Treasury & Risk magazine July-August 2009

Cover Story

Global warming and severe weather pose serious risks for businesses. Here are some to consider.

Developing a 360-Degree View of Credit Risk

By Richard Gamble

Companies are expanding the use of all tools at their disposal as they seek to gain greater visibility into all exposures, develop creative strategies and take mitigating action quickly.
Is Getting Back to Normal Possible?

By David Levy, Milton Ezrati and John Lonski

Economists Milton Ezrati of Lord Abbett, David Levy of the Jerome Levy Forecasting Center and John Lonski of Moody's Investors Service look at what comes next for the economy.
Carbon Trading Is on the Horizon, Ready or Not

By Pat Concessi

Momentum continues to grow for the expansion of carbon markets in North America and a cap-and-trade system in the United States, presenting a myriad a challenges for businesses. Here's a look ahead from Pat Concessi.

Biannual Economic Survey

By Staff Writer

Pessimism may finally be abating. More than 70% of the senior financial executives surveyed say the worst of the financial crisis has passed.

SEC Wants More Disclosure As Say-on-Pay Measure Looms

By Staff Writer

Amid the ongoing furor about executive pay, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed changes to what companies must disclose about top officers' pay.

Moving Toward Stability?

By Donna Miskin

Preventing another meltdown requires understanding global interdependence, how value relationships evolved and network theory.

Inventories Look Past LIFO

By Susan Kelly

If convergence with global accounting standards doesn't obliterate LIFO, the Obama administration's craving for revenue could.

Pensions Hunker Down

By Susan Kelly

Last year's market sell-off is encouraging corporate plan sponsors to lighten up on equities as they shy away from risk in general.

Regs May Trim Hedges

By Susan Kelly

Companies say the plan to corral derivatives activity on exchanges will increase costs and make hedge accounting difficult.

Working Together on Risk

By Susan Kelly

Kyriba's alliance with FXpress reflects the increasing demand for treasury technology with robust risk capabilities.

Paperless Pitch

By Richard Gamble

CB Richard Ellis arranged an automated invoice and payment processing system using products from four different vendors.