Alphabet CFO supports higher taxes, global minimum tax

The intent behind paying more taxes, Ruth Porat believes, is to deliver on a vitally needed infrastructure program, which Google is committed to supporting.

By Jane Thier • June 24, 2021

Gensler says alternative to LIBOR poses risk of manipulation

SEC Chair Gary Gensler warned of risks in replacing LIBOR with the Bloomberg Short Term Bank Yield Index.

By Jim Tyson • June 23, 2021

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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.

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Federated approach touted as best for digital transformation

Let IT build a centralized automation platform while operational teams build the specialized processes that link into it, an integration specialist says.

By Robert Freedman • June 23, 2021

A nonprofit CFO's guide to navigating a downturn

Tasked with balancing mission and sustaining revenue, CFOs have relied on difficult decisions and quick thinking to keep their nonprofit organizations afloat.

By Jane Thier • June 23, 2021

M&A will be hard to derail this year, specialists say

Well-capitalized companies, private equity firms and SPACs are expected to drive robust mergers and acquisitions even if the central bank tries to cool markets.

By Ted Knutson • June 22, 2021

Loan default rate forecast falls as economy emerges from pandemic: Fitch

The receding pandemic and brighter prospects for some troubled sectors prompted an improved outlook for the default rate for leveraged loans, Fitch Ratings said.

By Jim Tyson • June 22, 2021

Subscription pricing: Stop relying on the negative option

Companies hurt the annual recurring revenue model by being less than straightforward in attracting and keeping subscribers and complicating cancellations.

By Krish Subramanian • June 22, 2021

Preparing for extended CFO absence

Finance leaders should think about whether the business is in a status quo cycle or preparing for a strategic move when deciding who to bring in to manage finance and accounting.

By Ted Knutson • June 21, 2021

Whistleblower plan to catch corporate tax cheats gets bipartisan push

Republican and Democratic senators seek to narrow the $630 billion annual tax gap by putting teeth into the IRS whistleblower program.

By Jim Tyson • June 18, 2021

Match Group to expand market with new acquisition: CFO

Adding South Korea-based Hyperconnect’s social discovery feature increases Match's target market from singles to everybody, CFO-COO Gary Swidler said.

By Jane Thier • June 18, 2021

Using flexible pricing models to keep transformation projects on track

CFOs that work with their technology providers on payment arrangements can help accelerate their organization's post-pandemic recovery. 

By Sameer Bhagwat and Raakesh Boyapati • June 18, 2021

CFO on how he learned from hiring, valuation mistakes

Finance leader Ian Charles is learning from his mistakes as he starts job at logistics software company Flexe.

By Robert Freedman • June 17, 2021

Large companies boost hiring plans to record level: survey

CEOs upgraded their outlook for the recovery and plans for capital investment and hiring, according to a Business Roundtable survey.

By Jim Tyson • June 17, 2021

Fed forecasts higher inflation while sustaining record stimulus

Federal Reserve officials increased their forecasts for inflation while holding the benchmark rate at a record low and pushing forward with monthly bond purchases.

By Jim Tyson • June 16, 2021

Citi CFO on expected trading plummet, digital investments

The stream of stimulus payments over the past year have led consumers to pay down their loans at high rates, Mark Mason said, which has hamstrung overall loan growth in the firm’s U.S. card unit.

By Jane Thier • June 16, 2021

Transition bonds find a footing as companies eye ESG growth

The instrument gives CFOs a tool for financing their company’s shift to operations reflective of environmental, social and governance goals.

By Ted Knutson • June 16, 2021

CFOs rethinking cost savings of just-in-time supply chains

Pandemic-related disruptions made it clear a broader strategic approach is needed even once the supply and demand equilibrium is restored.

By Ted Knutson • June 15, 2021

LIBOR regulators warn of risks of using rates other than SOFR

Regulators urged companies to replace LIBOR with SOFR, warning that other alternative reference rates pose risks of financial instability.

By Jim Tyson • June 14, 2021

Only 5% of CFOs have 'future-ready' operations: survey

In its latest executive survey, Accenture divided operational maturity into four tiers: stable, efficient, predictive and future-ready. 

By Jane Thier • June 14, 2021

CFOs substantially raise their growth expectations

CFOs' optimism towards their own company's performance, and that of the U.S. economy, has risen 29% in the past three months, Deloitte’s latest quarterly CFO Signals survey found.

By Jane Thier • June 14, 2021

Corporate tax staff working beyond capacity: survey

Technology can help close the capacity gap but many tax departments lack the time, budget and skills to deploy it effectively, a Thomson Reuters Institute survey found.   

By Jim Tyson • June 11, 2021

Scenario plan, but don't act, until tax changes clearer

Companies await a squeeze as U.S. and global tax priorities converge to force more tax payments through profit-shifting curbs, other changes. 

By Ted Knutson • June 11, 2021

Surging inflation may herald start of long-term price trend, economists say

Long-term forces, such as aging populations and a pullback in globalization, will likely stoke inflation for decades, reversing a trend of slow price gains, economists say.

By Jim Tyson • June 10, 2021

Companies get more options in private credit market

The industry showed resilience in the pandemic by helping borrowers renegotiate loan terms.

By Robert Freedman • June 10, 2021

Regulator calls for sunsetting LIBOR in some interest rate swaps in July

A Commodity Futures Trading Commission subcommittee urges a switch in interdealer trading of interest rate swaps from LIBOR to SOFR on July 26.

By Jim Tyson • June 9, 2021