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    Long-term incentives lift CFO pay amid competition for talent

    CFO incentive awards are rising as pressure to retain experienced finance leaders intensifies, Compensation Advisory Partners found in a study.

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    Memo to SaaS CFOs: The deal is not the finish line

    Bookings may show growth. What happens post-sale shows whether that growth is efficient, durable and worth keeping.

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    Fed ends bias toward more easing, holds benchmark rate steady

    Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh repeatedly said the central bank’s monetary policy committee will push down inflation toward its 2% goal.

    Updated June 17, 2026
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    AT&T names new CFO

    Jennifer Biry will rejoin the telecom company as its deputy CFO, before long-time finance chief Pascal Desroches retires at the end of the year.

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    CFOs boost tech spending despite economic angst: Grant Thornton

    Roughly two-thirds of CFOs plan to ramp up technology spending despite record-low economic sentiment, the quarterly study found.

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    CME Group CFO to take long-time CEO’s seat

    Lynne Fitzpatrick will succeed the Chicago-based global derivatives marketplace’s long-time CEO Terrence Duffy.

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    Former Maryland-area CFO faces wire, immigration fraud charges

    Maccaferri’s ex-finance chief fabricated emails — including from the CEO and CFO of its parent entity — to obtain bonus and other payments, the indictment alleges.

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    Finance, accounting top business major enrollment growth

    Overall business students held their place as the biggest group of U.S. undergraduates with 1.6 million enrolled this spring, according to the NSCRC.

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    Apptio boosts tool for tracking cloud spend in latest FinOps expansion

    Rising global IT spending, expected to reach $6.15 trillion in 2026, is intensifying pressure on enterprises to manage cloud costs in real time, the IBM company said.

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    SpaceX ties CFO stock, comp to EBITDA targets

    SpaceX’s historic IPO raises retention challenges for key leadership, including newly-minted billionaire and long-time CFO Bret Johnsen.

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    Starbucks CFO delegates principal accounting role

    The coffee giant’s finance chief Cathy Smith is transferring the PAO role to Val Bauduin, who will continue to report to Smith.

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    Some companies cover workers’ vacation costs

    “It’s essential to have that break from work to avoid burnout. It’s essential for human wellness, employee wellness,” a career expert told HR Dive.

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    Tech debt, process gaps keep firms in AI ‘pilot purgatory,’ study finds

    Collectively, the world’s top 2,000 public firms have nearly $18 trillion in untapped AI value due to broken processes and other weaknesses, according to the research.

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    Accounting watchdog calls on CFOs to vet IPOs

    Journalist and academic Francine McKenna says CFOs must “stand up” to CEOs and boards and serve as protectors of the integrity of their firms’ financial reporting. 

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    Adobe CFO’s exit leaves leadership gap

    Daniel Durn’s departure leaves the tech platform fielding another executive search as it continues its hunt for a CEO successor to long-time top executive Shantanu Narayen.

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    BCG predicts rise of vibe coding in finance, urges guardrails

    Generative AI can enable finance teams to build their own software, but that benefit comes with new control and compliance risks, BCG said.

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    Consumer sentiment rises from four-month slump as gas price falls

    Consumers are “still seeing a lot of risks on the horizon,” according to Joanne Hsu, director of consumer surveys at the University of Michigan.  

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    Oracle expands into token-based AI pricing

    More than 30 customers have pre-purchased token bundles for AI capabilities under the company’s new pricing model, CEO Mike Sicilia said.

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    Primark names IKEA vet CFO ahead of planned AB Foods split

    Shell alum Lucy Slinger is joining Primark as the latest executive hire as it consolidates plans to become an independent entity.  

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    Dentsply Sirona appoints new CFO

    John Fortson, a former U.S. Army Ranger with over two decades of finance experience, will take the dental supply maker’s finance reins in July.

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    Recession fears rise as company confidence holds: AICPA

    Just over half of accounting professionals surveyed in May believed the U.S. was already in a recession or will be by the end of the year, the report found.

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    Vermont governor signs CPA bill into law, effective immediately

    The Green Mountain State’s new law aligns it with more than 40 other states that have to date revamped licensing rules for certified public accountants. 

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    Synthetic identity fraud surges as criminals weaponize AI: study

    U.S. unsecured credit losses are projected to exceed $3.1 billion in 2026 as the trend accelerates.

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    Inflation jumps 4.2%, spurred by war-induced surge in energy prices

    Rising prices have begun to erode gains in real wages in recent years and weaken consumer purchasing power for all goods and services.

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    McAfee nabs Experian alum for incoming CFO

    Brian Herb will step in as CFO for the cybersecurity firm as it grapples with AI, which is transforming the software and digital fraud landscape.

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    Tracking CPA licensure paths: Removing the 150-hour-rule hurdle

    State changes to licensing rules are chipping away at a decades-old system that has largely required CPA candidates to complete what effectively amounts to a fifth year of schooling.

    Updated June 10, 2026