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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 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
  • 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
  • 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 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 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
  • A vial of BioNTech and Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine
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    Deep Dive

    4 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 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 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 March 25, 2021
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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
  • 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 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 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 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
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    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
  • How University CFOs Survived 2020
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    Deep Dive

    How 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
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    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
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    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 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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    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 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