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    Payment recovery touted as source of working capital

    Building a forensic audit into your source-to-pay process could put otherwise misspent money back into your pocket.

    By Robert Freedman • March 26, 2020
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    CFOs can expect indirect benefit from Fed's latest credit facility

    The move gives money market fund managers the confidence to buy or roll over the commercial paper that many companies rely on to cover short-term costs.

    By Robert Freedman • March 23, 2020
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    Banks tap Fed discount window to signal readiness on credit

    The biggest U.S. banks have been cooperating with each other and with the Federal Reserve to show they'll keep people and companies liquid should the economy worsen.

    By Robert Freedman • March 17, 2020

  • Trump's new $1T relief package: Which industries get a slice?

    Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pitched the relief package to Senate Republicans. It's the biggest package in U.S. history, but which industries will get access?

    By Jane Thier • March 17, 2020
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    CFOs building up cash as uncertainty clouds economy

    CFOs are taking a defensive position to preserve cash, but they're open to spending in the early part of this year, according to the Association for Financial Professionals' quarterly cash survey.

    By Robert Freedman • Jan. 28, 2020
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    Sinclair Broadcast Group CFO sacrificed higher pay for experience

    Lucy Rutishauser created her first job at the company by convincing executives she could fill a role they didn't know they needed.

    By Robert Freedman • Oct. 21, 2019

  • Reverse factoring in cash management prompts alarm from Moody's

    Companies are stretching out their supplier payments with a new take on conventional factoring, but this often creates an undisclosed material debt obligation.

    By Robert Freedman • Sept. 22, 2019

  • 5 signs you're about to run out of cash

    Cash is surprisingly hard to track, and knowing when it's about to run out is harder if you don't know the warning signs. 

    By Robert Freedman • Sept. 12, 2019

  • Companies hanging on to cash despite S&P 500 stock buyback binge

    AFP's Corporate Cash Indicators index revealed most companies are still holding cash to hedge against global uncertainty. 

    By Robert Freedman and Jane Thier • Aug. 5, 2019