Treasury & Risk magazine February 2010
Cover Story
Increasing Mid-Market Visibility
Smaller companies, including National Financial Partners, Carlile Transportation and Columbia Sportswear, are turning to technology to drive efficiency and improve cash flow.
Features
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Fear of Diving into Outsourcing
While recession-induced cost-cutting has moved some companies to offload non-core functions, many hesitate to take the plunge on long-term deals.
Surveys
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Outlook Brighter; Purse Strings Tighter
Treasury & Risk's 2010 Middle Market Survey
News Briefs
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Nasdaq Expands Paid Research Initiative
In an effort to fill the void in analyst coverage for midsize companies, Nasdaq OMX is expanding an arrangement with Morningstar to allow companies listed on the exchange to obtain analyst coverage.
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Companies Paying Suppliers More Quickly
A survey by Aberdeen Group shows that while best-performing companies are trying to get customers to pay more quickly, they are also paying their own bills more promptly.
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Liddell Signs On at GM
Microsoft's CFO Jumps Ship to Join Automaker
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Health Costs Set to Rise Faster
Survey points to pick-up in healthcare premium increases.
Q&A
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Insuring Executives Overseas
Companies may need to augment their global directors and officers liability coverage with country-specific D&O policies.
Governance & Accounting
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Tax Prep Snooping
Textron aims to appeal a decision easing IRS access to tax work papers, which the agency could use to spot illegal tax shelters.
Retirement & Benefits
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Real Retiree Health Promise
Coca-Cola is breaking new ground by using a captive insurance company and a trust to finance post-retirement health benefits.
Risk Management
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Snail's Pace on ERM
As middle market companies struggled through the recession, developing enterprise risk management systems got sidelined.
Tools & Technology
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Digging for FX Positions
The latest release from FiREapps has the flexibility to interface with any accounting system to search for foreign exchange exposures.
Treasury Management
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Ready, Set, EBam
Processes must be automated for companies to achieve great efficiencies when SWIFT's connectivity for bank account administration launches.
People on the Move
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Careers
Ruth Porat; Ronald Dissinger; Robert Woods; Catherine Neel; Juan Figuereo; Thomas Mangas; Doran Schwartz; Steven Bensinger; Kenneth Luk; Ronald Pasek; Dennis Norman; Carey Hendrickson
Editor's Desk
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Emerging Risks
So many emerging risks, so real time.
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