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March 19, 2020

Consumer confidence, spending are top coronavirus concerns

The sudden onset of the coronavirus is testing many companies’ financial stability and emergency preparedness. But financial executives tend to believe their businesses are positioned to weather the storm.

March 5, 2020

35 questions for coronavirus planning

Business leaders should be proactive in putting emergency plans in place in response to the spread of coronavirus. Here’s a checklist for organizations related to employees, customers, and vendors.

March 5, 2020

Coronavirus looms over positive economic outlook

Projections for the next 12 months are generally positive, but concerns about the effect of the virus diminished that enthusiasm, according to a quarterly survey.

March 2, 2020

What companies are disclosing about coronavirus risks

The coronavirus outbreak is causing significant disruptions to many companies’ supply chains and operations. Here’s how some companies are discussing risks related to the virus in corporate reporting.

March 1, 2020

Interest and opportunity

Businesses may need new strategies and tactics to capitalize on low interest rates.

March 1, 2020

Kari Patterson, CPA

Understanding operations and contributing to process improvements and strategy are essential tasks for finance leaders, according to Kari Patterson, CPA.

February 1, 2020

Housing costs and the talent crunch

Many of the world’s biggest cities have become unaffordable for workers, creating deep labor shortages. Some companies are beginning to invest in employee housing to lure talent and bolster retention.

February 1, 2020

Boardroom advice for handling disruptive risk

Unforeseen, fast-moving risks call for new models of risk management.

February 1, 2020

Depression and the CPA

A CPA who lives with mental illness explains how getting help can make a difference — and how the support of colleagues can help, too.

February 1, 2020

Finance priorities for post-merger integration

Management accountants can take a lead role in post-merger integration with the right planning and execution of key steps.

January 14, 2020

BlackRock CEO declares ‘fundamental reshaping of finance’

Powerful institutional investor BlackRock will hold companies accountable for their disclosures of sustainability risks and for the policies that underpin them, Chairman and CEO Larry Fink wrote in an open letter to CEOs.

January 10, 2020

Confronting tariffs: Trade war tips for CPAs

U.S. businesses can use a number of strategies to soften the impact of tariffs on their operations.

January 6, 2020

The outlook of finance decision-makers for 2020

How long can cautious optimism last for an upward U.S. economy aptly described as “long in the tooth”? This podcast episode delves into the thinking of CPA decision-makers.

December 5, 2019

Economic outlook: Not too hot, not too cold

Finance decision-makers remain positive overall heading into 2020, but they continue to have concerns about hiring.

December 1, 2019

Kirsten Duke, CPA, CGMA

Listening carefully and communicating with everybody throughout the organization can help great ideas get developed, according to Kirsten Duke, CPA, CGMA, the CFO at DomainTools in Seattle.

December 1, 2019

How a landmark AICPA resolution helped diversify the profession

Fifty years after the AICPA’s anti-discrimination
resolution, we look at the progress of diversity initiatives in the accounting profession.

November 12, 2019

Demand for sustainability assurance is growing

Seventy percent of companies participating in a survey by The Conference Board that obtain assurance on their sustainability information said the need for such assurance will increase over the next five years.

November 7, 2019

IFAC seeks consistency, accountants’ engagement in corporate reporting

The wide variety of frameworks and standards initiatives prevents consistency in corporate reporting, according to the International Federation of Accountants.

November 5, 2019

SEC addresses shareholder proposals, proxy advice, ads, and solicitation

The SEC proposed amendments that are designed to change the shareholder proposal rule, improve the accuracy and transparency of proxy voting advice and modernize the advertising and cash solicitation rules for investment advisers.

October 10, 2019

Sustainability assurance’s link to reporting quality

The steady growth in assurance of sustainability reports suggests that companies increasingly perceive that there are net benefits of having their sustainability reports assured.