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Online sneaker seller’s CFO gets prison time for bank fraud conspiracy
Bethany Mockerman, who served as finance chief of collectible shoe seller Zadeh Kicks, concocted a “sophisticated, comprehensive scheme” to deceive banks into providing loans, federal prosecutors said.
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What’s actually driving Carvana’s margins?
Short-seller research is renewing questions about how the online car seller's margins are generated across its retail operations, financing activity and businesses belonging to the CEO’s family.
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The 6 a.m. CFO: How Converge’s Ying Miao starts her day
Miao discusses how finance is a communications tool, offers her favorite quote from Muhammad Ali and shares that she is a former concert pianist.
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ADM’s ex-CFO faces federal fraud charges
In court filings, the SEC says that Vikram Luthar, the ag giant’s former finance chief, misled investors by making retroactive “adjustments” to the performance of a key business unit.
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If half of workers avoid management roles, what happens to the CFO pipeline?
A comparison of new survey data from Zety and the ACCA suggests that leadership ambition among a multigenerational workforce is declining during a time when finance career paths are becoming less linear.
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Average enterprise business handles 40-plus bank accounts
A survey of finance leaders by fintech provider Adyen and Boston Consulting Group aims to quantify the complexities of running a large business.
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Growing reliance on AI for research drives CFOs to focus on investor relations
Companies that don’t meet the challenge by enhancing their own AI capabilities could lose sway with investors.
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OpenAI expands finance team as AI economics draw scrutiny
CFO Sarah Friar has hired a chief accounting officer and a corporate finance leader as the company's business model and trajectory expand.
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OpinionThe CFO automation imperative: Balancing tech and human judgment
Finance leaders must embrace automation while safeguarding human judgment in financial decisions.
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American CEOs bullish on M&A in 2026: EY
A recent survey conducted by the Big Four firm shows more than half of U.S. chief executive respondents planning to “actively” pursue mergers and acquisitions this year.
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AICPA president’s warning to the CPA profession: Trial Balance
Speaking at an event last week, Mark Koziel said the CPA profession faces pressure from policy shifts, regulation changes and evolving expectations inside the industry.
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44% of CFOs expect to benefit from One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s tax benefits
Anticipated savings are helping to create renewed interest in strategic spending, although concerns over the law remain.
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Brex CFO Erica Dorfman’s take on the Capital One deal
In a rare look inside a major fintech transaction, Dorfman describes the speed, scale and boardroom logic that led Brex to Capital One.
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How CFO communities are responding to networking overload
Leaders from GenCFO, CFO Leadership Council and CFO Alliance explain how CFO communities are adapting to an increasingly crowded and commercialized networking landscape.
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U.S. workers brace for displacement by AI
More than half worry about being laid off as soon as this year.
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CFOs On the Move: Week ending Jan. 23
Michelin appoints a new finance chief, Ember LifeSciences hires an Amgen exec as CFO and Symplr’s former chief financial officer joins AuditBoard.
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Q&AHow a manufacturing CFO views technology and automation
As the longtime finance chief of Wisconsin-based manufacturer Sentry Equipment, David Ring shares his thoughts on employee ownership, labor challenges and the latest artificial intelligence push.
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Will private equity’s pivot to continuation vehicles continue in 2026?
The phenomenon of private equity firms essentially selling portfolio companies back to themselves has grown rapidly in recent years, but investors — and likely many CFOs — aren’t totally sold.
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Almost half of the time saved using AI is spent correcting outputs
Inconsistent outputs from large language models are introducing hours of additional labor for workers.
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Q&AFigure CFO on successfully navigating a modern IPO
Macrina Kgil explains how investor expectations, automation and scaling finance shape life after the company’s recent IPO.
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Workforce strain is emerging as a core CFO risk
New Randstad data indicates economic pressure, AI adoption and changing work models are pushing human capital risk deeper into the CFO agenda.
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Companies expect to double their AI spending in 2026
Tellingly, CEOs are suddenly the key decision-makers on artificial intelligence, a big shift from a year ago.
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OpinionWhy 2026 will reward CFOs who say ‘yes’
The CFOs who will thrive over the next few years won’t be the most cautious ones, but rather those willing to say yes.
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OpinionCollege football has a new position to fill: CFO
The national title game isn’t amateur anymore, and neither is the business behind it. Here are five reasons why CFOs will play a major part in the change.
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The role finance will play in the Savannah Bananas’ 2026 season
As the Banana Ball World Tour continues, the team’s finance function, led by Dr. Tim Naddy, is focused on systems, talent and execution.
