FERF announces new research.

• Position: Financial Executives Research Foundation - Brief article

FEI's research affiliate Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) announced several new research reports that are available for download. Reports are complimentary for FEI members (who can download reports from the publications page at the FERF website: www.ferf.org).

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Financial Reporting and Regulatory Update for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2011

This FERF Issue Alert summarizes all new releases from the accounting standard setters and regulators, including FASB, EITF, IASB, SEC and IRS. It is published in two different versions, one for publicly held companies and one for privately held companies.

The Benefits of Continuous Monitoring

This research report, conducted in partnership with In-fogix, provides background information on Continuous Monitoring (CM), and describes how CM is being implemented at 11 major companies and from a variety of industries, based on interviews with key executives.

Trends and Tradeoffs in Employee Medical Benefits

The survey, conducted in partnership with Corporate Synergies Group, found that many businesses have been forced to make hard choices so as to continue offering medical benefits...