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Chief financial officers are playing a key role in helping their companies cope with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation it’s causing, according to officials from the Institute of Management Accountants.

Most CFOs polled by PwC expressed great concern for their business and 80 percent anticipate COVID-19 will decrease their revenue or profits this year.

The Commission is extending the filing periods covered under its previous reporting relief for companies due to the COV-19 pandemic.

Financial execs can provide critical reassurance and information through proactive communication.

Salary and compensation rose for the first time in three years, according to an annual salary survey.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants released a report Wednesday on some of the major long-term issues affecting the world economy.

The Institute of Management Accountants opened registration Wednesday for its 2020 annual conference.

Global economic confidence bounced back in the fourth quarter of last year to approximately the level it enjoyed in mid-2019, with a particularly strong improvement in North America.

Technology such as data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain and robotic process automation will be playing a greater role in the accounting profession this year, according to a recent report from the Institute of Management Accountants.

The Institute of Management Accountants is helping promote International Fraud Awareness Week, to push financial professionals to do more to ensure fraud prevention and detection are a priority at the companies where they work.