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Report Backs Need For Tria

Staff Writer

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of how six European countries deal with catastrophe risks found that four provide government backing for terrorism insurance. The ...

It's In There Somewhere

Staff Writer

As e-mails evolve into important business records, companies see the need for systems to store and retrieve old messages easily
Is The Bumpy Ride Over For The CFO?

John Labate

After a couple of years of no raises--and even some rather large cuts for some--CFO compensation seems to be gaining some serious momentum again

Suddenly, High Yield Isn't Looking So High To Investors

Duncan Wood

Amid warnings from the Federal Reserve and multiple interest-rate hikes, money starts to drain out of high-yield bonds as investors seek some higher ground
Cardinal Names Henderson CFO; Merrill Appoints Edwards CFO

Staff Writer

Cardinal Health Inc., the $65 billion distributor of pharmaceuticals and other healthcare products, named Jeffrey Henderson CFO and executive vice president.
Moving From Just-in-time To Just Right

Staff Writer

Automating inventory management produces bottom-line rewards
Teaming Up To Take On SOX

Dave Lindorff

CIOs are watching the backs of their CFOs as experts fear a wave of control problems in IT
Taking The Puzzle Out Of Numbers

Richard Gamble

Bankers start to use lockbox databases to help treasuries evaluate their A/R performance
Making Smarter Moves

John Labate

Hyperion eases company-wide tasks
Sidebar

Staff Writer

Do You Really Need a SAS 70 on a Lockbox?SAS 70 audits-attestations by a company's auditors as to the robustness of its internal controls--are nothing ...
A Little Power To The Shareholders

Staff Writer

The battle for a majority vote to elect corporate directors heats up
A Dna For Payments That Can Be Read Around The Globe

Staff Writer

ISO XML probably represents the best effort at establishing a universal language for payables and receivables, but there are still obstacles to adoption

May 2005