Strategy & Operations: Page 83
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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 -
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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 -
Companies 'prone to self-delusion' when using cloud, McKinsey says
Most industrial companies have adopted cloud computing but few “reap the cloud’s full rewards,” McKinsey says.
By Jim Tyson • March 10, 2021 -
Credit risk eases after regulator clarifies sunset of LIBOR, Moody's says
Regulatory clarity on the phase-out of LIBOR has reduced the credit risk tied to billions of dollars in financial contracts, Moody's Investors Service said.
By Jim Tyson • March 9, 2021 -
$1.9T stimulus includes $55B for business
PPP and other emergency loans will get an infusion, restaurants and live-event venues get targeted help, and the new 'Navigator' program will help businesses find available funds.
By Robert Freedman • March 8, 2021 -
Deep Dive
CFOs facing an unprecedented range of risks find an edge in analytics
CFOs are adapting to an unusually hazardous business landscape by forecasting with advanced data analytics.
By Jim Tyson • March 8, 2021 -
CFO helped Zipcar grow revenue prior to IPO
Ed Goldfinger's deep dive into revenues and costs showed the car rental company's main moneymaker was a money loser in disguise.
By Robert Freedman • March 7, 2021 -
PayPal CFO: Pandemic has created 'inflection point' for digital payments
The virtual payments processor does not anticipate a post-pandemic drop in business, but intends to double its user base and triple total payment volume, John Rainey told Barron's.
By Jane Thier • March 4, 2021
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