With the government shutdown dragging on, CFOs face financial strain from halted Medicare waivers, rising uncompensated care, and uncertain ACA subsidies.
SOME KEY POINTS:
Medicare waivers that enabled home-based inpatient care have expired, forcing patients back into costly hospital beds and stranding previous infrastructure investments.
Without congressional action, enhanced ACA subsidies will expire in 2025, potentially increasing uninsured rates, reducing provider revenue, and burdening hospitals with billions in bad debt.
CFOs are prioritizing liquidity, delaying capital projects, shifting toward value-based care, and reducing reliance on vulnerable federal funding streams.
The implications for hospitals and systems are nothing to skim over and is an ideal time to discover how medical facilities of all types and sizes can improve their bottomlines during the 4th quarter.
CFO’s Major Stock Sale Shakes Up D-Wave Quantum!
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Immediate-early genes (IEGs), including c-Fos, are integral to the brain’s response to stimuli. Initially identified as a proto-oncogene, c-Fos is essential for neural activity, synaptic plasticity, and stress responses. While its transient expression supports memory formation in healthy brains, chronic overexpression in AD exacerbates neurotoxicity and cognitive decline. This review synthesizes…
CFOs and the Cash Flow Crunch: A Modern Approach to Managing Margins - Red Maple
CFOs and the Cash Flow Crunch: A Modern Approach to Managing Margins - Red Maple
In today’s volatile economy, cash flow management remains one of the top challenges for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) across industries. Supply chain disruptions, inflation, fluctuating demand, and rising operational costs are squeezing margins tighter than ever before. For many businesses—especially those operating in low-margin sectors—traditional strategies for improving cash flow may no longer suffice.
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Stewart Glendinning | Dollar Tree
Stewart Glendinning will take over as finance chief of Dollar Tree on March 30. Glendinning joined the retailer earlier this year in a senior role focused on enterprise-wide transformation initiatives. Glendinning was previously CEO of clothing retailer Express…
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Are Deepfakes The New Spam Calls? Here’s How To Protect Against Them
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Are Deepfakes The New Spam Calls? Here’s How To Protect Against Them
If you saw a deepfake of your company’s CEO, would you be able to tell it wasn’t real? This is a concerning challenge that organizations around the globe are dealing with on a frequent basis. In fact, just recently, an advertising giant was the target of a deepfake of its CEO. A publicly available image of the executive was used to set up a Microsoft Teams meeting in which a voice clone of said executive – sourced from a YouTube video – was deployed. While this specific attack was unsuccessful, it paints a larger picture of the emerging tactics cybercriminals are using with publicly available information – and this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Technology has become so sophisticated that only about half of IT leaders today have high confidence in their ability to detect a deepfake of their CEO. Making matters worse, cybercriminals are not only impersonating CEOs, but the entire leadership team, with CFOs becoming popular targets, as well. Deepfakes are becoming increasingly easy to create. In fact, a quick Google search of “how to create a deepfake” produces various articles and YouTube tutorials on exactly how to create one. Costs are becoming negligible, meaning that deepfakes are essentially the new spam calls.
Spam calls are all too common today. In fact, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) claims that U.S. consumers receive approximately 4 billion robocalls per month, and advancements in technology make them extremely cheap and highly lucrative, even with a low success rate. Deepfakes are following suit. Cybercriminals will utilize deepfake technology to trick unsuspecting employees even more so than they are today, and deepfakes will eventually become an everyday occurrence for the average consumer. Let’s explore strategies that leaders can implement to best protect their organization, employees, and customers from these threats.
Establish Strong Guidelines
First, leaders need to establish strong guidelines within their organization. These guidelines need to come from the very top, starting with the CEO, and be communicated frequently. For example, the CEO needs to firmly explain to the entire company that they will never make an odd or random request to an employee, such as buying several $100 gift cards – a frequent phishing tactic. These attacks are often successful because they come from a place of leadership and aren’t questioned. However, as CEO deepfakes become more common, we are becoming more aware that they are, in fact, not real. As a result, I anticipate they will work their way down the organization, to include VPs, Directors, front line managers and even peers.
Just think: having a peer or your immediate manager ask a request of you is pretty common. Why should you have a reason to question it? Guidelines can also be related to the use of these deepfake tools within your organization, including banning the use of them on company-owned technology. Setting these guidelines and guardrails is just the first step.
Confirm Requests Through Multiple Channels
Second, when requests do need to be made, there should be a strategy in place to confirm them via multiple modes of communication. An example could be if a request comes from the CEO, that request will be shared over email and will also include a follow-up via an instant messaging platform used in the workplace. If there is no follow-up, the employee should either ignore the request or proactively confirm it over Slack themselves, then notify internal security teams per their security policy. Similarly, perhaps a request is made via a Teams meeting, similar to the tactic used for the advertising company deepfake. This request then needs to have an email confirmation and/or a Slack confirmation. Better yet, confirmed via a quick phone call if walking over to their physical desk is not an option. These processes should be communicated often and to the entire organization to keep them top of mind. Then, when an attempt is known, establish a process to share the example broadly throughout the organization to create pattern recognition of the types of threats everyone should be aware of.
