Chief Financial Officers view inflation and cost of capital as the top two risks facing their businesses as they prepare for slower growth over the next 18 months, according to findings from a new survey conducted by the Office of the CFO Solutions...
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February 27, 2023, 07:05 AM
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AlixPartners, a global consulting firm, announced the appointment of Lisa Carnoy as its Chief Financial Officer. In this role, she will serve on the firm’s Management Committee. A seasoned financial executive, Carnoy joins AlixPartners after 23 years...
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May 16, 2018, 08:13 AM
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Piper Jaffray Companies, a investment bank and asset management firm, announced the appointment of Tim Carter as chief financial officer, effective January 1, 2018. Carter will oversee all financial operations and report directly to Piper Jaffray...
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November 22, 2017, 07:25 AM
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During the past year, chief financial officers (CFOs) have grown significantly more confident in the U.S. economy, according to the 2013 Spring CFO Survey from Grant Thornton LLP. The survey findings reveal that 45 percent of respondents believe the...
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May 16, 2013, 08:01 AM
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Caught in a cash squeeze, emerging media companies are borrowing against their receivables to gain working capital. CFO staff writer David Rosenbaum outlines one media company’s odyssey in securing financing to expand its business.
Rosenbaum...
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February 25, 2013, 07:37 AM
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The CFO of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt explains how the publishing giant purged its balance sheet of a debt load that was devouring its operating cash flow.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s finance group overhauled its forecasting process in 2010...
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January 11, 2013, 07:19 AM
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Nearly 70 percent of chief financial officers of U.S. companies believe the U.S. economy will either improve or remain stable during the next six months, according to the 2012 Fall CFO Survey from Grant Thornton. The survey findings reveal that 39...
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December 13, 2012, 08:10 AM
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A recent article on CFO.com by staff writer Vincent Ryan notes an American Bankruptcy Institute commission studying an overhaul of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code believes the proliferation of secured debt and the trading of bankruptcy claims, among other...
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December 05, 2012, 07:44 AM
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Citing data from Thomson Reuters LPC, CFO magazine reports revolving lines of credit are on a pace to drop in 2012, as macroeconomic and regulatory concerns have dampened the market for new issuance and companies have found other sources of funding....
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November 29, 2012, 08:18 AM
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U.S. chief financial officers (CFOs) of middle-market companies surveyed this summer remain generally positive about the state of their own industries and continue to see measured growth over the next three years, according to the latest GE Capital...
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September 28, 2012, 07:00 AM
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Confidence in economic growth declined sharply in the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch CFO Outlook survey, with U.S. financial executives expressing concerns about several potential impacts on the nation’s economy. Only 36 percent of financial...
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September 26, 2012, 07:00 AM
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