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Subprime Auto Securitization Was a ‘House of Cards’ - CFO
Sep 24, 2021 · “Unbeknownst to investors, defendants filled HATS with poorly-performing and delinquent loans they disguised to look like better-performing (i.e., more likely to continue to pay rather than default) loans than they really were,” the SEC alleged in a civil complaint.. After the HATS deal closed in December 2016, the underlying portfolio reported significant losses and the offering became ...
Alphabet names Ashkenazi as new CFO to replace Ruth Porat; …
Jun 5, 2024 · UPDATE: Alphabet disclosed in an 8-K filing that its new CFO Anat Ashkenazi will receive a $1 million base salary and an annual discretionary bonus opportunity up to 200% of base salary. Additionally, she will receive a one-time sign-on bonus of $9.9 million, a $13.1 million sign-on equity grant in the form of restricted stock units (GSUs) “to compensate for her prior company’s forfeited ...
20 Large Companies Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in First Half …
Sep 7, 2022 · Only 20 U.S. companies filed Chapter 11 in the first six months of 2022 (among companies with over $100 million in assets), the lowest midyear total since 2014, according to data released Wednesday by Cornerstone Research. The total was also less than half the number recorded in the first half of 2021 (43) and one-quarter of the 89 filings made ...
5 Common Misconceptions About the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy …
Jul 8, 2020 · Here are five of the most common misconceptions about Chapter 11 bankruptcy: Bankruptcy means going out of business. Just because a business files for bankruptcy does not mean it is going out of business. While a Chapter 7 business bankruptcy filing involves liquidation, Chapter 11 allows a business to restructure its debts and remain in operation.
Corporate Finance News and Resources for CFOs
Oct 7, 2024 · 30% of CFOs are scaling back investments amid election uncertainty: Duke-Fed Q3 survey. While the majority of CFOs do not anticipate election-related uncertainty to hinder investment plans, a meaningful minority are preparing for a …
The ABCs of Self-Funding Your Health Plan | CFO.com
May 25, 2016 · Small and midsize employers continue to struggle to manage their ever-increasing health plan costs. Since 2005, the average family’s premium has increased 61%, and the upward trend will almost surely continue.Employers’ choices are shifting more costs to workers, bearing the increasing costs themselves, or a mix of the two.
When Projects Have a Zero or Negative NPV | CFO.com
Aug 8, 2017 · Sometimes projects seem to have a negative NPV because the investment doesn’t make anything better; rather, it keeps from making something worse. If a roof isn’t replaced, it will leak and eventually the company will need to close the facility. Or worse, the roof collapses, resulting in litigation. Keeping that bad outcome from happening is ...
Metric of the Month: Days Cash on Hand | CFO.com
Sep 3, 2019 · This month’s metric, days cash on hand, measures the number of days that an organization can continue paying its operating expenses with the amount of cash currently available. If sales revenue suddenly dried up or an unexpected catastrophe interrupted the business, an organization with substantial cash on hand would be able to keep running ...