Corporate Finance

• FATCA's Impact on Finance

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 17, 2013

  When FATCA takes effect early next year, some private companies will face invasive disclosure processes every time they start working with a new bank.

• Internal Controls in 2013

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 16, 2013

  Updated COSO Framework provides clear principles for determining whether controls are functioning properly in the finance function and beyond.

• Kroll Says S&P, Moody’s Again Putting Profits Ahead of Accuracy

  By Dave Michaels and Matt Robinson, Bloomberg  |  May 14, 2013

  Founder of rating company criticizes other credit raters at SEC roundtable.

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  Better Benchmarking Equals Better Performance

  By Susan Kelly  |  May 14, 2013

  Technology makes it easier for companies to assess processes, progress; Hackett Group dashboard can pull data from ERP systems.

• Effective Liquidity Management Drives Results

  By Citi  |  May 13, 2013

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  All Eyes on Cash

  By Susan Kelly  |  May 13, 2013

  The push to improve cash-flow forecasts continues as companies gain visibility and push out their time frames.

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  Cash Keeps Building at U.S. Companies

  By Susan Kelly  |  May 13, 2013

  Dividends and buybacks aren’t making a dent in corporate cash, but an M&A wave might do the trick.

• Accurate Forecasting: It’s the Discipline that Matters

  By Bank of America Merrill Lynch  |  May 13, 2013

• Simplified GAAP for Private Companies

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 9, 2013

  Proposed alternatives to GAAP include simpler approaches to accounting for some interest rate swaps.

• ERP Only in the Cloud?

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 7, 2013

  SAP launches cloud-based versions of its ERP, CRM, and data warehouse software—which may make client-server implementations obsolete.