Corporate Finance

May 1, 2008
Restatement Redux
While the number of corporate restatements soared in 2006, only a small percentage for fraud
April 8, 2008
A Flight to Quality
U.S. companies are prepared to settle for lower investment returns in exchange for reduced risk on short-term investments, according to a recent survey of 293 global CFOs, treasurers and ...
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April 1, 2008
The New Treasury Diet: Keep It Simple
Treasurers are swearing off exotic investment options for plain old vanilla
Guardian Advisor
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
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March 4, 2008
CFO Turnover Accelerates
CFO turnover reached new heights early this year, in sharp contrast to relatively stable rates for most of 2007. ...
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Is the Worst of 404 and Other Regs Over? Yes, Say Leading Technology CFOs
A majority of CFOs (53%) at leading technology companies expect costs related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance to stabilize this year, and they acknowledge that the once loathed Section 404 controls ...
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Careers
Office Depot Inc., the $15 million office supply chain based in Delray Beach, Fla., announced the departure of executive vice president and CFO Patricia A. McKay.
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March 1, 2008
Between a Rock and FX
China’s regulators like to play it safe when it comes protecting the renminbi--often at the expense of the dollar
Fixes for Broken China
Sure there are problems, but not if you stay on top of the risks
Treasury & Risk Financial Risk Management/Derivatives Survey
First, it was FAS 133 and now it is fair valuation rules. But despite this raft of regulation making derivatives usage even dicier than it was already, companies do not seem to be throwing in the ...
Restating Restatements
With AS5, auditors will have to speak plain English on errors
The Blame Game
Finding a scapegoat is easy. Taking responsibility is the hard part.
February 5, 2008
The corporate treasury--from cost center to profit center
The treasury--from cost center to profit center
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s $275 million write-down on auction-rate securities partially collateralized by subprime mortgages was more than just the biggest loss by a nonfinancial company ...
February 1, 2008
Treasury & Risk Middle Market Survey
Even though finance executives from midsize companies rank an economic slowdown as their biggest fear. ...
November 6, 2007
Gold AHA Award in Corporate Finance
AVIS BUDGET GROUP
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