Q3 Global CFO Signals Survey Report - Directionally Challenged

A major uncertainty facing global CFOs — the outcome of the November elections in the United States — may be resolved. But that was not the case when CFOs were filling out their third-quarter CFO surveys. And given the number of other risks companies face as 2012 heads to a close, it may have not made a dent in their outlooks.  

That list of uncertainties remains long

The on-going eurozone debt crisis and the possibility of a breakup, the fiscal cliff drama in the U.S., the slowdowns in China and Germany, and the unsuccessful efforts by some individual countries to stem the fallout are just a few of the macro issues CFOs face. Little wonder many CFOs around the globe still feel insecure about the future and wary of capital investment, M&A, and hiring.