Treasury & Risk magazine April 2008

Features

Surveys

  • Treasury & Risk Retirement Survey

    By Staff Writer

    With pressures mounting on retirement plans from a growing population of old people and sweeping changes in accounting rules, finance executives in the 2008 Treasury & Risk Retirement Survey seem ready to consider more substantial overhauls to institutions, such as the 401(k)

Washington Update

  • The New SOX Fan Club

    By Staff Writer

    Now that Sarbanes-Oxley no longer strikes fear in the hearts of finance executives at big companies, they must face yet another auditing standard: FAS 161, which ups disclosure requirements for derivatives and hedge funds

News Briefs

  • Don't Play Guess the 401(k) Fee

    By Staff Writer

    Plan sponsors quietly harbor fears that they don't really understand the costs well enough to adequately explain them to participants, according to a recent survey by Chatham Partners

  • Aiming for a Bullseye

    By Staff Writer

    Target date fund popularity is exploding as employers try to steer participants to funds more likely to provide income replacement at retirement

Governance & Accounting

  • Sub Rosa Subprime

    By Anne Field

    Although many companies will not face proxy votes related to the subprime credit crunch, experts suspect that senior managements and boards will be confronted by a much feistier group of investors

Retirement & Benefits

  • Guardian Advisor

    By Beth Karlin

    Managed accounts may have been around for years, But they are apt to get a lot more attention now that they have been approved as an acceptable qualified default option for automatic enrollment

Risk Management

  • Avoiding Cost Shock

    By Pat Wechsler

    Despite the options that a deregulated market for electricity offers, many businesses overlook opportunities to manage the exposure and ultimately gain more control over costs

Tools & Technology

  • Focusing on the 'R'

    By Dave Lindorff

    Sap offers a suite of solutions that GRC experts say is the closest thing to an all-in-one tool that links risk management to strategy, planning and even performance management

Treasury Management

  • Bunker Mentality

    By Richard Gamble

    Is your treasury ready for a recession? consultant Jeffrey Wallace offers free advice on areas most likely to be affected by a slowdown and ways to prepare for, and possibly even avert, bad numbers

Profile

  • Driving Visteon

    By Staff Writer

    Visteon's chief accounting officer loves a challenge, and helping Visteon move from survival to growth is providing him a thrill ride

People on the Move

  • Careers

    By Staff Writer

    General Motors Corp., the $181.1 billion automaker, based in Detroit, named Ray G. Young executive vice president and CFO

Editor's Desk

  • Time to Say Farewell

    By Staff Writer

    It is always tough to be a senior finance executive, but over the last several months it has been downright dangerous. A record number of ...

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