Hold Frequent Trainings
Third, organizations should implement frequent company-wide training to keep deepfakes, and other types of identity fraud attacks, at the forefront of employees’ minds. These are helpful for a few reasons. An employee may not even know what a deepfake is or know that voices and videos could be faked. Additionally, employees may defer to the “out of sight, out of mind” mindset – if deepfakes aren’t top of mind, they may easily fall victim to an attack. Research shows that employees who received cybersecurity training demonstrated a significantly improved ability to recognize potential cyber threats.
Deepfakes aren’t going anywhere, and they are becoming increasingly frequent and hard to detect. However, by establishing guidelines, verifying requests via multiple routes, and implementing consistent training across your organization, we can be better prepared and protect against these threats. In an increasing digital world, our diligence to trust less and verify more will be essential in maintaining the security and integrity of our digital identity.
9 Must-Have Reports For Every CFO: Keeping Finance Simple And Effective
Hey there! Are you curious about the Essential Reports every CFO needs to make informed decisions? We’ve got the insights you’ve been searching for! Let’s dive into the secrets of savvy CFOs with these nine Essential Reports that can simplify a CFO’s life and empower better business decisions:
- Cash and Cashflow Forecast
First things first – know your cash! Keeping an eye on your cash position and future cashflows is crucial. Think of it like checking your wallet before a shopping spree. Stay updated for the next 60-90 days to stay ahead and make strategic decisions. - Risk Reporting
Every business faces risks. Identifying them early can help you navigate challenges effectively. Maintain a list of potential risks, evaluate their likelihood, and plan preventive measures. Being prepared is the first step to mitigating risks. - OKR (Objectives & Key Results) Reporting
Setting goals is essential, but tracking progress is where the magic happens! Monitor your performance against objectives with Finance Reports in NetSuite. It serves as your roadmap to success, helping you stay focused and aligned with your business goals. - Sales Forecast or Customer Pipeline
Understanding your sales forecast or customer pipeline is like having a crystal ball for your business. It reveals who’s buying what, when, and why. By tracking this, you can anticipate demand, allocate resources effectively, and identify opportunities for growth. - Product/Sales Mix & Concentration
Which products are your best-sellers? Identifying your star performers can provide valuable insights into customer preferences and market trends. This report acts as your spotlight, highlighting the MVPs and guiding your product strategy. - Segmented Gross Margin/Contribution
Who’s contributing the most to your bottom line? Segmenting your gross margin can help you identify high-performing areas and opportunities for improvement. It’s all about optimizing profitability and driving growth. - Customer Behavior
Understanding your customers is key to delivering exceptional experiences. Whether they’re new, returning, or leaving, analyzing customer behavior can help you tailor your offerings and enhance customer satisfaction. - Internal Productivity
Is your team firing on all cylinders? Monitoring productivity levels can provide insights into team performance and efficiency. It helps ensure everyone is aligned, motivated, and working towards common goals. - Consolidated & Segmented P&L, Balance Sheet, and Historic Cash Flow
Consider this your business report card. A consolidated view of your Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Historic Cash Flow offers Financial Insights into your financial health. The devil is in the details, so the more granular the insights, the better!
Wrapping Up
Being a top-notch CFO goes beyond just number crunching—it’s about truly understanding your business from the inside out. These Reports for Every CFO serve as your compass, guiding you towards informed decisions and sustainable growth. With the power of Oracle NetSuite at your fingertips, you’re well-equipped to drive your business forward like a pro!
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CFOs concerned over risk ‘velocity’: Lockton survey - Local - Insurance News
CFOs concerned over risk ‘velocity’: Lockton survey – Local – Insurance News
More than half of CFOs globally, including those in Australia, have changed their risk management approach under pressure from the “velocity” of evolving threats confronting them, research by insurance broker Lockton has found.
About 66% say their risk attitude has changed since the start of the year, in response to the increase in risk exposure.
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How AllianceBernstein’s Kate Burke pivoted from HR to CFO
How AllianceBernstein’s Kate Burke pivoted from HR to CFO
Kate Burke, the CFO, and chief operating officer at AllianceBernstein, always had aspirations to be in a C-suite role, but her road was unexpected.
I sat down with Burke to ask her perspective on the economy and to discuss her journey to becoming finance chief. Burke was appointed CFO at the global investment management and research firm AllianceBernstein (NYSE: AB) in July, succeeding interim…
