Vol. 23 No. 2, March 2007
Index
- Introductory thoughts about controls and governance.
- Editor's page.
- Advice on handling threats from emails.
- Financial control woes present in Canada, too.
- Follow-up.
- Manufacturing firms' CFOs: growth slowing.
- Pension funding surges.
- In quotes.
- Key numbers in finance.
- New developments affect China, India.
- 12: The Elements of Great Managing.
- Ego Check: Why Executive Hubris Is Wrecking Companies and Careers, and How to Avoid the Trap.
- Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die.
- SEC chief accountant Hewitt has objectives: three short-term and three long-term.
- Owner planning an exit? Have you considered an ESOP?
- The changing mix of Corporate Liquidity.
- Why the CFO should talk to the CIO ... now: research suggests that in many organizations, communications between the two C-suite officers is suspect. But with so many key controls, risks and procedures at stake, a good rapport is essential.
- Barney's new pulpit: Rep. Barney Frank, the new chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has a reputation as one of Congress' wittiest members. Observers say his rhetoric may be harsher than his strategy, but his approach to issues like executive compensation and Sarbanes-Oxley reform may not be welcomed by business executives.
- Interactive data: is the SEC's priority your priority? Experiences from executives in four of the more than 40 companies in the SEC's voluntary program for XBRL filing are quite positive. They give some compelling reasons to get involved now, rather than wait for it to be mandated.
- Private equity hitting warp speed: buoyed by a flood of investments seeking higher returns, private equity firms are busily doing buyouts and even joining forces for huge deals. And, there appears to be no let-up in the mega-deals trend this year.
- What does the buyout boom mean?
- New CEO brings wide perspective: Michael Cangemi brings his financial, technological, editorial and business experiences and insights to FEI as the 75-year-old organization keeps evolving.
- Are finance and marketing getting closer? The evidence is promising, but at many companies, the two sides still don't communicate well, a new survey of financial executives finds.
- Raising the bar on governance: are boards up to the task? As corporate misdeeds have raised questions around the roles and responsibilities of directors, boards are indeed changing. Some argue that the change hasn't been significant enough or swift enough.
- The audit committee in the age of risk: an Ernst & Young survey of audit committee chairs and members at companies around the world offers unexpected revelations around risk management, audit committee composition, continuing education needs and time commitments to address today's key challenges.
- How to finance IT and handle change: IT is constantly changing and is expensive, yet it's also become a necessity for every organization as both a force and a byproduct of change.
- Gearing up for 'e-file': for 2006 tax returns, the IRS has broadened the scope of corporations required to electronically file their returns. Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) asked several financial executives how they expect to respond.
- Executive compensation: two sides of a contentious coin.
- Ask FERF about ... XBRL.
- BasWare.
- Emptoris.
- Thomson Tax & Accounting.
- ControlPath Inc.
- NexVue Information Systems.
- CCR, CFIT, CGB, COT and CPC updates.
- FEI Financial Reporting Blog: expanded scope.
- In transition? Complimentary CPE now online.
- Conference schedule.
- Crossword.
- Names in the news.
- Christine Russell.