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🧭 HEADLINES & STRATEGIC TAKEAWAYS
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Boards Are Exhausted: Even CFOs Are Feeling It
National Association of Corporate Directors reports board members working 300+ hours/year amid AI, cyber, and geopolitics.
CFO Play: If you’re on a board (or prepping for one), build a 6-month governance plan now; don’t wait for the fire drill.
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Accounting Firms Are Winning While Others Panic
Wolters Kluwer’s survey: 80%+ of accounting firms grew revenue & profit this year. Advisory + AI = new normal.
CFO Play: Shift your finance team’s conversation from “closing the books” to “advising the business.”
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Inflation’s Creeping Back Up While Data’s Missing
CPI rose from ~2.9% → 3% despite the U.S. data outages.
CFO Play: Recalibrate budgets, stress-test interest exposure, and assume rate cuts are not guaranteed.
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CFOs Claim the AI Wheel – Teams Barely Drive
75% of CFOs say they own AI strategy, but teams keep using old workflows.
CFO Play: Implement 2 quick wins this month: set an “AI hours saved” target + a workflow automation review.
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CPA Pipeline Shrinking: Your Talent Gap Just Got Wider
U.S. accounting grads down 6.6% YoY.
CFO Play: Consider untapped hiring pools (e.g., alternative states), and budget for training-premium now.
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Commercial Insurance Rates Finally Dropping
U.S. commercial insurance down 1% Q3; global down 4%; property −9%, cyber −3%.
CFO Play: Open your renewals early, negotiate terms now—it may not last.
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