Treasury & Risk magazine December-January 2009

Cover Story

CFOs Tom Schoewe of Wal-Mart, Jeffrey Burchill of FM Global and Jeffrey Henderson of Cardinal Health set their courses for the future.

Dark, Stormy, Murky...That's the Good News

By Stephen Stanley

Economists Stephen Stanley of RBS Greenwich Capital Markets, M. Cary Leahey of Decision Economics and Keith Wade of Schroders peer into the future.
Straining Resources

By Duncan Wood

As growing populations and ravenous markets consume more water, food, trees, metals and minerals, companies find reducing their footprints can lead to discovering new market opportunities in sustainability.

2009 Biannual Economic Survey

By Staff Writer

It's official. Ninety-six percent of senior financial executives agree we're in a recession. Still, they remain a little--not a lot--more hopeful about economic conditions a year from now.

For Your Information

By Staff Writer

THE LATEST NEWS: Treasuries Rely on Manual Practices; Which Companies Will Survive; Finance Exec. Confidence Eroded Since July; Auditors With IT Skills Will be Valued

The New 3Rs: Risk, Risk, Risk

By David Corrado

As more companies make risk management part of daily good governance, expect the federal government to get into the act.

Part of the Cure

By Beth Karlin

The President-elect, Congress and business are poised for reform, but how fast can the change-resistant health care sector move?

Can XBRL Help?

By David Corrado

Using data tagging technology for risk management could improve transparency and comparability by standardizing the language.

Beware of Memory Sticks

By Beth Karlin

With job loss fears high, workers could be tempted to take sensitive corporate data to use in negotiating a job with a future employer.

Checking Covenants Twice

By Richard Gamble

Now that debt violations have dire consequences for liquidity, treasurers are seeking better tools to alert them to problems.

Safe, Secure and Sound

By Beth Karlin

The name Brink's has become synonomous with secure. CFO Michael Cazer says that applies to corporate risk management as well, providing the company with a balance sheet many would envy.