Risk Management
Will AI prove useful in risk management?
The ROI may not be as clear when you’re talking about preventing costly events from happening.
Alex Zank is a reporter for CFO Brew. He has experience reporting on the property/casualty insurance, commercial real estate, construction, and agriculture industries. He is a lifelong Wisconsinite and graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Risk Management
Small-business bankruptcy filings surge in first half
It’s the latest signal that small businesses aren’t doing so well right now.
Strategy
Strategic dealmaking is driving a rebound in M&A
CFOs and CEOs are “looking past near-term events” to long-term growth strategies, one expert says.
Strategy
The right approach to incorporating AI into M&A strategy
CFOs should put outcomes front and center when selecting AI tools, experts say.
Accounting
CPA firms say their biggest challenges are technology and talent
With basic tasks being automated, the CPA’s role as advisor takes center stage.
Strategy
Behind the CFO’s capital strategy mandate
A good finance chief has to balance “cash needs with the market dynamics,” one CFO says.
Compliance
Riding the SEC’s deregulatory tsunami
Reporting less information may reduce compliance burdens but can introduce other risks.
Strategy
How interdepartmental connections benefit finance
When the CFO breaks down the walls that isolate finance, good things happen.
Strategy
Why some companies are holding back IPOs and others steaming ahead
Can we say the IPO market is finally in a revival period?
Talent Management
CFOs’ 2025 compensation boost was nearly in line with CEOs’
Long-term incentive awards were still the bulk of public company CFOs’ pay.