It’s Time for Boards to Have Technology Committees
Boards should focus as much on technology as they do on financial statements and executive compensation.
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StrategyGroupon and Wayfair Think Big to Avoid Finance Disaster
How CFOs of companies like Groupon and Wayfair kept explosive growth from overwhelming the business.
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Accounting & TaxThe Path of Lease Resistance
Many CFOs agree that companies should put leases on the balance sheet. But the 'how'...
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AccountingBig Data Helps Find Companies That Manipulate Earnings
Analytical models from academia and the SEC could help expose everything from poor-quality earnings to...
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First-Time CFO Thinks Big for Growth-Hungry Pegasystems
Longtime finance executive at growth-juggernaut salesforce.com, Rafe Brown, aims to help smaller software firm Pegasystems realize its own lofty ambitions.
Regulators Fear Big Data Threatens Audit Quality
Does audit firms’ emphasis on data analytics mean that audits themselves are suffering?
To Drive Growth, Ask Sales Better Questions
CFOs can lead the sales conversation by employing a set of metrics that drill down into customer segmentation, pricing discipline and territory growth.
SeedInvest Raises Series A on Its Own Platform
Although the crowdfunding site plans to tap nonaccredited investors when regulators allow it, one of its customers questions the wisdom of doing so.
Corporate Performance Isn’t All about Financial Results
Integrated reporting that includes measures of sustainability and social performance point to a better corporate future.
It’s Complicated
Complexity is easy to see but hard to beat. But in a recent survey, CFOs revealed a simple-sounding solution.
Is the Terrorism Insurance Logjam Finally Broken?
An insurance industry lobbyist blames delays in renewing a federal backstop for corporate terrorism insurance on Tea Party and libertarian legislators.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending April 11
Honeywell International, Zynga, Abercrombie & Fitch, Cypress Semiconductor, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Heartland Payment Systems, Leucadia National
Operations Nirvana: Profits Soar Far Beyond Sales Growth
Textile maker Milliken improves manufacturing productivity every year and helps other companies do the same.
