Vol. 20 No. 9, December 2004
Index
- Revenue recognition: a project to watch.
- From the editor.
- Job market: tips for managers eyeing job changes.
- Scorecards: moving from concept to reality can be hard.
- Watson Wyatt.
- Accounting: regulation, big 4 pullback boosting smaller firms.
- Compensation: boards need to act on executive perks.
- In quotes.
- PwC.
- Strategy: 10 tips for maximizing impact of measurement.
- Compensation: audit, compliance areas best bets for pay hikes.
- Compensation: benchmarking data available by industry.
- Ernst & Young.
- Axentis Inc.
- Click Commerce Inc.
- Corporate Development Officer.
- PayMaxx.
- Avotus[R] Corp.
- Watch360 Systems.
- Mastering the Merger: Four Critical Decisions That Make or Break the Deal.
- The Initial Public Offering: A Guidebook for Executives and Boards of Directors (2nd Edition).
- What I Learned from Sam Walton: How to Compete and Thrive in a Wal-Mart World.
- FASB, IASB.
- PCAOB.
- SEC.
- Flying blind: why boards must heed the big picture; As a means of sending a clear signal to their senior leadership, boards must tie compensation to key success factors, not just financial results.
- J & J unit sends non-finance types to 'school'.
- D & O insurance meets accounting fraud: so-called 'Side A' coverage can go far to protect directors and officers from the financial impact of lawsuits stemming from charges of material misrepresentation of financial statements.
- Restaurants: hungry for growth & profits; Success in the restaurant industry hinges on delivering profits to stakeholders by serving more customers, adding locations and controlling costs--in innovative ways.
- Partnering: metrics matter; It's an unfortunate fact that 70 percent of alliances fail, yet, 'going it alone' doesn't make financial sense. Forging successful partnerships is critical for giving companies a strategic advantage, and the way to ensure they work is expressed in one word: metrics.
- When insiders go outside the lines: for all the money companies have spent to secure their networks' outside perimeters against hackers and viruses, the problems posed by employees and other insiders may not be getting enough attention.
- A new CFO agenda: the activist; CFO responsibilities have moved far beyond what the title itself suggests. Indeed, research shows that the CFO, in many cases, is actually doing the job of the COO, a position that is slowly being eliminated--which involves line-management decision-making.
- Analyze this: MD & A table of contractual obligations; Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) studied companies responses to the MD & A requirement by reviewing annual reports and querying FEI members. One conclusion: companies are reporting similar transactions differently.
- Herding cats: engaging the organization in executing strategy; Converting plans to action, which leads to results, requires broad-based engagement of employees and maintaining focus. Good communication and concentration on a few key measurements are critical.
- Responding to an SEC investigation: two attorneys review the dangers posed by an SEC probe, and the ways in which public companies could and should react to minimize the potential damage, including possible litigation.
- Choosing and implementing a software solution: preparation, planning and design can go a long way toward ensuring a successful installation of budgeting systems. So can a solid database model foundation and strong template designs.
- Ask FERF about ... forensic audit services.
- Buyers guide.
- Spotlight on deferred compensation.
- Technical committee profile: Committee on Benefits Finance.
- Cross word.
- Strategic partners: E*Trade Financial new Strategic Partner.
- Names in the news.
- David Nunes.