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CFO Insights

CFO Insights is a biweekly thought leadership series dedicated to addressing the issues that Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and finance executives face today. CFO Insights provides an easily digestible and regular stream of perspectives on the challenges CFOs are confronted with.

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CFO Insights — Chapter II: Preparing for life after being CFO

Oct 04, 2018

This issue looks at how some CFOs have made the move into retirement, weighed their options, and found gratification outside of the C-suite.

CFO Insights — Special edition: Results from 2018 Q3 "CFO Signals" survey

Sep 20, 2018

Each quarter, CFO Signals tracks the thinking and actions of CFOs representing many of North America’s largest and most influential companies. This is the third quarter report for 2018.

CFO Insights — Capital projects: Managing the risk of natural disasters

Sep 06, 2018

This issue discusses the importance of putting capital asset management plans into place that can be called into action if disaster strikes. In addition, it outlines why basing those plans on solid capital and risk management principles can help equip companies with preparedness and flexibility in the unfortunate event of a natural disaster.

CFO Insights — Cloud computing: Resolving some sticky questions

Aug 23, 2018

As companies explore cloud’s various potential impacts and business uses, CFOs are finding that sticky questions related to accounting, fees, and analysts’ concerns keep popping up. This issue addresses ways CFOs can answer those questions and steer conversations and strategies to the potential implications of cloud migration.

CFO Insights — Journey to CFO: Lessons for the next generation

Jul 26, 2018

This issue discusses lessons about what it takes to attain the CFO role and be effective as the business environment and expectations of CFOs change.

CFO Insights — Lease accounting: Six questions CFOs should ask now

Jul 12, 2018

This issue discusses questions CFOs should consider asking their chief accounting officers to facilitate compliance as the adoption of the new leases standard.

CFO Insights — Rethinking rewards: How personalized programs can attract and retain talent

Jun 14, 2018

This issue discusses why rewards practices are lagging behind, while other talent HR strategies have evolved.

CFO Insights — What CFOs want from chief tax officers

May 31, 2018

This issue synthesize key lessons learned from interviews, as well as knowledge gained from our CFO Transition Lab™ sessions to determine what CFOs want from their chief tax officers.

CFO Insights — Transforming tax in an age of reform

May 03, 2018

This issue explores why and how CFOs should reevaluate how the tax function is structured, and how it might contribute a new level of value to the organization.

CFO Insights — Cognitive technologies: Why CFOs should peer past the myths

Apr 19, 2018

This issue discusses five common myths that cognitive-aware executives have dispelled. The bottom line? Cognitive technologies can be deployed now to address a wide a range of finance challenges.

CFO Insights — Capital allocation: Seeing the value in a value architecture

Apr 05, 2018

This issue — the second installment of a two-part discussion on capital allocation — explores some of the key steps needed to create a value architecture and explains why CFOs are well-positioned to lead such efforts.

CFO Insights — Special Edition: Results from 2018 Q1 "CFO Signals" survey

Mar 29, 2018

Each quarter, CFO Signals tracks the thinking and actions of CFOs representing many of North America’s largest and most influential companies. This is the first quarter report for 2018.

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Related Publications

CFO Insights — Chapter II: Preparing for life after being CFO

CFO Insights — Special edition: Results from 2018 Q3 "CFO Signals" survey

CFO Insights — Capital projects: Managing the risk of natural disasters

CFO Insights — Cloud computing: Resolving some sticky questions

CFO Insights — Journey to CFO: Lessons for the next generation

CFO Insights — Lease accounting: Six questions CFOs should ask now

CFO Insights — Rethinking rewards: How personalized programs can attract and retain talent

CFO Insights — What CFOs want from chief tax officers

CFO Insights — Transforming tax in an age of reform

CFO Insights — Cognitive technologies: Why CFOs should peer past the myths

CFO Insights — Capital allocation: Seeing the value in a value architecture

CFO Insights — Special Edition: Results from 2018 Q1 "CFO Signals" survey

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