While many U.S. companies are only now waking up to the threat of global warming, their European counterparts are well on the way toward remaking products and processes-and building an environmentally sustainable business model.
Hybrid bonds have typically been the province of financial companies, but other corporate issuers are beginning to see their attraction, especially when it comes to financing acquisitions
It's been eight years since FAS 133 was adopted and still there is confusion about what it really says. Now, the debate is over using the shortcut for FX
Companies are finding it's not always that easy to replace disgruntled customers, which has recently planted customer retention as yet another moving object on the CFO's radar screen. Fortunately, there are new metrics that could make the challenge easier to size up.
U.S. and European companies are struggling with regional accounting rules on derivatives. Is it possible to take what works from each and create a standard?
Regardless of where oil prices are today, a growing number of multinationals are coming to believe their futures cannot be totally invested in fossil fuels
Derivatives don't come cheap, but investors are beginning to reward savvy hedgers
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