February 2010

Textron aims to appeal a decision easing IRS access to tax work papers, which the agency could use to spot illegal tax shelters.

Companies may need to augment their global directors and officers liability coverage with country-specific D&O policies.

Smaller companies, including National Financial Partners, Carlile Transportation and Columbia Sportswear, are turning to technology to drive efficiency and improve cash flow.

Coca-Cola is breaking new ground by using a captive insurance company and a trust to finance post-retirement health benefits.

Processes must be automated for companies to achieve great efficiencies when SWIFT's connectivity for bank account administration launches.

While recession-induced cost-cutting has moved some companies to offload non-core functions, many hesitate to take the plunge on long-term deals.

Treasury & Risk's 2010 Middle Market Survey

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.

Microsoft's CFO Jumps Ship to Join Automaker

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.

So many emerging risks, so real time.

As middle market companies struggled through the recession, developing enterprise risk management systems got sidelined.

The latest release from FiREapps has the flexibility to interface with any accounting system to search for foreign exchange exposures.