7 Posts found for Author: Andrew Osterland

Boards are supposed to monitor top executives, but too often give them carte blanche. That’s why regulators are writing stricter rules for the corporate-governance game. Plus: Finance executives sound off about audit committees in a new CFO survey.

Content: Article | Author: Andrew Osterland | Source: CFO Publishing | Subject: Corporate Governance

A new CFO survey suggests why new rules for auditors may be a wise idea.

Content: Article | Author: Andrew Osterland | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Accounting, Finance

Executive compensation practices won’t change until accounting rules for options are fixed.

Content: Article | Author: Andrew Osterland | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Finance

If banks have to come clean about their off-balance-sheet leverage, get ready to pay more for money.

Content: Article | Author: Andrew Osterland | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Accounting, Finance | Industry: Finance / Banking

Multinationals are still choosing to offer options. They just need to be tailored to local tastes.

Content: Article | Author: Andrew Osterland | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Finance, Human Resources

“With the U.S. economy’s spectacular performance over the last decade, why bother with the political instability, the double-digit inflation, and the local currencies [of foreign markets] that can implode overnight? One reason: ‘That’s where the growth is,’ says Robert Gluck, vice president and treasurer of Bestfoods . . . Few U.S. companies, however, are chasing that growth. While strategic planners are willing to make large, … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Andrew Osterland | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Finance, International

Companies are being pressured to eliminate classes of stock with supervoting rights.

Content: Article | Author: Andrew Osterland | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Finance | Industry: Investment Banking