NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
As 2025 hits the halfway mark, we think it’s a good time to take stock of some of the key stories and trends that have been shaping CFOs’ outlooks and strategies so far this year.
Amid the shake-ups in global trade, including on-again off-again tariffs and uncertainty around interest rates, finance chiefs are facing an era of “perma-crisis” where the traditional rules of risk management no longer apply, Richard Chambers, senior advisor at AuditBoard previously told CFO Dive.
Agentic AI tools — solutions designed to complete tasks with minimal or no human supervision — have also captivated business leaders, with deployment of such tools accelerating as executives contemplate their potential to complete manual, time-consuming tasks.
Finance chiefs also have had to contemplate how such technologies could be put to use in the finance function at a time when they are grappling with a continued shortage of accounting talent. The widening issue has been taken up by lawmakers, with over 20 states having passed alternative CPA licensure laws looking to ease the barriers of entry to the accounting profession.
CFO Dive has dug deep into all of these issues and more and we will continue to deliver the news you need to navigate today’s rapidly changing business environment.
We won’t be publishing a CFO Dive newsletter on July 4 in honor of Independence Day — so, while you’re enjoying the summer sun, we invite you to explore our stories on these topics and others below. We’ll be back in your inboxes first thing Monday morning.
