Vol. 22 No. 6, July 2006
Index
- Examining the relationship between CFOs and directors.
- From the editor.
- Bullish expectations for European M & A.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- Watson Wyatt urges Congress to act.
- Executive pay seen as global concern.
- Generators can keep operations humming.
- Grant Thornton.
- Hybrid deals grow in outsourcing arena.
- In quotes.
- Marsh Inc.
- Pandemic planning lags in North America.
- An Un-American Business: The Rise of the New European Enterprise.
- Straight to the Bottom Line: An Executive's Roadmap to World-Class Supply Management.
- The Leadership Crash Course: How to Create Personal Leadership Value; Second Edition.
- Improving board performance at private equity-backed firms.
- Lease accounting: are current rules as bad as some say?
- Regulators offer plan for internal control reporting.
- Linsmeier new FASB board member.
- Finance & IT: the transforming power of technology; Over the years, technology has reshaped the finance function--and sparked a profound change in the way business is done. But, surprisingly, much has stayed the same. A look at the juncture of business, finance and technology.
- Quest for returns boosts private equity: leveraged buyouts and other deals led by private equity firms are all the rage these days. Insipid stock market returns have brought institutional funds flocking to private equity, which is now able to buy very large, complex companies.
- Mr./Ms. finance professional: you may now be seated; New rules are driving the demand for independent directors and finance experts and changing the dynamics of selecting boards of directors. Three recruiters talk about the new realities for finance pros who aspire to board seats.
- Making sense of revenue recognition: revenue "mis-recognition," the leading cause of restatement, has been soaring, likely due to the myriad of more than 200 pronouncements by standard-setters. FASB has revenue recognition on its agenda--for 2007.
- Developing CFOs as whole leaders.
- Engineering plans to move FEI forward: Richard Schrader, CFO of engineering giant Parsons Brinckerhoff, takes over as FEI chair with a lot of experience under his belt and a carefully thought-out agenda.
- Connecting with members is her top priority: a "virtual" member herself, 2006-7 FEI Canada Chair Kathy Stevenson aims to use the technology advantage for making more connections to keep FEIC in the direction it's been going--and more.
- TIPRA: what it does ... and does not cover; The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (TIPRA) was signed into law this May. Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) summarizes the Act's key elements and its impact on and implications for corporations.
- Bridging the finance--marketing divide: the two disciplines have often worked at cross-purposes or have simply failed to understand each other's needs. Now, best practices find the two departments collaborating on meaningful metrics and driving accountability.
- A 360-degree approach to data governance.
- Partnering with your attorneys on major lawsuits: intelligent and realistic litigation budgeting and preparation can be critical to the outcome of a case and can bring good financial results for the company and the law firm.
- The evolution of 'load-balanced' treasury.
- Buyers guide.
- Do restatements mean Sarbanes-Oxley is working?
- Ask FERF about ... corporate treasury issues.
- Cartesis.
- Systems Union Group plc.
- The European telecommunications industry.
- SAP AG.
- Two Step Software Inc.
- FEI Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 blog: any comments?
- Private Company Forum airs range of topical issues.
- Chapter focus: Hawaii.
- Crossword.
- Names in the news.
- Charles Noski.