CFO

CFO is a monthly publication based in the United States that caters to chief financial officers (CFOs) and other financial leaders in various companies. It was first introduced in 1985. The magazine was acquired by The Economist Group in 1988, and later, in 2010, it was sold to Seguin Partners, a private equity firm. In 2016, Argyle Executive Forum, a company focused on delivering business insights and leadership content to top professionals from Fortune 1000 companies across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, purchased CFO from Seguin Partners.

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PCAOB survives on semantics, for now: Trial Balance

5 days ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett |Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trial Balance is CFO.com’s weekly preview of stories, stats and events to help you prepare. Last week, a Senate parliamentarian blocked a Republican-led effort to eliminate the PCAOB through the budget reconciliation process, ruling that a provision in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to defund the audit regulator and shift its responsibilities to the SEC is a policy change and not a budget matter.
Former Loretto Hospital CFO faces new charges, now a $900M COVID fraud case

1 week ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In his second federal indictment in two years, federal prosecutors allege Anosh Ahmed, the former CFO and COO of Loretto Hospital, a 122-bed safety-net hospital on Chicago’s West Side, perpetuated a $290 million fraudulent billing scheme by using stolen patient information to submit fake COVID-19 testing claims to the federal government.
CFOs slash profit forecasts by 22% as economy triggers concern

1 week ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Though data has shown CFOs have been both confident and concerned about the U.S. economic outlook this year, new data from Grant Thornton’s Q2 2025 CFO survey reveals a troubling trend among finance leaders. Amid inflation concerns, tariff uncertainty and weakening consumer demand due to a variety of reasons, profit expectations saw the sharpest decline QoQ in more than three years.
A third of business leaders are pausing M&A deals over tariff uncertainty

1 week ago | cfo.com | Dan Niepow

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. After a slight uptick in mergers and acquisitions during the first half of 2025, business leaders appear ready to pull back for the rest of the year. That’s according to new analysis released Wednesday by PwC. From Jan. 1 through May 31, there were 4,535 deals in the U.S., up slightly from 4,515 during the same period in 2024, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. But PwC’s research suggests the pace won’t last.
90% of SMB leaders say they’ll be paperless in five years despite poor data concerns

1 week ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Just like their larger competitors, small and mid-sized businesses are eager to modernize, but turning bold intentions around technology into execution is proving harder than expected.
5 key LOI and purchase agreement strategies CFOs must master

1 week ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The following is a guest post from Tatjana Paterno, a member at Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC. Opinions are the author’s own.
TreviPay’s Joel Campbell on the path from treasury to CFO

1 week ago | cfo.com | Dan Niepow

Joel Campbell says he didn’t follow the traditional route to becoming a CFO. After a stint in public accounting in the early ‘90s, he segued into treasury roles over the following two decades. “Treasury is a natural place for people who like corporate finance to land,” Campbell says. He took on his first role in treasury at Travelers in St. Paul, Minnesota, and would later go on to hold similar positions at Western Union and H&R Block.
Eli Lilly CFO’s on-stage comment shows the high stakes of public speaking: Trial Balance

1 week ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett |Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trial Balance is CFO.com’s weekly preview of stories, stats and events to help you prepare. At the Goldman Sachs 46th Annual Global Healthcare Conference last week, Eli Lilly's CFO Lucas Montarce said that a condition of the company’s partnerships with telehealth firms is that they don’t compound drugs like tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Lilly’s weight-loss blockbuster drug Zepbound.
New York passes new CPA pathway in ‘unheard of’ fashion

2 weeks ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In the same fashion as many other states around the U.S., New York lawmakers approved a bill that would create an alternative pathway to CPA licensure. Assembly Bill A7613B and Senate Bill S6891B will allow candidates to qualify with 120 college credits and two years of experience. The legislation, backed by the New York State Society of CPAs, passed both chambers and now heads to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her signature.
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report raises concerns about US trade tensions

2 weeks ago | cfo.com | Dan Niepow

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A new report from Ireland’s fiscal watchdog projects continued surpluses for the island nation but raises warnings about the country’s dependence on “volatile” corporate taxes paid by multinational firms, many of whom are American companies, amid rising trade tensions.