Vol. 21 No. 5, June 2005
Index
- Section 404 compliance and 'tone at the top'.
- From the editor.
- Ernst & Young.
- In quotes.
- Outsourcing; Study: many firms question benefits.
- Computer security: networks face new email-related threats.
- Financing: asset securitization done for software.
- Key findings about innovation.
- KPMG.
- Financial reporting: companies still lack key reporting data.
- Human resources: 'paid time off' area seen ripe for savings.
- Litigation: company stock plans more prone to suits.
- Parson Consulting.
- Equity: Why Employee Ownership Is Good for Business.
- Greenspan's Fraud: How Two Decades of His Policies Have Undermined the Global Economy.
- Why Some Companies Emerge Stronger and Better from a Crisis: 7 Essential Lessons for Surviving Disaster.
- Internal control weaknesses in April highlight leases.
- SEC extends dates for stock option compliance.
- SEC to publicly release comment letters, responses.
- Anxiety over IFRS called 'overdone'.
- U.S. FPIs urged not to slack off 404 implementation.
- Benchmarking strategy vital to business performance.
- M & A: how to put money in the bank; Fifth Third Bancorp CFO Mark Graf talks about the Ohio-based regional bank's highly successful merger strategy and the process it has in place to assure that the deals work.
- Companies sensing a big chill with auditors: the outside auditor-corporate client relationship has changed considerably in the advent of Sarbanes-Oxley and the PCAOB rules. Stricter standards and an insistence on independence have created uncertainty and some friction.
- The neglected art of strategic pricing: too often, senior executives don't view pricing as a key responsibility. That leaves the decisions to lower-ranking managers who don't see the bigger picture, with the result that pricing loses potential effectiveness.
- Unified communications: where the world is heading; The convergence of network appliances with employees' electronic devices is helping businesses lower communication costs while improving knowledge-worker productivity and customer service.
- Aligning the IT organization to boost financials: a well-managed IT organization can be a valuable partner in addressing change and managing risk enterprise-wide. Aligning this awareness with the primary profit drivers involves managing IT as a professional services organization.
- Is accounting education relevant? Many are questioning the quality--not to mention the quantity--of accounting graduates and their abilities to handle the onslaught of complex transactions and technical regulations. Are the schools--and the students--preparing for accounting in the "real world?".
- Managing e-business risk to mitigate loss: along with the speed and convenience of e-business come new risks, such as identity theft and cyberextortion. Technology has increased the amount of confidential information at risk, and can exacerbate financial and reputational loss.
- Get into the value habit: knowing what makes your company valuable is important, but it's not enough. Getting from "knowing" to "doing" requires real change. Here are eight behaviors that have helped organizations bridge the "knowing-doing" gap.
- Can the cycle be exploited to save costs? A real estate broker offers advice about what companies could be doing now to position themselves to maximize the savings from the current real estate cycle--before it's too late.
- Give treasury a bigger stake in merger integration: treasury departments are often brought in at the end of the merger process for tactical reasons. But early participation by treasury carries a number of important benefits, as does elevating its role in the overall merger practice.
- Missing the boat: when is it too late to start hedging?
- Cash flow software.
- Corporate reporting.
- Electronic payments.
- Radio frequency identification.
- Compliance.
- Web security.
- Ask FERF about ... credit rating agencies.
- CFRI conference set for Nov. 17-18.
- FEI online CPE center debuts for members only.
- FERF release two key reports.
- Buyers guide.
- Crossword.
- Names in the news.
- Fred Holladay.