June 2001

Cover Story

• What CFOs Want From Treasurers

• Meet the Elite

The 2001 Alexander Hamilton Awards

Features

• Bank Mergers Drive
  Cash Managers to Distraction

• Will A New Fx Settlement System Lure Companies?

• Life Under The Thumb Of Fas 133
  Our survey shows that while the rule is expensive and onerous, it's not a death knell for derivatives

• The Rocky Road To Corporate E-trading
  Treasurers will drag their feet until straight-through processing arrives

• Flashback, Flash Forward
  Past winners of our Hamilton best-practice awards write new agendas: Outsource more, build internal partnerships, unlock the systems puzzle

• Insurers Flee From Computer Virus Coverage

• Making The Connection
  Treasury workstation vendors emphasize data management over speed. ERP companies offer alternatives

• Off With Their Listings!
  Equity exchanges give the ax to growing number of companies.

• The Heartbeat Of Medtronic
  The high-flying company's pulse is regulated by a treasurer with a keen eye for balance-sheet management and a CFO who is hungry for growth.

• Battle Of The Bills
  Electronic bill presentment and payment is still in its infancy in the corporate world, but systems purveyors are already battling fiercely for market share.

• Money Markets Go Live!
  Reuters hopes to heat up the world of online trading systems for short-term securities.

• Battle Of Fx Sites Begins
  With Skirmishes on Fees

• The New Options Game
  Recruiting and retaining employees with stock options is not what it used to be.

• Get On With It!
  When the threat of litigation stymies strategic plans, companies quietly purchase insurance and leave legal concerns behind them.

• A Question Of Intangibles
  Of course intangible assets contribute to value, but dare anyone measure them?

• Leasing In A Limp Economy
  Volume could soar if equipment lenders keep the credit coming.

• 'til Hard Markets Do Us Part
  Risk managers who have devoted years to cementing insurance relationships suddenly feel jilted.

• State Of The Union
  P-Cards in an E-commerce WorldHold the Donuts Volume explodes, but rifts surface among bank issuers.

For Your Information (FYI)

• Whoever Heads the FASB Next Better Think Global
  With IASB off the ground, Jenkins' replacement will inherit a new accounting world order

News Briefs

• Are You Covered For Business Interruption, Really?

• SEC Fee Cuts Return to Congress' Docket

• Group to Measure Country Risk

• Liquidity Matters

• Finance Pros: Web Will Rule By 2003

Departments

• Would You Pass The Gravy, Please?
  A year after admitting it had a price advantage over competing ACH systems, the Fed now finds itself in a price war

Insurance

• Bad Medicine
  Congress is finally close to ironing out a Patients' Bill of Rights. The timing couldn't be worse

• Group Therapy
  With workers' comp premiums skyrocketing, companies are joining self-insured groups with others in their industries

• Expensive Shields
  Rarely have directors and officers needed so much insulation from lawsuits. Rarely have the costs of protection been so high.

Tools & Technology

• Driving Direct CP Issuance
  New Product Lets Issuers Build Real-Time Market Picture

Careers

Profile

• Steadfast In the Face Of A Weak Economy

• Value Through Vision
  Aetna hopes its new strategist can boost investor confidence

• Gaylord Nabs Cfo From Wall Street
  Thought leaders give shape to the future of finance.

• Insurance Novice Joins Protective Life As Cfo

• Instant Challenges For Polaroid
  You don't have time to think about the stress. The only thing you can do is deliver

• New Ford CFO Walks
  Market Share Tightrope

• Renovating Finance At Home Depot

• Threading The Old And New At TRW

• Setting Sail From Sara Lee
  Amid a falling economy, he's been patching up the company's finance structure and aligning tax with treasury

People on the Move

• People on the Move

Opinion

Editor's Desk

• The Challenges Ahead

• Marking 10

• From The Top Down

• How About Some Good News?

• If Only
  Why suppliers should be talking to their customers' treasurers

Final Word

• Dream-walking Through A Decade