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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 -
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TrendlineNavigating risk in turbulent times
CFOs must help their organizations mitigate risks by balancing the need for both growth and stability.
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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 -
SEC chair wants corporate disclosure of political donations in ESG regime
SEC Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee said disclosure on political spending would help investors ensure company donations align with public ESG statements.
By Jim Tyson • March 16, 2021 -
The metrics behind feedback-driven growth
To get alignment behind common goals, employees must have access to the same data as leaders, the co-CEOs of Monday.com say.
By Robert Freedman • March 16, 2021 -
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'Uncertainty cube' touted for sharper modeling
By analyzing more variables over more paths, FP&A teams can narrow down risk scenarios, McKinsey analyst Aleksander Petrov says.
By Robert Freedman • March 15, 2021 -
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Lawmakers propose extending PPP coronavirus rescue aid through May
Legislation introduced in the House and Senate would postpone the deadline for the Payroll Protection Program from March 31 to May 31.
By Jim Tyson • March 15, 2021 -
A CFO's stress-tested model bears out
The Center for Naval Analyses benefited from the financial model Christian Geyer created despite its hard-to-believe forecast.
By Robert Freedman • March 13, 2021 -
SEC official: Companies avoiding ESG disclosures 'risk higher costs of capital'
Disclosing some ESG-related issues may eventually prove as important for companies as reporting asbestos-related risks, a top SEC official said.
By Jim Tyson • March 13, 2021 -
CFOs see need to overhaul capital strategy amid pandemic 'shock,' EY says
The pandemic has given CFOs a "once-in-a-generation shock," forcing them to completely rethink their capital allocation strategy, an EY survey found.
By Jim Tyson • March 11, 2021
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