Risk Management: Page 6


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    CISA launches cyber incident reporting portal to streamline breach disclosure

    The secure portal is designed to encourage faster and more robust information sharing about malicious attacks and critical vulnerabilities.

    By David Jones • Aug. 30, 2024
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    Dollar General CFO cites inflation, cost pressures as shares slump

    “The customer will continue to feel financial pressure for the duration of the year,” CFO Kelly Dilts said on the company’s second quarter earnings call.

    By Aug. 30, 2024
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    Trendline

    Compensation: solving the cost-talent puzzle

    In today’s strong labor market, CFOs leery of raising wages find creative ways to find and retain key employees.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Only 58% of executives assessed business risks of AI: PwC

    Rapid advances in AI outpace efforts to contain the risks from the technology, according to executives and officials.

    By Aug. 29, 2024
  • SEC charges Navy shipbuilder Austal with accounting fraud

    Austal understated an accounting metric known as “estimate at completion” for the construction of Littoral Combat Ships, according to SEC allegations.

    By Aug. 28, 2024
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    Super Micro delays 10-K filing to assess internal controls

    The AI server maker delayed its 10-K as experts partly blame a recent spike in tardy annual reports on the accounting talent shortage and increased regulation.

    By Aug. 28, 2024
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    Consumer confidence rises despite concern for weakening job market

    A Conference Board report Tuesday highlighting improving consumer confidence aligns with a similar survey in early August by the University of Michigan.

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    Sponsored by BOK Financial

    Payment fraud poses a significant threat to businesses

    It’s not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ your business will be hit with fraud or a cyberattack. BOK Financial provides five proactive tips for protecting your company from fraudsters trying to steal your information, data or your money.

    Aug. 26, 2024
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    Powell says ‘time has come’ for rate cut, cites weakening labor market

    The Fed chair did not indicate the size of a coming interest rate reduction, keeping alive a debate on how far policymakers will cut borrowing costs.

    By Aug. 23, 2024
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    Prepping for the internal audit, CFO ‘inflection’ point

    Internal auditors are joining the CFO as strategic business leaders, according to a Protiviti report.  

    By Aug. 23, 2024
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    Jobless claims edge up, amplifying Fed signals for rate cut

    Payrolls in the 12 months ending in March may have grown 818,000 less than previously reported, according to federal data.

    By Aug. 22, 2024
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    SEC approves tougher rules targeting auditor ‘negligence’

    Two out of the agency’s five commissioners voted against the stricter standards, warning that they may hinder efforts to expand the ranks of auditors.

    By Aug. 21, 2024
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    47% of US firms suffered data breach resulting in severe financial loss

    The study comes as the global average cost of a breach has hit nearly $4.9 million this year, according to an IBM estimate.

    By Aug. 20, 2024
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    AI spurs widespread ROI confidence: KPMG

    Companies “are moving from experimenting with the technology to really starting to put expectations on it,” KPMG’s Per Edin said.

    By Aug. 20, 2024
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    Economic data no longer herald recession: Conference Board

    Several data points during the past two weeks paint a sunny outlook for the economy, discouraging forecasts of a downturn.

    By Aug. 19, 2024
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    PCAOB says deficiencies rise among reports by audit firms

    Inspections of nearly half of the firms’ engagements reviewed by the PCAOB revealed evidence that the auditor failed to obtain enough evidence to support its opinion.

    By Aug. 16, 2024
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    To drive AI efficiency, CFOs must focus on its ‘fuel’: OneTrust

    As the AI age dawns, CFOs need to be sure they’re focusing on what actually makes that technology tick — data, CFO Guido Torrini says.

    By Aug. 16, 2024
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    SEC imposes $390M in fines in crackdown on shoddy record-keeping

    The agency that regulates Wall Street in the past year has slammed several financial services companies for flawed record-keeping.

    By Aug. 15, 2024
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    Opinion

    How to push price and bust currency devaluation

    Whether for increased revenue or profitability, corporate growth requires price increases — potentially as frequently as every six months, Adam Echter writes.

    By Adam Echter • Aug. 15, 2024
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    Inflation slows to three-year low, clearing way for Fed rate cut

    The central bank at a meeting next month will likely weigh cooling inflation against signs that the labor market is loosening up.

    By Aug. 14, 2024
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    Producer price inflation slows, brightening outlook for Fed rate cut

    The less-than-forecast gain in PPI last month bodes well for a decline in economy-wide price pressures in coming months.

    By Aug. 13, 2024
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    M&A, vendor reliance help drive up ransomware threat: report

    The financial severity of claims related to ransomware attacks increased more than 400% from 2022 to 2023, the study found.

    By Aug. 13, 2024
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    IRS restarts review of employers’ claims for pandemic tax credit

    The agency last year suspended processing applications for the Employee Retention Credit after reports of fraud.

    By Aug. 9, 2024
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    Jobless claims dip below forecasts in glimmer of hope for labor market

    The report on initial jobless claims helped fuel a rebound in equity markets following news last week of job market weakness.

    By Aug. 8, 2024
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    Delinquencies rise as household debt hits record high: NY Fed

    Rising consumer debt and delinquencies, along with an increase in unemployment, have shown no signs of dampening consumer spending.

    By Aug. 7, 2024
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    CFO, CIO partnership key to bridge tech, talent gap: Workday

    By taking point on technology initiatives, CFOs can shape the future of how their company leverages new solutions, Workday’s Terrance Wampler said.

    By Aug. 7, 2024