By Jim Tyson • March 26, 2021 -
House panel flags $84 billion in potential fraud in PPP, other coronavirus crisis loans
Fraudulent loans under the PPP and another coronavirus aid program may total nearly $84 billion, with less than 1% recovered so far, according to a U.S. House panel.
By Jim Tyson • March 25, 2021 -
Fraud expected to remain high even as pandemic eases
Examiners say fraud steadily rose as the pandemic continued, and will remain elevated this year.
By Robert Freedman • March 25, 2021 -
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Federal watchdog warns of potential crisis in post-pandemic U.S. fiscal health
The Government Accountability Office said U.S. debt, pushed up by $6 trillion in pandemic rescue spending, will hit a record high in 2028, increasing the odds of fiscal crisis.
By Jim Tyson • March 24, 2021 -
MicroStrategy CEO: Treasurers should buy Bitcoin as cash alternative to hedge inflation
Record stimulus is likely to stoke inflation, making Bitcoin an attractive backstop for corporate treasurers, according to Michael Saylor.
By Jim Tyson • March 23, 2021 -
Top Fed official warns banks slow to end use of LIBOR
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles said regulated institutions face “intense” oversight of their transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).
By Jim Tyson • March 22, 2021 -
How Google's CFO balances new projects with 'financial rigor'
“If you're not building strong, durable, quality growth, [your company] won't persist into the long-run,” Ruth Porat said last week.
By Jane Thier • March 22, 2021 -
Stimulus includes surprise expansion of executive pay curb
A last-minute addition discourages lofty compensation by subjecting an increased number of employees to a deduction cap.
By Robert Freedman • March 22, 2021 -
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Deep DiveHow university CFOs survived the 2020 pandemic
The pandemic has shown the limitations of endowments as a resource, the risks of too many people in charge, and the intricacies of decision-making as a higher ed CFO.
By Jane Thier • March 19, 2021 -
You're behind if you're not thinking two years out, CFO says
As a first-time CFO at AI company Uniphore, Stephane Berthier leans on 20 years' experience helping companies go public and execute on M&A.
By Robert Freedman • March 19, 2021 -
CFOs reporting greater optimism, appetite for risk: survey
Nearly seven in 10 CFOs (67%) reported being "somewhat" or "significantly" more optimistic than they were three months ago, per Deloitte's Signals Survey.
By Jane Thier • March 18, 2021 -
Opinion
Using a price-volume-mix analysis to improve performance
Whether you know it as a sales bridge or variance analysis, it can help decode your company's performance at a granular level.
By Dayton Kellenberger • March 17, 2021 -
Federal watchdog warns of cybersecurity risks to employee retirement plans
Fiduciaries might not realize they could be liable for losses they were obligated to prevent, the Government Accountability Office says.
By Jim Tyson • March 17, 2021 -
Pandemic-driven cost efficiency gains may be at risk, survey finds
Reintroducing costs based on recovered revenue fails to recognize permanent business shifts, Gartner’s recent research shows.
By Jane Thier • March 16, 2021
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