Financial Executive

From the editor.

Public vs private

Allianz targets D&O marketplace.

Business Briefs - Insurance for directors and officers of companies - Brief Article

Fewer bankers chasing M&A.

Business Briefs - Mergers and acquisitions

'To-do' list for board compensation committees.

Business Briefs - Complete Guide to Executive Compensation - Brief Article

10 steps for meeting new governance rules.

Business Briefs - Corporation management - Brief Article

R&D spending forecast weak.

Business Briefs - Battelle Memorial Institute - R&D magazine - Brief Article

Clarification.

Incremental costs associated with the new SEC reporting/disclosure changes - Brief Article

New corporate governance handbook.

Business Briefs - National Association of Corporate Directors - Brief Article

Online site focus: business assurance.

Business Briefs - ACL Services LTD. has launched a newly designed Web site - Brief Article

Business intelligence.

Real time accounting and business intelligence software - Brief Article

Financial analysis.

Technology Tools - Open Systems Inc. - Interactive statements that can be used to drill down to the underlying data - Brief Article

Risk management.

Technology Tools - Protiviti - Has introduced two advanced technology solutions - Brief Article

Contract management.

Technology Tools - Has released diCarta Contracts 3.1, which provides new obligation management capabilities - Brief Article

Document management.

Technology Tools - Giardina & Associates has added a new document management module to its Office Tools - Brief Article

Systems integration.

Technology Tools - XML Global Technologies Inc., - Altova Inc. - World's largest XML development tool - Brief Article

Impending Crisis: Too Many Jobs, Too Few People.

Bookshelf - Book Review

Out of the Box: Strategies for Achieving Profits Today and Growth Tomorrow Through Web Services.

Bookshelf - Book Review

Toxic Emotions at Work: How Compassionate Managers Handle Pain and Conflict.

Bookshelf - Book Review

The future of corporate reporting: from the top.

Financial Reporting

Converging on the language of financial reporting.

Global Views - International Accounting Standards Board

Director of a troubled company? Stay alert! As a director of a troubled company, decisions you make can trigger huge potential liabilities--unless you take steps to limit or avoid your exposure.

Corporate Governance

Does issuing dividends: President Bush's plan to eliminate the individual tax on dividends has spurred real strategy debates within companies--with CFOs often differing with their CEOs.

Dividends

Considering taking your public company private? The number of companies going private is increasing, just as the number of companies going public has decreased. Several compelling factors are driving the trends.

Middle Market Issues

Best practices for online annual reports.

Investor Relations

Venture funding gets less venturesome: it's become very difficult to get capital for start-up enterprises, no matter how promising their ideas. Venture firms are directing their money toward more proven entities.

Venture Capital

Corporate heroes: extraordinary execution; in a struggling global economy, some companies are demonstrating heroic qualities to overcome tremendous obstacles.

Cover Story

Using BI tools to turn information into action.

Special Report: Business Intelligence - Business intelligence

BI crucial to making the right decision: business intelligence is all about collecting useful information from multiple sources and then presenting it in an easy to understand format.

Special Report: Business Intelligence

Yes, employee stock options can be valued: recent history can provide clues for valuing employee stock options (ESOs). In fact, some experts say they can be modeled much like mortgage securities.

Stock Options

Verification key to financial market rebound.

Viewpoint