Vol. 24 No. 1, January 2008
Index
- Emphasizing the 'international' in FEI.
- Editor's page.
- Is Sarbanes-Oxley working? Study suggests it is.
- SEC sees concerns on comp disclosure.
- 8 key initiatives to make compliance a strategic advantage.
- In quotes.
- Study finds similarities in successful offerings.
- COO role is changing, Conference Board says.
- Corrections.
- Private equity pushes into India, Africa.
- Managing for Stakeholders: Survival, Reputation and Success.
- Spiral Up ... and Other Management Secrets Behind Wildly Successful Initiatives.
- The Future of Management.
- FEI CEO's 2008 Top Challenges for financial executives.
- Sellers: chose carefully to maximize after-tax cash flows.
- A cure for liquidity managers' subprime insomnia?
- Kimberly-Clark: on track with its global business plan.
- Any port in a storm: as 2007 ended, most of the signals in the lending and borrowing markets were on red alert. Cash is king, and troubled borrowers may have to turn to distressed-asset lenders to get any funding at all.
- Due diligence comes to fore: while the previously record-breaking M & A velocity has slowed since last Summer, there is still considerable activity. Two consultants offer insights on approaching 2008 with sharpened deal-related scrutiny.
- IR: do it yourself or outsource? Many SMBs have retained investor relations agencies to assist with IR-related duties. This can free CFOs to focus on core operations, but they may conclude that some IR functions still need oversight from within the company.
- Is global trade a threat or opportunity? The age-old argument resurfaces 21st century-style, as modern developments and technology spawn new sources for materials and customers on a scale never before possible. Along with the golden opportunity for expanding open trade among companies and countries, however, many see the other, darker side.
- Liability-driven investing: adding investment return, lowering risk; While still not wildly popular, so-called LDI strategies hold the promise of producing more optimal asset allocations for plan sponsors, resulting in lower plan cost, lower plan risk or a combination of the two.
- Two more financial executives inducted into FEI's Hall of Fame.
- FERF trustee spotlight: Marie N. Hollein.
- Managing the Audit Function.
- Academic corner.
- Exxon Mobil and Microsoft launch FERF's Major Gift Campaign.
- FEI Colorado chapter celebrates 50 years!
- FEI's Diversity Task Force gains momentum.
- FERF's silent auction.
- FERF'S stock and planned giving program.
- Spotlight on a FERF sponsor.
- Integrated insurance promises more for less effort: to mitigate volaltility in costs and terms, financial executives must overcome an "annual insurance" mindset and adopt a long-term view of risk.
- Corporate odd couple can drive operational success: the old cliches about the bean-counter versus the gadget guru are hard to shake. Yet, today's CFOs and CIOs can find common ground for productive collaboration by embracing technologies like performance management.
- IdenTrust Inc.
- Vengroff, Williams & Associates.
- CODA financials Inc.
- Coupa.
- Infor.
- Will reconciliation be part of EU's acceptance of U.S. GAAP?
- Committee on Finance and Information Technology (CFIT).
- Committee on Private Companies (CPC).
- Conference schedule.
- Michael P. Cangemi.
- Chapter focus: twin cities.
- Crossword.
- Names in the news.
- William D. Koch.