2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (717+ words) Hello! Ask a controller what their biggest close problem is. It’s never “not enough data”—it’s too many people, too many spreadsheets, one broken step away from slipping the whole cycle. Register here for our August 12 webinar to learn more....

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (224+ words) When it comes to software, DIY might be the new “buy.” The survey polled 534 US “decision-makers” (people with SVP roles or higher) from a wide range of industries between April 24 and May 17. Almost all (99%) came from organizations that have invested…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1009+ words) Greetings, it’s Fed meeting day. He’ll raise rates, he’ll raise ’em not. At this point, consulting daisies might be as good an indicator as any as to what Kevin Warsh and the Fed might do. 🌼 ⏺️ On the record —Alex Zank,…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (199+ words) The audit regulator invites comments through September 4. The PCAOB has rolled out a draft of goals and objectives for its five-year strategic plan—and, once again, it’s looking for feedback. During a July 20 open meeting, members of the auditing overseer…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (830+ words) Welcome back! Today is a big day for humanity. Fifty-seven years ago, astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first human to take a step on the moon’s surface. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong famously said, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (300+ words) One CFO’s capex shift is another CFO’s sales shortfall. It seems IBM is a victim of companies’ shifting capex budgets amid the AI arms race. In what the Wall Street Journal described as a “rare profit warning,” IBM CEO Arvind…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (146+ words) CFO Brew Where Does AI Fit into Your Trusted Data Foundation? AI is transforming finance from real-time forecasting and automated variance analysis to faster close cycles and dynamic scenario planning. And that’s all good and dandy, but moving from experimentation…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (709+ words) The AI hype crowd promises the technology will transform just about everything—even raising a newborn, apparently. For the risk-minded finance leaders thinking through the implications of all this promised AI disruption, we have news for you: AI is coming…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (889+ words) Buckle up, folks. The IMF said Wednesday that the global economy handled the Iran war better than expected. But the war may not be over. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire between the US and Iran appeared to be over…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (287+ words) The M&A market vibes were positive six months into 2026, and strategic transactions were a major factor behind dealmaking. First-half US deal activity increased 72% YoY in value and 9% in volume, according to Dealogic data shared with CFO Brew. In early…...