Vol. 21 No. 3, April - April 2005
Index
- Hotel information.
- Program.
- Registration form.
- Registration information.
- Summit 2005.
- Tour information.
- CFO authenticity and the skills of leadership.
- From the editor.
- International; Multilingual executives preferred: recruiters.
- Outsourcing: middle market top source of growth.
- Watson Wyatt.
- Cash bonus.
- Compensation; Executives get smaller equity share: survey.
- Management: private firms' CEOs skimp on succession.
- Corporate travel: tighter rules placed on travel, says Amex.
- Healthcare: communication helps retain top workers.
- In quotes.
- Robert Half International Inc.
- SEC enforcement division: 'ratcheting up'.
- Market Busters: 40 Strategic Moves that Drive Exceptional Business Growth.
- Navigating the Badlands: Thriving in a Decade of Radical Transformation.
- Project Rescue: Avoiding a Project Management Disaster.
- Family-owned business valuation is more art than science.
- Follow these leaders: thoughts and views from Jim Collins; Jim Collins spoke with Managing Editor Ellen M. Heffes in February--three months before his scheduled appearance as a keynote speaker at FEI's annual Summit in Chicago. The general topic: leadership related to today's business environment.
- 10 critical considerations for your BPO contract: all kinds of potential pitfalls await companies that decide to outsource key business process functions to third parties. Two attorneys offer a list of items to examine as the contract is being drawn up or renewed.
- Bring on competition in the accounting profession: the CEO of accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP argues for more competition, saying that depending on only the 'Big Four' is risky for financial markets, and that clients should have more choices.
- CFOs to tech: 'I'll spend for the right technology'.
- Electronic trading: portal to the future? Technological advances are moving markets toward an all-electronic environment, thanks in part to the growth of electronic exchanges. But the specialist system is far from dead, and some experts see a continuing need for at least occasional human intervention.
- Eligibility audits: detection helps rein in costs; It's easy for companies to earmark benefits for people who are actually ineligible to receive them. Eligibility audits can be invaluable in preventing such leakage, but relatively few organizations are using them.
- Capital plenishment: private placements are a time-honored way to raise both small and large amounts of capital. At best, they can offer quicker access to capital and far less red tape than alternative forms of financing.
- Opportunity for bringing overseas profits home: the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 has bestowed an unprecedented temporary tax break on Corporate America. To use it--or lose it--is the quandary many are finding themselves in. Here is some advice for making the best decision for your company.
- Why should private companies implement Sarbanes-Oxley? While public companies must comply with provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, that's not the case for private companies. Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) looks at whether private companies are complying anyway--voluntarily.
- Reducing risk through data auditing: changes to company data could involve simple user errors, but for executives to confidently attest to the integrity of their data, they must ensure that the proper controls and monitoring are in place.
- Ask FERF about ... implementing FAS 123(R), Share-Based Payments.
- Why senior executives should care about RFPs.
- Business intelligence.
- Compliance.
- Risk management.
- Telecommunications Turnaround.
- Disaster recovery.
- Telecom management.
- Technical committee profile: Committee on Government Business.
- Crossword.
- FEI's Washington, D.C., office has added two new staffers, Robert Lewis and Serena Davila.
- New offerings: blog, "issues in depth".
- Buyers guide.
- Names in the news.
- John Mahoney.